First time getting into printing, trying to set my z offset. Ender 3. Running merlin. | 3D Printing | Page 1

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:06 AM

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I'm so lost here I really need help :(

gleaming ermineBOT Oct 14, 2023, 12:06 AM

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topaz robin I'm so lost here I really need help :(

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topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:07 AM

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Ender 3 Printer
CR Touch Mod
Merlin running on 4.2.2 Ender

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thats about all i know so far

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I just got this printer, went through hell to get merlinr running

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and i've managed to home everything, and get my first print going

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I noticed my Z isnt printing flat,

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so i go to set my offset but to my surprise, I cant go negative?

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So the paper method doesnt work

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I'm lost here!

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please help

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:16 AM

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if you can return the ender 3

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did you setup the cr touch correctly?

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with thte bed mesh

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:26 AM

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why return it?

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@stiff jungle

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:26 AM

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because its an ender

gleaming ermineBOT Oct 14, 2023, 12:27 AM

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Some Information on the Ender 3

The Ender and CR-10 family of printers are very popular and were held in high regard from 2018 to early 2019.

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topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:27 AM

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I got it for like 100 🥲

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:27 AM

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the psu on the normal ender 3 is a straight fire hazard

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:27 AM

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well besides that

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:28 AM

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still

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used?

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:28 AM

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new

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:28 AM

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thats a scam

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you can get the ender 3 v2 for $99

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:28 AM

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it was Amazon prime deals haha

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:28 AM

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and that still sucks

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not as in you wont get the printer as in you over payed

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if i were you id return it and buy a sv06

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:29 AM

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I'm willing to deal with it

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:29 AM

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its double the price but it saves you a lot in upgrades (~$300 in upgrades) and also a lot less of a headache

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whatever you say

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if i were you id start with getting a raspberry pi and flashing klipper

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:29 AM

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right now I'm just trying to set the Z level to even print on the bed

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:29 AM

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i bet the bed mesh isnt setup right

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:29 AM

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it's connected to my PC via cable

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if that's better

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:29 AM

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nope

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thats not klipper

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id get a pi and a klipper

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:30 AM

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ok

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ok my to do for upgrades

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how do I go about setting up the bed mesh?

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:30 AM

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did you flash the correct firmware

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to add the cr touch

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:30 AM

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Yeah

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It's working

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:31 AM

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and plug it into the correct port

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:31 AM

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I had like 3 hours struggling with that

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Mhm

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it works

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it homes just fine

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I'm running merlin

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:31 AM

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not even close to the thing i asked

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marlin?

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:31 AM

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yeah

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sorry I'm all new to this, just learned everything like 12 hours ago

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:31 AM

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and did you flash the correct ender 3 firmware that includs the cr touch

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:31 AM

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Yeah

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I was told the bl touch would work

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So I flashed that version

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:32 AM

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the bl touch isnt the cr touch

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yea

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the version should work

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:32 AM

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my issue is I can't do the paper trick calibration

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I thought the probe would do all the qork

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but idk what to set the offset on the probe to

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:33 AM

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why cant u do the paper trick

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:33 AM

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can't go negative Z thanks to hardware limits

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:33 AM

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the probe overset sucks

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doesnt work right

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:33 AM

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firmware*

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:33 AM

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just do the paper trick

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move the bed down

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like turn all the screws down/up

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move the screws

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im not to familiar with marlin setup as i use klipper

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:34 AM

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I should probably move on over

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two people have told me to

stiff jungle Oct 14, 2023, 12:34 AM

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yea

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its much nicer

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it costs about $30 for a raspberry pi

topaz robin Oct 14, 2023, 12:35 AM

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I saw there was a gcode to go past the limits

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but

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I didn't know how to input that offset into the home offsets

#First time getting into printing, trying to set my z offset. Ender 3. Running merlin.