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Re: How to calibrate print on XY direction

null@example.com (mikenmel08) — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 22:10:59 +0000

I had to tighten my 3 belts when i first got my printer.....Greatly improved my prints

Re: How to calibrate print on XY direction

null@example.com (carl_m1968) — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 02:31:25 +0000

gva67 wrote:

Hello,
I recently bought a da vinci 1.0.
The first thing I had to do was a general calibration of the printing bed (following instructions).
Once calibrated I discovered that when I try to print round figures, they results ovalized in the X direction (looking the
printing bed the left-right direction).
This ovalisation is approximatively 5 - 8 % so absolutely not neglitable.
Does someone knows how to correct this problem??
Thanks

From what I seen on Thingiverse some of the older models had play in the pulley for the x and y axis. They have a shim that can be printed or cut from card stock to eliminate this. They said oval circles was the symptom of this play.

How to calibrate print on XY direction

null@example.com (gva67) — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 07:47:23 +0000

Hello,
I recently bought a da vinci 1.0.
The first thing I had to do was a general calibration of the printing bed (following instructions).
Once calibrated I discovered that when I try to print round figures, they results ovalized in the X direction (looking the
printing bed the left-right direction).
This ovalisation is approximatively 5 - 8 % so absolutely not neglitable.

Does someone knows how to correct this problem??

Thanks