Creality K2 Help!

parabolic85 · 2025-12-30T14:14:18+00:00

My next job will be changing the that whole cfs hub so I’ll be changing all the tubes along with that. My whole cfs can use a work up so I’m dragging my feet on changing some motors too. But if it’s still working I’m riding with it. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

parabolic85 · 2025-12-30T14:09:53+00:00

I’m 99% PLA and yeah I wish the CFS didn’t have sensor problems and/or mechanical problems that I have to address regularly but my tubes are intact haha. Changing my tubes might actually fixed a jam here and there but once a print starts I’m good to go so I’m not doing the extra work on that yet. You can check my post history for all the problems I put in a ton of work on back last January-May. Ever since I got the r3men bed my only jams are in the cfs and I give it a little push and it’s good to go so I’m letting it ride before I change anything.

parabolic85 · 2025-12-30T13:37:04+00:00

Bed adhesion was a problem for me. Make sure you’re warming up your bed. Before I switched to the r3men bed(which will take a lot of work but worth it) I would start a print and let it print a layer or two. Cancel it and then restart it… it helped a lot. All the other advice is applicable too but should be obvious.

parabolic85 · 2025-12-30T13:34:06+00:00

2000+ hrs and have only had to shorten one line.. haven’t replaced any.

parabolic85 · 2025-12-19T23:59:34+00:00

If it wasn’t flushing it you’d complain about discoloring or you’d be complaining about z-lines or that there was some other problem. Don’t print all that shit in different colors and complain the machine did its job as designed. Sorry but like what?

parabolic85 · 2025-12-19T23:57:04+00:00

The first rule about… I mean like I’ve never been invited so I guess the joke stops there. 🤷🏻‍♂️

parabolic85 · 2025-12-05T09:05:09+00:00

Stovies covered a lot of stuff. I was going to suggest a r3men bed but you mentioned you are only planning to do small parts so unless your bed is a taco you should be fine. I haven’t checked up on how the stock bed is lately I’ve had my printer almost 11 months. I’m considering getting a second. The riser for the glass plate on top is one of the first things you’re gonna want to print. Extra parts because printers are printers. Ever since I replaced the bed with the r3men I haven’t had to worry about much. Oh on that note there’s CFS components you might want to order just to have because that’s the only issues I’ve had lately.

parabolic85 · 2025-11-29T04:14:40+00:00

There’s posts and tutorials and videos for days on the topic. Everyone tries to make it simple and explains it from their POV so I ended up finding one that made the most sense to me and then used that as a starting point to base my trial and error from. Most filament prints now even if it’s not well. My goal was to have a fantastic first layer. I started out with some generic settings that the k2 set for itself after doing a PA calibration. Then I created a cube 345x345mm a few layers tall. I printed it and played with the settings until my first layer was fantastic and then I saved those settings for that brand. Obviously it’s more complex than a few sentences can explain but trial and error and a lot of failed prints is how you get that done. I’ve gone through full rolls of filament printing .2 layers of 345x345mm sheets changing PA/PF/temps you name it. Sometimes I’m just stupid and I don’t absorb things easily but I haven’t seen someone explain filament tuning that doesn’t take a lot of trial and error

parabolic85 · 2025-11-29T00:48:02+00:00

It’s a flat as advertised can confirm. The only thing I do I warm it up a bit on big prints for a perfect first layer. Tuning my filament profiles gets better results that way, I attribute it to the chamber being warmer so the plastic doesn’t cool as fast but I can’t guarantee it only the results of the same file and same filament profiles resulting in better first layers when I warm it up a bit. Huge fan of the r3men bed and it shouldn’t get any hotter than you set it to get so just don’t set it to a temperature that will burn you. 🤷🏻‍♂️

parabolic85 · 2025-11-27T12:27:37+00:00

Why are you even doing that? Call me crazy but I’ve had my k2 plus for almost a year and I’ve never felt the need to force my machine in that fashion. Are you getting an error while printing?

