Hello all, I hope this is the right area to post in, i did post under the more general list Rerappers with my earlier issues.
My pride n joy is a freshly built i3 a8 clone
And i am a total newbie at everything 3d printing so please forgive any blunders in nomenclature,
After a quick bodge on the z axis limit switch to raise the extruder above the bed level i downloaded an A8 bed leveling gcode file from thingiverse and have hit a further snag leaving me clueless as to progress..
The X axis isnt set up correctly which results in the first position it lands on to level the bed being well towards the centre of the bed front, and on attempting to reach the second point it slams into the end of the carrage while the motor continues to drive and the belt is skipped over the drive wheel. while there is a limit switch on the other end of the X carrage (left side from the front) on the right hand side from the front there is no limit switch?
If i ask the printer to position home, it does so correctly but it does slam into the X axis limit switch in the process.
Do i need to perform a full calibration on the machine as detailed [
reprap.org]
I was under the impression that this wouldnt be necessary and todays 3d printers were build/plug n play?? (perhaps not if you buy the cheapest kit you can find...)
thanks in advance