Magigoo – The 3D printing adhesive, MO2016
Magigoo – The 3D printing adhesive, MO2016
| Weight: | 0.1 g |
| Dimensions: | 17 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm; 0.1 Grams |
| Model: | MO2016 |
| Part: | MO2016 |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Thought3D Ltd. |
| Dimensions: | 17 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm; 0.1 Grams |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Laying down a small amount of this on the build plate of my ender 3 resolved more or less all of the bed adhesion issues I was having with my (admittedly not very well calibrated) printer.
This product has made printing so much easier. No having to worry about if PLA will stick and prevents PETG from binding to the glass bed (ender 3 v2). Also works great for Nylon and CF Nylon. Can definitely recommend. Only giving 4 stars as the applicator worn out before I’d used half the bottle. Good problem to have in some ways as the bottle has lasted me nearly a year but a bit of a pain as I had to use an old rag to spread the glue around after it broke.
Sometimes I just can’t get my parts to stay attached to the bed, especially with PETG and ABS. Even with PLA, sometimes it just doesn’t happen – especially when the contact area is small. This stuff works a treat, significantly increasing the chance of good first layer adhesion. It lasts for ages because it generally only needs a thin layer to be applied once and one can do lots of prints. Over time it needs reapplying – either straight on top, or wash off previous layer with a damp cloth (water soluble). It won’t completely solve ABS/PETG warping issues, but it helps a lot – the bed adhesion can be so strong that the parts themselves break (layer separation) during printing rather than coming off the bed – and that’s fixable with a soldering iron.
Little tip – first use requires the seal to be broken by pushing the tip down onto a hard surface until it clicks. Also make sure the tip is nicely libricated with the liquid before trying to apply, otherwise you can damage the felt and then scratch your bed.
Couldn’t print Groot in wood PLA on my ender 3 no matter what temperature etc. Just would not stick to the glass bed….Slapped this goo on there, and bam! She’s a printing like a champion! =D
Not cheap, but it works sooooo hey probably worth i
I’ve been using Magigoo for two years now. I originally bought it to act as a release agent when printing PETG on Prusa PEI sheets. It works brilliantly in that application but I’ve found it make PLA adhesion even better on PEI sheets too. I would not print without it now, full stop.
It did the job, i was struggling with some SUNLU wood filament that would unstick halfway a long print and using this solved the problem.
It isnt easy to remove though, i.e., it takes as much as sanding the print afterwards to remove the glue. I did remove it a couple hours after the print.
The number one problem with my prints, especially big ones has been bed adhesion. Perfectly levelled bed with what I assumed were correct temps for bed and nozzle still lifted. This has been a godsend and allows for mistakea in temps. VERY pleased not had a failiure since using.
My ultrabase glass bed stopped releasing prints and had to be chiseled off plus 1st layer wouldn’t stick, used this got a perfect first layer and somehow it just releases straight away, amazed how well it worked.
Having read many reviews on the internet, thought i would give this product a go, normally i use Pritt stick original. This product is easy to apply, just follow the instructions, I also note many people state it can only be used on a glass bed, i disagree, I have a Prusa Mk3s with a PEI Double Sided Textured Powder Coated steel bed sheet and find it works 100% on it. A recommended product, i have only used it for PLA printing.
I’d been struggling with adhesion to my Ender 3’s glass bed for sometime. It was hit and miss. What I needed was something to help the prints stick – hairspray or glue sticks get suggested, but that just seemed messy. Diluting PVA seemed equally messy. I was reluctant to pay such a premium for a 3D printer specific glue…..afterall glue is glue, right? What I wasn’t prepared for was the difference……. levelled the bed, added a thin coating and boom! Perfect adhesion. My prints have been massively improved since using this. Just make it a very thin coating, don’t squeeze the bottle as it will come out very thick. Gentle pressure and spread across the bed. Water or rubbing alcohol removes it easily afterwards.
Darn it, pricey stuff but really works great!
I spray the build plate between prints and just smear the water over the bed to reactivate and spread out the glue. Means the bottle will last a very very long time. Bottle says use within 1 month of opening but seems to be fine for me after 6 weeks. Bit of glue dried around applicator pad but not enough to be an issue.
Just make sure you be patient and let the bed cool. I’ve damaged prints trying to pull them off early. As the bed cools you hear the cracking as the print breaks free.
I designed a small product which received very high demand online and left me swamped with orders. This product needed to be printed in PETG. Using the magnetic flex bed that came with my Ender 3 pro was causing me issues, the print would either not adhere to the bed at all or would stick so well it pulled chunks of the bed off with it.
Out of desperation (this product is a lot for what appears to be a glue stick) i ordered this and switched over to my glass print bed. I applied a layer of Magigoo with skepticism and set off my print. It adhered beautifully and once the print was finished it popped right off!
