"Takes 5 minutes tops" Me on day 6 still trying to get my bed leveled. . :')

@proxerqo

3 жыл бұрын

Same here, I've spent quite a lot of time manually levelling the bed, even with BLTouch, there are always couple rebel circles when I run bed leveling print.. frustrating

@noway8233

3 жыл бұрын

Take a look to the excentric nuts on the botom of the bed, if yuo adjust , yuo change a little the geometry of the bed, resulting in a warpped or semi warped bed

@noway8233

3 жыл бұрын

What i do is use 2 pice of paper (not one), because i use 0.2 mm layer high, the point is use something similar to yuor layer high, for example, if yuo use 0.1 mm layer high, use just 1 paper(0.1mm paper)

@alexkurebis3907

3 жыл бұрын

@@noway8233 testing this now! .. will give updates.. i heard business cards are good also?

@noway8233

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexkurebis3907 i use a tipical pice of paper for printer, they mesere 0.1 mm aprox (yuo can check with a caliper), but for 0.2 layer high,i use 2 papers togerher, so the nozzle can touch them..when yuo fell some resistance, thats ok, the go to the other corner, always move a little cause when yuo change one corner, afect the others, so i do this a cople of time until they are more less the same(yuo can check the center too,and see how warped/flat is, an remenber, the eccentric can chage the geometry of the bed, good luck)

Something to keep in mind to make things go a little faster. Try to position the nozzle directly above the screw that you're turning. This will eliminate any of the extra rise or fall you get from being off from the pivot point. If you manage to be directly above the screw/pivot point, you will also eliminate the effects the screw adjustment will have on the other three corners.

@3DJapan

3 жыл бұрын

That's what he said in the video.

@robertjennings5558

2 жыл бұрын

Great advice. Thanks

@zodiaction8419

Жыл бұрын

Sounds genius, but still to be tested, will give my Feedback on this later, thanks

@dcabrames

Жыл бұрын

I started this and on my first pass around discovered the right rear corner was almost 5mm higher than any other corner. After a lot of troubleshooting I discovered the x-axis support was not square with the bed or z-axis supports. turns out one of the rollers was bent. once I fixed that looks like the bed leveling was working

dude i love you, thank you. this shits easy with practice but beginners like me need these dumbed down "5 minute" versions. you make everything much more understandable for someone who has no knowledge and bought a 3d printer for fun :)

great information, I've been printing for two years and still reference this video every time I change my nozzle.

Very handy! This isn't my first FDM printer but my previous one had auto-leveling so I never had to worry about doing it manually.

This is honestly my new favorite leveling guide.

Thanks so much. I've upgraded the springs using your video and after that my normal routine of leveling wasn't working out so I watched this video and it's perfect now.

Followed your method a couple of times now exactly and its worked both times thank you.

Best bed leveling video. I'm a newbie and your video made it super clear. Thanks!

I dont know why. I looked at many videos on leveling but i could not get it to work. Then I watched this video and I had it perfect after 30 min. Thank you!

BRUH!!! THANK YOU!!!! This is the best single advice ever for a brand new beginner!!!!

Great video, re-set up my printer following this and now its printing perfect again, no more bed peeling !!

Absolutely fantastic bed leveling tutorial!! It's perfect for beginners like me. You don't talk down to us but you don't talk over our heads either. Thanks for taking the time to make this for all of us noobs!!

@robertjennings5558

2 жыл бұрын

I agree Dustin.

@spartankongcountry6799

Жыл бұрын

Dustin I agree.

I hadn't leveled my bed in a year (hadn't printed anything) and completely forgot how to do it, I got my bed leveled in less than 6 minutes (always was 10+ for me, as i want it perfect). Love the video!

thank you so much, this was one of the best tutorials i could find, keep up the good work!

I had been having issues getting a good level but your video helped. Now my prints are coming out a lot cleaner. Thanks

Thank you for this video I’ve tried so many times to level my bed and this video got me there.

Hey thank you for this tutorial. Very much appreciated and very much needed.

