I’m not convinced that the leveling wheel setup would not impact the operation of the load cells so I avoided that mod. Belt skipping and the glass bed got me to .14mm bed mesh without any foil.
Managed to get the bed levelled to this point by levelling and shimming up the bed. Temporary solution, I did print a levelling pattern which covered most of the bed and it was OK.
Excuse the crappy photography, I don’t know any other way to get a pic out off Orca.
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That looks pretty good though i can’t see what the scaling is on the graph. What was the max variation on mesh?
The spread across the four corners is .095mm but the highest to lowest is .136mm, there is a mountain in the middle.
Previously the calibration ZIG-ZAG that gets printed on the left side of the bed was always tore up or pulled of of the bed, with gobs (proper technical term) all over it. Now it is much better. One difference between this printer and my old ender3v2 was that during the ABL scan I could brush the tip off so there were no gobs on it.
I printed a levelling pattern to check it out and it printed fine. I’m currently printing a project and the fist layer looked OK but the Z Offset may be off a bit, there are gaps between the lines.
I still think a glass plate will be the way to go, no packing to deal with…I hope.
As far as levelling, I would call it day and go for it with the flex plate for a while and see what you think. Some folks love them…
shoulda built a Voron!
Just a thought garolite (G10) would be lighter and the surface is smooth like glass it also isn’t very costly. It could be a compromise between glass and sheet.
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That’s a great idea, another good option could be carbon fiber too!
I did buy the 12" glass bed, they are not so common as they used to be. Most people seem to be going to something like PEI.
Carbon in resin and glass fibre in resin are effectively the same. The plates don’t have tortion or bending forces I don’t really think there is much difference that matters between the two. Which ever is more easily available and affordable.
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You know I don’t think I ever actually questioned what garolite really was. You learn something new every day!
My experience with both is basically the exact same but CF is more expensive, stiffer, more brittle, and lighter. #d printer sized the weight difference is tiny the rest doesn’t matter. I am not sure if CF conducts heat better or worse.
Good to know,
I always knew of people using Garolite sheets but I have never tried one myself. Makes more sense now that I know what it actually is!