To add to these benefits if your glue hasn’t completely gone from the print bed after use you can give it a wipe over with a damp cloth and it will renew the surface for use again!
If the price of this is simply to eye watering for you to hit the order button, you can achieve similar (albeit not as good and more messy) results with a thin layer of diluted PVA on your print bed.
This is superb stuff. Hesitated, as it is far from cheap. Highly recommended by a YT user, so I took a punt.
Worth every penny! Prints that were lifting at the ends of the base layer even with tape are now perfectly flat. Rock solid adhesion, but when the plate cools the print just comes free. Does exactly what is claimed, and easy to use.
Found this product after having real issues getting pla filament to stick to a glass bed after the original magnetic Matt was no longer usable.
It has allowed me to keep printing and has stuck fast. I have completed some big prints and really worth the money as you use so little.
Ender 3 pro 195c nozzle and 70c bed temp
I am using this product with an Ender 3 Pro printer with a glass bed. If you’re having first layer adhesion problems then don’t fiddle around with settings for ever tearing your hair out, just use this! Sticks your first layer down every time and prevents warping. Easy to apply, will last for hundreds of prints.
Read the instructions on how to apply CAREFULLY – PRESS THE NOZZLE into the print bed, don’t over squeeze the bottle. I lost 4/5’s of the bottle due to squeezing too hard.
My Ender 3 Pro started having issues with bed adhesion no matter what I did.
Solved my bed adhesion problems – sticks like glue and have really good prints now
Really good product, was put off by the price but well worth it, just don’t do what I did and waste 4/5’s of it shooting gunge across the room
This made all the difference in printing for me. No more fiddling with the temperature, just coat a layer of glue on the bed and it’s good to go. I could swear the prints are even better quality. I was worried the glue would make the print hard to remove, but once it cools down, it pops right off.
In case you wonder: Anycubic Mega Pro, Anycubic white PLA, printed at 190C with bed at 50C
This stuff is, as the name implies, Magic.
As long as you have a decently levelled (glass) print surface it works a treat.
I use PLA mainly with my Ender 3 Pro, with the bed at 55c and the nozzle at 205 – 220 depending on the filament, i have had no issues with Magigoo, except that sometimes prints stick a bit TOO well!
If you want to save money, get a small spray bottle, fill it with tap water and lightly spray down your print bed after a print. Use your finger to move the water around, you should feel that it is stick again, turn on your bed to 55c and waith for it to dry – Hey Presto! its refreshed! you can do this multiple times from only one application of magigoo, easily quadrupling the number of prints you can get from a single bottle!
Well I have two machines, on the first try I looked at this going onto the glass and thought “another idiot purchase” so didn’t take care or be very tidy. I was running quite close to the bed and didn’t even adjust. Ran a benchy and wow first layer perfection (bit close though). Second printer I adjusted the Z to where it should be. Didn’t go so mad with the stick and got a perfect first layer. It’s a relevation! The price originally put me off, but am now a convert. This stuff is great and already on a much more adventurous print!
This stuff almost literally like its name is magic.
Just the tiniest application is needed and the print sticks to the bed and will not move unless you really want it to.
clean up like the instruction say with a tiny bit of water and a cloth and any residue left on the bed is pretty much gone in one wipe.
it may seem like a lot for the size of the bottle but you use so little of it that it will last a lot longer then you first think, and is well worth the money
So after repeated failing PETG prints, (somehow not sticking to bed) nomatter what settings I tried I bit the bullet and bought some magigoo. I have to say, this stuff is amazing. No more tape, no more hairspray, no more prittstick. A quick rub over the glass bed and prints stuck instantly at recommended bed heat settings. I have not had a failure yet.
I have also tested on 3 makes of PLA and same applies, Zero lift and zero failed prints due to lifting.
This stuff is really amazing. Only negative is yes its a bit expensive, but in my opinion totally worth the money for time invested in failed prints etc.
A little goes a long way so I think you will get many many uses out of the tube as well.
Overall highly recommended
This is simply a great product. I use variety of 3D printers and most of them have glass heat beds and I can say that magigoo has significantly improved bed adhesion and completely eliminated failed prints or warped edges. You don’t need to use much of the product in fact it is better to use minimal amount in my experience and each application lasts a good few prints. You just need to wait for the bed to cool down before removing the part otherwise you are going to remove the magigoo layer as well. 100% recommended buy it it will save you lots of headaches
The price tag for this “Glue stick alternative” can be daunting. Why spend so much on so little when a pack of prittstick glue sticks will do the same job for a fraction of the cost? While it’s true that you will get great adhesion with other glue sticks, magigoo surpurses them all when it comes to removing your print, as your finished print cools, the magigoo releases it from the bed. Pulling or scraping at a firmly stuck print is sure to damage it, this is not a problem with magigoo. Only a very thin layer is required and while warm, sticks great, when cool comes off the bed automatically with no scraping or pulling at your print. It truly is magic goo
First day review:
I was sceptical, especially for the price but I haven’t had a single print stick first time until using this today in well over a year (used to be fine for 6 or so months before that) and after switching from PLA to PETG and spending days trying to get a single successful print was considering giving up and selling my printer.
