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  1. Mike Kelly

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    Increase the first layer height and reduce the offset a bit.
     
  2. Mike Glass

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    Yea , I started a .1 print with .2 first layer is better but still had to manually adjust so it was flatter on the right side. Should I just disable auto level completely? dont understand why it wont work.
     
  3. Mike Kelly

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    Still haven't gotten an answer if both switches are working.

    You can define a first layer height that's more than the rest of the print. Increasing that and decreasing your offset will push more material for the first later and help with sticking

    It's also not a bad idea to use blue painters tape with pla. It tends to be more forgiving.
     
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    As far as I know the switches are working, I confirmed they are connected back to the board. looking at the code in the screen capture looks like they are taking readings.

    I don't use Pla much mostly just Abs.
     
  5. Mike Kelly

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    Is there any gunk or dots on the glass when it senses? The numbers are a little weird

    Lift up one side of the carriage and send m119 and make sure it shows triggered. Do that for both switches to be sure.
     
  6. Mike Glass

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    I scrape the the dots off and make sure the extruder has nothing everytime, I show trigger for both switches, even one at a time. the reading I get on the bed in the middle left is 93.36, middle 92.96, right is 92.78 for endstop hit z:, done by incrementing .1 on the z then get a message when it hits. Firmware? I have the stock have not touched nothing, printer is 3 weeks old.
     
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    Send g29 in the terminal a few times cold and report the codes.
     
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    G29 just outputs an "echo: Home X/Y before Z"
     
  9. Mike Kelly

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    Send G28 before sending G29
     
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    > G28
    > G29
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 20.00 z: -0.21
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.03
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.40
    < Bed x: 200.00 y: 130.00 z: 0.11
    < Bed x: 108.00 y: 130.00 z: -0.10
    < Bed x: 16.00 y: 130.00 z: -0.26
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.01
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.37
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.52
    < Eqn coefficients: a: 0.00 b: 0.00 d: -0.33
    < planeNormal x: -0.00 y: -0.00 z: 1.00
    < echo:endstops hit: Z:0.52
     
  11. Mike Kelly

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    I need like 4 or 5 sets of data points
     
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    > G29
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.05
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.31
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.62
    < Bed x: 200.00 y: 130.00 z: 0.35
    < Bed x: 108.00 y: 130.00 z: 0.14
    < Bed x: 16.00 y: 130.00 z: -0.09
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.24
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.60
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.75
    < Eqn coefficients: a: 0.00 b: 0.00 d: -0.08
    < planeNormal x: -0.00 y: -0.00 z: 1.00
    < echo:endstops hit: Z:0.75
    > G29
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.06
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.47
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.67
    < Bed x: 200.00 y: 130.00 z: 0.45
    < Bed x: 108.00 y: 130.00 z: 0.28
    < Bed x: 16.00 y: 130.00 z: -0.07
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.25
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.63
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.78
    < Eqn coefficients: a: 0.00 b: 0.00 d: -0.02
    < planeNormal x: -0.00 y: -0.00 z: 1.00
    < echo:endstops hit: Z:0.78
    > G29
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.05
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.36
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.64
    < Bed x: 200.00 y: 130.00 z: 0.35
    < Bed x: 108.00 y: 130.00 z: 0.23
    < Bed x: 16.00 y: 130.00 z: -0.07
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.20
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.63
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.78
    < Eqn coefficients: a: 0.00 b: 0.00 d: -0.07
    < planeNormal x: -0.00 y: -0.00 z: 1.00
    < echo:endstops hit: Z:0.78
    > G29
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.05
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.32
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 20.00 z: 0.64
    < Bed x: 200.00 y: 130.00 z: 0.45
    < Bed x: 108.00 y: 130.00 z: 0.32
    < Bed x: 16.00 y: 130.00 z: -0.07
    < Bed x: 15.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.25
    < Bed x: 107.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.57
    < Bed x: 199.00 y: 240.00 z: 0.77
    < Eqn coefficients: a: 0.00 b: 0.00 d: -0.06
    < planeNormal x: -0.00 y: -0.00 z: 1.00
    < echo:endstops hit: Z:0.77
     
  13. Mike Glass

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    So when doing maintenance on your Robo, make sure you don't twist your treaded rods, if you do make sure that you line up the lines or screws on the threaded rods, soon as I did that I was back to my original -.60 z offset and laying down correct. I would not recommend using the paper level test either. This was such an easy fix, should be documented somewhere for future reference.

    In short:
    The right side was no laying the first layer down flat, I rectified this by moving the right threaded rod clockwise moving it up(what?) until the screws and lines on the threaded rod holder(forgot the term for the piece that hold the rod) matched on each side.
     
  14. Robert Choban

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    Mike Glass,
    when you move/turn the threaded rods, do you have to loosen the hex nuts in the thread rod holders.
    I have a robo R1 with the enclosed bottom.
    I'm have a hard time seeing what you are turning, the thread rods are directly connected the couplers (threaded rod holders) which are connected to the motors.
     
  15. Mike Glass

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    I am simply just turning the threaded rod along with the coupler and motor, just on one side, not sure why that works as autolevel should take care of this.
     
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    I suspect the algorithm for the auto-leveling has to assume the carriage is level across the bed and then accounts for the bed being uneven WRT that. I have not looked at this as closely as some perhaps (@Ziggy) but you have to have some known factors to calculate the unknowns :)
     
  17. k1e1v1i1n

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    That was my problem the carriage was not level, once I figured that out it was a big step in the right direction.
     
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