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    3d printing with Polylactic acid, adhesion to print bed

    I recently built a 3d printer that extrudes PLA or Polylactic acid for the material. When printing on a glass bed the pla drags behind the extruder because it won't stick to the glass. On the other hand printing on a sheet of acrylic the PLA sticks so well that it is difficult to remove after...
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    3d printing with Polylactic acid, adhesion to print bed

    Polylactic acid (PLA) is a very popular raw material used for plastic extrusion 3d printers. Myself and many others in the 3d printing community have have experienced difficulty getting the the first layer to stick to the bed. I have tried a couple things so far 1) Heated smooth glass bed...
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