I don't state this in my video but write down your starting PID settings incase you have to go back for some reason.

Thank you for this, I went through so many videos with annoying lo-fi hiphop, garish scene changes and an overly excited host. This is just perfect and informative

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it. I'm glad it helped.

This is one of the best videos I have seen ever! All of the shots are clear and focused. no hands in the way, no sections that are important are missed when doing fast forwards. You have just saved me several dozen hours to get to where this video starts!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching, I really appreciate it. I'm going to be doing a video on how to fine tune the X, Y, and Z steps too.

My man, this video was a lifesaver! I bought a used Kobra Max and it was printing like junk. Clearly the person I bought it from didn't watch this video! 😂

@TheMakersCave

4 ай бұрын

Glad I could help and thanks for watching :)

This video was amazing. As a non computer guy, the step by step was amazing. Can't thank you enough!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it helped and thanks for watching :)

This video made your channel an easy subscription. Detailed walkthrough step by step without assuming that we knew certain parts of the process. The Kobra Max could be many peoples first 3D printers, or maybe they aren't as tech savvy as the next person when it comes to tweaking software settings. This was explained well enough I could have had my grandmother setup the printer for me! Keep up the great work!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I'm glad it was helpful!

Thank you, You explained this process simply and easy to follow.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

Thanks for this guide. I used it on my new Kobra Max and it's printing well now. I also just followed the instructions for my older Ender 3 Pro after finally switching it to a direct drive extruder and dual Z-axis motors a couple days ago. After adjusting the PID values, I found the E steps for the new extruder were off by 12mm. Fixing that made a huge difference. I've been dabbling with 3d printers for about 8 years but struggled with getting them to perform well for about the first 5. This video was a great help.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to be doing a video where I tune the X, Y, Z steps. I'm eager to see how this affects my prints. BTW, thanks for watching!

I stumbled across this video last week, followed your instructions, and recalibrated both my Kobra Max and Kobra Plus. My prints are SO much better. thanks so much!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching, glad it was helpful. Based on the reception of this video I’m thinking of doing a video on fine tuning the steps for the X,Y,Z so they are calibrated too.

@deangoldberry

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave that's great idea! I'll be watching for that video too 🙂

Just coming back a year later to say this video still helps me to this day with getting around the PID autotune saving issue. Thank you, again.

@TheMakersCave

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, again. I appreciate it and I'm glad it helped.

This is exactly what I needed! Steps were clear, precise, and well explained. Saved my brain from exploding too! Thank you so much again

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped :)

Thanks for the video, i have been 3d printing for almost 4yrs but was always confused about how to calibrate the e steps and PID. Did not know what software to use and how to go about it. Your video made it so easy to follow and i have started calibrating all my printers. Thank you 😊.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you so much for doing this, greatly appreciated by myself and everyone else who has watched this video

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for watching, I appreciate it.

I basically -never- comment on videos, but I had to for this one. Thankyou so much for taking the time to make this, never heard of this from anyone and the steps are so easy to follow.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it. I'll be doing a video soon on X, Y, and Z step tuning.

Amazing Video. Been playing with 3D printer for a few years but never had the know how to calibrate until now with your video. Thank you so much. Now time to do my 4 other printers

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I'll be doing a video soon on calibrating the X, Y, Z steps too.

Wow...thank you so much. I have been searching the internet trying to find training videos on my Kobra 2 Max and most videos assume their viewers came out of the womb knowing everything there is about 3D printing. I definitely did not and was ready to give up on this printer. You have started me in the right direction even though the Kobra 2 Max is a little different than the one in your video, you explained in a way that I could understand. Can't wait to go watch the next one in the series. You've got a new subcriber here. Thanks again. :)

@TheMakersCave

5 ай бұрын

Thank you, I actually have a 2 max sitting in the Cave right now, I’ll be doing an unboxing and review this weekend.

@GDZJEEPTV

5 ай бұрын

@@TheMakersCave Awesome. I will be looking forward to it. 🥰

I just ordered a Kobra max on amazon last night. luckily the offsets look similar to the robotics course I took yrs back and cnc. I'm psyched. My kids and I are gonna have a blast. now I just have to find the 3d software and some quick starter files to load up and show off to my kids lol. Your video was a great jog on the brain. its been 8 yrs and full of cob webs. This I hope inspires my 10 yr old. Thanks again, ill be looking for more videos.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Try Thingiverse for stuff to print. I prefer Cura for slicing and the new Beta version has a profile for the Kobra Max. For designing your own stuff, start with TinkerCad, I design everything in it.

