3DPrinting
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
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I've got an Ender 5 Pro. Had it for a few years now. The tinkering factor is one of the selling points. I have learned so much about how the printer works, how electronics work in general, stepper motors, GCode, etc. Over the years I've upgraded everything but the frame just because I could. Get the Ender and experiment.
Yeah, it's definitely a learning experience. A frustrating one, but also a rewarding one.
I've had my Ender 2 pro for a couple of weeks now and just managed to get it printing good. The minimum height limitation sensor (don't know the proper name for it) was not set correctly from the factory. It was too high, and thus my print bed was not able to be leveled correctly until I figured this out.
Also, the slicer software I was using had a setting for "pause at layer height..." which was enabled at about 4 or 5 different times. That was super frustrating too, until I figured it out finally.
Now my prints are looking pretty damn good, and I don't have to babysit them. I'm pretty happy.
Tbh you could experience that with many printers. You should always check your endstops/sensors/belts etc. Lose screw can make your endstop out of position and collision can happen easy. Slicer issue is simmilar thing. Not biggie, glad you sorted that.
Best support you can get for ender is community like Lemmy (or old reddit), and its amazing support. Only thing you dont get here is replacement parts or money back
Yeah, I know that now! Lol
Being brand new to everything about it, I had no idea the endstop would have been off.
I tried to do some basic checking of things, according to some videos I watched. This one particular detail just happened to get overlooked though.
Have you ever ran into anything that took you a while to figure out?
Yeah ofc, happens all the time. Honestly, I was responding to your post so OP gets the answer, but also to stand on enders side for a change 😂
But I’ve read ended has bad support if you have an issue if that’s true how would I get help?
It is tough to get support for a machine that is at your house anyways. Youtube will offer way better support for Creality and Prusa printers. You can find almost any repair you need.
Google. Plenty of us out there who can help out. It never occurred toe. To contact Creality if I had a problem.