Post #4104440
2026-07-26 04:55 UTC
@wildrikku@mastodon.gamedev.place using sensorless homing (stall detection) might be more reproducible than manual calibration?
Whenever I use glass or metal print beds, I visually gauge the distance between the nozzle and its reflection in the print bed. I think that is more accurate.
A real metal shim set would also be more accurate than paper. Setting valve gaps on engines is done by feel with metal gauges - that's gotta be accurate enough for 3d printers!
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@wildrikku@mastodon.gamedev.place 2026-07-26 18:50
@duk3luk3@cloudisland.nz Thanks, I hadn't heard of sensorless homing, will research that. I don't have beds with well visible reflections. A metal gauge might help with the fact that paper, in addition to being not super reliable, tends to rip and bend rather fast, so I can't even keep the one same paper around forever. The issue with metal gauges though is that then the nozzle might push the print bed down, once again removing any accuracy and reliability.