Hello there! I'm not sure if that is the right place to ask a

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Hello there!
I’m not sure if that is the right place to ask a question like this, but I’m sure most of you have the answer.

I just finished to assemble my new Tevo Tarantula. I tried to print a 2x2x2 cube as a test. But looks like the bed level wasn’t good enough… Oops. Well, I stopped the print, and now I am stuck with 3 layers of plastic standing on the bed. I really don’t know how to remove it from the printer.

Does anyone faced this problem before?
Thanks for any help!
Arad.

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If the print bed is removeable, wait for it to cool, then place it in the freezer for 30 minutes, the temperature and expansion differences will release it.

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@MidnightVisions yes, I am going to adjust manually the bed level, and remove the bed. It’s not easily removable, but I can release the 4 bolts, and learn from it for the future. Anyways, Thank you very much! And I hope it will actually work😉

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you can try using something like IPA to cool down the bed faster. also a sharp very flexible knife could help - do you have any special surface on the bed?

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@Cristian_Nicola no, I don’t have any special suface on the bed… and I already tried to use tools, but the print is so thin, that it just breaks a very small part of it, and makes it harder to remove.

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if it is ABS you could try melting it with acetone

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I use a paint scrapers sharp edge and that does the trick for pla on glass.

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I take it you did not print on the glass bed that clamps onto the heated bed. If your kit did not come with it, go to a glass shop and get some high temperature glass to print on.

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@MidnightVisions yes, you are correct. I should probably own a glass bed. But right now, I don’t have this option.

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Nice

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@MidnightVisions hi, I tried to freeze the bed, it didn’t worked… Remember that I have a very thin layer of plastic… It’s not the full model… So it’s a lot harder to remove it! It’s just 2 or 3 layers of plastic - each one is about 0.3 mm… Do you have any other ideas?.. should I use acetone?..

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If its ABS, acetone will slowly disolve it over the course of a few weeks. If you have access to a heat gun, put it back in the freezer, then after an hour heat the filament with the heat gun, while trying to pry it off. If that does not work, then a scraper and physical effort are your last resort. If you cut through a heated element, you will have to replace your heated bed.

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try printing a few more layers on top of these - should all come off in the same time

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@Cristian_Nicola I will probably try it, after fixing my problems with the Y axis wheels, which are not touching the extrusion aluminum… Now all the bed is moving and I have to fix it, looks like that caused the problem in the beginning…