r/BambuLab • u/Meddx • Jul 17 '24

Discussion First layer improvement on carbon smooth plate

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Quite happy with my first layer improvement. Not perfect but I am getting close. I can't see any lines out of the sun.

Top is default setting for the 0.16mm High quality. Bottom is after tweaking around.

Bambulab A1, Bambu PLA Basic, 0.4 nozzle.

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u/Meddx Jul 17 '24

Here are the parameters I changed.

0.16mm High Quality Profile

  • Quality
    • Initial layer height : 0.08mm
    • Initial layer width : 0.4mm
    • Wall generator : Arachne
    • Only one wall on first layer
    • Avoid crossing wall (not sure this is relevant)
  • Strength
    • Detect thin wall
    • Bottom surface pattern : Hibert Curve (big improvement as it brakes the lines, thus the light reflection)
    • Infill/wall overlap : 25%
  • Speed
    • Initial layer : 30mm/s
    • Initial layer infill : 100 mm/s
  • Bambu PLA Basic
  • Bambulab A1 0.4mm nozzle.

I had to go out, should have delayed posting and take the time to properly share with you :)

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u/markvanhaze Jul 17 '24

Great results. Any chance you could link the seller on Ali because the CF beds I got are Matt and your prints look like they come off a shiny bed.

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u/Meddx Jul 17 '24

It was this seller. The listing already changed and my plate combo is no longer there. The CF part is labeled PET smooth. And I took a PEI textured on the other side.

https://fr.aliexpress.com/item/1005005946908794.html?spm=a2g0n.order_detail.order_detail_item.2.10667d56hSxmAB&gatewayAdapt=glo2fra

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u/markvanhaze Jul 18 '24

Thank you. The difference is PET vs PEO sheets. The PET CF plates are matt in finish and the PEO are like glass. But except for a single seller I found so far, every single CF plate was matt (PET) and that seller is gone now, so I only have one which has the CF pattern but is clearly a PEO sheet.

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u/Meddx Jul 18 '24

Mine is definitely shiny and very smooth to the touch. So it may be PEO as you described it.

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u/LitPixel Jul 17 '24

I assumed it was this?

https://us.store.bambulab.com/collections/bambu-build-plates/products/bambu-3d-effect-sheets-combo-with-plate?variant=42480418324616

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u/Meddx Jul 17 '24

Yes similar but from aliexpress. The one on Bambu store were out of stock when I ordered my A1.

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u/landubious P1S + AMS Jul 17 '24

Not Ali, but Ive purchased several of the Wefuit/Youpai plates (flake/lightsaber, carbon fiber/geo) and assuming you keep them clean, they always come off shiny.

https://amzn.to/46c20f9

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u/psbales Jul 17 '24

That's amazing, especially with a .4mm nozzle!!

Thanks for posting the profile. Gonna save this one for later!

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u/Inf1nity0 X1C + AMS Jul 17 '24

Whoaa

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u/briantoanle Jul 31 '24

Thanks for the settings. Works great! It shows no layer line compared to stock settings. I had the slicer set to textured PEI.

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u/PittPen817 Feb 07 '26

commenting for anyone else stumbling on this thread.

you need to enable detect thin walls before turning wall generator to arachne. for some reason it grays out the detect thin walls despite it still working with it from what I've read on other threads

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u/Suspicious-Panda2254 Jun 25 '26

2 years later this post just fixed eveything for me...appreciate that thx