Newbie: New Install on Ender 5 Plus---Willing to PAY$$$

shatty

@Veti said in Newbie: New Install on Ender 5 Plus---Willing to PAY$$:

@shatty said in Newbie: New Install on Ender 5 Plus---Willing to PAY$$:
Well guess what...............HOMING WORKS!!!!  Went to the endstops and stopped!  Question...Z axis...positive value is up or down?  Z positive and the bed moves down.  I have a feeling its supposed to be reversed.  I repaired the wire on one of the Z stepper wires.
when the bed is at the bltouch trigger that is z=0 the further the bed moves away from the bltouch, z increases.
so for the ender 5 plus i think going down is positive

OK so its correct then. Whats my next step? BLT distance ? Extruder motor speed and stuff? I have a Micro Swiss direct drive all metal installed. I was reading the directions and they said 1 or 2 things have to be changed. As far as leveling, manual first then use the BLT? I guess use the wheel adjustments in each corner? How do I know when its correct? Should I use a level? Any way for the machine to tell me?

Veti

@shatty

yes calibrate the z probe.
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Test_and_calibrate_the_Z_probe#Section_Calibrate_the_Z_probe_trigger_height

then do a mesh bed leveling and look at the bed. (post a picture)

then calibrate your e steps
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Guide/Ender+3+Pro+and+Duet+Maestro+Guide+Part+4:+Calibration/40#s165

then pid tune your bed and hotend.
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Tuning_the_heater_temperature_control

then print a benchy and asses.

shatty

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shatty

All the steppers are quiet except the 2 Zs. Normal?

shatty

then print a benchy and asses.

You want me to print a replica of my ass? LOL

Veti

@shatty

funny typo i mean assess.

what exactly do you mean by quiet?

stand still noise?
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Reducing_Stand-Still_Noise

shatty

@Veti
When the Z's are going up and down during the mesh test, they are louder than others

Veti

@shatty

yes, z movement with a leadscrew is noisier than other movements.

shatty

I dunno why that corner is so off

shatty

@Veti Hows the bed leveling?

Veti

looks good, just dont printer on the borders of the bed, continue on.

shatty

Getting error on bed heat....saying its not rising fast enuf...1.7c a sec. I also have the bed connected to the mosfet that came with the stock setup.

shatty

@shatty Should I do the auto tune?

Veti

@Veti said in Newbie: New Install on Ender 5 Plus---Willing to PAY$$:

yes calibrate the z probe.
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Test_and_calibrate_the_Z_probe#Section_Calibrate_the_Z_probe_trigger_height
then do a mesh bed leveling and look at the bed. (post a picture)
then calibrate your e steps
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Guide/Ender+3+Pro+and+Duet+Maestro+Guide+Part+4:+Calibration/40#s165
then pid tune your bed and hotend.
https://duet3d.dozuki.com/Wiki/Tuning_the_heater_temperature_control
then print a benchy and asses.

refer to the list i previously posted

shatty

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@Veti
Ok so I got it to start printing benchy. I couldnt do the esteps measurement because it looks like I cant with the DD extruder I have. Anyways, its extruding too much. The nozzle is pushing the extruded filament around. So how do I cut it in half. I will play around with it till its perfect. Im using PLA that came with the printer. Printing at 220 with bed at 65. I have steel nozzle and I read that I should print 5-10 degrees hotter than normal.

Veti

@shatty said in Newbie: New Install on Ender 5 Plus---Willing to PAY$$:

I have steel nozzle and I read that I should print 5-10 degrees hotter than normal.

steel nozzles are very bad for pla printing.
what direct extruder have you got?

shatty

@Veti Microswiss direct drive all metal extruder/hotend. I lowered the e-steps/mm down to 130 as recommended by Microswiss. So far so good! I will post pics of benchy when its done. Im also going to be printing carbon fiber which i picked up already. Im sure Im going to be using other materials. It came with PLA so Im using it for now

https://store.micro-swiss.com/products/micro-swiss-direct-drive-extruder-for-creality-ender-5

Veti

i would recommend that you get a plated Copper nozzle. it can print pla and carbon fiber as well.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000007458595.html

shatty

Any prebuilt filament files I can download anywhere? I might have a brass nozzle somewhere. Im not going to use PLA after this. I have PETG as well as the CF.