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Ender-3 3D printer
Posted on 1/15/24 at 7:40 am
Posted on 1/15/24 at 7:40 am
Anyone have one of these? How do you get it to zero out on the x and y axis? Also, how do you get the plate to be perfectly level? Thanks.
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Posted on 1/15/24 at 10:39 am to TDTOM
There are stops on the x and y for homing. In the menu there should be a "home" option. For leveling advice just Google "ender 3 bed level" or similar phrase and you should be flooded with more info than you could ever consume in a single lifetime.
I will caution, if you are here asking these basic questions and unable to figure them out on your own you are going to probably have a bad time with that printer, or 3d printing in general.
I will caution, if you are here asking these basic questions and unable to figure them out on your own you are going to probably have a bad time with that printer, or 3d printing in general.
This post was edited on 1/15/24 at 10:43 am
Posted on 1/16/24 at 10:14 am to TDTOM
there are stop switches
X stop switch is on the left hand side of the X gantry
Y stop switch is on the back of the Y rail
Z stop switch is on the bottom left Z (vertical rail)
yeah, if you don't see these switches, you're not going to be having a good time. they're pretty obvious.
to "zero" them out, you need to "Home" the hot-end. should be a function within the printer's display.
as far as leveling, that's a different animal. depends on the setup.
do you have a BL-Touch or CR-Touch?
probably not as that's an add-on and i doubt you're familiar enough with it.
i suggest looking up CHEP or Bryan Vines on YouTube and getting a crash course on the basics.
X stop switch is on the left hand side of the X gantry
Y stop switch is on the back of the Y rail
Z stop switch is on the bottom left Z (vertical rail)
yeah, if you don't see these switches, you're not going to be having a good time. they're pretty obvious.
to "zero" them out, you need to "Home" the hot-end. should be a function within the printer's display.
as far as leveling, that's a different animal. depends on the setup.
do you have a BL-Touch or CR-Touch?
probably not as that's an add-on and i doubt you're familiar enough with it.
i suggest looking up CHEP or Bryan Vines on YouTube and getting a crash course on the basics.
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 10:16 am
Posted on 1/16/24 at 3:30 pm to TDTOM
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Ender-3 3D printer
Welcome to the world of modifying 3D printers lol.
X & Y should have endstops preconfigured to home. Basic ender 3 will also have a z-end stop and you will have to manually level bed using screws under corners of the bed. Should be plenty of videos on how to do that online.
First upgrade I did to mine was added a BLTouch for automatic bed “leveling”. It’s not too complicated to add. CRtouch is same thing just by Creality. It’s a probe mounted to the hotend carriage that probes the bed across a predefined amount of points. Will probably need to upgrade firmware as well, which isn’t too hard either. I haven’t messed with an ender in a long time though so not sure how they come set up these days.
I ended up making so many modifications to mine (linear rails, extruder, hotend, controller), so it’s basically a completely different printer now minus the frame lol. Then I ended up buying a Bambu X1.
They can be great printers though.
This post was edited on 1/16/24 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 1/17/24 at 12:56 pm to TDTOM
I have the E3-V2. As all have said, make sure your homing switches are set at the proper height/place. Tons of videos on this. I run marlin firmware with manual mesh bed leveling. Multitude of hacks, upgrades etc. It was my first printer. Its not an out of the box everything works perfect setup. Its a budget printer for someone who likes to tinker and learn. Once you get it dialed in, it prints really well.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 8:14 am to Fraid Knot
I’ve got an Ender 3 V2 as well and have it dialed in and working very well. Unless you enjoy the long process of getting it dialed in (I also replaced several parts), it’s going to be a headache.
For anyone wanting something working out of the box, Prusa or Bambu Labs are the way to go.
For anyone wanting something working out of the box, Prusa or Bambu Labs are the way to go.
Posted on 1/27/24 at 7:48 pm to CP3
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Bambu X1
What are you typically printing?
Posted on 1/28/24 at 1:18 pm to ApexHunterNetcode
I do alot of work on large center console boats on the side. Mainly electrical but also other stuff.
Print a lot of mounting brackets, panels, router jigs, stuff like that. Mainly PETG or ASA depending on where it’s going.
It truly is a click and print printer. Rarely have to mess with it and always get clean prints. It’s pretty quick too.
Also 3D printed a scale model of our boat too
Print a lot of mounting brackets, panels, router jigs, stuff like that. Mainly PETG or ASA depending on where it’s going.
It truly is a click and print printer. Rarely have to mess with it and always get clean prints. It’s pretty quick too.
Also 3D printed a scale model of our boat too
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