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I find that I spend too much time ensuring that I get every speck of support material off the print plate long after I've removed the actual print.

When it comes to the skirt, I always set it to be two layers tall for this exact reason, and I was hoping it's possible to do the same with the support base.

EDIT: PETG on textured printsheet

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] mechanismatic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, that makes sense for your frustration. I get stabbed under my fingernails trying to take PETG remnants off the textured beds. I typically just deal with it because the solutions I've found are more time-consuming, but I guess it might depend on how much.

I've had people suggest heating the bed as high as it will go. PETG's glass transition temperature is usually less than 90° C. I've seen some people print over bits to try to merge them to make them pull up easier, but that just seems like a waste of material to me. I generally don't care for solutions that involve applying liquids or gels to the bed.