SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-14T02:52:04Z

Tin Falcon wrote:

well mine does not work likely the reason it is an open box unit.

what can possibly wrong with assisted manual bed leveling? All it does is move to the corners, you turn the screw, and then hit next, it moves to next corner. Your printer can print, right?

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-14T00:33:57Z

well mine does not work likely the reason it is an open box unit.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-13T15:22:58Z

Tin Falcon wrote:

No auto bed level just manual assist like your you did not miss out.

Great, feel much better now. Thanks for confirmation. I actually like the manual assist bed leveling, much easier than no assist bed leveling and more reliable than auto-leveling.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-13T11:28:07Z

No auto bed level just manual assist like your you did not miss out.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-13T11:18:19Z

yizhou.he wrote:

Tin Falcon wrote:
My MP ultimate is my only printer with auto leveling and it does not work . I tried it a couple times then gave up.
What? My MP Ultimate did not have auto-leveling! I guess that is what they meant "you get what you paid for." My ultimate only have assisted manual bed leveling. It automatically move to corner of the bed and I have to turn the leveling screw manually to get bed leveled. Not that I like to use fully automated bed leveling, but it feels like I missed something. Are you sure your ultimate came with auto-leveling? not someone opened the box and add the mod for you?

Maybe yours is an earlier revision.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-13T02:27:40Z

Tin Falcon wrote:

My MP ultimate is my only printer with auto leveling and it does not work . I tried it a couple times then gave up.

What? My MP Ultimate did not have auto-leveling! I guess that is what they meant "you get what you paid for." My ultimate only have assisted manual bed leveling. It automatically move to corner of the bed and I have to turn the leveling screw manually to get bed leveled. Not that I like to use fully automated bed leveling, but it feels like I missed something. Are you sure your ultimate came with auto-leveling? not someone opened the box and add the mod for you?

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-13T01:30:40Z

ideas to leveling with out those controls?
again thank you

It is a simple matter of homing the z axis and setting the height of the nozzle to a thickness of a piece of paper a .003 thick shim or feeler gauge works best just move the nozzle to each of the 4 corners and adjust then repeat.

I too would stay away from anet and most of the Chinese knock off brands.

IMHO the monoprice line is a good value the Ultimate maker is nice for $400 (open box)
even the bottom of the line is not bad

I have had good luck with printing on glass with hairspray.

My MP ultimate is my only printer with auto leveling and it does not work . I tried it a couple times then gave up.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-12T08:43:38Z

using the calibrate function to level the bed is a most frustrating process, my advice is once you do get it within range of the calibration, to stop there and use the manual method, I think last time i used the calibrate function it took me over an hour of tearing my hair out to achieve a result that wasnt a fail, then I did the manual method with a sheet of paper, and have just used the manual method since.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-11T22:44:10Z

difficulty in autoleveling usually caused by z-offset are far off, it only work relative well when z-offset or bed height is within the range. So adjust the bed leveling screw so that the bed is relatively leveled and do the autoleveling again.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-11T22:05:25Z

so I am not happy and probably never buy an XYZ printer again, but I have one now 1.0 pro and I have been listening to everyone, thank you very much, but when I read manual it talks about a guided adjustment process, but when I run calibrate, I only get fail.

so I am not sure how to calibrate this to get me back on track making these projects that my students have designed.

why does not my machine show me what the manual says?

ideas to leveling with out those controls?

again thank you

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-07T01:43:19Z

A proper first layer should be squashed to have or less of the desired layer height.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-06T22:15:42Z

Your issue is not prints not stick to bed, instead, your printer nozzle is too high from the bed. Your raft are dropped to the bed instead of squeezed to the bed, the raft corner where nozzle changes direction is round. the right side corner is sharper than the left side suggest small bed leveling issue.

Anyway, when your printer finished raft, the first layer of your print is dropped on raft instead of squeezed on the raft, which cause poor layer binding between first layer and the raft, and will be very easy to be scrapped off when printing 2nd and 3rd layer.

I would also recommend manual bed leveling, a lot more reliable.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-06T22:02:25Z

This is what is happening, I really thought it was going to go the whole way then this crap happens again.

Frustrated for sure.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-12-04T13:28:08Z

I used to have similar issues with prints not sticking to the bed until I fitted a PEI sheet
Everything sticks really well now and just pops right off the bed once its cooled down.

I've tried glue sticks, blue sheets, buildtak but PEI just worked for me and I have almost zero problems now.

Re: XYZ 1.0 Pro issue

2018-11-30T22:01:08Z

andersonmichael007 wrote:

what do you think about anet A6?

Try avoid Anet A6 and Anet A8, they need a lots of assembly and modification in order to get it work well.

Among the printer I actually owned, for cheap 3d printer kit, I only recommend Ender-3 or Ender-3X, build volume 220 x 220 x 250mm, list price $200 and you can get as low as $160 when on sale. It do take 2-4 hours to assemble depend on your skill, (it took me 40 minutes to start first print).

For cheap 3d printer, I recommend MonoPrice maker select plus, 200 x 200 x 180mm, list price $300 and you can get open box item as low as $200 when on sale. It take 5-10 minutes to assemble. The frame is not as stable as Ender-3 but print quality is good and very easy to use.

MonoPrice select ultimate is a great printer too, 200 x 200 x 180mm, list price $500 and when on sale open box as low as $350. It is pre-assembled and frame is strong and stable. Only major issue is the price is too high for beginners.

CR-10S is kind of bigger version of Ender-3, large build volume 300 x 300 x 400mm, almost pre-assembled, It take 5-10 minutes to assemble. list printer $500, and you can get $400 when on sale. It is great large build volume printer but unnecessarily big and unnecessarily expensive for beginners.

If you don't have much experience, I would recommend you get a cheaper one, because new user break 3d printers due to improper use regardless the quality of the printer, and Ender-3 is relatively strong and stable and it is less likely to break your heart when something went wrong considering the low cost. It is also opensource software and hardware with great community support.