<p>I printed a big base for a model, but the corners of the bottom bent up, making the whole base rock when set on a table. Is there a quick fix for a makerbot2 without a heated plate?</p>

[{'answer_id': 1171, 'author': 'darth pixel', 'author_id': 1211, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/1211', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>here are the options:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Use brim settings which increase contact surface.</li>\n<li>Use some sort of glue. People are using many things including hairspray. I do prefer paper glue stick.</li>\n</ul>\n'}, {'answer_id': 1172, 'author': 'Tom van der Zanden', 'author_id': 26, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/26', 'pm_score': 3, 'selected': True, 'text': '<ul>\n<li><p>Consider using a different material. Since you\'re on a replicator 2 you\'re probably not printing with ABS (which would be a terrible choice for a large, flat model) but probably with PLA. Perhaps you could try printing with PET(G) instead, which tends to warp even less.</p></li>\n<li><p>You could try modifying your model a little. If you include several grooves in the bottom surface of your model that may provide some "strain relief" so-to-speak, preventing warping.</p></li>\n<li><p>Increase adhesion: print your initial layer slower, closer to the build surface, at a higher temperature, with a brim, and with some kind of print surface to increase adhesion (tape/glue/hairspray).</p></li>\n<li><p>Increase ambient temperature. The Replicator 2 does not have a heated bed, but you could still make the cooling more gradual by enclosing the printer, shielding it from drafts, etc...</p></li>\n</ul>\n'}, {'answer_id': 1174, 'author': 'fluffy', 'author_id': 1799, 'author_profile': 'https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/users/1799', 'pm_score': 2, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Try printing with a raft, and adding "helper discs" to expand the size of the raft. You might also try lowering your extruder temperature a bit to reduce the cooling temperature differential.</p>\n'}]
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