The only tutorial that worked from the first time. Big thanks 🎉

OMG, thanks so much! I think my Z stepper thing on the side had come loose! I loosened one bolt and the whole thing fell off. I had been leveling and re-leveling but my prints were coming out in dots and splotches. Thank you for the easy step-by-step, very well done! :) Looks like it's working great again!

This tutorial is simply awesome, thanks a lot!!!

Pointed this out only couple weeks ago as not 1 video showed you need to load up the bed adjuster springs to begin with and next is to take the bed amd nozzle up to operating temps as heat makes them expand so then they are different measurements again , so firm up bed springs then heat then level , FIRM HEAT LEVEL jobs done 👍😊

Thanks for the video. Got the printer leveled on my first attempt post you video. (failed twice before trying to do it by myself without guidance)

Thank you, this was very helpful when I installed my magnetic build serface. 1st print seems to going very well.

at the end you talk about baby stepping to get that perfect first layer, but i wish you described what to look for and how to tell if you need to go up or down as it's starting. it's cool to know we CAN do minute adjustments, but we need to know what to look for to make a decision.

@lio1234234

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine a cross section where the filament in a line is a slightly squished oval. That's what you are aiming for. If you look at the underside of your parts as you print more and more objects, you can keep dialling it in to get a nicer lower surface finish

great levelling video, worked perfect. thanks a lot🤘

Very useful thank you it worked for my adjustment that was the issue I was having.

Thanks You Sir you are a life saver ive been up 6 hours until i saw you video it level perfectly thanks you so much

Thanks for this video, man. Took me probably way too long but I was able to level my bed.

Thanks for making videos man.

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Thank you, you have helped me so much!!!

Thankyou so much for this tutorial, i copied it step by step and was done in 4 mins tops.

Thank you so much! I didn’t know I had to adjust the z axis stop

Just perfect thanks a lot for your time and well explaining lesson, Thanks a million !!!

Oh my god thank you so much my friend and I were going nuts trying to level it LOL you are a literal lifesaver

After a ton of video on how to level my 3d bed................your the BEST, Thanks

@TheEdgeofTech

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I'm glad it helped and I hope your printing good now!

Cheers for that - helped a lot get over the teething problems.

Thanks so much adjust the z stop for me helped a ton!!!

One of the best levelling tip

Finally someone is showing how to do it . thank you

makes me really appreciate my Sidewinder x1, thou i just purchased a ender 3 v2 for an additional printer

I often come back to this video asnits very helpful. Never, ever has it taken me five minutes. I mean, it's still a great video, I may just be an idiot!

Excellent video bud. Been having problems with my z homing at different levels. I will give this approach a try before I by a BLtouch

Having huge issues now with my ender 3 v2 Bed Leveling, I get all 4 corners perfect (with bed heated and also without makes no difference) Middle always too high and doesn't stick at all, using Z-offset at -0.07 I get perfect first layer but every layer after gets closer and closer to the print and I have to set the Z-Offset to +0.15 then its perfect what am I doing wrong or is there a way to set this in Prusaslicer so its automatic

I read that disabling stepper motors can result in slight changes to the nozzle's z position when moving the head around the surface. That's why I use the move option and use the screen to move the nozzle.

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

This can happen, and a lot of firmware is now including the Leveling option to move the hotend to the specific points on the build plate for you! Thanks for watching!

@dylaniceman7354

Жыл бұрын

This happened to me. Somehow when I disable the stepper, the z-axis motor turns a little bit and that really ruins my leveling. I use different method by the way. Once I do autohome the nozzle, I move z axis by 0.2 or 0.4, then instead of paper I use feeler gauge with the corresponding thickness between the bed and the nozzle.

Thanks so much for you time and efart into this video that helped me so much

I was ready to trash my ender. Works like a charm now. Thx a lot!

I'm really new to 3d printing but my best tip is level right above the 4 screws first. (like in the video) The skirt print helps as well. If it's thin the bed is too high, if it isn't squished but round, the bed is too low

What plate is that? Can you link it please

V helpful. Still not sure about adjusting z axis as you print!

