Using the EZABL to level the bed

staticlinerich

Can't really ask for much better than that. I used the Bed Visualizer and EZABL to help me dial in my bed level. Look 4 shots to get it here. My first layers are going down silky smooth. I took the solid bed leveling rounds off, I just could not get it it to work with those on. The glass is level but I suspect the underlying bed is off kilter.

DocB_rown

now change your scale from 2.0, -2.0 to 0.5, -0.5 and really dial it in 🙂

staticlinerich

DocB_rown

I looked on the wiki for the plug-in but couldn't find anything about changing the scale. Can you hook me up?

staticlinerich

I will! when I figure out how to do that. Assuming it's in the settings somewhere?

DocB_rown

staticlinerich - Absotively! - Look in the Bed Visualizer Settings, under the Visualization tab - change the Z-limits. Guess I threw you off by calling it scale, sorry.

staticlinerich

DocB_rown

Yep, it's all good though. Thanks for the hint. By the way, what exactly is that doing wrt the mesh visualization?

EDIT: Well, I see what you mean. I changed the Z Limits to -0.5,0.5. Wow, totally made that good bed level look like crap. Can't wait to fine tune that tomorrow.

DocB_rown

staticlinerich Going to lower z-limits is basically like focusing a microscope on it instead. Don't get too hung up on the peaks/valleys at that scale. As long as you are within 0.01 or less, you are golden. Here's mine a 0.6,-0.6 limits w/ solid mounts and EZABL.

staticlinerich

DocB_rown

I tried those solid mounts on both the Ender 3 v2 and the Max and I was not able to get a good level. Maybe I'll try again. I guess I don't understand how you can make adjustments without the springs and wheels. I'm game to try anything, I mean I bought the dang things I'd like to use them. The Anycubic Vyper I have has a solid bed out of the box and it prints greats and I didn't have to do anything. Right now both the Creality printers and on like donkey kong, however, I can't get the plugin to talk to the Anycubic firmware or vice versa, however that works. The EZABL seems to be doing it's job.

houseofbugs

If you have an ABL on the printer you don't need to get the bed perfectly level, thats the point of the system. If you have springs, yes level it close, but if you are solid mounting the bed then you don't need to unless you personally want to level it out to be as perfect as possible.

I've seen people use nylon washers along with solid mounts to get things leveled out perfectly.

Mayhem

You could also shim with cut up beer can. You will have to empty the beer can first but that is the best part…

staticlinerich

Mayhem I tried using washers but my fun meter got pegged pretty quickly so I abandoned that. I have an aquila still in the box. Maybe I'll try those on that. For now everything seems pretty stable and I leveled down to -0.5, 0.5 on the the bed visualizer plug in. What I'd like is for Anycubic to release the firmware for the Vyper. It doesn't take any filament change commands and frights with Octoprint pause and resume. I learned my lesson pushing a huge print on that thing with what I thought was enough filament left on a spool. I tried doing a filament change but it all went to straight to hell in a hand basket.