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I'm pretty excited, I ordered the Kobra X, along with 9kg of various colour filaments.
I'm wondering if I'm missing some stuff like bed glue, a scraping tool or things I haven't even thought of. What do I need in preparation?
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Large glue sticks, they will fix 90% of problems.
Do I need special glue sticks, or just any from like a school supply store?
Yep..boring pva glue
No, you don’t. Just make sure your print bed is clean everytime you want to print.
Did a teeny bit of googling and it I've seen a few people saying PVP washes a little bit easier but it sounds like pretty much any composition is fine, for PLA at least
What do you do with the Glue Sticks?
Coat the bed to increase bed adhesion for the first layer.
Doesn't that decrease bed adheasion?
Over doing it can be a problem but a thin layer keeps things glued down. Many newer heated build plates are better at keeping the print adhered, so it's not usually necessary on newer printers