Fix Your 3D Printer First Layer Issues | Z Offset Calibration | 3D Printing

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ROUGH, BUBBLY or WAVY FIRST LAYER ISSUES and PROBLEMS on your 3D PRINTER? In this video I will show you How to Fix the waves and gaps in your 3d printers first layer with this easy Z OFFSET CALIBRATION

[Teleport]

Great guide. I Needed to lower the nozzle down much more than expected, but I now have a great looking smooth first layer. Thanks

[SkateSoup]

Simple, straight to the point, great pictures, perfection. This is my new go-to when i come across someone having issues with z offset.

[tonyjarvis]

I have really enjoyed your series so far - Installing Sprite SE, Bed Levelling and now this Initial Layer calibration. I have a nice warm feeling of having a machine that is correctly set up. Next it is the Temperature Tower and then to look at stringing. Thanks for taking the time to pull it all together, it is much apreciated.

[eu.pedroleon]

THX FOR SHARE THIS. My first layer is perfect now !

Printer: Ender 3 V3 SE

Z Offset before ajust: -2.57
Z-Offset after ajust: -2.67

perfect layers! Thx <3

[louvp]

Wow, thanks for this video great job. I have been struggling to get my prints to stick to the bed consistently, followed your advice in this video and used your layer test and now I get great bed adhesion everytime. thanks again

[SkiS_]

WHO IS THIS GUY??! WHY HASN'T HE POSTED MORE??!!

All four of your current videos are... to say the least VERY Impressive especially since you came from the abis.
All four videos, MMUUAA😙👌

Very simple, very easy to understand and straight to the point examples that helps a lot!

[andicus]

This was incredibly easy and useful. Thank you!

[snerketryne]

Not sure how many videos Ive seen of people explaining this before you, but god damn its been a solid amount, and finally I got perfect results after watching this video and downloading that 3d model. I wouldnt actually believe that adjusting from (in my case) -2.20 to -2.35 would change much (as it meant lazy me doing work :P ), but yup that changed it from disaster to perfection. Thank you very much!

[carmastr]

Perfect, one thing I needed to know was what the base layers looked like and what the issues mean.
Now I know I'm a bit too close, thanks!

[cossackcortes]

Thanks for a useful video!
From -2.05 to -1.85 means that the nozzle goes up, further from the bed, right?

[TheKingofparis]

great video taught me alot just got my printer yesterday. you Gained a Sub!!

[OneHappyCrazyPerson]

Make k1 related stuff and your views will sky rocket!

[juanjosegonzales]

thank you for this! I have a question.. my printer did the job from the inside out in a squared shape, not with diagonal lines, do i need to change anything in the cura software? i have a elegoo neo 4 max . the corners of the squares were not great, because they had spacing. the parallel lines were perfect.

[-Gunnarsson-]

If I leveled my bed 0.1mm
And I have ugly gaps between lines and infill.
Shall I start do -0.05 and redo it until looking better?. Need to use Cura since I cant adjust it with display.

[flatlander]

Just found your channel and Subscribed. I am not understanding the relationship of the Z Offset numbers. When Offset is set to 0, what is the actual distance of the nozzle from the bed surface?

[SgtInvictus]

I am trying to troubleshoot an issue with my printer that could be this but it could be not, I'm not sure... I was printing fine and for no reason on my first layer the layers started to lift up and curl. It was like individual groups of layers would warp upwards in random spots and I can fine any videos on it... would you happen to know why?

[mikiethiel]

how do you fix the first lay lines on a x1c? My layers aren't smooth like yours and i have gaps between my lines. ive tried lowering/rasing the z offset and parts of my test piece is good, but the other parts aren't.

[sygad]

I've dialled in my levelling with a feeler guage, (Ender 3 S1 Pro with Sonic Pad), I did a 1st layer print, 80% of it was OK but had thin stringly lines in top left and towards middle of the plate.

Is this a warped plate?

[Jacey]

My first layer is great. The second just starts smashing or smearing leaving edges up on each line. Cannot figure it out