Nice tutorial. I had no idea how to do this and after following your video it turns out my Z axis needed to be adjusted. Much appreciated.

Thanks for the tutorial. I need to check this out on my calibration cube prints. Didn’t even realize i could tune my stepper motors.

I hope to set my M5 up tonight. So Ill be back to rewatch your videos.

Fantastically informative, thank you. To the point, concise and easy to follow.

Thank you for the shout out man! All the help counts!! Love your videos!! Also, can you believe I havent even printed a cal cube on this machine ????? hahaha

@Ecto3DPrinting

Жыл бұрын

Haha, I didn't really understand what they were for before this lol

When using digital callipers try to measure the model nearer the shaft rather than the end, you'll see a lot of variety if you don't use the same spot in the callipers, especially if you're measuring at the very end

Best videos about the AnkerMake so far

New subscriber! Love the explanation on the math. Now I’ve got to find out why we would want to tune the stepper motors. Could you explain why we would want to do this and other calibrations/adjustments in future videos? In really simplified terms a 5th grader would understand? Love it!

Great Breakdown!

Thank you for the video!

Not sure where you went but come back with some more vids!

What I have seen you may have to recalibrate the printer for each type of filament you are using. There was a large difference between PLA and PETG on my printer.

@Ecto3DPrinting

Жыл бұрын

That could be very possible. There's probably better ways to tune the machine as someone else pointed out.

@carbonbased5041

Жыл бұрын

@@Ecto3DPrinting Not only that. I found layer height also affects calibration. Thanks for the diligent work. You spared me a lot of struggle with my AnkerMake.

Mines binds when the head is homing. Also it came with 2x16 screws that I don't know where they fit. Some prints it will print in air even if the model is sliced and placed on the bottom of the bed.

Something has to be wrong with mine. The holes look horrible, overhangs are terrible, prints overall awful. Awesome content btw. Cheers

@Mscanlon

Жыл бұрын

Check temperature and retraction.

Good tech tip. With my printer after I applied the changes to the stepper motor it did not save the changes. I had to apply the changes three times before it was saved into the firmware. Just heads up.

nice

any ideas on making it easier to get a new filament loaded. I keep having issues when changing, even after extracting it and cleaning the nozzle with the needle. I try to extrude the last bit of what ever is the last material in the machine.

@Ecto3DPrinting

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, if you check out my 5 Tips video if you haven't yet, I show the quick release for the tube. This just makes it a bit easier to guide the filament into the drivers. It's not 100% successful, but I think it helps. That's about all I can say, sorry.

@Keppler22b

Жыл бұрын

@@Ecto3DPrinting Along with that, also just disconnect the bounden tube at the extruder and feed the filament in. Its a bit easier to get it feeding.

With which settings should i print the Calibration cube with? Anyone has a suggestion whats the "Quality focused" settings for the Ankermake can look like? :)

@Ecto3DPrinting

Жыл бұрын

I did really small layers, I think 1.4 or 1.5mm layer height, normal speed.

Do NOT calibrate XYZ by measuring cubes. Something like 0.1mm wrong is just the normal imprecision and you might end up +0.1 on one cube and -0. 1 on a different size. Calculate the XYZ steps from belt, motor and teeth. E-steps however might be measured.

@Ecto3DPrinting

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'll look into other ways

@averyhendrickson7790

4 ай бұрын

Agreed. These numbers are based on the mechanical setup of the printer. I set mine up with an indicator and measured its movement with default settings and it was within 0.02mm if not better. Print settings should be modified to make your prints more accurate.

I think they changed something, because I can not unlock the secret menue anymore on version 3.3+ ...

Hi. On your way to becoming an expert! Thanks for this. btw, Music in background probably not necessary. Bit distracting. Cheers.

Thanks! Anybody knows how to calibrate the camera? The a.i. assistant keeps telling me that it can do much better if I calibrate it but I can't find that option anywhere

@miketogwell1000

Жыл бұрын

I've turned of the AI on mine for now, getting too many false alarms

@Ecto3DPrinting

Жыл бұрын

I have mine turned off too. I think the latest update has that new prompt, but I haven't updated yet since things are mostly fine for me so far. Don't want to break something lol

@echo-hotel

Жыл бұрын

Externally. Add a non-reflective and contrasting backdrop, like poster boards. Add lights you can control the color temp and intensity. Obviously stay away from lights and material the emit or reflect UV. You can see this by simply turning out the lights and look for hotspots.

i have make an excel sheet for the cube calibration

looks like you are measuring the X and Y in wrong direction.

@spelcheker

Жыл бұрын

looks like you need calibrating

@Ecto3DPrinting

Жыл бұрын

hahaha true that. Like I said, I'm not an expert, soo... but my adjustments worked so must've done something right.

But first: calibrate your e steps!!