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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?

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[–] 3DPrintingDad@fosstodon.org 3 points 12 hours ago

@antaymonkey Hooray! I'm glad you got it sorted!

I had to regularly clean my Prusa build plate with dish soap and water. I would then chase it with an alcohol wipe and glue stick for good measure. (It was a smooth PEI sticker that was losing its stick.)

I've heard a regular wipe-down with Windex and a microfiber cloth can help maintain the stick. Haven't tried that yet.