ISOLEYIN Ultra PLA 3D Printing Filament 1kg, 1.75mm
I got two spools of this stuff (black and white). First few prints with the white went perfectly. Since then, it won’t adhere normally.
I’ve tried increasing the bed temperature to 60, filament temperature to 210, washed the bed and reapplied the glue, dried the filament… nothing works.
When I try a raft, it blobs through it, and then won’t adhere to itself.
I’m assuming it’s me, but idk what I’m doing wrong.
Please be kind, I’ve only had my printer for a couple of months.
I have had bad, wet sections of PLA refuse to adhere to beds or its own layers. There’s a lot of ways a filament manufacturer could fuck up the blend or moisture control, especially with cheaper shit.
Cut a section out and hold a lighter or heat gun under the end until it softens and curls up.
Good filament should look smooth and the same color. Bad filament will get bubbly, wart-looking texture and take on a yellow sheen. The bubbles are moisture leaving the plastic and the yellow sheen is the plastic breaking down, it will have no adhesion.
Worth trying to dry it just to see if it improves at all but cheap filament is gonna be cheap.
Weirdly, it worked no problem for a few days before it just didn’t anymore. Maybe I’ll try drying it again.
Oh, and I’ll try this, thank you.