[Resolved] Z offset is damaging my printer.
My z-offset is so off that it already scratched the grit off my satin sheet, but the bed presses so hard into my nozzle, the z joints can LIFT off.
Also my z goes in the wrong direction when using the movement macros, regardless of me switching dir or not. Very weird problems here. I have attached images, videos, printer cfgs, and am very responsive. This is nuclear lol.
10 Replies
How are you setting the z-offset?
quickest-silverOP•9mo ago
what do you mean?
I just set it positive in the cfg because it was digging into my bed, and still somehow it kept doing it
oh, so just a manual number input. Have you tried the built in z-offset tools?
https://docs.ratrig.com/commissioning-guides/v-core-3-1#Z-offset
before you do that though, I'd make sure Z is moving correctly. What version of ratos are you on?
quickest-silverOP•9mo ago
how would I check if my z is moving correctly? I think that is the problem.
have you seen whats going on? the problem of the z offset isnt in mm, its inches... I think it has to do with my z movement.
oh and I'm on RatOS v2.0.2-11
yk what ill just update and reflash
didnt have problems a few months back, I just came back the the thing.
updated everything
im happy abt this its progress loo
quickest-silverOP•9mo ago
ok now I have this
Havent' had that error myself, but crops up here time to time. Best thought I have is
https://www.klipper3d.org/TMC_Drivers.html#i-keep-getting-unable-to-read-tmc-uart-stepper_x-register-ifcnt-errors
quickest-silverOP•9mo ago
nvm I forgot to plug in my power
is there any way to test my z offset without starting a damn print?
did you look at the commissioning guide?
quickest-silverOP•9mo ago
I just used PROBE_CALIBRATE, and it also turns out my personal add where it made z offset 1, added to the z offset, causing the problems. So I cleared my z offset and used probe calibrate
Missed the most basic thing
Glad you found it!