1 Topic by Dacvak

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Topic: (Brand new to this) How do I lower the bed?

I, stupidly, tried to print something without calibrating it, first. I could almost immediately tell it wasn't working... I think the z-axis needs calibrated. Anyway, I stopped the print, but now the bed is really high and I don't have enough room to get in there. How do I just manually lower the bed so I can clean the plate and everything?

Also, side-note, is your Press really loud?

2 Reply by pshcims

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Re: (Brand new to this) How do I lower the bed?

In SoliPrint, click Tools > Printer Config. It has controls to adjust the position of the head. You can also click the buttons to "Home" the axes and return them to a normal position. It's recommended you do a "Home All" if your last print wasn't successful and left your printer in a weird position.

My Press is fairly loud, perhaps comparable to a dot matrix paper printer, i.e., not overly disturbing or beyond my expectations. If your printer is banging into the sides, it will make very loud noises. I uploaded a YouTube showing the loudness of my printer

3 Reply by jagowilson

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Re: (Brand new to this) How do I lower the bed?

You could make your printer significantly quieter by adjusting the trimpots on the motherboard. If you have a look around this section it's been mentioned. Excess noise also means excess heat so it's worth getting them dialed in correctly.

4 Reply by trayracing

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Re: (Brand new to this) How do I lower the bed?

You can enter this Gcode in the SP printer config dialog:
G91
G0 Z50

G91 sets to relative coordinates. G0 is the move command, in this case moving z 50 mm. (Upper case.)

I needed this the other night when SP 1.1.2 jammed the nozzle into the print bed.
A subsequent "home" would not unjam the bed, but the manual G code did. Homing after is a good idea.

5 Reply by Robny

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Re: (Brand new to this) How do I lower the bed?

If your nozzle is not touching the bed you can Home X, Home Y, and then Home Z.  Also in Soliprint you can use the slide (Z) to lower and raise the bed under tools and config settings.