Is there an easy way to calibrate XY without taking the belt off (Page 1 of 2)

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:84795 This is always my last step for finishing off a calibration.

I'm trying to calibrate my axes and started using the write-up you linked to.  Before I even got to the axes My extrusion was way off. The steps/mm were originally set at  138 and I calculated them to be around 7.  When I adjusted to seven it was way to little.  Could someone tell me ball park what this value could be.

Another issue I'm having is that the filament oozes out on its own ruining any measurements i take, any advice for this?

Thanks

Were you measuring filament going in or coming out?  Extruder steps usually come to around 110.

Mmm... are you guys talking about x y or e?
can someone give us a screen or better... type out values for the x y e steps

This is my EEPROM configuration's Steps per mm
X 88
y 87
z 2268
e 105

you can always tweak your fill settings in slic3r.

Check the print settings Tab -> Advanced -> Extrusion Width -> Top Solid Infill ... you can make this 110% or .5  if you are having trouble with gaps in the top layer.

Can I bump this a little.. what is the nozzle width supplied with the latest Solidoodle 3's? The settings in SlicR are .40mm, but considering mine seems to be leaving some gaps.. is it perhaps .35mm?

Thanks Adrian, I've done flow rate stuff but I think it's more likely my Y steps need to be calibrated. It's always a gap on the same Axis. If I do a square one edge the fill doesn't meet the perimeter, if I do a circle, that same side doesn't quite touch.

Anyway, all I can do is do each calibration and eventually I'll hit upon the one that is affecting it.

Also.. on the Solidoodle site is says:

http://store.solidoodle.com/index.php?r … duct_id=79

So where does it say they use a .40mm nozzle?

and just how do you tell?

Ok... thanks I'll check that. That's exactly the wall width I got doing a single walled cube. But I'll try measuring the raw extruded material.

Thanks Adrian, like I've mentioned, I'm just working through and trying to eliminate things as I calibrate my printer. I'm getting really nice prints except for this one particular problem. It seemed to make sense to me that if my nozzle was smaller than what the code thought then it may not be moving it quite far enough.

Hi All,

Looks like I am reviving an old topic here, but would like to know if Raven or Gomisan was able to eliminate the .5mm dimensional size issue using the nickle calibration? I am only able to get either the inside or outside of the calibration to be accurate with the x y steps. If the inside is perfect, the outside is too large. The suggested solution of dialing down the extrusion multiplier isn't good, because I would be going below 90%. The e-steps are well calibrated to begin with as well.

Also, even with much adjusting/ aligning /lubricating the belts and pulleys, stepper voltages, acceleration and jerk setting, as well as eliminating looseness in the print head, circles print out of round- diagonal to the x y! I would appreciate knowing if anyone else had these problems when calibrating the x y with a solidoodle 2.

Thanks for all the help everyone has provided already - I learn so much from this community!