Need help!! Ready to throw away.

that is one way to do but in my opinion the best by far
you have the right steps but not neccesarily in the correct order

try using this setup procedure and I know you will be setup properly
the one thing that would be better is to use a business card for reason I will explain in a bit
when I say a specific location like x0 y100 it does nto have to be accurate just somewhat close and you should not use teh notor to move you there just move them by hand if they do not move the hit the stop motor button it is just easier

• start at x0 y100 on the bed and use the threaded rod on the left side to adjust the nozzle lower until the business card fits snugly between the bed and the nozzle then move teh nozzle to xMAX y100 and this time hold the left rod and adjust the lower rod until it is as close to the same snugness as it was on teh left side. Now repeat both sides because things can move so check both sides again and make sure they are both equally snug. This basically at point 1 in the image below

Now at this point what you have done is level the x axis to the bed that is the only thing you use the threaded rods for they should not be touched again unless you throw the nuts somehow. A lot of people mistakenly use these to get the first layer flat but in addition to that they are UNLEVELING the x axis across the bed and in most case the first layer is only affected at the point on the first layer where you stopped adjusting it.

So do not touch the threaded rods any more unless you are actually trying to adjust the levelness of the x axis

• The z adjustment screw is the proper and only thing you can use that will adjust the x axis AND maintain its levelness so as you have down lower the screw until you just hear the switch click.What you have done now is to bring the entire x axis down to a point where the entire axis as a single unit is very close to the bed. This is point 2 in the image

This is as close as you can get it accurately without printing and now you use the actual skirt of the print to tell you if it is too high or too low or good.



Most people get it a bit closer but end up at point 3 and prints will fail you are close to this in your current setup

• What you should do now is to start a print and stop it right after the skirt is done hopefully it looks like this

this image is at point 4 in the first image the layer is flattened enough to make the edges of the skirt meet this is what I consider being PUT DOWN on the bed prior to this level the filament is simply being laid down with nothing really available to help it stick

Once you get a firstlyaer to look nice and flat then you are pretty much done and you should not usually have to touch things much maybe if you change filaments but not if youa re just starting new prints

As I said USUALLY but what I do is follow this one rule
start a print if the skirt looks good continue if it does not the stop the print right there and adjust things and restart

the adjustment is only using the z height screw and nothing else using the rods will work faster but you end up as I said simply making the x axis unlevel
As you said at this point in the fine adjustments it does not take a huge adjustment of the z screw so it should be easy

 

if you get it to the 4th point with normal hairspray with those two chems in it your prints should stick well

 

If you get everything else setup correctly you will ho problem with that at all no more tape at all

 

those chems are the key