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  1. So after reading the instructions more carefully, ANET do cover this in their operating instructions under troubleshooting .

    Marked as the answer · Z-axis steppers and bed alignment problems · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2019 · 4 posts · answered on Sean Houlihane’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  2. You have to secure your print to the build plate. One thing that I always do is to use a brim in cura.

    Marked as the answer · Object got unstuck from printing mat · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2017 · 2 posts · answered on Dork’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  3. As detailed at minow.blogspot.com (which I found very helpful for the most part - it was the first link in the answer to my related question) you need to check/adjust the zero in front of each tower , check the zero in…

    Marked as the answer · Delta printer printing incorrect dimensions in X and Y directions. Z dimensions are correct · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2017 · 2 posts · answered on Ojasvi Srivastava’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  4. After watching it countless times, I found out that it was the magnetic mat on the bed that has worn out. It no longer adheres to the bed completely flat and some of the texture was worn down more than in other areas.

    Marked as the answer · Great prints then suddenly terrible quality · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2021 · 6 posts · answered on Korner19’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  5. When centered in the slicer correctly, without offsets defined in the slicer, the printer is most probably incorrectly configured! Luckily you can do something about that!

    Marked as the answer · How to center my prints on the build platform? (Re-calibrate homing offset) · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2018 · 3 posts · answered on 0scar’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  6. Do you have any “slop” on the right side (non motor) of the gantry? I’ve noticed that my gantry will settle on the right side and lag behind the motor driven - ever so slightly - when it starts to drive up.

    Marked as the answer · What can cause Z height loss in the first few layers? · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2021 · 3 posts · answered on Robert’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  7. The main problem is solved (first layer thickness vs leveled nozzle height). The following image shows the problem.

    Marked as the answer · What causes ripples on part of first layer? · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2024 · 5 posts · answered on Kevin’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  8. I ended up buying a TronXY X3 and have had it several months. I have seen several videos on the P802 and the X3 so I believe I can answer this question fairly.

    Marked as the answer · Tronxy printers · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2017 · 3 posts · answered on markshancock’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  9. There are three reasons (I can think of): A large problem you'd face with allowing the bed to cool after first layer is you stand the chance of losing adhesion after it cools. When you heat the bed, it expands somewhat.

    Marked as the answer · Why keep the bed heated after initial layer(s) with PLA (or PETG)? · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2023 · 7 posts · answered on Oliver Giesen’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  10. I've wondered that myself a while ago and fact is that such beds or silicone heating pads do exist . Usually these are quite large (and expensive) and usually referred to as "dual zone heat beds/pads".

    Marked as the answer · Heatbed with zones? · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2021 · 6 posts · answered on Gone’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  11. Masking tape (and blue painter's tape) is coated with a wax-based release agent in order to prevent the tape sticking to itself on the roll.

    Marked as the answer · Adhesion problems with masking tape · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2018 · 6 posts · answered on Ljk2000’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  12. No, that's not (entirely) true. There might be some loss of quality if you print multiple objects at once, because when the printhead "hops" from one object to another it might leave a mark or ooze out some material.

    Marked as the answer · Does the amount of figures on the board matter? · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2016 · 4 posts · answered on Daniel Cortild’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  13. There are many things you'll need to check and/or confirm to ensure that you will have a good bond to the bed. The first is to confirm that you are using a genuine Prusa printer as it appears in the photo.

    Marked as the answer · Having trouble getting first layer support to stick · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2017 · 4 posts · answered on easycheese’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  14. In my experience, we deal with 3M™ Adhesive Transfer Tape 468MP; high-temperature glue residue. To remove the leftover glue from my Aluminium build plate I found that it works best if I apply paint thinner .

    Marked as the answer · How to clean up my build plate for a new build surface? · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2023 · 4 posts · answered on Trish’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  15. First the questions in the body are addressed: No not necessarily, you could mount an endstop to the other end of the axis to determine the maximum value for that axis without the need for a start endstop, Marlin is…

    Marked as the answer · How could dual end-stop switches on each axis improve the functionality and precision of 3D printers like the Creality Ender 3 V2? · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2024 · 3 posts · answered on Bob Ortiz’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  16. Your assessment is correct, after probing before printing it deploys several times, after that it is stowed till the end of the print unless you call for deployment.

    Marked as the answer · Is a BLTouch probe used during a print after the first layer? · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2019 · 2 posts · answered on Joel Coehoorn’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  17. Turned out that the BL Touch had packed it in. Replaced with a new BL Touch v3.1 and everything works.

    Marked as the answer · BLTouch Stopped Working · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2020 · 2 posts · answered on Ramblin' Sid Rumpo’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  18. You got a few things happening. First that temp seems low. I am printing PLA at 215.. but there are a lot of factors. Start with a simple calibration thin wall test. Which is just a wall, no body.

    Marked as the answer · Lines of PLA not sticking to the bed · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2017 · 6 posts · answered on Loanb222’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  19. Edit: i recommend using some conductive felt The top of the aluminum bed is not conductive, but the sides of it are.

    Marked as the answer · Wiring Z-stop directly to hot end and aluminum bed / spacers · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2019 · 4 posts · answered on K Mmmm’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0

  20. OK, so a little more poking around finds that it does seem to be loading values from EEPROM and ignoring the configuration files. So that's not Repetier-firmware-specific.

    Marked as the answer · Delta printer not responding to changes in DELTA_RADIUS · 3D Printing Stack Exchange, 2017 · 2 posts · answered on Ecnerwal’s post, CC BY-SA 4.0