Re: Manual Mesh Bed Leveling no z endstop
I am curious on this... no Z-endstop?? are you saying there is no switch to tell the system when the Z movement has reached its limit? IF so, ya I see no way to do it.... How could the system know...
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To me, it was contradictory to have a Z endstop and to do Manual (Mesh) Bed Leveling, but this guide speaks of a metal arm (seek for those two words on that page) and THAT little travel distance of...
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Re: Bedlevelling (all types) is always slightly off.
Hi, thanks for all that Physically level the bed as well as possible Turns out a touch sensor is an awesome levelling tool, probe 3x3, adjust, repeat. :) Home the Z-Axis at the center of the bed...
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QuoteRepMike To me, it was contradictory to have a Z endstop and to do Manual (Mesh) Bed Leveling, but this guide speaks of a metal arm (seek for those two words on that page) and THAT little travel...
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QuoteJustSumGuy I would avoid that, in case of a skipped step or some other malfunction you could drive your head into the bed :( Practically every 3D printer runs on the assumption that it won't skip...
View ArticleRe: Marlin firmware using universal g code sender ?Is it possible?
Sender may be the next program I try. I'm trying Repetier right now, but not sure how well it will work. Sometimes it sends Gcode to Marlin, sometimes not. Between Repetier and Marlin, doesn't like my...
View ArticleRe: Bedlevelling (all types) is always slightly off.
OK... So it should not be too hard to get things perfect. Any place you don't have adhesion because the nozzle is too far from the bed on the G26, Do a G29 P4 R and lower those mesh points by .1mm And...
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Use inkscape, it generates marlin compatible gcode see [www.youtube.com] then use pronterface to send it (simple, no cpu wasting graphics if you don't want it) (also a console version if thats your...
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Thanks. I have downloaded and tired Inkscape, and I'm studying the video. I haven't tried Ponterface yet, although it was on my list. The SD card is running, although so far, Marlin doesn't like my...
View ArticleRe: Z axis slams into bed/bltouch offset?/autohome, start print slams
In your configuration.h file, there will be a section that looks like this: //#define AUTO_BED_LEVELING_3POINT //#define AUTO_BED_LEVELING_LINEAR //#define AUTO_BED_LEVELING_BILINEAR //#define...
View ArticleRe: Manual Mesh Bed Leveling no z endstop
Quotefrankvdh QuoteJustSumGuy I would avoid that, in case of a skipped step or some other malfunction you could drive your head into the bed :( Practically every 3D printer runs on the assumption that...
View ArticleRe: Bedlevelling (all types) is always slightly off.
Cheers Roxy, I have been doing this, will continue later. Can I ask though about bed levelling, I mean at this point on a 7 x 7 grid, manually and iteratively levelling many of the 49 points, it's...
View ArticleRe: Z axis slams into bed/bltouch offset?/autohome, start print slams
Okay thank you I really appreciate that I'm going to try that now put two slashes in front of all bed leveling thanks again hope this works
View ArticleRe: Bedlevelling (all types) is always slightly off.
Quoteglopglop [*] Fill the mesh with G29 P3 (and save with G29 S1 ) [/list] Recv: Bed Topography Report: Recv: Recv: (0,6) (6,6) Recv: (10,185) (180,185) Recv: -0.220 -0.162 -0.112 -0.077 -0.060...
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Quoteglopglop Cheers Roxy, Can I ask though about bed levelling, I mean at this point on a 7 x 7 grid, manually and iteratively levelling many of the 49 points, it's really time consuming. I'm...
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I am not sure what you mean by 'keyboard jogging' could you explain? I use an Rpi and octopi or astropi print server and have a display on the printer with a control knob. I find it very simple to...
View ArticleRe: Creality Ender-4 GPL violation?
Hi I also had the same trouble as you with the y axis and it wouldnt home properly, eventual found that the endstop was wired wrong with the 2 wires close together on the plug instead of 1 either end...
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Hi, I have my diy printer working and today I made my first 4-hour print. It all worked, I am happy. But on weekdays, making a 4 hour print would mean the printer sits idle for about 5 hours until I...
View ArticleAnyone know which board to choose for this?
[www.amazon.co.uk] more details here [www.aliexpress.com] Which option do I pick from boards.h?
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The write up says it is RAMPS v1.4 compatible. So I would try one of the RAMPS type declarations. If you have one extruder, a fan, and a heated bed, I would use: #define MOTHERBOARD BOARD_RAMPS_14_EFB
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