I am new to 3D printing and I have an m-505 prusa i3 I built from a kit. It uses repetier software. When I use the slicer and start the print the extruder seems to not come back to where I leveled the bed and thus seems to far from the bed for the PLA to stick. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Thanks for the help and info. Keith https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?262,550420,550420#msg-550420 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:16:31 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?262,550420,551308#msg-551308 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?262,550420,551308#msg-551308 Montiey Printing Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:37:36 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?262,550420,550444#msg-550444 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?262,550420,550444#msg-550444
Levelling the bed is slightly different in that (after you have done the above at one point on the x-y plane) you adjust the springed bolts of the bed so as to feel the same friction on the paper as you move around in the x and y directions, keeping z at z-home.

In practice, the usual way to do this, is to go at home (i.e. home all axis) to adjust the position of the z-endstop. Then move in steps of say 20mm in the x direction until you reach the opposite corner, adjusting the corresponding bolt so as to keep the friction the same. Then move in the y direction to reach the third corner in the same way. Then move in x to get to the 4rth corner. You'd better go around twice, making further corrections, because a plane is defined by 3 points, so if you have 4 bolts to adjust then every time you adjust one you also affect the others.]]> fixerT Printing Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:43:26 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?262,550420,550420#msg-550420 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?262,550420,550420#msg-550420
Thanks for the help and info.

Keith]]> urable2 Printing Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:41:28 -0400