Now that this has solved that problem I can finally start tweaking the actual print settings!
I print directly onto glass and have moved over from glue stick (briefly) and hairspray (usually).
This has un-killed printing for me
At the risk of sounding critical, I would not describe this product as “Magic” (as in Magigoo) as that implies it would work irrespective of anything that I might (or might not) do. It certainly doesn’t “just” work and requires some effort to get good results. However, *everything* in 3D printing requires effort (experimentation) and nothing “just” works.
The three things that seem to ensure success for me are:
1) Print head<->print surface gap. I seem to need a slightly smaller gap than I do with other print surfaces to ensure good adhesion. For example generally printing 0.2mm layers (with a 0.4mm nozzle) I find that a 0.18mm gap works best; printing 0.08mm and a 0.05mm gap works best. “magic” but how much really varies with the material being printed and even the layer height! I found more variability in adhesion results depending on temperature than with other surfaces (e.g. PEI sheet). For example: printing PETG @ 0.2mm layer height and bed temperate needs to be 85C but printing at 0.08mm layer height and I need to increase bed temperature to 95C; printing Rigid Ink PLA and I can get away with a 40C bed temperature irrespective of layer-height!
2) Print surface cleanliness – I print onto a borosilicate glass sheet. According to the manual you only need a damp cloth to clean off the magigoo residue. It certainly does wash away with water but I found that unless the surface (glass sheet) was very clean then I got adhesion failures. I clean the glass-sheet with soap and water and dry thoroughly before re-applying magigoo.
3) Bed temperature – magigoo needs some form of heated bed to activate the
Basically, you need to experiment to find the best settings for your rig but once you do then it should give reliable and consistent results.
The key questions:
Would I buy this product again? Absolutely yes.
Would I recommend this product to someone else? Yes (bearing in mind the need to experiment).
It just works as they say not much you can add.
The one detail is – be careful taking off the lid and the applicator can sometimes come with it. It’s not a problem if you notice as you can just put it back, but sucks to poor all this goodness everywhere if you don’t.
After speaking with MAGIGOO they are working on this one tiny criticism. So major props for listening to customers.
I have been using this product for the past four months without any troubles at all. I mainly use it on the CR-10 with PLA and PETG and had no problems with adhesion. In fact the part sticks well on a hot bed during printing and then can be literally picked up from the bed after everything cools down, just like magic. I also use it on a Wanhao replicator 4s with ABS and I have had no problems with warping, as long as the bed was correctly leveled.
Application is easy, I just followed the instructions, pushed the tip on the bed, I think there is some sort of bead in the tip which lets the magigoo flow out in a consistent manner. On the first time I squeezed the bottle a bit too hard and a little too much magigoo came out but I spread it evenly on the bed and printed with no problems, so one should avoid squeezing the bottle with a lot of force as it will probably make a mess. However this is not such a problem as the product can be literally wiped away with a wet cloth.
Overall I would say that I am very happy with this product since I can print directly on glass with no hassle at all, I just apply, print, wait for everything to cool and take off the print. I also like that the product came with clear instructions on how to use.
However I then discovered the product has a second benefit which I didn’t anticipate: once my heated bed cools down the print separates from the bed effortlessly. I can retire the putty knife I used previously to pry prints off the bed! So basically it’s all brilliant on that front.
The magigoo seems to remain on the glass, it doesn’t transfer to the printed part as glue stick sometimes does, I’ve done about dozen prints without any need to re-coat the bed. Hopefully as long as I store the product properly (in the dark, it seems) it will last me a long time.
I’ve only tried printing PLA so far. I’m going to try experimenting with PETG next.
The only downside to the product is that if you have an uneven coating on magigoo a glass bed, which is what I ended up with having used the applicator they supply it in, any ripples or texture in the coating are transferred onto the printed part. If the bottom surface of the part will be on display this leaves an uneven pattern reflective/matt texture on that surface of the part. The best solution I have found so far is to lightly sand the surface with 1000, 1500 and then 2000 grit sandpaper after printing to give an evenly matt texture.
Overall I think this stuff is great, not having to worry about adhesion or removing the print from the bed has made printing much more fun and practical. I bought this concerned that it wouldn’t prove good value for money — I’m pleased to report that I was wrong!