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On my ender 3 I have to turn the knobs on the bottom for leveling.

I just picked up a Bambu Lab P1S and it doesn't.

Fundamentally, what is different that allows the P1S and other printers to get away without it?

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[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 34 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Back in my day you had to level the bed by hand! We had to put a piece of paper between the print nozzle and the bed until the gaps were perfect. If the bed was warped, there was nothing you could do!

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I'm still using an almost 10 year old printer. I do this any time I have to make adjustments. And it's with a fucking allen wrench. Such a pain in the ass.

Monoprice mini v2

[–] Toribor@corndog.social 1 points 6 months ago

Printing on glass, using tape or hairspray to help with adhesion... I'd print a skirt with a couple lines so I could level the bed a bit before the actual print started.

Man hardware has come a long way.