I have had the same problem as tons have also, I bought my K1 Max at the beginning of Oct 2024 and have replace the hot bed plate x3 Thinking maybe I messed them up or they were just bad until I started reading about them on the forums, IF you get a HOT BED PLATE THAT IS (NOT) WARPED YOU ARE 1 IN A MILLION AND HIT THE JACKPOT LOL, I was about ready to take a HAMMER to my K1 Max until a few days ago and found this guy’s Video AND THANK YOU ZeroDotCMD on YouTube, WATCH:: Fixing the Creality K1 Series bed warping with the Sub Bed Mod - YouTube He Explains how to do everything you need and to do to level the hot bed plate using a GLASS Plate. This will pretty much work on any printer, worked with the K1 MAX, It has fixed a lot of the problems with the Filament NOT sticking and cold spots. Mine is Just about level and went from this:::::: 1st Pic is without the glass plate and prints were NOT sticking and were coming out bad. 2, & 3, are with the glass plate.
I’m still working on it but has gotten so much better, I do hope this helps other’s and YES I’M ASLO USING THE BED LEVEING WHEELS AND SPRINGS, as it really helps to level everything out with the GLASS PLATE. (WORD OF WARRING) - EITHER WAY WITH THE K1 MAX OR EVEN SOME OTHER PRINTERS, USING THE STANDOFF SCREWS OR THE SPRINGS AND WHEELS, ONCE YOU PUT THE GLASS PLATE DOWN YOU WILL (NOT) BE ABLE TO TAKE OUT THE SCREWS OR TAIGHTEN THEM DOWN FROM THE TOP, ONCE THE GLASS IS GLUED DOWN, IT’S DOWN. ALSO TRYING TO DRILL THE GLASS WILL MOST LIKELY BREAK IT. 1 other TIP, DON’T use glue for your prints, I switched from glue to hair spray - (Suave 8 Max Hold) you can get it at any store or WALLY WORLD, and it’s cheap, I have also used Blue Painters Tape, It works but I’m liking the Hair Spray better, the glass trick helped out a lot, Because the glass is glued on top of the metal hotbed, most of the warping is now gone. GOOD LUCK!! I sure hope this fix will help OTHERS as it really helped me, and yes I’m a BEGINNER and was at the point of pulling my hair out after spending close to $1000.00 for this printer and was NOT about to have it as a desk paper weight. GOOD LUCK!!! Here is EVERYTHING I USED::::
YES WILL WORK WITH THE K1 MAX, Amazon.com: Creality Official Ender 3 Max Neo Glass Bed 3D Printer Platform, 320 x 310MM Tempered Glass Plate Build Surface for Ender-3 Max, CR-10 V2, CR-10 V3, CR-X, CR-X Pro, Good Adhesion Remove Easily : Industrial & Scientific
