@larrykraus5645
3D printed scrapers are not sharp enough and have a short life. The Bambu metal scraper is sharp but requires a great deal of care to avoid damaging the plate. Plastic razor blades are quite sharp, will not damage a plate, last a long time when scraping parts off the plates, are cheap, and have many other uses.
@gear_ant
That gloop stuff uses methylene chloride, which, essentially, melts the plastic and welds them together. I use ut for paint removal. It is nasty stuff and is illegal to sell to consumers in the United States. Im surprised they have gotten away with selling it here
@jokingtiger
I use Vaseline to remove the white haze caused by CA glue and activator and it works great. It is also cheaper than 3DGloop. I am on a budget, and I always have CA glue and Vaseline on hand, with having 3 kids.
@JBCool0729
I purchased the the small one and is going back. my first print come out good. the second one my filament would not stick to bed. so I cleaned my bed, washed it, reapply the thing on my bed and same problem. so clean again, apply glue this time and no problem printing.
@TylerTroglen
plan to get some magicgoo. I currently use vision miner's nano polymer adhesive and its amazing. The best part about it is that it works for everything and last for tons of prints before you need to wash and reapply.
@sublimationman
I have a recommendation for you throw that scraper in the trash and get a rounded nose paint palette knife, the metal lies flat on the bed (not at an angle) and the spring steel is about as thin as a sheet of paper (gets under prints way better) and yet is almost impossible to bend or break. In fact this is what I have been using for 10 years now and I will never use a 3D printer again without one. Oh, and the brims or little bits of support, just lay the tool flat on the bed a ways away and sort of ram them, even the toughest to pry off then just pop off and go flying, only down side is when you move your printer table your going to find tons of these little bits behind it on the ground. I actually sent one of these to 3D printing nerd when he first started out. Asked him about it a year ago and he said he still uses it all the time (though I have not seen him use it on his videos)
@dgurevich1
I too was struggling with bed adhesion issues. My printer is an Ender 3 S1 pro. I have a PEI textured bed, and I thought I'd use glue too, only to find it does nothing. After troubleshooting everything else, and getting mostly good results, I settled on cleaning the bed instead of trying to use glue. I use Fairy dish soap and a melamine sponge. Use good amount of the soap, and scrub thoroughly several times across the bed in all directions, then wash with water, and dry with microfiber towel. If I ever have issues again I might buy that bed glue, but for now I'll try to keep the bed as clean as I can in hopes of prolonging its life.
@GregCoreyTech
Thanks!
@ldomotors
Thanks for all nice tips! ❤
@sandrarubio5982
Vision miner for adhesive / release agent, dilute it by 50% with IPA and you will have a near lifetime supply. Works with any filament type, leaves no residue. Cannot print without it.
@earlowens998
I just printed a washer with a handle with a tab and slot. I use this to hold my water bottle. I used TPU because I could squeeze the loupe past bottle top threads. Previously I had added a PLA hook that holds the handle. This on my Rolling walker.
@hetistijmen
What works really well for me is to clean the bed with alcohol before heating it up, then lightly dusting it with hairspray while the alcohol is still wet. As the bed heats up the alcohol evaporates and leaves a super thin layer of hairspray on the bed.
@michaelbraaten
“Unclog your printer’s peepee” 😂 That reminds me of when I first heard about the polypropylene magigoo variant… I ran around my house exclaiming “MAGIGOO PP!” in a funny voice. I’m 41 years old. Lmaoooooo
@gizmofactory
As long as 3d GLOOP does not fix their shelf life, I will never buy this. 6 months after opening is ridiculous, especially with their large bottles and high price
@mitchellbernstein42
I’ve read in a couple places that grape seed oil works well to coat the nozzle because of its high temp property.
@YoSpiff
I've been using Magigoo since almost the beginning with an Ender 3 in 2019. I tried Bed Weld at the suggestion of some folks in a group on FB, but my experience was that it didn't release as well. I have some pretty sharp plastic razors that came in a kit with 2 handles and 60 blades. Work well and when they lose their edge, I toss another cheap blade in.
@fraudbuster1456
“CLEAN YOUR BUILDPLATE” is #1 for bed adhesion and should be the recommended method vs glue stick. However, the majority of buildplates will lose cohesion when they cool. This means if you can’t recover from a power outage within 15 minutes or so, resuming will cause the model to detach. Glue stick will keep the model attached to a cold plate. Therefore I will glue stick the plate during storms or planned outages. The price for magigoo and other adhesives prevents me from even trying them. If the glue stick causes unacceptable artifacts then I’ll consider the more expensive options.
@dsl145
I thought one of the containers in the thumbnail was a beer bottle and I immediately agreed with your list 😅
@Shraedar
I just went through my leftover bambu labs stuff and found the scraper parts. I never even knew about it! Thanks for sharing!
@thenextlayer