SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Trouble calibrating the bed

Re: Trouble calibrating the bed

2014-09-24T03:51:21Z

I was tired of the guess work and I made a little calculator.

Try it and let me know if it helps

Re: Trouble calibrating the bed

2014-09-22T15:01:37Z

I find this technique works well

1) start First by adjusting the right side screw looking only at the first test point, getting it to 205 ignoring the other points during this step. Multiple runs may be required.

2) Next use left side screw to raise/lower point two to match point three. This is the key, two and three need to be equal values, ignoring that they are higher or lower then point one, points two and three just need to match each other.) again multiple runs may be needed.

3) Finally use the front screw to raise/lower points two and three to match point one which should have remained at 205 during steps 2&3.

When I work it this way I Finish at 205,205,205 saved to the machine.
note: calibration routine on rev g firmware gives calibration output results ONLY after a failure, so I went to rev J firmware that displays the results after every pass. I don't have a reseter for filaments so not worried about that.

edit: I'm hearing 250 is the magic number to shoot for. but as long as I get a good even number on all three saved is my main goal. eventually I'll get a good depth probe and start dialing them in better and ignore the numbers altogether.

Re: Trouble calibrating the bed

2014-09-21T17:04:09Z

so today im going out to home depot to buy a feeler gauge and use that.

Re: Trouble calibrating the bed

2014-09-21T09:08:25Z

I've found that using a printed piece that's roughly between 6-7 mm works great as a visual cue as to where to adjust. Place it on the bed and move the extruder until the timing belt just over the piece and at each stage front and back plus front left corner there is the same amount of space between them. Much easier than trying to figure out which one knob needs adjustment only to find that it also adjusted another number giving you those ERR readings.

Re: Trouble calibrating the bed

2014-09-20T14:29:08Z

I think the instructions are a little confusing. I found raising 1 (adjustment A) lowers 3 a small degree, raising 2 (adjustment C) lowers 1, and raising 3 (adjustment B) lowers 2, and vice versa. I've only had to calibrate it twice and found I had to move at least two adjustments to get it tolerance.

Trouble calibrating the bed

2014-09-20T06:38:10Z

so every time i run the calibrating option im always off on 3. i logged my results:

+215, +215, ERR
+225, +215, +355
+195, +215, +335
+205, +235, ERR
+255, +255, ERR
+225, +255, +365
+225, +255, +395
+245, +265, ERR
+225, +265, ERR

I gave up after. i dont know what to do? everytime i turn B to the right (-) to get below +335, it errors out. its driving me crazy? is the bed off? is the springs off? is something wrong? HELP!