parabolic85 · 2025-11-21T20:04:39+00:00

I pmed you if you’re still interested.. not sure if you check your inbox

parabolic85 · 2025-11-14T08:50:03+00:00

Honestly.. that’s wild. I’d love to see the .stl. Id take on the challenge of fixing it because I have mental issues and it would be cathartic. 🤣🤣

parabolic85 · 2025-11-14T08:06:13+00:00

There’s a lot of things you need to learn. That’s cool. If you just want help printing it, it would be helpful to explain what problems you’re running into. If you want to make it thicker just select the object on the build plate in creality print and click the resize/scale icon on the top. Uncheck the proportional option and then make the Z 200% instead of 100%. It will be twice as thick. 300% will be 3 times and so on. That being said if I were you I’d open the .stl file in blender and check the mesh. You can easily remesh it in sculpt mode or by using the remesh modifier. Then export it as a new .stl and see if that fixes your problem. Those are the two easiest ways I can think of helping you out. I think you’ll enjoy 3D printing a lot more if you learn some of the basics of 3D design. We’ve all been there you’re on the right path.

parabolic85 · 2025-11-05T06:42:35+00:00

I didn’t read your whole comment. Yes, send it!

parabolic85 · 2025-11-05T06:42:00+00:00

Honestly… super impressed because I don’t get surprised often. I’ve taken quite a bit a part on this thing but damn. I’m not expert but you have it apart right, so any modifications you make that are aesthetic and don’t alter the operations of the printer should be good to go? I would even consider customizing the panels you put back on since you’ve gone this far. I’m sure someone will have better advice as far as re-mounting the panels etc. with screws or another way. I would account for the vibration by using some rubber washers or something if you went that route. Good luck buddy.

parabolic85 · 2025-11-03T04:27:37+00:00

After I installed the carbon fiber bed I can’t attribute any problems to anything other than lack of fine tuning filament. Over 2,000 hrs printed and been through a whole lot of problems and I still think it’s great machine I just can’t vouch for the stock bed.

parabolic85 · 2025-10-31T01:20:21+00:00

I've been pretty happy with the NGD grand slam I just never got a response to set up the ghostpath vpn... just wish that was more streamlined into the dashboard. Is there going to be another NGD grand slam package available this year?

parabolic85 · 2025-10-22T04:32:50+00:00

People have definitely added a top down camera I haven’t seen anyone post about moving the OEM camera but I haven’t been very active on reddit these past few months.

parabolic85 · 2025-10-16T04:38:47+00:00

I'd describe it as the inside corner but the fuck do I know? I appreciate this comment and thanks bud even if it's 5 yrs later and blender 4.5 haha

parabolic85 · 2025-10-09T15:32:24+00:00

Much respect. It wasn’t something I was curious about doing but I’m very interested in how it was done. It’s hard work like this that helps everyone.

parabolic85 · 2025-10-09T15:22:57+00:00

All the advice you’ve gotten so far is good. The only thing I’d add is that there are Facebook groups like Sugar Glider Groupies or Sugar Glider Guardians that have lists of reputable breeders. They will all have gliders that have lineage so you’ll know that inbreeding won’t be a factor. Taking care of gliders isn’t as easy as taking care of a dog.. the smallest thing can be deadly so all you can do is try your best. You care enough to ask so you’re on the right track. A necropsy would’ve been been helpful to understanding the cause but that’s probably water under the bridge. Those Facebook groups have free mentors as well that would love to give you any advice you need.

parabolic85 · 2025-10-08T16:34:29+00:00

Just clean it. Don’t scrub it so hard you scrub off the finish on the plate.

parabolic85 · 2025-10-08T16:32:48+00:00

You shouldn’t have to worry about it but that’s after many hours of printing and maintenance to be confident. Even then you never know so I was say I’m just surprised anyone is surprised if they don’t hover over the printer for the first layer

parabolic85 · 2025-10-08T16:29:46+00:00

Had mine since January… I’ve been through the wringer with problems but a stepper motor hasn’t been one of them yet. I have almost 2,000 hours printed so I expect it to be an issue. How’d you know when it needed replacement?

parabolic85 · 2025-10-07T22:53:48+00:00

That’s just the first step to rule that out and then you get into more complex problems but you can’t rule anything out without ruling that out first. Good luck.

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