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      24 hours ago

      Mood. I have a dozen stalled projects waiting on me to calibrate my 3D printer after I upgraded it (another project).

      One of these days I’ll finish my whole home HAL9000 project.

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          19 hours ago

          Kinda, but they all need to be done before I can start printing again. I replaced the entire hot-end, so I basically have to redo everything:

          • Rotation distance (distance traveled per one rotation of motor)
          • Hot-end PID calibration (controls heating)
          • Z-offset (how far above the bed the nozzle is from when the z-stop triggers)
          • Resonance compensation (printing fast can cause ghosting in the prints from resonance frequency)
          • Pressure advance (reduces nozzle ooze)

          And all of that is just so I can print a mount to use a magnetic z-stop (normal is contact probe), then I get to do it all over again.

          Then I need to do temperature and acceleration towers for each filament material.

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            11 hours ago

            that touch sensor is very good to make sure you don’t need to calibrate z offset. saves you from having to fiddle with it, and always makes perfect 1st layers. excellent upgrade.

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            11 hours ago

            Must the magnetic z-stop mount be printed on your machine specifically?

            If yes; do a calibration step or two each week and you’ll be done by xmas

            If no; print one at a local makerspace/public library then do a calibration step or two each week and you’ll be done by Thanksgiving!