Ender 3 Pro Bed Leveling (Without Extra Tools or Upgrades)
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2020
- There are a lot of upgrades/modifications you can make to an Ender 3, or Ender 3 Pro, to help with leveling the bed, but what if you don't have any of those? I'm going to show you how to level the build plate with just a piece of paper and a couple steps.
The process isn't that time consuming and something you should know, even if you plan on moding your printer. This process also works for most printers that require you to manually level the build plate.
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Ender 3 Pro on Amazon: geni.us/vIAIx
Ender 3 V2 on Amazon: geni.us/ur8YHM
HATCHBOX Filament on Amazon: geni.us/BJx0Gdj
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I hope this quick tutorial helped you guys out! If you have any questions or would like other tips/tricks, just let me know in the comments.
Youre the only person who has said *why* its important to disable steppers. Thank you, I learned something new today!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, Im glad I was able to help out.
It's not important to disable steppers. They are there to be used. Telling people that they will wear out is completely ignorant. If you're worried they will wear out then just let your printer sit in the corner and never use it. I'm pretty sure the steppers are on a timer and they auto shutoff anyways.
@@markjones2349 I always disable the steppers just for one simple reason: it's much easier to slide the x and y axis manually without the resistance.
@@peterjigstad9755 Well that's pretty obvious their Peter.
This is exactly what I needed. I bought the same printer as a secondary and while it is very user friendly, this video saved me tons of time on set up and first use. THANK YOU
You are welcome!
I noticed your bed is wobbly while you were trying to level it. Try going under the bed and adjust the eccentric screws to tighten it slightly from wobbling. This will make the levelling easier and consistent.
Hi, thanks for the tip. I will give it a try!
This video was the most helpful I’ve watched! Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
this is the best paper leveling guide Ive seen. Thank you for being descriptive,
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this video!!! You've really helped me. Many others overcomplicate this process.
You're welcome!
THANK YOU!!!!! This video is what I was looking for. All the other videos that talk about leveling the bed don't mention the light scratch and being able to move it they say there needs to be resistence which has confused me.
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. Im glad I was able to help out.
Thank you for this bed. I've been working on mine for hours and found your video and did it correct the first time. GEESH! Thank you! I got a glass bed and well it took my forever but your video helped me a TON! Thank you!!!!
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much! I did not know that i needed to level each corner multiple times!
Glad I could help!
Great video man, thanks for the help!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it.
Nice work, thanx to you for your help!
Happy to help!
do not be nervous, it was a good video
Thanks! Being on camera is way outside of my comfort zone.
Great video. I'm working on an Ender 3 Pro for a friend of mine who couldn't get it working correctly. He didn't read the instructions very well... lol... Anyhow - Another tip on leveling the bed using the method above, on your card stock, take the time to measure the distance from the edge of the bed to the leveling screw (both directions). Then put a small circle so that when you are lining up the nozzle with the calbration point, use the card stock to insure the nozzle is directly above the leveling crew. This way all pivits of the bed will be centered on leveling screw points. If you do this, when you adjust the other corners, it won't impact (as much) the points you've already leveled. Takes less time and makes the process much easier... Thanks again for the video...
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I will give that a try next time I level my build plate. I don’t do it to often anymore because I have a BLTOUCH.
Just subscribed and I appreciate your efforts in sharing this! 👍
Much appreciated!
Thanks for the video!
You're welcome!
Just want ot say thank you for your help, and your website is very helpfull
You're Welcome
An absolutely vital skill to have. Even if you've installed a BL touch auto sensor.
Thanks for the refresher video.
Hi. You're welcome and thanks for the feedback :).
Great video this is how you do it thanks a Million
You bet
Thx nice video
Thanks!
Great fuckin video mate just what I needed
Thanks, glad I could help!
Thanks for all these great videos! I have the same printer but the thickness of a card stock for me create too much of a gap compare the a piece of paper.
Thanks! I have always used card stock with no problems. I guess one thing that could impact the height would be the amount of scrape you tend to use when leveling the bed. If you let the extruder tip just slide over it and not touch then I can see that making a difference. I tend to lower the tip until I get a little resistance.
My disable steppers button doesn't seem to working properly. When I select it nothing happens in the menu and I'm not able to move anything around. Any suggestions?
Hi. It normally doesnt do much but beep i think, but you should be able to move things around afterwards. If thats not the case, it could be an issue with the firmware. You could do everything manually with the power off.
When you click disable steppers on the screen besides from the sound of the know being pressed in is there and other sound it makes to let you know the steppers have been disabled. Also after you disable the steppers will that allow you to move the bed and the extruder around smoothly like in the video you should.
Hi. No it doesn’t give you any indication that you actually clicked on it, not sure why they did it like that. Yes, after the steppers are disabled, you should be able to freely move both the x and y axis.
Easy guide for ender 3 pro bed leveling. I could get a leveled bed in only one try after watching this video. I wasted my full 1 day trying to level my bed by watching other videos. You can also level the bed using the Creality pamphlet you get with the printer.
Thankyou
Hi. Thanks for the feedback.
Welcome
I think it's an important part to pre heat your printer first, after all; metal parts do expand under heat
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. Heating the bed first may make a little difference, but I don’t think it's required, it definitely wont hurt though. I say that because the expansion will be minimal.
Best part of the video is at 8:00 min into the video lmao...Aside from that, thanks for the informative video.