There’s some cura prints you can get that’ll automatically position the nozzle over the four corners for leveling. POG

@youraveragemetalhead226

2 жыл бұрын

or use jyer's firmware

@williamdgmartin

2 жыл бұрын

@@youraveragemetalhead226 whats that?

I was trying to do this again but my end stop was already all the way down as far as it could go. Things got confusing from there.

Thanks so much! This helped!

Great Tips, Thanks!

Thank you so much.

great vid! keep it up

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I like your channel, and your voice

Forgot to thank you for your video, very helpful.....

Thankyou for making this helpful video, liked & Subscribed, Thankyou, Kenneth

Is there a way to zero-out the z axis adjustment, so I don't have to end up adjusting the z axis in tune for every print ?

Thanks so much I am New to 3D printing and i was having trouble levelling the bed on my ender 3 and after watch I was off printing again..

Finally, I leveled it while it was printing. Back was okay but front left just didn't want to play nice.

I purchased an Ender 3 as my first printer. Never again will buy a printer that is not self leveling. I used a Bambu P1P self levelling printer last weekend and it was a dream. Fast setup with zero calibration. Yeah, more money but well worth it.

Thanks again.

this helped me - thank you 🤖🤘 lefty uppy (loose) - righty downy (tight)

Regarding the z-offset how much should I keep it at? Also should I activate it only for the first layer?

So does all the wheels underneath have to be tight till you can turn them no more right

A weird thing that i had as in issue today was that i leveled my bed. But when it started printing. It was extrusing pla amount 1cm higher than what i set it to when leveling. any idea why?

Thanks. I was able to get it level. I was going insane. Had the z stop messed up

OK I got a question- is it just me or does the nozzle feel like it's vibrating when moving the paper back and forth? I have the bed set to 60 degrees and Hotend set to 200 degrees while tramming, and steppers off but definitely feel a vibration either in the nozzle/ Hotend, or at least the paper for some reason. Makes it hard to get "that feel. "

Thanks...Very helpful video... what's the bed you are using on this printer?

@woodwaker1

3 жыл бұрын

It's a TH3D bed of some kind

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Like David said, it's the TH3D EZFlez 2 bed. I think I did a video on it in the Ender 3 V2 playlist. There are links there!

If you disable steppers, your z-axis will be free to drop down. Its better to leave it enabled and move XY with menu. And always move your nozzle right above springs, so you dont need to relevel 5 times.

@InZayne

2 жыл бұрын

it isnt going to drop because the z-axis rod is threaded if you dont disable the steppers you are going to be putting wear on them and eventually burn them up

@sviccc

2 жыл бұрын

@@InZayne Thats not true. Do you think that z-axis stepper is disabled while you are printing? Its enabled whole time during print. And try to move the axis down with stepper disabled and you will be surprised how easy it is.

@Mkayy9

2 жыл бұрын

@@sviccc your z axis will not be able to drop down, because it is at lowest point possible due to the Z stop. Disabling makes bed levelling so much easier and faster, at least in my experience.

@sviccc

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mkayy9 i have bed leveled in one minute. When you drop your axis on endstop, you are actually beyond its switch point. And also putting stress on it...

@Mkayy9

2 жыл бұрын

@@sviccc autohome makes it touch the stopper. 1 minute with menu option? 😁 thats a lie, sorry. Or your bed has to be leveled at the beginning. If the bed is unlevelled you are risking to damage nozzel when setting it to move to other corner, because it would not stop when it starts touching the bed.

my ender 3 v2 does something like z banding but very random, i check everything is square and x axis is on level, 90 deg plate is exactly 90deg, hotend is nice and clean, capricorn tube sits nice, no wobble in Y no Woble in X all medium tight, slicer settings seems not causing it, after upgrade to bondtech extruder same happen, after 2 spool of prusament using for calibration cube and benchy im done with this printer

Is there a reason that you swapped out the glass bed on your Ender 3 v2?

