Filament not sticking to bed

Ender Series Creality Ender-3 S
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hi still needing advice I’ve cleaned the bed, paper level then bed levelling, used glue stick(never worked)then painter’s tape(never worked) should I just go back to beginning and start again with the basics and check everything again and again nozzle temp 200 bed 60-70 are these temps ok

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Have you adjusted the z offset…? That might help your filament stick to the build plate…?

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Can you share a photo of how the filament is coming out? Have you tried a higher temperature? Make sure the bed is properly leveled.

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I have adjusted the z offset but as I said I will have to start from the very beginning take my time recheck everything thanks for advice and help

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the filament is coming out fine I’ve upped the nozzle temp to 220 and bed temp up to 70 but still nothing works

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Bed a 70C for PLA? That plastic will stay soft and be all over the place. I don’t go over 55C. I stick with honing in that z-offset. Can we see your bed mesh? (sounds rude)

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The z-offset really makes a big difference. I went through this recently; even though the printer was calibrating before printing, it wasn’t saving the settings.

After I managed to calibrate it properly, the print base went from this:

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Takes practice but once you master it it is a lightbulb moment.

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Should there not be a Sticky on the opening page that shows the first photo and then says … follow these instructions …

This seems to be the “Most” asked question.

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Especially now that we have new people with new printers wondering why it doesn’t seem to work but is quite easily fixable with practice and patience.

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Hello @Optimus …

What do you think ?

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Working through this now. Thanks.

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thanks for the advice and suggestions

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I did follow the instructions but got it wrong these things do happen

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what maybe is an option , what i do.
so you leveled the bed etc. look said before.
then run the bed leveling test print.
will its printing, i set the z offset instant, be carefull.
That works fine for me, when set correctly store the settings.

Mostly al work fine, but i use the 3dlac stuff.