Comment on Qidi X-Max 3 - not performing as expected
ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week agoYeah warped bed was already checked (it’s reasonably straight at 60°C after 10min of heat soaking) and it’s straight enough, just slightly tilted along the X-axis so the front is higher than the back.
Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I suspect the stepper screws of not being properly timed then.
I’m not sure just how the bed homes top or bottom, but I would home the bed, shut the printer off so the steppers are off and not locked, then turn all the screws by hand to deadhead against a hard stop to even them out. The bed should be as level as it can be then.
Pro way: Use a test indicator solidly attached to the print head and move it around the bare heat bed by hand. Turn the screws until they are all zeroed out. I did that to my Prusa Mk3s when I first built it years ago.
Is that over kill? Yes, yes it is. But as an old toolmaker, I have the tools to do that kind of super fussy inspection. I also used a granite surface plate and precision squares to build the frame on to ensure prefect alignment of the frame. Ahhh the boredom of being quarantined.