Correct belt tightness?
What is the correct belt tightness for the i3 mk2 kit?
I have everything together and calibrated great, printed the dragon and it came out fantastic.
However I have noticed when printing flat surfaces I get strange ripple patterns on the first layer (and sometimes above):
Also when I try and move the axis by hand when switches off, only the Y axis is easy to move. The X and Z take a lot of force to move (two hands).
Thanks
Steddy
Re: Correct belt tightness?
This looks like nozzle to close to bed on the first layer. Had the same problem:
https://goo.gl/photos/TFYePnjoXXDs681a6
Review your Live Z Adjust setting!
Re: Correct belt tightness?
Thanks. Will give that a go. Any suggestion for how far to push it up.
I had just increased the gap after I noticed the filament seemed to be coming out squished.
Re: Correct belt tightness?
Adjust during print and look for improvement. On mine it was 0.050mm for 0.2 layer height.