I haven't gotten a response to my questions in the other thread that I started, so I'm starting a new thread in hopes that someone will step in and help me. I'll paste the text from my other thread:
So after that first print created even more damage to the bed, I raised the level of the hot end. Now my ABS won't stick to the bed at all. I even tried hairspray, as is suggested on some other site, and still, there's no adhesion.
I really don't think that I raised the hot end too much, so I'm thinking that the problem is actually attributed to maybe the ABS not being brought to a high enough temperature. Can someone please tell me:
1) What is the correct temperature for ABS?
2) What is the correct temperature for PLA?
3) How do I specify these settings in Slic3r before I export my .gcode file? Because isn't that info supposed to be contained in the .gcode file so that I can save the .gcode file to my SD card and print from the printer? Or rather, do I specify the temperature settings WITHIN the printer itself, by doing it from the LCD screen? And if so, how?
4) How do I specify the temperature settings in Repetier-Host? I would like the option of printing from Repetier-Host instead of always having to use my SD card.
5) Will I have an easier time with PLA? Does PLA adhere to the bed better than ABS does?
Thank you, and please answer.
So after that first print created even more damage to the bed, I raised the level of the hot end. Now my ABS won't stick to the bed at all. I even tried hairspray, as is suggested on some other site, and still, there's no adhesion.
I really don't think that I raised the hot end too much, so I'm thinking that the problem is actually attributed to maybe the ABS not being brought to a high enough temperature. Can someone please tell me:
1) What is the correct temperature for ABS?
2) What is the correct temperature for PLA?
3) How do I specify these settings in Slic3r before I export my .gcode file? Because isn't that info supposed to be contained in the .gcode file so that I can save the .gcode file to my SD card and print from the printer? Or rather, do I specify the temperature settings WITHIN the printer itself, by doing it from the LCD screen? And if so, how?
4) How do I specify the temperature settings in Repetier-Host? I would like the option of printing from Repetier-Host instead of always having to use my SD card.
5) Will I have an easier time with PLA? Does PLA adhere to the bed better than ABS does?
Thank you, and please answer.