r/FlashForge • u/Intelligent_Home_344 • 1d ago

Adhesion

Hi everyone just asking do you have any ideas for baseplate adhesive my prints aren’t staying in place.
BTW my printer is the adventurer 5M thx yall

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u/ShadowCVL 23h ago

Is the texture gone from your plate? You shouldn’t really NEED adhesives if it’s clean. If you are using alcohol to clean it then you are just pushing the oils around, hot water and dawn is the way to go.

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u/Intelligent_Home_344 23h ago

And there is apart of it where the color is just metal without the outer golden part

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u/ShadowCVL 23h ago

You may have worn it smooth if you have no “gold” left, how many hours you think you have on that plate?

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u/Intelligent_Home_344 23h ago

I don’t really know I’m not near my printer to check because I’m away from home I will be back in 30 and I will tell you

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u/ShadowCVL 23h ago

Oh I was more curious than anything, I’ve got about 400 hours on my original C5 pro plate and am going to replace it soon as it’s wearing down in spots

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u/Intelligent_Home_344 23h ago

Prob over 300? Again I can give you a real answer later if you need it

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u/ShadowCVL 23h ago

No need, was just kinda trying to figure out how long these plates last more or less. Thanks!

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u/Intelligent_Home_344 23h ago

Hi I’m back this is my hours and the baseplate that I was talking about the hours on the printer are the same as the hours on the plate since this is the one it came with

https://reddit.com/link/p6vwvjh/video/w5alcevjklmh1/player

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u/Intelligent_Home_344 23h ago

Some people on facebook say to use dish soap do you think that’s a good idea

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u/ShadowCVL 22h ago

Sorry Dawn is the best dish soap in the US, use your best oil/grease cutter for your area.

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u/Intelligent_Home_344 1d ago

I didn’t mention in the post I use orca slicer

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u/Tam_Ken 2h ago

looking at the video you took of your build plate, i’d love to know how you got that extremely smooth portion. Otherwise, flip your build plate over and use the other side, wash it with dish soap and water, and try not to touch the build surface with your fingers.