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Topic: How to Lower Table?

Hey Guys,

Finally unboxed my press and decided to follow the great color manual.  Guess what.. it doesn't match to the new version of Solidoodle.  I was able to figure out the most of it.

So while doing the z Calibration, the table started to rise.  It kept going till it pushed against the extruder head.  I noticed that teh sensor didn't drop down.

I went ahead an manually drop the sensor, but I can't get the table to come down.

I tried pressing the power for 2 second for it to reset, but no luck.

Can someone give me advice on how to make the table go down.  Maybe there is a G-Code command?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

- Ton

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Re: How to Lower Table?

Wohoo... Found out how to fix it.  So just going to post it here for anyone else that get stuck.  After reading a few thread, they mentioned to Home X and Y.  I couldn't find it in any of the dorp down.  That isn't an option in the menu.

So I went to Tool > Printer Config.  I hit the Home X and then Home Y.  Then I hit Home Z.. the table started to drop.  Which is awesome.  Now going to recalibrate Z w/ the Sensor pushed down manually.

- Ton

3 Reply by slovenian6474 (edited by slovenian6474 2015-02-13 03:32:39)

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Re: How to Lower Table?

Quick G-code thing G1 sends an axis to a position.  For example, you want the plate to go down.   You can do

G1 Z200 F400

That tells it to send the Z axis to position 200 at a feedrate of 400.  Note:  Z direction on the Press is pointing down.  Z0 is the plate all the way up and Z200 is the plate all the way down.


Also, since the Z upper end stop IS the probe sensor, you must home X & Y before homing Z.


Enjoy!