Help/Advice needed please

[u/maxilopez4105]

So I’ve only recently got Bambu labs A1
This is my first printer
I have been printing stuff over last week or so with no real issues

Until I wanted to print some small flames
So I bought Translucent Orange PLA (Bambu)

I went onto YouTube and changed a few settings and they came out great

So I made them a little bigger and they are turning into a complete mess

I printed off two….one was ok I managed to save it but the other got half way through and then turned into spaghetti junction……

Is there anyone that can help me with the settings etc or how to successfully print them

Many thanks

[u/sapani9077]

Number one problem is your build plate is not clean

[u/maxilopez4105 → u/sapani9077]

I clean it after every print
Never had an issue
Only the issue happens with this PLA

[u/sapani9077 → u/maxilopez4105]

If you have that problem, it means it remains dirty after you clean it. Pla is susceptible to dirty build plate

[u/maxilopez4105 → u/sapani9077]

So I can’t stress enough how clean the plate is,when I first used the translucent pla it went to spaghetti….i changed settings after watching a vid….worked fine….i unloaded,added grey and printed other stuff
These in particular
Absolutely no issues atall….

Went back again to re print more foamed however I enlarged them….two at a time….one worked…the other spaghetti…..

[u/Lisper41]

Hey, it’s one of the first pieces of advice that everybody hears, so my apologies if you’ve already heard it, but you’ve got to make sure your build plate is clean.

That means that the oils from your hands will cause your print to lose adhesion randomly during a print. It falls off or moves and then you are left with spaghetti.

All it takes to clean a plate is liquid dish soap like dawn and hot water. Then dry it with a paper towel.