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weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:20 PM

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As you can see, it got hella misaligned, apologies for the informalities, this is just fairly shocking to me. The printer also tends to run into the prints while going up, how do I fix these issues?

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:37 PM

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weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:41 PM

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Creality Ender 3 Pro S1

Nozzle 200C, Bed 60C, Fan 255, Z -3.05

Issue is shown above with pictures

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:43 PM

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pla i guess ?

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check if the autobed level is truely on in your slicer and an check the belt tension

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otherwise give the bed a clean with water and soap. ipa is not good enough all the time

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:45 PM

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whats belt tension?

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sorry im kinda new to all this lol

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:46 PM

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okay

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the printhead ( the part with the hotend) is moved by belts like the heatbed.

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you can see them left and right on your print head

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do you print at a low layerheight? ( below .2 mm)

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:48 PM

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is that something i can change in the slicer?

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:48 PM

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hushed panther https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPAs-DzgOWM

ty ill take a look

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:48 PM

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nope

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hard ware

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youzr printer even has turning knobs on the front and one on the right side of the x axis

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:49 PM

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like z axis?

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ohh

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this thing?

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:49 PM

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tze x axis is powerd by a lead screw 🙂

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:49 PM

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weary willow

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weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:49 PM

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what about them?

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:50 PM

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...

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if they are too loose it can cause skips or shifts like you have

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:50 PM

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ohhh i see

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so whats the recommended tightness?

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is there specifics or just make them tight

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:51 PM

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you tighten till it stops

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no not really

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it always depens on the printer

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:51 PM

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oh alright

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:51 PM

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they also wear over time

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but also can get loose in transport

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so they are often the cause

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:52 PM

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they are very loose, that explains things lol

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thank you

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also, is there a way to fix the printer from running into prints?

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i hear and see it collide often

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:53 PM

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thats hopefully ficed with belttension otherwise it depends if it is due warping aka your print lifts up or the x axis beeing tilted

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 4:54 PM

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alright thanks, ill see if it works now

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 4:54 PM

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good luck

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weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 6:37 PM

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hushed panther good luck

sorry to ping, but im so confused, why does my printer make ramen??

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 6:37 PM

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from what i see too far away from the bed

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 6:37 PM

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it wont go any higher...

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nvm i got it a bit higher

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 6:38 PM

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you have an s1

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 6:38 PM

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ill try the print again... thanks tho

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 6:38 PM

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do you know what z offset is?

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 6:39 PM

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yeah

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 6:40 PM

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Lower that

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Also are you sure your auto bed level is turned on in your slicer?

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 6:41 PM

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i can check

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where is the setting?

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 6:42 PM

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Video about that is in my profile

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 6:42 PM

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alright thanks

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my start gcode doesnt look exactly the same, should i just put it after the 28?

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it looks like that worked, its doing the bed level thing

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however how does it work?

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it cant move the bed can it?

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or does the nozzle move up and down accordingly?

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 6:52 PM

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the later yes

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your printer creates a surface map of your printbed

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and the moves the nozzle up and down a little

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btw be read to stop your printer not that now leveling is on your nozzle doesnot scrach the bed

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 6:53 PM

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alright thanks

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what happens if it gets scratched?

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can/should you replace it, and can you remove just the top bed?

nova lintel Jun 17, 2023, 7:01 PM

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you dont need to replace it, but you can if you don't like the look or its really messed up

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 7:01 PM

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alright thanks

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it doesnt look like it was comepletely filled in, these are just the supports but will this continue to happen?

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 7:09 PM

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that looks strange and might be a slicer setting or model issue

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 7:09 PM

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hm alright

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 7:09 PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXNZ_2-rHNE a little overview

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weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 7:09 PM

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thanks

hushed panther Jun 17, 2023, 7:10 PM

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check the site where you got the model from and read the description or comments mostly somebody posts their settings there 🙂

weary willow Jun 17, 2023, 10:16 PM

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hushed panther check the site where you got the model from and read the description or comments...

i leave the house for a few hours and my printer makes ramen..

hushed panther Jun 18, 2023, 6:25 AM

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Hmm post the stl and your gcode please

weary willow Jun 18, 2023, 9:46 PM

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gotcha, give me a bit

weary willow Jun 20, 2023, 2:08 AM

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hushed panther Hmm post the stl and your gcode please

📎 Mask_Body_with_Headband_Holders.stl 📎 CE3S1PRO_Mask_Body_with_Headband_Holders.gcode

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that took longer than i thought

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would using a raft help?

weary willow Jun 20, 2023, 2:25 AM

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my failed print seems to have adhered too well...

weary willow Jun 20, 2023, 2:50 AM

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i really messed up my bed...

hushed panther Jun 20, 2023, 6:23 AM

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hmm onlything i can see is that you use gyroid infill that can cause a lot of vibrations maybe its that

weary willow Jun 20, 2023, 1:52 PM

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hushed panther hmm onlything i can see is that you use gyroid infill that can cause a lot of v...

what would you suggest i change it to?

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