Awesome setup guide! I printed the owl gcode on my Kobra Max right out of the box, and then again after implementing the procedure shown. The out-of-box settings produced good results on the owl print. Much better than I expected. The owl print after making the Pronterface adjustments looks just a bit better. The improvements are most noticeable on top of the "horns". Thanks for the great tutorial. For anybody having the "temperature is too high" error using autotune: make sure the temperatures of the head and print bed are below the test temperatures in Pronterface. You're trying to autotune it using a lower temperature than your current temp. Use Pronterface to turn off those heaters, wait for the temps to drop, then run autotune again.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped.

I got my first FDM printer today (Kobra Max) and as a total newbie this was easy to follow and get done. Luckily I was off by 6mm on the estep also so that took the math out of it! Thank you!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped and thanks for watching!!

@Skidly_Finley5879

Жыл бұрын

lol I'm in the same boat. I just ordered a Kobra max on amazon last night. luckily the offsets look similar to the robotics course I took yrs back and cnc. I'm psyched. My kids and I are gonna have a blast. now I just have to find the 3d software and some quick starter files to load up and show off to my kids lol

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

@@Skidly_Finley5879 ThingiVerse has a lot of ready made stuff. To design you own stuff I suggest starting off with TinkerCAD. For slicing I prefer Cura, the new Beta release has a profile for the Kobra Max

Wonderful video, thank you so much !! You really get deeply into fine settings, I had never seen anyone do this before... Keep up the good work, thank you again !

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I’m thinking of doing a video on fine tuning the steps for the X,Y,Z so they are calibrated too.

@44AudioLab

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave That would be wonderful... 😃

Fan-friggin-tastic. Thank you for putting all of this in simple terms.

@TheMakersCave

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and I’m glad to help.

Great video. Clear and easy instructions. Really appreciate it. Thank you!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Honestly best how to video I’ve seen possibly ever! Thanks

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks for watching. I'll be doing a video soon on how to tune the X, Y, Z steps.

Thanks for the info man! I've been running it for a few months with never doing this and had done it with my other printers. Appreciate the content

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad it could help and thanks for watching!

I’m not even done watching this and I had to stop to comment and just say this is SO helpful. Thank you!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. This week I'll be putting out a video on how to tune the X, Y, and Z steps.

@Jon_Dez

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave Awesome! I’ve been happy with my prints but I can tell that some fine tuning needs to be done and there is always room for improvement.

best video ever!!! well done! can't wait to get my printer. I feel very prepared to start!

@TheMakersCave

10 ай бұрын

Have fun! And thanks for watching.

This was a very helpful and well made video! Thank you so much! I was only off 3mm on esteps, but my PID settings were way off! Hopefully this helps with my stringing and under extrusion issues! Great intro to Pronterface! Going to try calibrating my Sidewinder X2 next!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped. I was amazed how a little tuning made such a difference too!

Thanks so much for your helpful easy to follow video, did a before & after print & the difference was chalk and cheese.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped!!

Oh dude what a fantastic video, I've been lazy and just started using my Kobra max straight out the box, prints have been hit and miss, I'm going straight to try your advice out now on this video and part 3!!! Keep up the good work

@TheMakersCave

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it. I don't state this in my video but write down your start PID settings incase you have to go back for some reason.

Thank you so much for the video! Helped me a ton dialing this huge printer in.

@TheMakersCave

9 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

Best video ever. Thanks so much. Its been hard to get help with these issues with the 3d printers.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching. This week I'll be putting out a video on how to tune the X, Y, and Z steps.

Thank you for this tutorial. This is the easiest instructions for Kobra Max. Awesome content

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I’m glad it was helpful

I have used this 6 times in the last month. Thank you!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped!

thank you for taking your time to do this. you made this really simple to do. thank you

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped.

