Just trying to got any of my prints to stick! Help pls!

Flagship K Series Creality Flagship K1 Max
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I’ve had my k1 max a little more than a year now and it worked great for about 4 months and I used it multiple times a week then. It sat for about 2 months before another print and now I have about a 5% first layer success rate(but not a good first layer).

I think the printer is not compensating or adjusting correctly for autolevel. The nozzle is far from the surface on parts of the plate and too close where it can’t extrude(I hear the clicking of the filament not pushing through). Here is everything I have tried to fix this issue:

  1. Switch nozzle and confirmed its .4mm.
  2. Added glue for adhesion.
  3. Factory reset
  4. Tried prints on updated software and older software
  5. Swapped build plate
  6. Heat soak bed before starting print or auto leveling
  7. Cleaned build plate with soap and water
  8. Adjusted 3 arms with shims
  9. Tooth skipped(one of the last things I tried as I’m desperate now)
  10. Added tape underneath build plate( bed range was within .3mm across plate)
  11. Tried different slicers(orca,creality,cura)
  12. Adjusted z offset(-.01 all the way to -.1) this worked for some prints roughly but still had areas that the nozzle wasn’t close to build plate
  13. Crealitys bed adjust tutorial(taking bottom off and tightening belts)
  14. Trying default k1 max slicer settings
  15. Tightening & loosening build plate screws
  16. Checked for loose or wobble parts, checked for over tightened parts
  17. Printing full sheet first layer to determine where attention was needed for plate.
  18. Tried different filaments, ensured it is dry

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I’ve seen a few things about load cells or strain gauge but don’t understand what they are completely and if I need to replace those.

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I hope you get it, man or figure it out.Mine’s doing the exact same thing.Printer work great for about four months.And since then, i’ve had nothing but problems, watch videos mess with stuff, nothing seems to work.The first time it didn’t end.Well, it globbed up, tried to take it apart.The chord got ripped, couldn’t find replacement.Had to get a hold of cruelity, they had to spin, send me the special piece.Thank god.It was under warranty every time I turn around.I’m taking this d*** thing apart ps the only thing I found that helped was making it go slower. And that’s if you’re lucky lol i think i’m going to try out a different brand i just hate being a thousand dollars and the whole and I wouldn’t want to sell this to somebody for it to be their problem

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Clean the bed with war. Water + dish soap.

Dry it with the paper towel. Apply a thin layer of glue stick or hair spray.

Enable brim at the slicer.

Also try to dry the filament too.

Sometime when the filament with moisture. It will act up weird. Poor bed adhesion and stringing are the symptoms.