TKI Kossel Model A, Руководство пользователя

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Kossel Model A User Manual Page 25
BED LEVELING
Bed leveling ensures that the printer bed is perpendicular to the nozzle. An unleveled bed will result in poor adhesion to the bed and
poor print quality. The bed is leveled by adjusting the three bed leveling screws which allows for adjustment of the bed during
printing of the first layer, if required.
The goal during the bed leveling process is to have the nozzle 0.1 mm above the bed when it prints the first layer of your part. To
simplify the bed leveling process, we have created a G-code program that will aid you in completing the leveling process in less than
5 minutes. This bed leveling program can be downloaded at
www.tki3d.com/program/bedlevel . This program moves the nozzle
adjacent to each tower and brings it to the zero position just above the bed. The nozzle will hold this positon for 20 seconds to allow
the user to adjust the level of the bed at each tower. The LCD screen will display a countdown timer to prompt you when the nozzle
is going to move to the next tower location.
1. Download the bed leveling G-code onto an SD card www.tki3d.com/program/bedlevel .
2. Ensure the nozzle is at room temperature and disconnect the power to the hotend fan by disconnecting the connector
before beginning the bed leveling process.
3. Use the control knob to navigate to the bed leveling program on the SD card (Bedlevel.gcode) and select run.
4. Adjust the bed leveling screw next to the first tower when the nozzle is adjacent to the first tower to the point that the
nozzle is almost touching the printer bed. A good way to check for clearance between the bed and the nozzle is by inserting
a piece of paper between the bed and the nozzle. If there is a slight drag on the paper then the nozzle is in the correct
position.
5. Repeat step 4 as the program moves the nozzle to the remaining two towers.
Note: For the first print after the bed leveling process, it is important to watch the first layer to ensure it
adheres to the bed correctly. You may have to adjust the bed leveling screws during this first layer to
optimize the bed position.