ITS WORKING! Stacking prints is totally working! I'm doing this from now on.

ITS WORKING! Stacking prints is totally working! I’m doing this from now on.

Are you using simplify3d and changing the z location for some parts?

@Robert_Hirsch ​ exactly :sunglasses:

The supports looked like simplify.

Stacking seems like a great idea. When I print with PLA my supports bond too well to bother with this, but in PETG my supports peel off with ease. I’ll have to try the same in PETG! :slight_smile:

@Jared_Eldredge with the right settings PLA can peel off very easy

@John_Ecker_GeoDroidJ ​​ I’ve struggled with PLA supports, but I print with some high temp PLA (235C). PETG was perfect on my first try (though even higher temp at 260C).

[EDIT: sorry, not clear there. PLA supports came off ok with lower temp PLA, but the high temp stuff is so much better overall that I don’t bother with low temp anymore. High temp only issue for me is removal of supports. I think the temp plays a role: layer adhesion is so strong at the higher temp that I can’t even break off the purposely weaker supports]

@Jared_Eldredge have you tried allowing for more gap layers. My low temp comes off with 1 gap layer you may need to go to 2 or 3 to see the results you’re looking for.

@John_Ecker_GeoDroidJ I’ve increased the gap enough to affect the next model layer, but they still adhere too well. I’m sure I could experiment more and find some setting that works best, but with PETG coming off so easily I decided to just switch to that for most prints anyway

PETG supports come off so easily they often stay on the bed when I pull the model off. The interface where the model meets the support structures is smooth without any artifacts on it. It’s just beautiful.
(I use makergeeks “maker PETG”)