<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — My solidoodle is waiting on me!!!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/565/my-solidoodle-is-waiting-on-me/ Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:32:07 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: My solidoodle is waiting on me!!!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4947/#p4947 Another thing I found helpful.

After you have your Z set about right, mark the front of the screw with a paint line or something.  That way if you play around with your Z height you always have a reference mark to go back to (unless your a full turn off which is way off anyways).

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:32:07 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4947/#p4947 <![CDATA[Re: My solidoodle is waiting on me!!!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4886/#p4886 Set Z height, and level the bed and you should be good to start.  Get a feel for it.

...you don't look so good, maybe you should go home sick.

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:12:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4886/#p4886 <![CDATA[Re: My solidoodle is waiting on me!!!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4865/#p4865 If yours comes like mine did- the extruder will be tight against the bed.  Manually turn the Z screw to lower the bed it if this is the case.

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:07:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4865/#p4865 <![CDATA[Re: My solidoodle is waiting on me!!!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4861/#p4861 My advice, for what it is worth, is to first check to make sure that your Z height is correct so you won't experience running your nozzle into the table or tearing your kapton (this should be spot on from the factory but I still checked).

After that start printing away. Many I think start tweaking things right away and get themselves in a mess.  That is ok once you have experience since mod it is half the fun but just enjoy it the way it is for awhile and print some stuff!!

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:59:19 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4861/#p4861 <![CDATA[Re: My solidoodle is waiting on me!!!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4859/#p4859 You can most likely print right out of the box (After the software is setup and all).

]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:54:27 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/4859/#p4859 <![CDATA[My solidoodle is waiting on me!!!]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/4857/#p4857 Its finally here!!! Its at my house and Ill be checking it out when I get home from work.  I cant wait!! This day is going to go by so slow now. LOL Any advise for a first time user? Should I level the bed first, or update the firmware, or can you print right out of the box?

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