Heated Print Bed "Welding Prints" and Tolerance Issues

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Apr 4, '16

I just tried the Fleks3D on my Lulzbot TAZ5 and didn’t turn on the heated bed. Of course I first tried a hard print in ABS and couldn’t get the first layer to stick. I’m a little discouraged with it at this point and might have wasted my money. Any suggestions? Steve

Heated Print Bed "Welding Prints" and Tolerance Issues

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Apr 3, '16

I just received 2 FLEX3D plates too. Firing it up with an ABS print right now. I hope it works as good as they say. Steve

Heated Print Bed "Welding Prints" and Tolerance Issues

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Mar 31, '16

Hi Jackson, I have a few things for you to try. Make sure the head to bed calibration is correct. It could be because the head is too close to the bed, causing the first layer to be flattened and fusing things together. I use Simplify3D which gives me much more control of the machine. You should c…