#cannot get initial layer to stick - ender 3

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weak otter
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Ive had my ender 3 for a while, but I cannot get anything to stick. Never been able to. Bought the tempered glass plate, still won’t stick. I’ve tried all the recommended settings on Cura software. Im trying to print benchy and I just cannot get the first layer to stick. It bunches up around the nozzle and drags with the movement.

ruby stump
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Also what plastic? What Temps?

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Is the bed "Leveled" or Trammed how its actually called?

weak otter
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Bed is leveled, didn’t stick even when it was new. I don’t get any grease when I touch it. Using 200 nozzle 60 bed temp, using PLA

ruby stump
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hard to tell without any reference

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temps should be fine

weak otter
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I’ll clean it and send a video in the morning

ruby stump
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IPA just smears body grease around. i wash my bed once every month or two with warm water and soap to get rid of fats and IPA inbetween prints every now and then

weak otter
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Yeah I’ve just used soap and water in the past

ruby stump
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ok great. see ya tomorrow

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hope we can get your machine to work :)

weak otter
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Thanks!

weak otter
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Here’s a video of the print failing

verbal vine
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Your nozzle is too far from the bed, and needs to be trammed/leveled

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Also the cable running underneath the bed should not be there, is that the cable that goes into the bed?

ruby stump
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@weak otter What he said, that nozzle is WAY too high up there

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!level

golden nebulaBOT
ruby stump
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Also yes the cables need to be fixed asap before a few movements open them up and short stuff and burn your house down lol

verbal vine
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This is how your cables should be positioned

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weak otter
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I’ll fix that rn, this is my first printer 😅

ruby stump
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Thats fine thats why we are here :)

verbal vine
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Oh trust me man many more mistakes will come, its all part of the fun

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Its sooo worth it to have that first print go down.

ruby stump
ruby stump