I have a work bench that I keep my machine on when it’s printing. But between prints, I often have to move it out of the way to do other work. Will this cause any issues moving it regularly? Should I be doing anything to ensure it keeps printing reliably? The machine auto levels, so is there anything manually that I should be doing before prints or will the machine take care of everything? I’m careful moving it around and I store safely to avoid any damage.
Hi
It may.
If the movement affects the previous calibration values.
In any case, you can overcome this by recalibrating the printer.
Having it in the workbench depends on what you do at the workbench and if you intend to do it when printing.
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I’d say the risk is low. But let’s be candid. 3D printers rely on precision, and how many precision components do we know that can like shock and vibration? The point I’m making is that they are designed to be stationary and not banged around. So, if you have it on a wheeled table, that’s a lot less shock and vibration to deal with. But if you’re picking it up and placing it down repeatedly? Well… who knows? It may function flawlessly for years, or you might shake something loose over time.
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What they said, and calibrate if you’re moving it and printing.
There was a video of either the X1 or P1 printing on a rather rickety table. The guy in the vid put a support under the printer and it chimed up saying something about it and asked if it needed to be recalibrated. I’d love to link it, but I swear it happened.
What that does is underline what they’ve written above.
Sliding the printer to the side, or lifting and GENTLY placing it elsewhere should not change anything.
Putting it back in the original spot on of the bench for printing should be fine.
Printing from a different spot might affect the resonance frequencies of vibrations and input shaping. Repeat the printer calibration if you are not happy with the results in a new spot.
Auto-levelling is a misnomer. The bed height is adjusting to maintain a constant distance between the bed and the nozzle at all points. Again, it should not not be affected by moving the printer unless you are handling the printer roughly enough to twist the frame.