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sweetgemberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Oh I understand now thanks for explaining. Yes this has been a consistent issue that I’ve had. I’m really having trouble making the levels consistent across the bed.

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neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Based on the picture and your explanation it sounds like this might be the issue, or at least one of them.

So, if I understand that design correctly, you tighten the screws going into those washer looking things, and the sprint pushes the bed up, causing it to stay in place?

If so, here’s what I’d do:

Use a glass pane or something. They’re cheap, heat beds and print sheets are not.

Bring the head all the way down.

Unplug power so you can move the print head by hand.

Find the highest point on the bed.

Adjust the opposite corners further up (presumably by tightening the screws) until the print head is at the same distance no matter where you move it.
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- sweetgemberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  That’s how it works yeah. The problem is measuring that distance is really hard to do, especially consistently. They used to advise putting some paper between the bed and the head but I never could do it right.
  
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  - neidu3@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Start by approximates. Move the print head/bed so they’re only a few millimeters apart. Then find out where the bed is highest. Move to a different corner and tighten the screw there until it’s roughly the same height. Once all corners look the same, you might want to check the center just to make sure it’s not drooping. Afterwards, repeat the process with more accuracy.
    
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