3D Printing Forum

I had this problem when I set up my Hictop printer for the first time. What my issue was, the bed level sensor was adjusted to high. So if your machine is fitted with sensor on the Z axis that would be the first place I would be looking at. If the sensor is correctly adjusted then It could possibly ...

@ Roberts _Clif Wow! I'm flattered......Never thought in a million years I could teach you something! I guess the saying's are true "Every day your a beginner" or " Your learn something new every day" Having said that you helped me learn a heck of lot in such a short time......t...

I use an Ultimate 2+ printer at a library so do my software setup offline at home. I loaded Cura but am having a hard time getting anywhere. I loaded my model (STL file) and it's very small (100mm x 100mm x 20mm) and barely shows in the display. Isn't it possible to zoom in ? (I can at the library ...

It would be really cool if we could see a larger image!

As with any thermo plastic it will let you know if things are too hot. The worst one is acetal (POM) that will get the eyes streaming !

Roberts_Clif wrote: ↑August 22nd, 2018, 10:39 am However may try a different filament than PLA to get a stronger part holder on the wall.
What would you suggest for a 3D Printer that has only printed PLA.

ABS would be my choice for strength but I haven't tried it in my printer yet, I have only used this material in my mould injection machines!

Just googled 'Marlin Baby Setting' now fully understand about this cool feature.

Thanks again for another useful heads up.

So how do you tweak Z when the machine is printing?

Corrected that now.

One other issue was initial print layer speed I didn't need to include that as Cura 4.3 has a detailed configuration in its Speed drop down menu.

So far so good......Prints are really starting to look very neat, I'm very pleased with the progress.

This is my Start G-Code at present, do you feel it could be tweaked a bit more? G21 ;metric values G90 ;absolute positioning M82 ;set extruder to absolute mode M107 ;start with the fan off G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops G1 Z15.0 F9000 ;move the platform down 15mm ...

How come you have G28 X0 Y0 entered twice?

Ah right I understand now. So M420 should it be entered just before M117 Printing..... G21 ;metric values G90 ;absolute positioning M82 ;set extruder to absolute mode M107 ;start with the fan off G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops G1 Z15.0 F9000 ;move the platform dow...

No I didn't know I could save the leveling data, still got a lot learning to do! From what I can see there is only one line that includes M500 and that is active in the 'Unified Bed Leveling' section. So do I need to add a command before G28? #define RESTORE_LEVELING_AFTER_G28 /** * Enable detailed ...

Many thanks for your reply Adrian. I have now fine tuned and saved the settings for the Z axis. I now use the 'Auto Home' function every time I power up the machine for printing. However one function I am going to alter in Arduino is the grid points in the bed leveling section, I feel 36 grid points...

Having now uploaded this version of firmware to my printer I am however encountering a few issues. One issue that is really bugging me is that when the machine is powered up the display shows a question mark next to the X,Y & Z axes, after homing the three axis then all seems to be okay. So the ...