So easy to watch and follow, well made!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Great video and you've inspired me to go through my max and do this. I haven't had any major issues, but there's always room for improvement. Would love to see some of the prints you've done after calibrating it.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I have part 3 out where I do some prints. Anycubic Kobra Max Review - Test Prints kzread.info/dash/bejne/qaSBz7Zmcq7Jibg.html

@edaltounian7118

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave I saw that after I watched this. Any other prints you have done with it? I honestly think my owl came out better right out of the box. Only I issue I had was that the sliced file had first layer flow at 105% which is why everyone has a hard time getting it off the glass bed. I modified my Cura print profile to fix that issue and I haven't had an issue with the first layer since. I have had a few prints that had some issues with the surface, but typically only on one side in a small area. I'm wondering if that's underextrusion.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I’m going to calibrate my X,Y,Z steps tomorrow

Appreciate the video. I have not done this on the Kobra Max but will this weekend.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and have fun printing!

Great video! Thank you very much for the explanation of the process.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Awesome video! Thank you. Anycubic should ship all their printers with a link to this video

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching, I'm glad it was helpful!

Thanks a lot, I just followed your video to calibrate my new Kobra Max :)

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

Best How to on the net!!! You are outstanding!!!! Thank you!!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!

I should also say, this was one of my first times of running gcode commands right into a device and it opened up that whole aspect to me, so thanks for that also. I had only messed with them barely with the static printer settings. This is all new and great, thaks!!!

@TheMakersCave

10 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

THANK YOU FOR THIS. THIS IS THE SIMPLEST STEP BY STEP VIDEO IVE EVER SEEN! THIS WAS AN EASY LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!!! I HAVE A KOBRA PLUS BUT THIS MADE EVERYTHING SO SIMPLE

@TheMakersCave

11 ай бұрын

I'm glad it helped and thanks for watching.

Thank you for the great instructions. Im officially a subscriber

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub and I'm glad it helped!

frankly, we are having a lot of trouble with this tray and roulette and these two threaded rods, thank you

thank you showing us how step by step..

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Welcome 😊

Thank you! Not surprisingly, my initial e-step setting was 405 and tuned in at 430.36. Rest assured all these Kobra Max are under-extruding……I’ve been so spoiled for years thanks to Prusa😎

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Putting together my first Prusa now, Mini+. Video coming soon. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it.

Excellent. Thank you. This was exactly what I needed.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it and I'm glad it could help

@bmobert

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave Oh! It most definitely does! I know about acurizing a 3d printer but my other printers all have it part of their interfaces. When I didn't find it in the kobra max menus, I was stumped. You've done all the research for me and I can get on with printing. Thank you greatly!

Excellent video thank you; subscribed!

@TheMakersCave

10 ай бұрын

Thank for watching, I really appreciate it.

Great video!! Very helpful

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, glad it was helpful

Fantastic video and explainations

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it, and I hope it helped with your printign.

Thank a lot for the tutorial. I bought a Kobra max few day ago and i directly switch the nozzle for a 0,8mm one. Each time, the last layer of my print was quiet bad.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. If you need any more help let me know, I'll try and help.

Great video!! Super easy to follow!!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@fadysinno264

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave will I need to redo the PID if I change the nozzle to .6mm?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

@@fadysinno264 If it's just the nozzle I don't think so, if it's the complete hot end or heat brake then yes, definitely.

I am using the kobra to print a 3D prosthetic leg with carbon fibre filament and it does job great, I'm even printing the knee and ankle joints too.

@TheMakersCave

Ай бұрын

This sounds like a great use of 3D printing, I love to hear stories like this. It show just how practical 3D printing can be, not just for printing pencil holders.

informative well presented video. Thanks for sharing.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for the video! This will be very helpful when I am setting up my machine. Can I ask why you kept using ABS heating values for the PLA filament?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I should have explained that, I keep getting that question. I just needed the hot end heated up so I could load the filament so I could pass through the 100mm of filament. If I was actually printing an object I would have matched the heating to the fileament

This was very helpful!

