Original measurements of "the nuts"?

Yeah, my next recommendation would be to check to make sure the other rod wasn't turning when your turned they other one, but you where kinda confusing me before.

Anyways, I find it best to adjust the rods when the RoBo is disconnected or has just been connected and not homed yet, this allows the rods to move individually.

 

So to adjust it properly they need to only turn one at a time?

 

You want to measure from the top of the bed to the bottom of the hot-end. It doesn't matter how tall either side is and if they're of the same height. They could be of different heights. What matters is that the hot-end is at the same level as it goes from one side of the X axis to the other above the bed.

 

Ok I have done that already using the paper, I even thought it was because of the tape so i stripped all of it off remeasured and still same thing, the only thing i can think of is maybe my bed is seriously warped or un-level but i used a level on the bed itself across the entire bed too and it showed up as being level. I realize this isn't the same method as using a dial on it but I don't have one at the moment.

 

ok Now after adjusting it while it prints i can get a better result, I have to adjust the Z axis manually every time I print and apparently there is no way to fix it. Also the machine completely lost its orientation while printing, it was going just fine then all of a sudden it shifted 50 mm to the left and was printing on thin air,so I paused the print, had to manually move it back over the printed pieces and mess with the settings to get its direction back. Started it back up and it worked has this happened to anyone else?

 

X-shifting can be caused by too loose or too tight of the x-stepper belt.
Make sure your belt is at a "twang" tightness.

 

I'm going to post a video of what its doing later tonight, i will pluck the belt in it to show how tight it is lol. It hasn't done that again yet but it still always has to be lowered down further than what is required by the paper test to get the skirt to even print on the left side anyway, then when it gets to the right side it prints fine and that rod does not have to be adjusted. Eventually what happens is the print will lose layers because it is always lower or higher on opposite sides resulting in bad infill, bad outline yada yada yada. maybe i put something wrong in Tesseract's startup procedure, I will eleminate that from the process after recalibrating everything again lol.

 

Here is the video let me know if you see anything wrong, I homed out the Z axis already prior to moving the assembly left to right just to clarify.

 

Are you using anything else other than blue tape? When you adjust the sides by moving the threaded rod, are you holding the other threaded rod still?

When I level the bed, I first move the X carriage to home. I then check its level. If I need to change it, I adjust the threaded rod by twisting.

I then move the X carriage to X=200 or so. I check the level there. If I have to adjust it, I do so, but I hold the other threaded rod to make sure it is not moving as I adjust it.

I then have Z go up 10 and then home Z again. And then check the height of the bed relative to the hot-end. If it is too high, I adjust the Z axis home screw counter-clockwise so that it allows the hot-end to go down further. I want the hot-end just barely above the bed.

After I get the Z height where I like it at X=200, I then home X again. Am I still at just above the bed? If not, I adjust that side's threaded rod and I again hold still the other side so it does not move. I raise Z to +10 and then home. Is it where I want it?

I do these steps over and over until I'm happy where it is homing on both sides of the bed.

The Z axis motors (as is shown in the schematics) is controlled by a single motor controller which means both motors are receiving the exact same signal at the same time. As long as the rods are identical and the nuts are identical, they should raise and lower identically.

 

Well here is what I did and this might help other people if they are having this problem. I still have to print the keepers for the springs and get the springs but i will use your method when I get them thank you Melody.

What I did was wait for the skirt to print and made my manual adjustment, then I waited for it to start the first layer and once I adjusted it a little more and saw that it was printing correctly I just paused the print, adjusted the Z axis stop screw and presto it is printing right now, right after another print with no adjustments! Should have thought of it earlier I suppose but it might be a better way to fine tune as well if it hasn't been mentioned yet.

 

And yes Melody I am using Aqua Net Super Hold lol, and when it sticks it really sticks lol.

 

Hey Tessaract can you do this in about an hour or so, waiting on a print to finish, if not it's no big deal I can do it tomorrow, but I work nights so I am up til 7 am lol. I also only have skype on Xbox One but it should work regardless, I would definitely appreciate it! My Skype is live:tkiel18.

 

Leveling the X axis was the entire point of this thread lol and that is the answer I was looking for. I was trying to explain that I needed to know what the height of the nuts were supposed to be at, like you are stating that I am too high and therefore I require adjusting it every time I print. I can stop the print now if you want so you can help if you are available.

 

Ok lol I will stop it now and check my messages.