Problems with the first layer
I have had my printer for half a year now, and it has worked fine for the most part, only thing now it, on the left side of the build plate, I consistently get what looks like under extrusion, and if not, the nozzle is too far off. I have calibrated everything, mesh, z height, everything, so the z should be level.
The weird part is, when I print a first layer calibration, then the maximum difference in thickness is 0.03mm, and then when I print something, it looks like a lot more..
This first picture depicts the left side, and you can see the spaces between lines in it... This has not happened before, and now it's in every print I do. I'm hoping that someone here has an idea of what it could be
Ps, every layer after this looks fine, so it would seem weird to be extrusion problems
RE: Problems with the first layer
I have a similar Problem. First Layer left side is curly. A smaler oject in the middle of the printer is fine. I update the firmware to 3.7.0. I have not found this problem before. I have the impression, that with the new firmware the 9 point auto bed leveling is not working properly.
I now loaded the previous firmware 3.5.1. and it looks perfect. Emil, try this again and report the results.
RE: Problems with the first layer
Have you installed 3.7.0 firmware and tried using the 7x7 mesh bed leveling?
RE: Problems with the first layer
I installed 3.7.0. and made a Z-live adjust with 9 point. These are 9 square 1 layer parts. This gave me a completly other value than before with firmware 3.5.1.
I admit that the mentioned result is not perfect but way better than before.
RE: Problems with the first layer
Yes, I am using the 7x7 calibration. I installed the update after a short pause from printing, so I updated from 2.4.x or 2.5.x. Pretty big leap. I tried turning it on to see if it helped.
RE: Problems with the first layer
Is that a built-in feature, or did you just make a file for it? Really easy to make, so no problem, would just be convenient if it was built-in
RE: Problems with the first layer
@Emil: The 7x7 mesh leveling is an option in 3.7.0 firmware. It is a better method for the printer to detect bed flatness and perform correction. It does not "produce" test squares; rather, it simply moves the extruder to 49 physical points rather than 9 physical points. The result is an accurate and detailed map of bed flatness, and a much better layer 1.
RE: Problems with the first layer
I was aware that it did not produce squares, it was a question for Andreas and his suggestion.
But even though it should give a more detailed map, there is a clear difference between the two sides of my printsurface. Is there anything else I should do after activating that?
RE: Problems with the first layer
Just to chime in. I'm having this issue too. My bed on the 4 corners compared to the center is off by only 0.02mm variance ( has some lumps in the center), and I can not get a wide first layer to save my life. Using 3.7.0 with 7x7 (5x). Only other thought is that my bed is signifcantly warped to the point where the mesh can't compensate.
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