Good job. Since all I have are Ender 5's I had no idea how to level an Ender 3.

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha It just about the same but not! Lol

Great video. Now I need to buy a desk to put my printer on, and a laptop to model a slice . Thanks.

I have never touched the Z Offset control on my 3V2 and I always get good first layers, lucky I suppose :)

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

Is it normal for the rear left knob (the one closest to the heat connection to not have a spring in it? I noticed that there was only three springs on my bed when I assembled it. The rear left corner knob didn't have a spring on it.

Personally I don't like to disable steppers and move it by hand. I find that it adds the issue of slightly misalignment things with the force. I just use the move function and move the extruder like that. I'll go directly over each spring about 3 or 4 times around checking the center at the end

I’ve been through the process with good success and great prints. I recently had a print fail, however, and when I tried to level the bed again, it doesn’t want to go level for me. Specifically, i get though the process, everything feels great, I auto home, and the nozzle hits the bed every time. What is the best way to trouble shoot this process?

Wait, so what do you do once you find the Z-offset that you want? Is this value saved to the printer when you set it?

@Viceroy11011

3 жыл бұрын

3:12 There a manual Z stop switch.

Hello, just bought a ender 3 v2 (kinda late now ,I know) but when I lower the bed all the way it hits the y axis motor at the back. This means I can't follow the steps in the video, do you have any ideas what may be wrong? Or is this normal, its my first ender hahaha. thanks for your other videos about the ender 3 v2 theyre great!

@3:00 that's my AHA! moment! I kept trying to "auto home" and the directions said to make the extruder tip 0.8mm from the bed but mine kept hitting the z axis limit switch and stopping like 10mm away from the bed! I never thought to just manually screw it down using the z motor haha THANKS!!!! *HOWEVER!!! my z stop switch plate has a tab that keeps it from being mounted any lower, so I can't really "cheat" like this?? Should I remove the tab with a dremel?? Any help for this n0oB is highly appreciated!!! (And yes I have adjusted the bed up until it runs out of threads, still too far away!!!)

Jim, I installed a EZABL sensor on my Ender 3 V2, and have been experiencing frequent need to 'babyset' the z offset. I know you've done a video on the installation of this same Auto leveling technology. I followed the setup as specified in documents and an youtube video, including calibrating the sensor. I was wondering how your experience has been with the EZABL Sensor. Are you finding that the z offset has to be adjusted frequently? Thanks DT

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Good question! I normally don't need to mess with it to much after doing it the first time. Are you saving the config on the printer after you dial in the baby steps? By that I mean going to control and clicking the save option. That should save the config and you shouldn't have to mess with it unless you move the printer or are still using springs that can move. I like using the solid bed mounts as them don't move and that's a variable that I don't have to worry about.

@NSSd80mac

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheEdgeofTech Yes, I still have my upgraded "yellow" springs on the bed as insurance policy for me so if my print head come crashing down on it I'll at least some some accident forgiveness.. perhaps this is why I am experiencing my issues with leveling. I believe EZABL includes a STL file that has the solid bed mounts. I'll get to those today and give it another try. Another thing, I noticed that you are using a Magnetic printing surface from TH3D, how do you like it? I still have my original Ender Glass on my setup and I am seriously thinking about making the switch. DT

I’m a little confused, at 1:09 are you turning them all the way counter clock wise ? Wouldn’t that be extremely loose to the point where the knob falls off ?

Well explained and easy to follow. Thanks!

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! And thank you for watching!

Jim, If you were going to buy a 300x300 printer without any budget constraint which model would you buy?

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Man that's a great question! Shoot me a chat or email and I'll think about it in the meantime! Thanks for watching!

Hi what do I do if the bed is to high and the z is at the lowest point please help My fist printer is working well following your instructions, but I have the above issue with nr 2. I have Ender 3 vs 2 printers

My ender 3v2 right out of the box was an absolute beast. Easily my best prints to date. I then went and upgraded my springs, Bowden tube, couplers and added a BLTouch and I can't get the bed to level worth a damn. Ive tried different methods and firmwares and even if I get the first layer to go down OK, it ends up dying about halfway through. So unbelievably frustrating.

