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reprap:anet:a8:improvements:thumbwheelleveling [2016/11/20 19:05] – meta-tags vidschofelix | reprap:anet:a8:improvements:thumbwheelleveling [2017/10/25 09:25] – [Howto] vidschofelix | ||
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- | With the default leveling procedure, the springs and the screws with the head on top it's not very comfortable to level the bed. You can never level the corners, if the printhead | + | With the default leveling procedure, the springs and the screws with the head on top it's not very comfortable to level the bed. You can never level the corners, if the print head is above it, because you can' |
- | The springs are nice to have in the beginning, because they sometimes prevent your printhead | + | The springs are nice to have in the beginning, because they sometimes prevent your print head to damage itself or the bed if your offset is not perfect. But the springs |
===== The solution ===== | ===== The solution ===== | ||
Instead of leveling the bed from the top, you level the bed from the bottom. | Instead of leveling the bed from the top, you level the bed from the bottom. | ||
==== Needed Parts ==== | ==== Needed Parts ==== | ||
- | * a 3, 3.5 or 4 mm drill (not sure about the atm) | + | * a 4 mm drill |
* 8 x M3 nut | * 8 x M3 nut | ||
- | * printed | + | * thumbwheels |
+ | * printed Thumbwheels | ||
+ | * **OR** a manufactured thumbwheel like [[http:// | ||
==== Howto ==== | ==== Howto ==== | ||
* remove the hotbed from the carrier (remove the wingnuts and take it off) | * remove the hotbed from the carrier (remove the wingnuts and take it off) | ||
* drill out the holes at the carrier | * drill out the holes at the carrier | ||
- | * insert the m3 screws | + | * insert the m3 screws |
* apply one m3 nut on each screw, tigthen it against the heated bed | * apply one m3 nut on each screw, tigthen it against the heated bed | ||
* now apply the thumbwheels | * now apply the thumbwheels | ||
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metatag-description=(... because leveling the bed is a pain.) | metatag-description=(... because leveling the bed is a pain.) | ||
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