ASA bed adhesion issues.

[Samuel Hagan JR]

I’ve been trying to print in ASA and am having bed adhesion issues.

I’ve tried glass bed.
PEI textured bed. I’ve tried Brim and Skirt exterior.
I’m using a enclosure.
Polymaker ASA.
Any help or advice would be great.

 

[Nigtmare]

did you tried painters blue tape

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

did you tried painters blue tape

Yes.

 

[Grimracer]

why not ABS.. I have had fantastic results with ABS.. I built this 70deg crossover in ABS and it hangs around out side on my layout all year.

Grim

 

[LibertyFrancis]

In general this stuff works great for bed adhesion. Might be worth a shot...

Magigoo​

https://www.amazon.com/Magigoo-Pen-...-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

 

[Grimracer]

I have tried Bed Weld too.. limited results.. Bed weld is great untill you have to make a filament change..

Still the overall winner..

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/W/MEDIAX_792452-T2/images/I/71zsics+zsL._SX522_.jpg

 

[Nigtmare]

Yes.

maybe glue stick over blue tape or hairspray over tape. I've never had problems printing with ASA

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

why not ABS.. I have had fantastic results with ABS.. I built this 70deg crossover in ABS and it hangs around out side on my layout all year.

Grim

ASA is better for outdoor use. The parts I’m making is for outdoor use.

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

maybe glue stick over blue tape or hairspray over tape. I've never had problems printing with ASA

I’ve tried hairspray. It helps but I have a little lift in the corners. I’ll try the smooth part of the pei bed and hairspray. See what happens.

I’ll try hairspray on the tape also.

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

In general this stuff works great for bed adhesion. Might be worth a shot...

Magigoo​

https://www.amazon.com/Magigoo-Pen-...-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

Thanks. I ordered some. I’ll give it a try.

 

[Grimracer]

ASA is better for outdoor use. The parts I’m making is for outdoor use.

hum... very good. (I have read up on it...) .. I will have to try it.. (not sure I care to much about UV color stay) but.. maybe.. having said this.. if its a pain to print compared to ABS... then not sure its helpful.. I do have parts that I have had outdoors for over a year now ABS.. and they just dont budge.

in the end.. I will have to give it a try.

Grim

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

hum... very good. (I have read up on it...) .. I will have to try it.. (not sure I care to much about UV color stay) but.. maybe.. having said this.. if its a pain to print compared to ABS... then not sure its helpful.. I do have parts that I have had outdoors for over a year now ABS.. and they just dont budge.

in the end.. I will have to give it a try.

Grim

See any warped parts from heat and uv in abs?

 

[Nigtmare]

I’ve tried hairspray. It helps but I have a little lift in the corners. I’ll try the smooth part of the pei bed and hairspray. See what happens.

I’ll try hairspray on the tape also.

set the bed temp around 50/60 and the outline direction inside out. First layer speed at 50 so you don't create alot of heat on the print, thats what usually pulls the corners up and try with just tape

 

[Grimracer]

See any warped parts from heat and uv in abs?

Not yet.. so far so good..

 

[longballlumber]

Not that I have printed with ASA, or ABS for that matter, but I do find the information listed on prusa’s website very infomative regardless of your printer brand.

https://help.prusa3d.com/article/asa_1809