Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset
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And this is my mesh now... I'd still like to get it better, but don't know what else to do
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@infidelprops said in [Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset]>
No, and would love to watch it!
You will notice that when making this conversion I decided to also try using belts instead of lead screws for the Z axis.
I like it so much any future printers are going to use belts.
Here is the video:
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@fcwilt Thanks, I'll watch it shortly!
I just tried a bed level print and some really weird behaviour....
On the 3/4 of the bed, the files skirt starts to print, but on the back left and left side, it doesn't print at all.. and comparing it to my mesh, those sides are low, not high, which would be causing it to not extrude since it's to close to the print bed.
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@infidelprops said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
And this is my mesh now... I'd still like to get it better, but don't know what else to do
That's really pretty good.
I would guess that it might just be an accurate reflection of your bed.
Cast aluminum tool plate is the material of choice but even that can require the skills of a machinist.
One site for tool plate lists the material as being flat within 0.015" but that works out to appx 0.4 mm - which isn't that great - given print heights of 0.1 and up.
I've fitted 3 of my 4 printers with tool plate. Two of the pieces were better than spec and I'm quite pleased.
The last one is within spec but not what I hoped for.
There are some places that will mill/grind a plate flatter than 0.4mm.
Here is one that has reached out to me in the past.
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@fcwilt said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
@infidelprops said in [Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset]>
No, and would love to watch it!
You will notice that when making this conversion I decided to also try using belts instead of lead screws for the Z axis.
I like it so much any future printers are going to use belts.
Here is the video:
Wow... your bed tilts on 3 axis?? That's mad and awesome at the same time
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@infidelprops said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
On the 3/4 of the bed, the files skirt starts to print, but on the back left and left side, it doesn't print at all.. and comparing it to my mesh, those sides are low, not high, which would be causing it to not extrude since it's to close to the print bed.
Yeah - I see that myself - and it has led some folks to suggest that there is a "bug" in the firmware.
Now I've verified that the firmware is turning the Z steppers as the XY position changes but I have not taken the time to verify that at each grid point the Z adjustment is correct.
It's on my list to do - someday - when I have something called "free time" - which I have heard of but have yet to see.
Frederick
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@fcwilt said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
@infidelprops said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
On the 3/4 of the bed, the files skirt starts to print, but on the back left and left side, it doesn't print at all.. and comparing it to my mesh, those sides are low, not high, which would be causing it to not extrude since it's to close to the print bed.
Yeah - I see that myself - and it has led some folks to suggest that there is a "bug" in the firmware.
Is that just on skirts, or with prints as well? Going to try a smaller size and see how it goes
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@infidelprops said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
Yeah - I see that myself - and it has led some folks to suggest that there is a "bug" in the firmware.
Is that just on skirts, or with prints as well? Going to try a smaller size and see how it goes
Prints as well but since most of my printing only uses about half the bed I get the printing done that I need to get done.
Someday I'm going try to determine why the whole bed is still a problem.
Frederick
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@fcwilt Interesting... I used to be able to print around the whole bed.
I just made it 25% smaller and same problem.. even noticed first layer issues... front side was good, right side was a bit high, back side was waay to high, left side didn't print. -
@infidelprops said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
@fcwilt Interesting... I used to be able to print around the whole bed.
I just made it 25% smaller and same problem.. even noticed first layer issues... front side was good, right side was a bit high, back side was waay to high, left side didn't print.Have you tried it without enabling mesh bed compensation?
Frederick
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@fcwilt No, do I just exclude G29 S1 from the start of the Gcode?
I just test printed a 5 square bed level print and noticed that on the back left side, the extruder motor moves back/fourth in what looks like the same distance, essentially not extruding anything
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@infidelprops said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
@fcwilt No, do I just exclude G29 S1 from the start of the Gcode?
Yes - that will do it.
Frederick
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@fcwilt Just removed it and re-printed.. same problem... Extruder stops extruding in the exact same spots. I recorded a video, just uploading it now.
I'm not on 3.4, I'm on 3.3 - is this bug a 3.4 bug, but even if not, this is now a new problem....
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@fcwilt Here's the link: https://youtu.be/SWRAStyB8W8
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@infidelprops said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
@fcwilt Here's the link: https://youtu.be/SWRAStyB8W8
Is it failing to extrude because the nozzle is too close to the bed surface?
Frederick
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@fcwilt That was my first thought, but if that was the case, we'd hear it clicking and not seeing the extruder gear hoping back and fourth, yeah?
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@infidelprops said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
@fcwilt That was my first thought, but if that was the case, we'd hear it clicking and not seeing the extruder gear hoping back and fourth, yeah?
Well when the nozzle on my primary printer gets too close nothing comes out but I've never noticed any kind of clicking.
I use Zesty Nimbles v1.x and it may be they just "grind" the filament.
Frederick
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@fcwilt I'm going to open a new thread.. just experience a very strange issue!
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@infidelprops said in Height Map - Substantial z-offset after setting z-offset:
@fcwilt I'm going to open a new thread.. just experience a very strange issue!
Sound sensible.
What time is it where you are?
I'm supposed to still be in bed here.
Frederick
