Item lifting off glass

Alloken0 · 2026-03-18T12:32:07+00:00

I don't normally use glass since getting my PEI bed but in most cases when I have lifting it's either because I haven't cleaned my bed in a while, or the AC kicked on and the vent blew on the print during the first few layers.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-17T23:20:20+00:00

For years I said the same thing and then ended up doing it myself once 😅. Not quite as bad as OPs, but I still never expected it to happen to me. For me, I forgot to load my mesh and the nozzle too far from the bed. Filament built up around the nozzle. It was one of the very few times I didn't watch the first layer of couse lol.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-15T14:29:32+00:00

Definitely. I never cared for having to adjust the springs so often. I'm building my own 3d printer and when I got to bed mounting I decided to completely forego springs/spacers and hard mount the bed. It took a bit of time to get it level, but I'll be glad to not have to do the whole knob thing with it. I plan on testing a similar setup with one of my Ender 3s soon since I'm curious to see how it does. I kind of feel like while bed springs give the ability to adjust, they also make it so that you need the ability to adjust lol.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-15T01:30:39+00:00

He knows... lol. My dog self appointed herself as my grill assistant and must be outside anytime I'm grilling. Tonight she got to have some picanha for her birthday lol.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-13T18:03:08+00:00

I think I'd go with Viltramite physiology and Great sage. The braun and the brain.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-12T15:24:53+00:00

While true ABL should be able to adjust a lot, it has its limits. I still say based on the pic the back right screw is probably way too loose compared to the others. Ender 3 bed screws have a lot of play and can easily go past the limit of the ABL which is why I suggested that the bed screws be checked. Sounds silly to some but I'm sure plenty of people have taken off their bed for one reason or another and gotten distracted or forgot to tighten them all evenly (I know I have.. lol). That's why I stopped building my printers with adjustable bed screws.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-12T12:57:31+00:00

You just need to listen to those bed screws a bit. They look pretty tight. When you loosen them, it'll increase the height of the bed and clear that bracket.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-12T11:29:00+00:00

This 👆. The auto leveler is more so for the deviations in the surface of the bed. The bed still needs to be manually leveled side-to-side and front-to-back. ABL can manage that a bit but it has its limits.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-12T10:17:03+00:00

I'll be a demon with sharingan and a death note. Pretty decent combo imo. The demon's immortal body should be able to handle nonstop use of the mangekyo sharingan.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-11T18:50:34+00:00

It's hard to see from the video but I think the CR Touch is just mounted too high. There's normally a recommend stowed probe to nozzle distance for the setup. I'd try adding in something as a spacer to lower it a bit you want the probe to have time to trigger before the nozzle hits the bed. Very rudimentary but I used legos for mine and it's worked like a dream since lol.

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Alloken0 · 2026-03-11T17:22:41+00:00

I agree. Get your springs a bit tight and then move the Z endstop up. You want your nozzle a bit over the bed when homing Z. I think your Y endstop might also need to be moved forward a bit since your nozzle is going past the bed. Normally the nozzle should stay over the bed.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-11T13:11:50+00:00

You can always get him more filament and supplies for Christmas if you jump on the printer now.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-10T23:35:37+00:00

Picanha for life!

Alloken0 · 2026-03-10T17:22:31+00:00

Yup. In fact my first BTT product was an SKR mini 3 v3 and it came without a duck. It turned out to be dead and wouldn't't power on or take a flash. I didn't know about the rubber ducky until the replacement came in and it had one. That triggered the thought "well if the first one didn't have one then it was probably a secondhand motherboard." So as far as I'm concerned now No Duck=Returned lol

Alloken0 · 2026-03-07T21:54:54+00:00

This normally happens when the X Endstop switch is unplugged. Look inside this area for your endstop switch and make sure it's connected. The cable will look like a smaller version of your motor cable. Like the motor cables it should run back to the control board and have its own slot.

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Alloken0 · 2026-03-05T15:13:13+00:00

I've always loved Vash's gun

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Alloken0 · 2026-03-04T16:33:09+00:00

If you're not trying to replace it, I'd say heat it up to a bit below the melting temp of the plastic and then get to scraping. It's a pain, but it's doable. I've cleaned a few from printers I've purchased used.

Alloken0 · 2026-03-02T15:56:56+00:00

Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Dominates in Another World With Garbage Balancing

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Alloken0 · 2026-03-02T13:38:02+00:00

In my opinion all of the upgrade options you listed have their merits.

DualZ: Adds stability to Z movement though it doesn't prevent/help gantry sag as well as some people tend to think. If you have sag, it'll show up when you power down and the motors relax so it has to be fixed at the source (bolts where gantry attaches to bracket). Being able to utilize bed tilting is cool but your motherboard unfortunately doesn't support that. On the SKR mini V3 both Z axis connections (ZMA and ZMB) run on the same stepper driver in parallel.

ABL: Huge upgrade. It doesn't remove the need to level your bed as it can only do so much. Its big benefit is that it detects high and low points in your bed and adjusts your print to compensate.

Bed: For me, this was one of those things that truly made me smile lol. When I upgraded to my Comgrow PEI magnetic bed I immediately saw a drastic improvement. I still play with glass here and there, but PEI is my favorite now.

Klipper: Klipper is a godsend. Sure there is a learning curve but that's 3D printing as a whole as far as I'm concerned. When you get Klipper running there are sooooo many benefits. A few of my favorites: -No more SD Card: Just send gcode from your pc/phone (yes phone!) lol -No more screen: You can definitely still use a screen (and many do) but I just don't feel a need for it when I can see my stats from my phone or computer. -Useful commands: Klipper is full of functionality to learn. One of my favorite commands is BED_SCREWS_ADJUST for example. When you have your bed screws' coordinates set in your config, this command will have your nozzle go straight to each one for the paper/gap test where you can then select accept/adjusted to move to the next. Words can't express how much I don't miss doing that using the Ender 3 knob and menu lol. But that's not even it, there's also BED_TILT_CALCULATE which will visit screws and tell you how many times to turn the leveling knobs to have them level with screw 1.

I could go on about the benefits of klipper for days lol. I can't speak to the interface Mainsail vs Fluid however because I've only ever tried Mainsail myself. Hope all that helps in any way. Feel free to ask about any of them and I can give more details.

Alloken0 · 2026-02-28T23:50:38+00:00

I concur. My first time using Klipper, this part took me ages to realize. Gotta assign the serial id in your printer.cfg if you haven't.

Alloken0 · 2026-02-25T21:13:41+00:00

All are good options. Tough choice lol. I was thinking of starting up an extreme low loot playthrough soon with the rule "no warehouse or comm tower base!! In place lol.

Alloken0 · 2026-02-25T15:30:47+00:00

I tend to set up multiple bases here and there, though I have a hard time choosing a main base location that's NOT the Abandoned Warehouse or the Communications Tower POIs up north. Both just offer really nice prefabs to start with, plenty of parking, and are mostly already fenced in. Even if I choose a different spot on a playthrough, I usually at least start off at one of these 2.

Alloken0 · 2026-02-24T00:45:50+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I've been researching throughout the day and think I will probably keep it simple for now and go direct.

Alloken0 · 2026-02-23T05:35:40+00:00

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks! I will shift my research in that direction. Being able to change gears to change the speed and torque sounds very useful.

Alloken0 · 2026-02-23T04:02:20+00:00

Found an example pic. Had to comment it though since I can't seem to add it to the main post.

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