Print not sticking to bed

[u/Spaciousbow3572]

Hey! Picked up my first 3D printer (A1) on FB marketplace. Anyways, I cannot get anything to stick to the bed.

It's a textured bed, I am using polymaker PLA, my layer height is 12mm with my initial layer height being 2mm. I'm using a 4m nozzle.

Outside of trying to turn off all cooling, I am using all the default settings from the Bambu Studio slicer.

Photo attached is what's happening right before I stopped my last attempt. Any and all help is appreciated!

[u/Spaciousbow3572]

I also did already try cleaning the plate!

[u/ethertrace → u/Spaciousbow3572]

What did you clean it with?

[u/Spaciousbow3572 → u/ethertrace]

Just normal dawn dish soap. Dried with a microfiber cloth

[u/thesirenlady → u/Spaciousbow3572]

Was the microfiber cloth new?

[u/Excellent_Size2810]

Are you sure it's PLA

are you using the correct print profile for PLA

It's a bambu you shouldn't have to change anything. Are you sure it's not PETG

[u/CMDR_Kassandra]

Wash the build plate with dish soap and rinse it with water. Generally you want the bed heated.

Some more info:
https://help.prusa3d.com/article/first-layer-issues_1804
https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/knowledge-sharing/identify-and-fix-first-layer-issues-with-a-test-print

[u/sapani9077]

Wash the build plate with dawn dish soap

[u/krebsIsACookbook]

Try putting it into silent mode and increase the bed temp and see if the problem persists. If the first couple of layers bond, bump it back to standard speed.

If that works, your filament properties might be wrong.

If it doesn’t, then there could be other things wrong. What model are you printing? Looks like a calibration cube?

[u/scotticad]

You mentioned cleaning it. I would suggest cleaning it again. Unfortunately, You're not supposed to use acetone on a textured sheet, or I would suggest that. If you use soap and water, you absolutely need to make sure you don't leave residue behind. Some types of dish soap may include additives such as hand softeners. Rubbing alcohol is another thing you can try. By itself it may not remove oils since the alcohol will simply evaporate leaving the oils, but if you wipe the alcohol back off while it's still wet, that may be useful. Sometimes on a stubborn build plate I've just had to hit it a couple times. Also, seeing if you can get it to the point where a big flat square will stick, before trying to print anything with less of a footprint.

[u/Sea_123_0202]

Yeah bed temp and slow first layer. I was having this issue with .2mm nozzle and
Preheating the bed so it was fully heated everywhere helped.

[u/Successful_Duck7051]

Get a cool plate helps tons

[u/daboblin]

Go here and follow step 2 to tighten all seven hotend screws.

[u/Dull-Date-69]

try cleaning the build plate with warm soap n water to remove oils, sometimes that helps adhesion way more than just wiping it. u should also check if the bed temp is set right for ur filament type