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I used to be able to print things. Now for the past 6 months or so I've wasted spools upon spools trying to print anything and this always happens. I'm just about ready to sell this machine and give up on the whole thing.
Is there anything glaringly obvious that springs to any of your expert minds?
When I see first layer issues like this, my go to steps are:
I've heard some people say never use glue stick
And honestly, with modern build plates, there is absolutely no reason to use glue. At least for PLA.
If things are working for you without glue, there's no need to mess with it. Personally, I like having an extra barrier between my model and build plate to make removal easier, plus I'm paranoid about damaging the plate. What was the reasoning for never using glue stick?
My reasoning was that it was unnecessary (with PLA) and would make you have to clean the build plate more.
Gotcha, I'll give this a shot next time!