@TheMakersCave

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@TheMakersCave

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for posting a clean, focused, and helpful video. Very serious and I feel important question before even sending the first calibration command: what mode/setting should the printer be in to get the best calibration. My thinking would tend to suggest that the printer not be cold so: should calibration be started from Preheat once it reaches temperature, or set the temperatures to the temps used for ones material in the Pronterface Heat and Bed temperature control window then wait for it to hit those set temps, then start a calibration? I have watched the video three times never hearing this mentioned nor seeing any prep setting before starting the calibration (unless I missed it).

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching. The PID autotune command takes care of preheating for both the hot end and the bed so you don't have to do it.

This is CRAZY!!! I printed the same thing about 10 times and was ready to RETURN the printer when i came across your video the difference is NIGHT AND DAY!! Before: M301 P22.20 I1.08 D119.00 M304 P97.10 I1.41 D1675.16 M92 E405.00 After: M301 P29.84 I3.13 D71.08 M303 P155.25 I15.33 D1047.86 M92 E424.52

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful. In the next week I'll have a video on how you can adjust your X, Y, and Z steps so those are spot on.

Easy step by step process. I typed it out along with the cmd structure/order. Got my machine tuned and 'E Steps' dialed in like a glove. Thank you! Edit: I'm seeing EStep reference 120mm as opposed to 100mm, thoughts?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I don't think using 120 or 100 makes a difference. You would have to change the equation though if you did a test extrusion of 120.

Turns out my Kobra Max was also shorting the feed by 6mm and I had no clue, let alone know that I could correct it. Awesome.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thank for watching, I'm glad it was helpful.

Thanks for this!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

This video is absolutely excellent. Thank you SO much for taking the time to make this. Bloody brilliant. One question, I noticed from the top of your mark on the fillament to the tube looked like there was maybe 1 or 0.5mm. Is that okay? Or should we make it so its right upto the tip with 0mm.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

it should be right up to the tip of the tube, but I've found a +/- of 1mm doesn't really make the printing any worse. Just found that getting it that close of adjustment improves the printing. I going to b e doing a video where I fine tune the x,z steps.

Also I think the filament feeder calibration, the marks could be made at the runout sensor, and 100 out from that, also if that is easer to reach.

@TheMakersCave

10 ай бұрын

It doesn't really matter what you use as the demarcation, use whatever is easiest, like you said.

Hey Steve, great vids, especially on these kobra max. If you still have the kobra max, I wonder if you could get the wiring harness diagram for the extruder motor. I manually extended my harness when I converted to direct drive, but I seem to have messed up the wiring. Thanks in advance!

@TheMakersCave

9 ай бұрын

Sorry for the delay in responding as I was doing some research on your question. Sadly, I don't have any schematics or wiring diagrams. the cables on my Max are not labeled either.

Awesome video and I'm trying to follow everything to get mine set up. New to all this so it helps a great deal. One question about setting the e-steps, if you're using pla, why would you do it at 230 c when trying to test for The 100 mm test. Why wouldn't you do it at pla temp around 200 c?

@TheMakersCave

3 ай бұрын

I really didn't care about the temperature since I was printing anything. I just picked a temp a knew the filament would melt at. BTW, Thanks for watching, I appreciate it.

Amazing

Great Video Steve just a quick question for you, does this work with the regular Kobra? Keep up the great work I’ve been printing about a month and really enjoying it. Time now to tune things up. Thanks

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I don't have a regular Kobra but it should work. I'm not sure what the firmware is on that printer so you might have to use the work-a-round I did in the video to save the settings.

Great video

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you for the video it was a big help when i put in M500 to stored. it doesn't say stored or do i turn off the printer and then back on

@TheMakersCave

3 ай бұрын

Yes. Power cycle the printer. If it didn't keep the settings just manually add them without do the autotune first. Also, make sure you copy down the original settings before changing them in case you need to back to factory settings. There is no rest to default feature.

Great video ,very clear and informative . I do have one question. When your doing your E step , your using PLA ,but select ABS on the pad to heat up..I didn't know if that was an error? Didn't matter ? Or intentional? I use PLA ,so wasn't sure what to choose ,seeing what you selected.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I had to preheat the hot end to get the filament loaded, so I just picked any setting on the preheat. The goal was just to get the hot end hot enough so the filament could flow through to do the E stops, if I was actually trying to print something I would have used different settings

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

By the way, thanks for watching I really appreciate it! 😊

Thank you so much!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching.

great video again :) ty

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I hope it helped.

