Re: Bed Leveling Question

2013-05-14T23:39:35Z

That's pretty much it. There is a better chance of the print peeling up in the area that is too low. Depending on how good the conditions are, the variation in level may or may not be within the range of what is good enough to stick. If you are printing on bare Kapton with an open printer, level is probably more critical than printing on glass with ABS glue and an enclosure.

Bed Leveling Question

2013-05-14T23:19:32Z

Here is question regarding bed leveling and whether or not it's really critical.

Assuming your print bed level is close but not quite, after the first few layers, it should now longer matter. The first layer or two will vary in thickness due to the bed not being level, but all subsequent deposits will be level after that. So the top of each subsequent layer will be at a slight angle with respect to the print bed, but will be level with respect to the print head.

The image below is an exagerration, but it conveys the idea.

The only real problem would be the extruded plastic not sticking to the bed properly in the areas where the print bed is to low.

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Re: Bed Leveling Question

Bed Leveling Question