Solution
Level The Bed Properly on an Ender 3 S1
The Ender 3 S1 comes with a PC spring steel bed, manually adjustable knobs and CR Touch.
To accurately level the bed, start by auto homing the printer and then setting the default Z Offset between the nozzle and center of the bed.
Once a slight resistance from moving a piece of paper between the nozzle and bed is achieved, tram the four corners of the bed to match the center resistance.
Finally launch the assisted leveling for the final tuning.
Reset Configurations and Update Your Default Z Offset:
- From the main screen of your printer, Select Control > Reset Configuration Then, Select Prepare > Auto home
- Ensure the Z-Axis position is at 0. To do this, Select Move > Z > 00.0
- Once the extruder has moved into place and stopped, place a piece of paper between the bed and nozzle
- From Prepare > Z Offset adjust the value until there is a slight resistance when the paper is moved between the nozzle and the bed. Save this Z Offset value.
- From the main screen, Select Prepare > Disable stepper
- Using a piece of paper, test the distance between the nozzle and the print bed. Adjust knobs until you feel a slight resistance (Left to move the bed up, Right to move the bed down)
- NOTE: Think of your 3D printer's bed as a balanced system with a central Fulcrum point. Each corner of the bed acts like a lever, affecting the opposite corner when adjusted. For example, lowering one corner raises the opposite corner. To achieve a level bed, it's best to make small adjustments to all four corners simultaneously. This ensures a uniform level without unintended changes in other corners.
- Repeat this process for all four corners and the center, moving the motor and bed manually to each spot. Do this twice to ensure all corners receive two adjustments with similar paper resistance under the nozzle.
- Leveling is done when you feel the same resistance across all four corners and the center. No further adjustments are needed.
- From the main screen Select Level
- Wait for the auto leveling process to complete - the values should automatically be saved to your printer
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