What could have gone wrong… i printed a Pokemon figurine and had the support Z height set to 0.38 - it worked well.
Creality Print 6.0.2.1574.
I cleared the build plate and started a new project, selected the standard Creality profile as i did not need support, dragged 13 keyrings onto the build plate and used the Auto option to space everything out, all still looked fine.
I sent the print and selected to match the settings and do the alignment/bed level, i didn’t notice anything wrong until the print head moved closer to the camera and i though… what is it doing, looks like spaghetti, could it be? I stopped the print and went to investigate (printer in a different building to me) and the photos show what i found, the build plate is destroyed and the print head scraped everything from the initial line it runs down the side to the prints underway.
Have ordered a new build plate, hope the nozzle is still ok…
Any assistance will be highly appreciated!
Thanks!
I don’t know the reason why, but the z-offset has dropped way too low and gouged the bed. Turn the plate over, recalibrate and try a print with a big wide skirt that you tune the z-offset into. Going to be a hands-on approach to getting this to print right.
Thank you optix!
I have not tried 5.7 - i do not see it listed on creality.com - the “latest” Windows version listed is Creality_Print-v5.1.6.10470, other than the version i am using (checked the K1C page too).
Once i had the new build plate, i did both the Self-Checks, then i printed the Benchy and it all printed fine.
Since then i have run several jobs, including some ABS, and everything is running smoothly although i don’t yet trust the printer again so i am there to see every job start…
ps ABS on the PLA plate is not really advisable! I thought it might not be but that’s self inflicted…
Thanks Bonfireman,
The build plate has that rubber strip on it so can’t turn it over, i did buy a new plate and the printer seems to be working properly, just have to rebuild the trust - i must say though, i am very impressed by the K1C - compared to the CR10S Pro (which in my opinion was not Pro… that’s another story though). Creality did redeem themselves with this printer - i swore never to by another Creality printer!
Much appreciation for the assistance, i will play around with your suggestion over the weekend to see what i can do, for now… it’s working great again.
Have a super day!
@Bonfireman the K1C build plate has a hot end cleaner at the back of the plate, built in. You can see it at the top of the first photo the OP posted. You can’t flip the plate because then it would be propped up on this little cleaning bar.
What you are looking at here is the z offset being incorrectly set - both too high and too low at different points because the load cells are based on weight in a corner and do not accurately represent the true height of the bed during the probing sequence… This is a known issue which can be fixed by upgrading to any other probe - the most popular being this.
Not only is it 10x more accurate, it is also 10x faster and probes using magnetic waves instead of pushing the nozzle into the bed, removing the possibility of a dirty or leaking nozzle messing up the results.
You’re going to need a new build plate, there are lots of pretty options here.
@dfbpurcell thank you, i have not adjusted the z offset manually at any point unless the printer is doing it every time it is doing its print calibration - i do like the build plates, sure to get some!
The mission i went through to upgrade the probe on the CR10Spro puts me off of trying the probe upgade here, maybe 5 years ago, now i would rather purchase a machine that has all that wonderfulness built in! The printer has been behaving since then