Thank you! Both my Kobra Max's were both 6mm off, the same as yours. I guess it's a factory thing.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I'm getting ready to do a 24 hour print, my longest ever. I have to print the head of the BD-1 life size model of the Star Wars droid I'm building.

Just one more thing, if you want to run the filament in using commands, they are `G92 E0` to zero the feeder position, and `G1 E100` to feed 100mm. Remember to re-run `G92 E0` after each feed. The rest of the temperature settings can be done roughly using the touch screen.

@TheMakersCave

10 ай бұрын

That is a way to do it, but I find many users like a gui to make things easier.

Thank you!!!! I have done your tuning and it works like a charm. I have some quick questions: I have the Kobra Max and it prints PLA perfectly, but I still struggle with PETG, basically the builds warp off the plate. For Petg: Do you use any adhesion or such on the build plate? Plate temp? Head temp? Anything else in particular?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I use PETG exclusively on all my printers since I produce parts that will see some practical use. I don't have a warping issue on my Max and I'm using Overture PETG from Amazon. What brand filament you are using can affect what temps you print at. I have also found that the Max has a tendency to run about 10 to 20 degrees hotter than what you set it at. What are the brand's suggested temp and what brand is it?

@joacbrod

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave I use Anycubic's own, ironically I cannot find their recommended settings. You say that the Max is overheating, also after the PID tuning? What temps do you set for the brand you use?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

@@joacbrod I found this on AC's website. www.anycubic.com/blogs/3d-printing-guides/petg-filament What temp are you currently printing at?

So I am thinking about picking up the Kobra Max locally from facebook for a good price. I was debating on it or a CR-10S Pro V2 or a Ender 3 S1, Not familiar with either but I like the build area of the Kobra Max. If i was to get the Kobra Max would I just follow this video and that would make it fine tuned? This would be my first 3D printer but being a Diesel mechanic and really good with fabrication, 3D printing has caught my interest.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi! First, thanks for watching i really appreciate. 3D printing can become addictive. I started with an Ender 3 Pro and now I have 3 filament printers and one resin. IMHO there are pros and cons on getting a printer this new and big used. Pro, the price. The con, and I consider this a big one, is that you don't have Anycubic's warranty behind you. I have found their warranty process excellent and responsive. My Vyper had a main board problem and they sent one right out. Just follow the video and you should have no problems. If you do just drop me a message. Steve@TheMakersCave.com

Thank you!!!! Perfect!!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS VIDEO WAS GREAT HELP, ooops caps was still on from entering the commands

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I’m glad it helped

Hey mate, love your video, im just about to do myt first test print after doing all the calibration, one thing i have noticed though is that my fan is still set to 255, even if i shutdown pronterface, sohuld i be turning this down somehow i setting it to automatically switch on when it needs to?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! That is the problem I found with printing a small object dead center on the heatbed. The main thermistor is right there and it can give weird results on small objects. I use Cura and in the settings for the print I turn off the fan for the first few millimeters so it has time to build up some layers for before the fan turns on. On small prints I wait until 5mm is built up.

love you steve

@TheMakersCave

9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very nice video. I just subscribed. I purchased this printer 3 days ago and am learning. This video was simple clear and easy to understand. Great job. One question. When you did the E-Step why did you choose Preheat ABS as opposed to Preheat PLA, or does it not make a difference?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

As long as the heat you choose melts the filament you're fine. Getting the heat correct counts when you do your prints. However, when you do the PID autotune you definitely want to pick the heat you'll be printing at the most.

@lanner1361

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave Thank you for the reply. I am totally new and your vidoe is a great help. Could you also advise me on how to change the print speed. When I check the setting on the display the print speed is 100%. I was curious how you would change that to mm/s. I understant that it is set to 180mm/s but how would I know what the mm/s is if I set it to say 80% print speed.

