<p>Right now my heated bed is down and I had no time to try and fix it and I am trying to print something for a friend. I am having the PLA lift around the edges which I have NEVER experienced. The glue is not helping like it did with the heat. And I also tried rubbing alcohol on the masking tape I use, heard that helps and it was not that much better than the glue stick. What can I do to keep the plastic sticking to the bed during print. </p>

<p>I will note that the lift is not super bad, but I do like the littlest of lift on any print. </p>

[{'answer_id': 5494, 'author': 'mac', 'author_id': 9134, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/9134', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Most of the same reccomendations that apply for adhesion to a hot bed apply for a cold one.  The first ones to come to mind:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>really dial in the nozzle height</li>\n<li>make the first layer taller than the rest (e.g.: 0.2mm if the rest of your print is 0.1mm)</li>\n<li>print the first layer very slowly</li>\n<li>print the first layer at higher temperature</li>\n<li>use a brim or a raft (on my first printer, that had no heated bed, rafts gave the least deformation)</li>\n<li>turn off the part fan for the first layer</li>\n<li>adapt your model to reduce twisting forces (relief cuts, print it in parts, choose orientation wisely, etc...)</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>If your slicer has this feature, you could also try to print with a shroud.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 13869, 'author': 'woneill1701', 'author_id': 21453, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/21453', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p><strong>Fresh</strong> 3M blue painter’s tape coated in a watered down solution of Elmer’s white glue works wonders - even when cold - for PLA.</p>\n\n<p>The tape needs to be re-applied and coated for each print for it to <strong>really</strong> stick, but it beats every other print surface I have tested for PLA other than PEI @ 70&nbsp;&deg;C. I’m guessing it has something to do with microscopic surface fibers on the tape...</p>\n\n<p>(I like to print PETG as well, and that sticks too well to PEI, so I use blue 3M tape for both.)</p>\n'}]
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