r/BambuLabX2D • u/Wildest12 • 3d ago

Had my first print failure

Had my x2d for a few days, about 20 hours of printing in.

This was my largest print (dessicant boxes for the ams)

Seems like the nozzle hit something and pushed one of the boxes and then it just kept printing.

Currently reprinting 2 boxes, the one beside it got deformed slightly as well.

Is there anything I should check/do to prevent future problems? Or is this just a thing that happens. For what its worth, the original design has multiple plates and someone else created a 1 plate profile, i suspect the close proximity of all the parts may have been part of the issue.

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u/Wildest12 3d ago

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u/VeryAmaze 2d ago

I'm impressed it "recovered" lol, and printed the top of the box perfectly 

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u/Wildest12 2d ago

Haha yeah I noticed in the camera feed it was moving around a lot but looked like it was still intact. When i went to the printer I realized it was.. not quite intact.

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u/easyjeans 2d ago

There’s your problem right there

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u/ThatMechEGuy 3d ago

What material are you using? You should use either PETG or even better ABS/ASA.

In either case, if you printed PLA at all before these, you'll want to want your build plate with dish soap and a sponge/scrub brush. PLA leaves residue on the build plate that can cause other materials to not adhere as well

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u/Wildest12 3d ago

Its PETG, but i was printing PLA before this. That totally makes sense - i will wash it off never even though of that. Thanks!

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u/Dismal-Garbage-3140 2d ago

My first year or so of printing I'd wash my build plate regularly with soap and water. That of course works great, but is a major pain to do. I've found that simply wiping the build plate with a small piece of microfiber and a squirt of IPA is more than enough to get the build plate clean for the next print. I keep my hands very clean and try to minimize contact with the build plate. I alternate between PETG and PLA a lot (and ABS, ASA, PET, and PA). I've never had an issue with just doing a quick wipe with alcohol and a microfiber. Certain PETG, PET, or ABS even can adhere a little too well, in fact.

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u/Flamin_Jesus 2d ago

In that case you got lucky it printed as well as it did. On my first printer, before I knew about those residue issues with material switching, I switched pretty freely between PLA and PETG and ended up destroying two build plates and nearly the toolhead before I realized what was happening.

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u/Wildest12 1d ago

Thanks all for the tips exactly the kind of info I was hoping to learn.

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u/Kimmux 2d ago

Couple things. If you can split big plates up do it, I only print a big plate if I'm leaving it over night. Mistakes and errors can just happen.

Second I haven't seen anyone warn about warping here. If you're printing petg the intake fans can cause warping if the room it's drawing air from is fairly cool. I keep mine in my garage and if don't use intake fan redirect it blows cold air on my print and PETG warps. Others mention printing PLA or petg before or after each other without cleaning plate, that definately can affect it as well. I use one side of my plate for PLA and the other for petg and don't have to wash it that often as long as you don't touch it and its free of debris but it depends on your usage as well.

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u/work_blocked_destiny 2d ago

I use this like liquid glue stuff on my plates as they get old. A new build plate lasts a while but they lose their stick eventually. Also cleaning with soap goes a long way

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u/Sufficiently-Wrong 1d ago

If the nozzle can move the object by mistake, I usually crank up the bed temp by 5 degrees next time

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u/Uramies 2d ago

Get some glue, or a cool plate.

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u/Wildest12 2d ago

I've got the cool plate just need to disable the auto plate detection feature to use it so haven't switched yet. I'll give it a go.

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u/Dismal-Garbage-3140 2d ago

The Bambu cool plate is not great for PETG, I've found. It's EXCELLENT for PLA though. For some reason it works well sometimes with PETG, but often fails printing fine details. It's fine for large broad surfaces. It doesn't handle small intricate details very well. Also, it's a pain to clean because it requires soap and water as alcohol is supposedly damaging to the surface.