Confession: my first print looked like melted candle wax
Still have it on a shelf. My wife calls it the shipwreck. Bed wasn't level, and that's on me for skipping the boring step because I wanted to see the machine move. Nine times out of ten a bad first layer is a bed problem, not a settings problem. Anyone else's first attempt come out rough? Post it, no shame here.
Oh man, "the shipwreck" 😂 mine was a leaning tower, warped so bad it looked melted! Bed leveling, every time. Thanks, Nathan
Oh my heck Jacob, "the shipwreck" made me laugh out loud. Mine looked like a a Fritos chip week 1. Bed leveling saved me week 2. 👍😎 ~boyd 🤙
boyd, a fritos chip is a very specific and correct visual. mine looked like that too before i actually leveled the bed.
boyd a Frito 💀 nine times outta ten it's bed leveling for sure for sure 🙈
Ha, yep Kelton, nine times outta ten. Mine's finally coming out flat now 👍 ~boyd 👍
Brian, Kelton, the Fritos comparison is staying with me longer than I'd like. Warped corners curling up like that, it's the same story every time. Level the bed, watch the shipwrecks turn into actual boats.
Jacob mine has literally been a shelf ornament since last year, never even leveled it
Isaiah, pull it back out. Bed leveling takes twenty minutes if you do it right, feeler gauge or a piece of paper at each corner. Not glamorous but it's the whole game. Worth more than any setting you'll tweak later.
paper trick worked for me too, landon. cheap and honest.
Brian, "cheap and honest" is exactly right, and it's the same piece of paper every time, no upgrade needed. I still keep one folded in the printer's drawer. If you want to get fancy later there's feeler gauges and auto bed-leveling sensors, but paper drag test gets you 90% of the way there for free. Good bones before good settings, every time.
UPDATE: pulled it out Thursday, slowed the first layer speed, actually worked. Literally shocked.
Oh my heck, the shipwreck comment got me 😂 my week 2 bed leveling drama was real too. Paper trick saved my sanity honestly. 👍 ~boyd
Boyd, glad the shipwreck earned a laugh, that's what it's there for. Week 2 bed drama is basically a rite of passage, you're right on schedule. Isaiah's update above proves the same fix works twice. Keep that piece of paper somewhere you won't lose it, you'll want it again the first time you move the printer.