So i bought my self a flashforge finder about 5 days ago and its been amazing!
However, I have one issue, every so often some of my prints will come out with warping on the corners.
Now i have looked on the internet for solutions however, some people say to get a heated bed others say to use tape or even glue.
Anyone got any ideas?
Hi Hende, try a heated bed of at least 50C to start, with Kapton tape. Others have posted about this, so search the talk section for other recommendations as well (especially involving bed adhesion.)
Cheers,
-Kent
If you are using pla I like to use blue painters tape. It helps it stick well to the cold bed. What temperature and color filament are you using?
Hi, The solution is One of This two or both:
1. Calibrate the level, don’t just trust the auto leveling.
2. Take 1 part glue for wood and 4 part water. Mix and distribut with a pencil and let it dry out.
I have had lots of problem like this, tried glue and everything. But since leveling I don’t even need the glue
I also have Flash forge Finder and heated bed is not an option for it so you have to stick with either Blue Tape or add a raft in each print. I personally use Raft for each prints due to 2 reasons, first it prevents warping (almost 98% of my prints are successful, one 1 or 2 prints face warping). and secondly I get smooth surface underneath my prints. So overall spending a little extra filament for rafts or brims will help you a lot.
Rafts get remove easily but sometime it doesn’t so I use X-Acto Knife to remove the raft and smooth out the items through sanding.
Thanks for the reply, yes i just had a go with normal masking tape and it worked perfectly! and was even easier to remove from the bed. I was using rafts anyway but the masking tape does the job
Yea masking tape is working for me! Im just using clear filament (what t came with) and 220 C
I first level the print bed with the build in wizard. Then I print a big rectangle (120x120mm) 1 perimeter, 0.1 layers, 3-5 layer height. While printing check each layer sticking and looks the same in thickness. When ready loosen the printe and measure the height around each corner (remember the direction on the print compared the to the print bed). It should be 0.3 - 0.5 depending on how many layers. Then screw the bed level screws to correct the print height. Very very smal steps.
This worked for me. Took some time but now prints without glue/tape. Since the Finder don’t need calibration that often I find this ok.
Hi Hende,
I have a FF Dreamer and to avoid warping, I use glue on the printbed when printing with PLA. I also turn off printbed heating (anywhere from 0 to 20 deg C) to keep glue from drying out before the print begins.
The glue is from 3d systems, I had it because I also own a Cube 2nd generation (really old) printer from them. It is pretty strong gel glue that is clear. Like a glue dabber that someone might use for crafts but the glue is much stronger.
Experiment with other glues and let me know how you go!
I just put the blue tape on top of the tape that came on it. You can try heating the bed up to about 45, or try turning down the fan.
I use for PLA on my Creality Ender-3:
