Adhesion Probelm

Ender Series
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New to 3D printing here. I was gifted a used Ender 6 printer. I have been able to print smaller/medium things such as the Classic Boat, Small Gecko, PS5 controller holders, etc. I never had an issue with the printer.

Recently, I had to clean the nozzle. I removed the nozzle cleaned it and placed the nozzle back in according to some recommendations on the internet. After reinstalling the nozzle, I re-leveled the bed via the ‘paper method’ due to not having any feeler gauges.

Now when I attempt to print anything, the first layer does not want to stick to the bed. I have not tried to layer on any adhesive because it was working fine until I took it apart….. What I have initially tried to do to find a solution to the lack of adhesion:

Trying to use PLA Filament:

  • Nozzle Temp: 200 C
  • Bed Temp: 60 C
  • Cleaned the Bed with soap and water, also with alcohol
  • Reduced the 1st layer speed
  • Checked the extruder is feeding properly
  • Releveled the bed multiple times

I have played with temperature settings, on both the bed and nozzle, tried various speeds of printing. As a novice in this, I am relatively lost.

Any help would be great!

V/R

Jr

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Do you know how old the build plate is? Might try a new one. I suspect your z-offset is not low enough after the nozzle change. Heat your nozzle and bed and check. Let them heat soak for 10 minutes or so before checking.

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Not sure on the age of the build plate. I thought the Z Off set could be a problem, but this printer did not come with a BLTouch or CR Touch to help with the Z Off-Set so I was leveling the bed w/ the paper method and hoping for the best. I will try your recommendations.