Questions tagged [bed]

The tag has no usage guidance.

Filter by
Sorted by
Tagged with
0 votes
0 answers
13 views

Bed temp issue on Guider IIs

I have a Flashforge Guider IIs and have been having lots of problems with warping ASA and ABS. The filament's recommended bed temp is 80-100 °C on the ASAk I have wasted kilograms of filament testing ...
user avatar
1 vote
1 answer
32 views

Is a lighter magnetic pad better?

I've had a magnetic sheet on my Ender 3 for some time. It came with a Creality 3D flexible bed. I've since got a couple of PEI coated steel plates and use it with that. I noticed it had a lot of crud ...
StarNamer's user avatar
  • 143
0 votes
0 answers
13 views

MKS Base V1.4 does not recognize my PCB MK3 heat bed

I am using an MKS base V1.4 board, PCB MK3 dual-power heat bed, and Marlin 2.0.1. My printer does not recognize my heat bed. I cannot control it and I cannot even see the temp. Actually, my printer ...
MIMFEMIM's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
64 views

I have an Ender-3 Pro, the platform goes to the right rear every time I try to start a print job

I have a Creality Ender 3 Pro, the platform goes to the right rear every time I try to start a print job. I do not know what to do. I am not very savvy on computer software, but I need some help. I ...
Dgod's user avatar
  • 1
1 vote
0 answers
46 views

Is it normal that my heated bed has up to 25 °C difference from center to edge?

I have an Ender 3 V2 pro with the Quinly bed adhered to the aluminium bed. I have a hard time getting my prints to stick well. (PLA as well as PETG). We finally found out that only increasing the bed ...
Hacky's user avatar
  • 649
2 votes
1 answer
586 views

How do I remove stuck on PETG filament from stock Ender 3 bed?

So I’m kind of a newbie to 3D printing. I got my Ender 3 about 3 days ago and some PETG filament to accompany it. These are the slicer settings: Hotend: 235 °C Initial bed temperature: 80 °C Bed ...
MosqitoTorpedo's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
62 views

How does relative bed flatness affect print quality?

What are ways to a priori determine how bed flatness affects prints, as a function of the initial layer height? It's pretty obvious that a 50 µm difference from one edge of the print to the other is ...
Kenn Sebesta's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
3k views

How do I change and then save the Z offset on an Ender 5 Pro

Something changed on my Ender 5 Pro. I do not know what. Only that even after re-leveling the bed several times it won't lay down a stable first layer unless I go into the tune menu and manually raise ...
Aaargh Zombies's user avatar
0 votes
0 answers
39 views

The bed of my Ender-4 does not go down during printing!

I am using an Ender-4 with MKS Marlin Firmware and an MKS Rovin V3 Motherboard. It took me a long time to get Marlin set up correctly, but now I am apparently on the way. I calibrated the bed and to ...
Levy Cruz's user avatar
4 votes
1 answer
580 views

Why is it more common to move the extruder on the Z-axis than the print bed, in consumer FDM printers?

Why is it more common for consumer level FDM printers to move the extruder on the Z-axis (For example, the Ender 3) while the bed remains at a fixed height, than to have a bed that moves up and down ...
Aaargh Zombies's user avatar
3 votes
2 answers
626 views

Nozzle not level and first print failed

So I just got my first 3D printer the Ender 3 Pro. My nozzle is a bit too high (first image) and this is what happened after my first test print (second image). I saved for a while to buy this and I’m ...
desperrrr's user avatar
  • 235
1 vote
0 answers
109 views

Stripe down the middle of BLTouch mesh is somehow not level

I'm fairly new to 3D printing, but I've had my Ender 3 V2 for some time and have made some upgrades to it, including a BLTouch module and some non-stock firmware that seemed to really help. Now, I can'...
Joshua Dudash's user avatar
3 votes
3 answers
525 views

Thin bead not adhering to itself or bed very well, what am I doing wrong

I'm just learning how to use a 3D printer, I have an Anycubic Mega Zero 2.0. When I start printing the PLA filament doesn't want to adhere very well. I have leveled it out and all of my corners on my ...
Jesse's user avatar
  • 31
3 votes
1 answer
627 views

Ender 3 bed level issues along Y axis

I have an Ender 3 Pro with a magnetic bed. Recently, I've come across an issue I've never had before. The printer bed is higher on the front and back edges, along the Y-axis. It's okay in the middle ...
puffin's user avatar
  • 31
2 votes
3 answers
115 views

Insulating bed material?

I've observed printing PETG that the primary if not the only reason for using a high bed temperature seems to be preventing the bed from acting as a huge heat sink and rapidly cooling the initial ...
R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE's user avatar
3 votes
1 answer
582 views

What can cause the center of the bed to be higher than the sides?

I find it impossible to level the printer recently. I read a couple of articles on bed warping but that refers to having the center of bed lower than the sides (collapsing on its own weight warm up ...
Benji_90210's user avatar
8 votes
3 answers
2k views

How can you prevent the build plate from slipping?

