The biggest chilling effect I noticed, even as a developer who refuses to use AI, is that I feel like I can no longer ask my co-workers for advice. When I do, I get the the AI equivalent of “let me Google that for you, was that so hard?” So even without using it, I feel cut off from the normal places I would use to learn and improve my coding skills.

Gotcha, I’ll give this a shot next time!

If things are working for you without glue, there’s no need to mess with it. Personally, I like having an extra barrier between my model and build plate to make removal easier, plus I’m paranoid about damaging the plate. What was the reasoning for never using glue stick?

When I see first layer issues like this, my go to steps are:

1. Wash the build plate with hot water and soap to remove any built up glue, dry, and reapply a thin layer of glue stick
2. Turn the initial layer speed way down, like 10mm/sec, and 20mm/sec for infill.