I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for making them for us. I have had my anycubic kobra max for about 5 months now. I’ve done many large prints but I continue to have stringing an other issues. I finally got to,spend time trying to fix the issues by following these instructions. My laptop doesn’t show any device connected. I wish I could show you the cable connection. It doesn’t look like any USB connector I have seen before. I found a cable that had the same connector and a regular USB at the other end. Still nothing. I am new to the 3D hobby and I am so frustrated with it. Would you please let me know what cable I need? Thank you for your help.🙂

@TheMakersCave

2 ай бұрын

First, thanks for watching, I really appreciate. The Kobra Max uses a type B USB connector. They are found on most standard laser & inkjet printers. You would want a Type A to Type B USB printer cable. It sounds like you have the right cable if you can make the physical connection from the printer to the computer. What we need to find out is how the printer is show in Windows Device Manager when you plug into the computer. I would love to give you some help. Email me at Steve@TheMakersCave.com, that is easier than going back and forth here in comments. :)

@TheMakersCave

2 ай бұрын

If you can email me a picture of the USB port on the printer it would probably help. I have a very early model of the Kobra Max. I'm wondering if the they switched a USB Type B 3.0 port. That port looks a little funky. The early Type B's (1.0 & 2.0) look like a square, the Type B 3.0 are more rectangular, Taller than it is wide.

@matthewgrove9704

2 ай бұрын

@@TheMakersCave I sent you the pictures. You will have two from me because the first email didn’t send with the pictures. Thank you for your help with this.

This is great! Also, one thing that wasn’t covered. If you have Cura open, pro terrace will not connect to the printer

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

That is correct, I’ve r received a lot of connection error questions and it always comes back to that. I never thought that people would have both open simultaneously and should have mentioned it.

This video has been beyond helpful. The only thing I would add, is maybe a touch of info on if your machine is over extruding.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'm surprised how many people are contacting me about over extrusion. Did you need help with that formula?

@patharmon9760

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave I figured it out, just took me a bit. Though I just swapped over to a microswiss extruder, I had to dial it back to e100 to finally get it to under extrude a bit. In either case, I couldn't have done it without this video. Thank you for your help.

Awesome video!! Working on our Anycubic Kobra. I was able to knockout your steps with ease except for the AutoLevel (AL). When I try to AL the detector cannot read the bed and it gives an error. So looking up more videos. Side note I cannot move the Z axis outside of hitting home or adjusting z offset.. not sure what’s up with that..

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped and thanks for watching. Very strange on the z axis, what do you mean by "cannot move the Z axis". Do you mean on the control panel where you can move the printhead on all 3 axis?

@roguetrail9495

Жыл бұрын

Correct. I cannot move the Z axis from the touch screen or ponterface.

@roguetrail9495

Жыл бұрын

One other thing.. When I user Ponterface or Cura to move my X and Y axis it makes a grinding sound. But if I use the Anycubic touch screen there are no issues. Is there some setting I need to adjust?

@roguetrail9495

Жыл бұрын

Anycubic support provided me with a new MB firmware that fixed my ABL. Thanks again for the tips. Owl came out close to perfect.

Thanks! yours was under extruding by 6mm, mine was over extruding by 50mm... I never would have figured that out

@TheMakersCave

4 ай бұрын

Glad I could help and thanks for watching!

Thanks for making this video. I never knew that I could fine tune my 3D printer settings like this. I am currently following along with your video and I am fine tuning my Anycubic Kobra, and I'm fine tuning the PID for the nozzle. It has been running for a little over ten minutes now. However, I haven't received the message that the PID autotune has finished. The coordinate numbers on the left hand side have stopped moving, and I don't see the default PID numbers on the right hand side. Would you happen to know if this process takes a while before I will see the PID autotune has finished message, or can I continue and enter the new PID numbers from what it shows and then save them? Thanks!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

If you're using PronterFace you should see a message that says autotune finished. If you don't I would turn the machine off and then on, and try again. If you again don't see that autotune finished message let me know.

@GerardLagana

Жыл бұрын

@@TheMakersCave That worked! Thanks again for the quick reply!

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

@@GerardLagana I'm no 3D Printer Master but I try to help :) If you need anything else let me know.

hello a video to adjust the tray with the wheels for anycubic kobra max would be superb thank you

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea!

