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by stevedee
Monday 13th December 2021 3:42pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: 3D printer bed leveling
Replies: 18
Views: 16634

Re: 3D printer bed leveling

Several years ago I started to build myself a 3D printer... If you want, I'll get photos of how far I got with that printer. Yes, please post a couple of photos. ...And this is where I really need to learn off of people like you who have been running them for a while. I'm no expert. I was hoping to...
by stevedee
Monday 13th December 2021 3:04pm
Forum: General
Topic: Delay when sending / receiving via serial port
Replies: 5
Views: 2873

Re: Delay when sending / receiving via serial port

...The application runs on Debian 9. Any idea where I may be missing this 50ms and how to correct it? Thank you. Hi, I don't know the answer to your problem, or fully understand the issue. But Debian 9 is a multitasking operating system, so I wonder whether you are just looking at a time-slice issu...
by stevedee
Monday 13th December 2021 8:32am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: 3D printer bed leveling
Replies: 18
Views: 16634

Re: 3D printer bed leveling

...3D printers are a constant volume devices. Meaning the volume of plastic passing by the extruder is equal to the volume of plastic being ejected out of the nozzle. Their velocities however are different. But by changing the nozzle diameter, you can change the velocity of the plastic ejecting out...
by stevedee
Monday 13th December 2021 8:13am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: 3D printer bed leveling
Replies: 18
Views: 16634

Re: 3D printer bed leveling

Wow! At last an intelligent discussion on 3D printers...thanks for sticking with me! (...a lot of the chat on the Creality forum is very low level, maybe there is a better forum I should be following) ...I'm sure I'll start to develop some backlash in the Z, especially right near the bed where it mo...
by stevedee
Saturday 11th December 2021 4:11pm
Forum: Project showcase
Topic: Bed Leveller (3D Printer Assistant)
Replies: 34
Views: 29931

Re: Bed Leveller (3D Printer Assistant)

Hi Mike, can we continue this chat in the Lounge?...viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1240&p=5238#p5238
by stevedee
Saturday 11th December 2021 4:02pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: 3D printer bed leveling
Replies: 18
Views: 16634

3D printer bed leveling

Yes. But since the first pass on a printer is always at a non zero height, the program is expecting to have that gap as your first pass, nothing more. And this makes sense compared to traditional CNC programming/machining practices in general (Z zero is usually top or bottom of the part, generally ...
by stevedee
Friday 10th December 2021 4:48pm
Forum: General
Topic: Procedure Folding
Replies: 9
Views: 4355

Re: Procedure Folding

cogier wrote: Friday 10th December 2021 4:45pm ...just a click on the minus sign does the job.
Thanks Charlie, there must be something odd about my system...and I've already changed the original Did You Know post!

edit: actually, if grayghost4 has the same problem, then its not just me.
by stevedee
Friday 10th December 2021 4:45pm
Forum: Project showcase
Topic: Bed Leveller (3D Printer Assistant)
Replies: 34
Views: 29931

Re: Bed Leveller (3D Printer Assistant)

...It was then I found out I should have been telling the printer to position its self the paper thickness above the bed and then level it. And that's what started this project. So in reality any shim with a known thickness will work. For that matter, even a decent quality drill shank could possibl...
by stevedee
Friday 10th December 2021 4:32pm
Forum: General
Topic: Procedure Folding
Replies: 9
Views: 4355

Re: Procedure Folding

grayghost4 wrote: Friday 10th December 2021 1:57pm ...In the past this has worked .... now it will not work ?
the "-" shows up but when I click on it nothing happens...
Yes I'm sure its changed. You now need to hold down <shift> while clicking the + or -
by stevedee
Thursday 9th December 2021 4:26pm
Forum: Project showcase
Topic: Bed Leveller (3D Printer Assistant)
Replies: 34
Views: 29931

Re: Bed Leveller (3D Printer Assistant)

I thought I'd take this opportunity to describe the bed leveling process, and there are two reasons why I'd like to do this; (1) there maybe those that are interested in what it means & how it works, either now or in the future, and (2) its also an opportunity for someone to tell me if I have go...