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  1. invinciblegod

    invinciblegod New Member

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    The first time I tried with my new hotend the nozzle was pushing along the bed causing extrusion problems and jamming. What distance is good?
     
    #1 invinciblegod, Apr 9, 2016
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    Whatever gives you this:

    https://printedsolid.com/blogs/news/tagged/first-layer

    The rule of thumb is to start off with the nozzle 1 sheet of paper thickness away from the bed and work from there to dial it in (the sheet of paper is too high, but close).

    Use the initial Z offset number to adjust this. Start with -1.0 and work up (more negative) and down (less negative) until your layer looks like the one referenced above.
     
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