@ImranKhan-lx3fi

2 жыл бұрын

same for me

@EmoKillsBest

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImranKhan-lx3fi check your extruder for cracks. Mine ended up broke, which was the reason for my poor prints. I upgraded to a metal extruder and have had no problems since.

Do you have any advice for if the nozzle keeps going too low on the print? I have the bed leveled but after a few layers the nozzle will be too low and I have to manually adjust the bed so it doesn't make scratches. I could level farther away from the bed but then it won't adhere properly.

@MrDuranis

3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried upgrading the bes springs. Also is the printer on a good solid surface so its not vibrating and moving about? Could be that the vibrations are making the bed move a bit.

when i do this, there is still 5mm between the head and table with zreed switch as low as it can go, i need to wind the springs almost to point of no load before it can be levelled. Any ideas?

Hi, when you say paper dragging in-between the nozzle and build plate is it like a scratching feeling? or is that too much?

@TheEdgeofTech

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, exactly! But not tight enough where you can't push it back in with one hand. So you should be able to slide it both ways back and forth without the paper wrinkling. If the paper wrinkles it's too tight. But it will feel like a light scratching between the nozzle and the paper.

If the extruder goes off the bed what do you suggest?

Liked and subbed.

Hi, I just wanted to say thank you so much for making this as I got a ender 3 v2 this Christmas but after I assembled it the bed wouldn’t level as the top of the printer would touch the bedding hand when I pull the bedding it would scrape. I think I found the problem as this video has helped so I thing the problem was that the x axis went down to low and as you showed that we could move up the stopper this is probably going to make the printer able to move around the bed comfortably, thank you for making this.

@TheEdgeofTech

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it could help! I hope You love your printer! Thank you for watching!

@drazo691

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEdgeofTechNo problem thank you !

@drazo691

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEdgeofTech happy new year man, have the best year!

@TheEdgeofTech

2 жыл бұрын

@@drazo691 You too! Happy New year!

@drazo691

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEdgeofTech sorry to bother but I have a bit of a problem. When I start a print it always messed up by the print not staying on the bed when the printer moves. It’s starts the print and then when it moves the print moves with it and it’s not sticking to the mat properly, if you have any idea what’s causing this please tell me as I’m trying to print some stuff for my brothers birthday which is in 2 days.

But how can z-offset be negative?! As you have fixed the switch for for stopping the z-axis motor by 0?

Is it important to level with the device up to temperature?

Would you be able to do a video on the BLTouch for the E3v2. Start to finish. Install, Calibration, First Print for some one who is new to all this. I've watched a bunch of BLTouch videos but it seems like things get skipped over in the videos that I've seen. I think a lot of this is due to the person who is making the videos already having it setup, level and ready to print. They are always like, "mine is already set but you just do this" but don't really show you. Thank you!

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Great Idea!

@Culky

3 жыл бұрын

I put one on my V2 recently and, yeah, between guides with people running 3rd party firmware, using random brackets and other mods, or skipping over vital steps like setting the z-offset, it can be a bit of a minefield. A straightforward, start to finish guide on stock hardware would be very valuable.

Well done thanks

@TheEdgeofTech

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@CAPTKMK2

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheEdgeofTech No problem, this caught my eye after installing EZABL I saw your vid with Tim from TH3D it help out ALOT. Do you have one that shows how to home at max instead of min using marlin at the front left my X hits the frame I made some adjustments in the FW with no luck so.. I thinking about using the 210,210 for home.

Thanks for a very clear and well described video, having spent over 6 hours now with no luck I am going to follow your video by the second. Im not new to 3d printers in fact this is my 5th but this one is a headache. As a point when I disable the steppers the head moves fractionally which I am unsure if this is right ??? Anyway will try tomorrow fingers crossed ;-)

@DarkMatterX1

2 жыл бұрын

That's just the wound tension in the rod being exerted by the motors being released. It's nothing to fret about.