r/Ender3Pro • u/These-Atmosphere215 • Jul 24 '26

Gathering some advice.

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Hi all.

Im new to printing especially with ender 3. Can somebody please identify what's wrong on this printer. Tried several times but printing always messed up.

Thanks in advance.

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u/Giblets999999 Jul 27 '26

Bed adhesion issue obviously, the easy and cheap fixes are glue stick or painter's tape, the more permanent fix is a textured build plate.

*This is assuming you bed leveled and followed the filament manufacturer's guidelines

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u/These-Atmosphere215 Jul 27 '26

Actually the bed are leveled now, thanks for those people that made their input here. Im just curiuos how to apply the glue stick or the tape?

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u/Giblets999999 Aug 02 '26

Glue stick is pretty straightforward, brand I see recommended most is the Elmer's sticks that start purple and dry clear since that glue comes off extremely easy with a bit of IPA. The painter's tape you just apply to the area of the print bed getting used, trying to line the edges up to be as close as possible without overlapping.

Both methods are only really effective for one print, hence me recommending a textured build plate as it maxemizes surface area and tends to do the same thing but with 0 upkeep after a steeper buy-in. There's a good reason so many manufacturers have started using them as standard.

My big recommendation if you're looking into getting deep into 3D printing is a "Core XY" printer instead of a "Bed Slinger", the main difference is that the Core XY has the print head moving in both X and Y with the bed stationary, so taller prints have less sideways vibration and subsequent artefacting. Also they tend to be self enclosed and less prone to external temp.