No matter if you are new to 3d printing or have years of experience,there are times you run into this issue that the first layer doesn’t stick well to the printer bed. Why is the first layer so important? Imperfect first layer causes various problems like warping, bad first layer print and in some cases print failures at higher layers and can be very frustrating and wasteful. Here are a few tips that I found helpful to get the best 1st layer print.

Leveling the 3d printer is the first step to have good print results. But what leveling actually means and how do you know if your printer is leveled or not? What does leveling mean? Leveling in 3d printers means: The hot nozzle distance to the bed is properly adjusted. This distance is consistent as the hot end moves over the entire surface of the bed. How do I know if the bed is leveled?