My first 3D Printer should arrive in ~10 days, anything else I need to buy or get before it arrives? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to c/3dprinting@lemmy.ml

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I'm pretty excited, I ordered the Kobra X, along with 9kg of various colour filaments.

I'm wondering if I'm missing some stuff like bed glue, a scraping tool or things I haven't even thought of. What do I need in preparation?

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[-] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

What do you do with the Glue Sticks?

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Coat the bed to increase bed adhesion for the first layer.

[-] Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago

Doesn't that decrease bed adheasion?

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Over doing it can be a problem but a thin layer keeps things glued down. Many newer heated build plates are better at keeping the print adhered, so it's not usually necessary on newer printers

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