Thanks for the feedback and You're welcome
nice
Thanks
just a FYI stepper motors can produce electricity its best to either move anything connected to the motor slowly! or my favorite is to it take 2 minutes and pop the connection right off the motor to protect the mother board from any power surging
Hi. Thanks for the feedback and thats a good point. Disconnecting the stepper if moving it a lot is definitely the safer approach.
Thanks for the vid. I think you said 1mm and not .1mm. Thanks for contributing to the community!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback and sorry about that. I will go back through the video and see if I can make any corrections. Its easy to make little mistakes like that when recording.
I have a question first I want to say thank you I was trying to compile my own Marlin software and got confused but you had it on your website so I got it from there so thank you but I have a question about bad mesh leveling do you have that software compiled already also would be nice if you have that I'm willing to try it out and see how it works having some trouble printing sometimes again thank you for the software you compiled before with the Marlin update
Hi. Are you having issues with the firmware? Sorry, having a hard time following your question.
Do you start leveling at the very corners of the bed? Or a little bit in or..?
Hi, I start leveling about 1-2 inches in from the corners.
Quick question , I have ender 3 pro . Running petg. Stick SD card prints run beautifully . Like super smooth great prints . But I’m having trouble with loaded prints sticking to the bed . First layer gets all pulled up and off then it’s downhill from there . Please help ! Tried all sorts of temps and skirts compared to brims .
Hi. What type of build plate are you using and are you sure you bed is completely level?
@@3DPrintscape had a successful print last night , the actual print is fantastic . But the bed temp had to be so high to get that result
@@ilyowen5817 What temp did you end up using for the bed?
@@3DPrintscape 105 running petg with extruder at 245 . Had a failed print this morning . After 4 hours the print pulled from the bed and warped horribly , ordered the ender 3 pro upgraded tempered bed and also the ender enclosure incase it was the ac
@@3DPrintscape update ; after a hour of leveling and 4 failed bases . I have successfully found the perfect setting for overture petg on the 3 pro . ( still have glass creality plate and Fr touch on the way ty for the install video btw ) 245 for extruder - 105 for bed . Perfectly level and the base is coming out flawless . It’s beautiful I could shed a tear of joy . Anyways thank you .
Are you leveling with the bed hot or cool.
Hi. Bed leveling should be done hot.
This happened to me last night.
I just finished building the printer, wanted to try my first print. I have the glass surface. I didn't know to start fully tight or loosened all the way. (First mistake). So I took the glass off and tried to level but the zstop wouldn't allow the nozel low enough (remember I took the glass off) a Facebook group said to cut the knob off the z stop sensor (new headaches frustrations) played with z stop sensor, auto homed and got the nozel to clear the bed if the ztravle was 1mm above auto home
Adjusted all 4 corners tried to go through the process a second time and the nozel ripped through the paper and dug into the print surface. Frustrated, I gave up. I am just about threw the printer in a large dumpster.
Hi. Sorry to hear that. Leveling can be a pain. I typically go through the first round or two without the printer being on (so manually moving everything), this allows me to get things close enough so that when the drivers go to move between points it wont hit the bed. From there, i heat the bed up and do a final round.
To mutch play n your Bed !!
Hi. Thanks for the feedback. I completely agree that there was too much play in the bed when I did this video. I didn’t think it would be an issue for this video because the steps to level the bed are still the same. Since then, I did a video on how to correct it.
1 mm gap?
Hi. Im not following the question, can you provide more details.
@@3DPrintscape I'm having issues with my bed leveling. In this you mentioned needing a 1mm Gao between the bed and. nozzle for bed leveing. Did you mean 0.1?
@@JstSurf Ah ok, ya it should be .1mm (sorry about that). Just use a sheet of printer paper between the build plate and nozzle and get it to a point that it barely scrapes the nozzle.
I swear I’m having issues with leveling I fix one issue now having another one .
Hi. Ya leveling is a pain. Did you upgrade the springs at all? If not i would look at doing that.
@@3DPrintscape you know I was thinking abt it but since I just got it I felt I didn’t have to do it .but I will change change them
@@Putifly69 Let me know if that ends up fixing the issue for you.
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that paper is not 1m thick
Hi. Its not, but its what i typically use.
I have been doing this for the last half hour. No succes...
Hi. It can be somewhat tricky to get the process down the first couple of times. What issues are you running into?
@@3DPrintscape apparantly I had to adjust the eccentric nut on the hotend because it was wobbely. Working fine now after leveling. Thanks for your time!
@@geertdejong1982 You're welcome
dude your bed is wobbling...
Hi. Ya it was messing with the printer before making this video. I didn’t think it would impact the video though.
@@3DPrintscape no you're right it doesn't impact the videos tutorial but it is something that viewers new to 3D printing might see and think is normal since this is a beginner tutorial.
@@PabzRozFair point.
this is annoying - been at it for 20 minutes .
Hi. Ya, it can get annoying sometimes. Its more of an art than science.
I leveled it using a card stock 1mm thick and checked every corner 5 times. However the 1mm thick card was not enough, the extruder fucked up the plate, leaving dents. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS GUY. For your first run, be safe and add extra space. Its better to have a gap and readjust afterwards, instead of messing up your plate.
Hi. Sorry to hear you are having issues with leveling your build plate. The card start is technically on the thick side, the standard recommendation is a sheet of A4 printer paper. If you go with anything thinker, you will end up having to repeat the process because the filament wont stick to the bed.