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First layer is going to drive me crazy
I’m dialing in my Vcore 4 500 and I’m having so much trouble with the first layer. These are the steps I’ve been taking.
1. Start print and let nozzle heat soak for 300 seconds via gcode macro
2. Heat bed soaks for 1200 seconds via gcode macro
3. Z calibration and adaptive bed mesh
4. Print blob and begin printing first layer test.
5. Baby step Z offset until good layer. Run the “SAVE_Z_OFFSET” command in the console.
6. Wait for print to finish, then save to config and reset.
Then I start the next print which should theoretically have a perfect first layer without having to baby step right?! Nope, I have to adjust it every single time after the previous print. My z offset is changing I know because I don’t have to adjust as much every time as I did the first time, but why is it so drastically different every time? I’m having to +/- .03 every print.
I do have automated beacon scan compensation on, and even that isn’t helping. Am I doing something wrong? There must be something that I’m missing.
1. Start print and let nozzle heat soak for 300 seconds via gcode macro
2. Heat bed soaks for 1200 seconds via gcode macro
3. Z calibration and adaptive bed mesh
4. Print blob and begin printing first layer test.
5. Baby step Z offset until good layer. Run the “SAVE_Z_OFFSET” command in the console.
6. Wait for print to finish, then save to config and reset.
Then I start the next print which should theoretically have a perfect first layer without having to baby step right?! Nope, I have to adjust it every single time after the previous print. My z offset is changing I know because I don’t have to adjust as much every time as I did the first time, but why is it so drastically different every time? I’m having to +/- .03 every print.
I do have automated beacon scan compensation on, and even that isn’t helping. Am I doing something wrong? There must be something that I’m missing.
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