I´m having big trouble finding out the adjustements on my kobra max for petg. What filament do you recommend and do you have a certain petg profile you´re maybe willing to share?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi! I use overature PETG from Amazon and I've had good results. I just did my first test prints using that petg on my new Kobra Max and it worked great. That video will be out tomorrow late afternoon. 240 on the nozzle, 80 on the bed, restraction 0.8mm @ 35mm/s, fine quality of .1mm layer. I did a calibration cube @ 20mm with it and it came out perfect with all sides @ 19.8mm. amzn.to/3Qa6tX4

Hey mate great video. I have the kobra and I'm still having issues saving the new values to the printer. Each time i disconnect from pronterface, reconnect, and use the m503 command the printer has reset to its defaults. Got anything that might work? Edit: Solved! Reformatting my SD card seemed to do the trick

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

The weirdest things always seem to work :). Also, thanks for watching.

Thanks

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

I hoped it helped.

"Could not connect to COMxx at baudrate 115200: Serial error could not open port 'COMxx': PermissionError(13, 'Access is denied.', None, 5)" If anyone is having this problem, it's because there are other applications using the COM port. In my case i had to close Cura and my printer went online. Great tutorial, thanks :)

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

And that is what I was going to reply :) I get this question quite a lot. If another program, especially Cura, is open, it locks up the COM port so other programs, like PronterFace can't grab the port and you get that error.

For the hot end PID tuning, if you tune it to temperatures for PETG, would you experience problems when printing with PLA? Since typically PLA would be printed at a lower temperature, would the tuning have to be done again?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

It should even out the algorithims for all temps, but it does tune just right for the temp you did it at, I would do a test print to see. But here's a neat trick, do a PID for each temp you'll be printing at. Write those numbers down. In almost every slicing program there's a section where you can put in custom gcode commands at the beginning and end of a print. In the start section of the custom gcode put the M301 and M304 commands to set the PID, but DO NOT put the M500 to save. This way the printer will use the PID numbers you want for what ever filament you want to use for that file.

Thank you for this very detailed and informative video.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

Hey I was just watching a video on how to PID tune my Vyper and after rewatching it I noticed he put U1 command at the end, where here you didnt. He said the that U1 parts lets the M500 command save it otherwise you'd have to do it manually he said. Sounds like the issue here, but then agian theyre differnet printers.

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Yep, different printers, on my Vyper I can have the settings automatically save after the PID command. The firmware is different on the Kobra Max.

quick question so when you were changing the bed heat to S80 for Petg because that's what you use often.... would I change mine to S60 for PLA

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

You are correct. You should fine tune the machine with the settings you use most often. I did at 80 degrees because that works best for the PETG I exclusively.

I've recently started using my Kobra Max, and six prints in I have broken a belt on the y axis. I was very cautious not to over tighten it but I may have anyway. I have yet to see where to purchase or how to replace these belt anywhere. Maybe you can help direct me? Thanks, Mike

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching. You can call anycubic and order a belt but if you want a quicker solution you can get a generic length of belt Amazon, you'll also need to buy some clips/clamps to join the ends. Here's a couple of links. The belt: amzn.to/3LsF5Ch The clamps: amzn.to/3DliJ3q

Thank you! i've made all the steps but when i do the PID Autotune, it fails because of the "temperature is too high" issue, any idea of what can i do to solve it?

@TheMakersCave

Жыл бұрын

Which autotune is giving you the message, the nozzle or the bed?

Hello, thank you for the video. I just received a kobra max a couple days ago and downloaded pronterface per your instructions but am un able to get the printer to connect. Any help would be greatly appreciated 🙏

@TheMakersCave

10 ай бұрын

Make sure nothing else is running that would tie the printers USB port up, like a slicer program, etc. Only one piece of software that connects to the printer at a time. The next thing to try is to go into the Device Manager and see if the printer shows up under USB ports. Try taking out the USB cable and putting it back in while watching the device manager, you should see it disappear when removed and appear when plugged back in. If it is showing under the Device Manager is there an "Exclamation" mark "Error Triangle" next to it. If yes, then the driver is not loading correctly. If all those thinks check out OK then let me know and we'll try some different things.

@brandydavis1000

10 ай бұрын

@TheMakersCave Thank you sir, I was able to get it to run lastnight by reloading the driver firmware and having the printer turned on before plugging into it. I was able to run all the steps on both my Max and the Vyper with no issues. Thank you for making a understandable video for all us new users to be able to tune these machines up. Well done sir!