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I was having the same problems on my Neptune 4 with poor first layer adhesion. I flipped the Elegoo textured plate to the smooth side and it fixed the problem immediately. Perfect first layer adhesion.

@engineerable

Ай бұрын

Interesting. The textured plate that came with mine is uncoated on the back. It's just steel. I tried this and it didn't adhere.

@jordanmunch2151

Ай бұрын

Weird. I finished a print last night that covered most of the build plate in surface area. I did have my z offset a little closer than I normally would and the plate 10c hotter than I normally would.

Thanks for this video i Bought the Build plate yesterday after watching this and its just arrived and works perfectly!!!, I used the glue stick on the original Plate and managed to get it to print but it was a nightmare to get the prints off

using a dishwasher soap instead of alcohol works like a charm for me on the Elegoo PEI sheet ;

@engineerable

4 ай бұрын

I will try that. Another issue I've noticed with this Neptune 4 Pro is that the initial layer height inconsistent. Sometimes it's perfect, other times it is too low or too high. The non-touch sensor seems to be inaccurate.

THANK YOU and thanks for the exact link

@engineerable

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome 🦀

I switched from glue stick to non scented cheap hairspray on the original build plated and it has worked fantastic i mean worlds difference mainlybi think because the glue stick leaves microscopic dips and valleys on the byild plate that can cause layer adhesion and shifting issues but the super fine spray of hairspray makes the print stick withought rhe uneven surface of the glue. Ive found myself just running a quick calibration before each print without adjusting the bed level and its been printing like a champ!

@engineerable

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I know hairspray used to be the product of choice for glass. Does it leave any residue? Calibration (Z homing) before each print is essential. Pre heating for about 20 minutes before doing bed leveling or Z-homing also helps, because the build plate takes a long time to settle when heated.

I have bought the creality plate… now I have the opposite problem…. Can’t take the bloody print off easily! Thank you though for showing us a solution,

@engineerable

3 ай бұрын

😂 you might need to use glue stick to be able to take it off 😀. What material? I've only had too strong adhesion with TPU. Had to buy a separate build plate to use for TPU that I keep covered with glue stick.

Instead of buying a new PEI sheet, I flipped the Elegoo one over to the smooth side 😉 works perfectly

@engineerable

4 ай бұрын

Does it adhere better than the textured side? I didn't try that because I assumed that it was due to the quality of the "PEI" material they were using. They usually use the texture for better adhesion.

hoping this solves my problem, had adhesion problems and they seemed solved and now continuous blobbing problems. Any particular settings for the purge line to move, cause of the plate's different shape?

@engineerable

2 ай бұрын

Haven't needed to shift the purge line. The new plate was basically identical.

Are you still using the creality bed?

@engineerable

2 ай бұрын

Yes, it continues to work better than the original. The Neptune 4 Pro has Z home and bed leveling issues though.

@timmyd463229

2 ай бұрын

@@engineerable I ordered a 4 pro. I'm hoping I don't have to many problems but I have been reading some pretty bad stuff

@engineerable

2 ай бұрын

@@timmyd463229 The main issue is that the bed takes a long time to stabilize when heated, about 20 min. There's nothing in the calibration or print startup that takes that into account by default. So, warm up the bed and nozzle to print temps and let it stabilize for 20 min before doing any calibration, bed matrix, or Z homing, then that gives better results. Get an enclosure. Look at my other video about bed warping mod.

looks like your z-offset just needed to be lowered tbh.

Anyone tired a creality plate on a neptune 3 plus yet?