I have just set up my new 3D printer. However, the build plate keeps slipping while printing. I tried to use binder clips to keep the plate in place, but this makes the build plate unlevel, messing up ...
shwin320's user avatar
  • 187
1 vote
4 answers
128 views

Options for removing failed prints

So basically I've been having a problem with my Micro+. It will not level / calibrate itself and I can't fix it. The reason I'm here is that I've been using Cura, and somehow it destroyed my bed. (See ...
Dcybroz's user avatar
  • 70
4 votes
1 answer
771 views

BLTouch error causing bed and nozzle temp setpoints to change to zero

I replaced my CR-10 motherboard with no problems and ran fine for a few weeks, then decided to add a BLTouch. BLTouch was enabled from the config.h during compile. ...
rsadler's user avatar
  • 51
2 votes
2 answers
304 views

Rather than stiffer springs, can I preserve my fine-tuned bed height using Nyloc nuts?

I've read a bunch of articles about getting better springs for my bed levelling screws so that I don't have to adjust it as often because standard springs vibrate loose as it prints. However, would it ...
Chris's user avatar
  • 121
1 vote
1 answer
1k views

Cura: How to prevent my 3D printer from auto cooling after prints

Is there a setting or G-code, to prevent Ultimaker Cura from setting the nozzle and build plate temperatures to 0? I have looked and have not found anything in the printer beginning/ending G-code, ...
X Builder's user avatar
  • 365
4 votes
5 answers
15k views

What is the best technique to improve removing PETG from the print bed?

What is the best technique to improve removing PETG from the print bed? PETG is known for sticking well to the bed; so well that it does not need a heated bed. If it weren’t for printing other ...
Perry Webb's user avatar
  • 2,306
2 votes
2 answers
3k views

Ender 3 PRO BLTouch V2 perfect on center with small prints but fails on corners or big prints

For my Ender 3 Pro I bought this touch sensor set Chinese clone BLTouch set and changed the printer's firmware to the latest TH3D firmware (first I tried with Creality's original BLTouch firmware but ...
Sheshman's user avatar
3 votes
5 answers
3k views

Filament residue sticks to bed and wont come off

There is filament residue on my glass bed that is so thin that it wont come off. I have had residue buildup for over a year now and none of it has come off. This residue appears with both the PETG and ...
X Builder's user avatar
  • 365
1 vote
1 answer
2k views

Issue with rim of first 5-8 layers of my Prints [duplicate]

I have this issue with my 3D prints on my Ender 3 printer bed. The first 5-8 layers are wider than the rest (exaggerated illustration shown in the 3D rendering below), I think this is because the 3D ...
X Builder's user avatar
  • 365
2 votes
1 answer
6k views

Bed wobbling on Ender 3

I have an Ender 3 3d printer. It has a bed that wobbles because it came with only 1 bed support beam. Every model I print, I must print vertically, because the closer it gets to the edges of the ...
X Builder's user avatar
  • 365
3 votes
2 answers
7k views

Ender 3 print bed damage

Just got an Ender 3 a week ago. This is my first 3D printer. On the 5th print the object ended up tearing away the surface of the print bed such that it's no longer usable. Trying to work out if this ...
Guy's user avatar
  • 131
10 votes
2 answers
7k views

What's the purpose of the "outlines" around prints?

I am curious, what is the purpose of printing a single-height outline around the objects to be printed? Also, how would it affect the outline if the object to be printed extends to (very near) the ...
KlaymenDK's user avatar
  • 203
1 vote
1 answer
6k views

Can I print directly onto the bed plate? (Ender 3 Pro)

I just got an Ender 3 Pro at the beginning of the week and have been printing a lot. I creased the magnetic plate cover, not realizing how it would hold up to being bent. This led to uneven printing ...
Shades's user avatar
  • 125
4 votes
3 answers
7k views

PRUSA likes the bed to be cleaned with isopropyl alcohol. What else should I use?

I have the original Prusa i3m3 printer. Prusa recommends cleaning the bed before each print with isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol), with only occasional cleaning with acetone. The textured bed ...
cmm's user avatar
  • 4,481
3 votes
3 answers
276 views

Model stuck on the heating bed

I've tried to apply a sharp blade (the one that came witht he printer) to scrape the model off like I usually do but this model seems overly robust. What method can I do to take this off safely? See ...
Jahit's user avatar
  • 31
3 votes
1 answer
8k views

Bed size and nozzle homing offset in Marlin 1.1.9 firmware

This is driving me up the wall, hope somebody can give me some advice... I have an Anet A8 (metal frame, so 'AM8'). Bed is the original 220x220 mm. When the nozzle is at the X/Y end stops it ...
AndyDove's user avatar
3 votes
2 answers
358 views

How to correctly clean the Lacquer from bed?

How can I correctly clean the lacquer from bed printer? I have used some ethylic alcohol (ethanol) to help cleaning But what is the best way to do it?
Nmaster88's user avatar
  • 179
4 votes
2 answers
2k views

Damage to bed surface from heat or chemical or..?

The original bed surface of my Ender 3 has become brittle and finally cracked, requiring replacement. I'm trying to figure out what the cause might have been to avoid it happening again. It seems to ...
R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE's user avatar