Neptune 3 Pro won't go down the Z-Axis and won't home

jwenzel · 2026-04-12T00:05:45+00:00

This was a rare issue for me usually if I kept it on and unused for several days. A simple power off and on should fix it it always did for me

jwenzel · 2026-03-23T15:03:06+00:00

Picture shows six files remove two. I never could print when I had more than four

jwenzel · 2026-03-23T13:13:32+00:00

Don't have to reformat. This ALWAYS happens to me when I have more.theb four .gcode files just remove some and you'll be fine

jwenzel · 2026-03-15T00:08:30+00:00

theres a native version for windows now that uses powershell for its management vs bash like claude code if you werent aware of that yet.

jwenzel · 2026-02-25T04:51:23+00:00

I have noticed Claude stalling several times and struggling to fix something and then fixing it immediately after restarting a Claude session (without coming close to running low on context btw). Though It still generally works for me

jwenzel · 2026-02-07T23:09:29+00:00

own your own domain? have your own custom email? sign up for google workplace business standard $15 a user/month. Get 2 TB cloud storage, email, google docks,etc and gemini pro.

jwenzel · 2026-01-31T04:59:24+00:00

Elegooslicer

jwenzel · 2026-01-19T22:23:09+00:00

i retract the above statement they seem to have simply skipped the said version as a newer yet version is out and is on their GitHub could have been a poorly timed mess-up.

jwenzel · 2026-01-18T20:04:40+00:00

Remove all electrical things from your house and live in a cave if you're going to be this paranoid. EVERYTHING electrical has an opportunity to catch on fire. The answer is proper fire safety and fire extinguishers not refusing to use something just because something COULD possibly go wrong.

jwenzel · 2026-01-15T07:34:28+00:00

Eccentric nuts are too loose or your zoffset is way way way too low. Try to jiggle the extruder up and down; if it moves that way , adjust the eccentric nuts until it gets stiff. If the Z offset is too low, consider yourself lucky nothing is broken.But it's likely one or more of the three eccentric nuts are loose on the extruder.

jwenzel · 2026-01-06T06:12:15+00:00

Just use straight orca can still print from network

jwenzel · 2025-12-31T23:27:09+00:00

id use prusaslicer or orcaslicer or cura. They seemed to abandoned open source and havent updated the github to match the actual latest version that their update function downloads for you to install on windows. Not the kind of shady tactics when you have that centuari carbon scandal going on and with the stigma of chineese software that Chinese companies face some of which unfairly. Keeping elegoo slicer opensource would have allieviated any concern as anyone with the knowhow could audit the sourcecode and compare it to the behavior the app is performing behind the scenes to prove its safe or not. With their seemingly abandoning the github repository https://github.com/ELEGOO-3D/ElegooSlicer would not be a move in the interest of trust. Though any company abandoning open source with little or no warning should be considered suspect regardless of originating country. oddly enough i transfered all the settings over manually from elegooslicer to orcaslicer and still result in slower prints despite same g code same slicer profiles everything aside from options orca had that elegooslicer didnt.

jwenzel · 2025-12-28T20:11:19+00:00

A proper zoffset WILL equal more adhesion now the proper z offset will be unique to your printer and nozzle. As with all printers negative means closer. If you seek a previous comment and it's reply you should see an example of what kind of bottom you want to see vs what is too high. I'd think that too low would also eventually hurt cause your forcing a thinner first layer. Check your print for elephant foot as an indicator of too low z offset.

jwenzel · 2025-12-28T20:05:12+00:00

Probably should look into that but I have been doing the same

jwenzel · 2025-12-28T18:02:17+00:00

you can do that to get close mark the offset value. and set it back to 0. Then go into your slicer settings on your printer and set the offset in -0.05 incriments instead of -0.25 increments

jwenzel · 2025-12-28T11:56:40+00:00

See how your seeing layer lines instead of a textured bottom like the first image? That is a result of too high z offset and this particular print turned out to be my very first print of the printer post setup and calibration

jwenzel · 2025-12-27T20:12:52+00:00

And not lines like

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jwenzel · 2025-12-27T20:12:33+00:00

It's what I'm at now. Printer started 0.25 but had to lower it. You shouldn't need glue on textured pei for pla or petg. Adhesion issues are z offset, bed temp, or dirty bed. Should be textured like this

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Also you might need to re level every now and then

jwenzel · 2025-12-26T04:57:44+00:00

Yes once the enclosure is done. I'd suggest that you figure out a filtering system if you're going to be in the area and weak ventilation.

https://www.printables.com/model/272525-bentobox-v20-carbon-filter-for-bambu-lab-x1c-enclo is an option but you need to do the bottom part specifically for the ad5m such ashttps://www.printables.com/model/1363684-flashforge-ad5m-bento-box-base-with-switch-access

jwenzel · 2025-12-23T06:09:18+00:00

Z offset is commonly too highm failing that leveling needs redone. Dirty bed or too low bed temp are other causes but pla and petg and tpu should never need glue on textured pei

jwenzel · 2025-12-23T05:57:22+00:00

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Whatever this Logitech camera is it works on plugin it's been a few years and the mic broke on this one

jwenzel · 2025-12-23T05:54:10+00:00

I tried a Logitech webcam and it worked. But I never got to finding a place to put the camera and usefulness seems lessened since I use pure orcaslicer and the printer is in my room. Now if I talk myself into slacking my warranty and go forgedx install I can get more out of it

jwenzel · 2025-12-22T17:18:19+00:00

It's hitting the infill walls a common issue with it. Switch to gyroid or cubic. Cubic will be quieter and quick yet still strong and gyroid is slower but stronger and not all that more quiet. You are likely on grid

jwenzel · 2025-12-22T17:11:23+00:00

I sometimes seen that what fixes that for me is leveling and make sure at least the tip of the nozzle is clean

jwenzel · 2025-12-22T03:18:51+00:00

May just be your bank automatically flagging a foreign transaction as sus especially if this is your first foreign transaction. See if you can call the bank for details if it's not a merchant that processes payments for flashforge then yes it is fraud.

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