I am still in the process of getting our first print going. So far I have leveled the bed, and switched from PLA to ABS (both filaments are from LulzBot).
I created a solid model, sent it to Slic3r and scaled it to 50% and used Printer Interface to print.
The first layer isn’t printing well and am just looking for advice on things I can do to get it going.
Since I am printing ABS I set the heater to 230C and the bed to 85C. Prior to printing I sprayed some hairspray on the bed at 60C and let it dry as I read that it helps with getting the first layer to adhere properly. This was the first time I did this (as I previously only printed PLA).
By the way you do realize that large cutout at the rear creates an overhang that will be impossible to print without support? 3D printers can print into thin air (called bridging) but within reason.
Yep, found that out and switched to Lulzjuice! Very effective!