PLA fixation

Hairspray on boro has been working great for me.

 

hair spray on heated boro is the way I go 98% of the time. When my heated bed wasn't working (had to resolder it) I went with blue tape which worked for me I just hated having to re-apply it every time it got a little damaged (usually every print) and also the blue tape I used had some green writing on it and the green would usually lift and show on the print.

 

i think blue tape is best

if you have a large base on your print you'll end up using a lot of force that could end up in breaking something

with tape, you can get it off the glass and then deal with it

 

Hair spray right on boro. First type of hair spray I used didn't work so well, but after I switched brands, man, no sticking issues at all. I did have issues getting the prints off but I bought some palette knives for mixing paints which are very thin, like a cricut spatula, and no problems lifting prints now.

 

What brand of hairspray?

 

Aquanet is the brand of choice since it's so cheap



Really you just want something with super hold or extra super hold that's low cost.

 

I'd started with a store brand and that didn't work well. I ended up with this stuff instead:


Because I can't really find Aquanet here. So brand does seem to matter somewhat, and it's worth trying a different brand if the first one doesn't get good results, IME.

 

Hairspray.

Currently using a can of Pantene Pro V - Maximum Hold Anti-Humidity.

It was on clearance at the grocery store in a huge can and has been working exceptionally well.

 

I use Aquanet....right on a squeaky cleaned Boro Glass build plate. It works really well for me. I also heat the bed to 40c for PLA. I find a "little" warmth helps.... Although it might just be how I am holding my tongue at that moment.....