Post by bart on Jan 7, 2018 10:36:28 GMT
after two weeks of gering to knop the 3D basics I startend to print the first serieus objects. I emmedialtely ran in to the first common problem, a filament jam! I had to disassemble and reassemble the printhead to get the blockage out, a nice learning experience!
after that I printed my first difficult object, an air duct for better filament cooling www.thingiverse.com/thing:2354826
Suddenly there is a problem with the first layers. The bottom was too thin! It seemed like it was not printing anything the first e layers. This all had to do with the removal Filament jam and the repositioning of the heating unit. I had to readjust the bed level sensor becouse it was off.
After doing this I autoleveled the printer. The interesting thing is that you can see that the 9 point leveling dus do something to compensate for a bed that is not completely horizontal, you can see the z axis motors move when it is printing a layer. The problem is that it is not very good in doing this becouse you can see that the first layer is different in thickness at different positions of the bed.
Looking closer at the level sensor I noticed that I did not put the sensor completely horizontal to the printer bed. Could this be the problem? I readjusted the sensor and made sure that it is completely alligned to the printer bed. First impression is that it’s a little bit better than before. Anyone else using this feature or is everybody adjusting the bed so that it is completely horizontal?
after that I printed my first difficult object, an air duct for better filament cooling www.thingiverse.com/thing:2354826
Suddenly there is a problem with the first layers. The bottom was too thin! It seemed like it was not printing anything the first e layers. This all had to do with the removal Filament jam and the repositioning of the heating unit. I had to readjust the bed level sensor becouse it was off.
After doing this I autoleveled the printer. The interesting thing is that you can see that the 9 point leveling dus do something to compensate for a bed that is not completely horizontal, you can see the z axis motors move when it is printing a layer. The problem is that it is not very good in doing this becouse you can see that the first layer is different in thickness at different positions of the bed.
Looking closer at the level sensor I noticed that I did not put the sensor completely horizontal to the printer bed. Could this be the problem? I readjusted the sensor and made sure that it is completely alligned to the printer bed. First impression is that it’s a little bit better than before. Anyone else using this feature or is everybody adjusting the bed so that it is completely horizontal?