Adjusting Z Offset on your 3D printer

Great video as always Tom!

Thank you so much! From Brazil

Great info

Thanks for the video. I did have a question about this.👍

Great video. How are people finding the sweet spot? Just testing on the fly as they watch the first layer go on?

Thank you for this information. Great explanation.

After 7 years I had a massive blob on my Prusa MK2 and accidentally yanked abunch of wires out while removing it. 7 years it motored on.

I decided daddy needed a new toy ... ( I'll fix this one too)

Just pulled the trigger on a SE yesterday. Loving your videos!

Thanks, I took some time off after just getting into the hobby, and I was having trouble with this!

I broke down the sprite extruder on my, what was, at the time, brand new Ender 3 S1 Pro. Before I could get back to it, busy season for roofers started and, between work and kids, this project fell to the back of my priorities. XD
I now, have a bit of time on my hands and I can't recall how to reassemble this setup! 🤦‍♂️
Please help! ... trying to upload pics of where I'm at in my fix process.

Super helpful

This channel is underrated, man. Every little issue I found with my printer, you had an answer for. Guess you're the only one paying attention 😂

keep posting!

Love the video, helped a lot.. do americans seriously need explaining on how negative numbers work? xD

that is literally my favorite thing to get wrong on anything with bl touch style probe
i showed the students in my school how to level and then use mesh calibraton but they still think it is the same thing and ether crank one corner up mid print or increase the ofset because the thing is not sticking and even to the point of printing below a table :P
lack of phisical z stop is so hard to explain to people that they always get z ofset wrong and ruin the print or a print surface

Thanks for these videos!

Great info. For $200, the SE is great for both beginning and seasoned users.

I have the same printer. When I auto level, the z offset is too far from the bed and nothing sticks to the bed. Do you think there is something wrong with the sensor that sets the z offset?

I wished I seen this a couple of days ago!

I use a 3-4 line skirt to ensure a good z-height and will adjust the bed on the fly. Generally, getting a good 1st layer result when I see a slight valley separating the lines. Too big a valley = lower the z axis / no valley = raise the z axis. To get an accurately levelled bed and proper z axis, try running a multi-lined skirt along the entire perimeter of your print bed and you'll plainly identify which corners need adjustment (and possibly find warped areas on the bed - mine has a slight upward bulge toward the center). Thanks for the good visual representation of this concept.

Great video on how to set Z-offset. One thing I still don’t get is WHY I would need to. I understand the squish, but if I was able to manually level the bed on my Ender 5, do I still need to set this? I’ve been printing for 3 years without it, but a friend who bought a printer last month talks about Z-offset like that magic setting that fixed everything for him. What am I missing?

Waiting for my .2mm nozzle to put down it's first lines while I watch this. Made to use your .2mm profile on cura, and leveled my bed.

Bought this printer for my son’s Christmas present due to it being used by him due to the school he attends using it in the Library. He loved it and came to his parents. Using your videos to bring my “old man” knowledge up to speed of my son whom tech knowledge is above mine. Going to run it thru its paces BEFORE Santa does the drop. THANK YOU! and… may I suggest you add TikTok or whatever the kids use (as well) to bring you more subscribers to your channel… ❤

When I got my ender-3 4 year’s ago was your channel that helps me with the build and tuning . Now I just got the new ender 3 v3 SE and your channel once again is helping me. thanks a lot !

algorithm juice

hey I really need help what printer do you have to select on cura for the new ender 3 v3? pls help

I'm doing my part for the Algorithm!

This is extremely helpful information. Thanks for taking the time to share it here!

Short and right on, thanks!

Thanks for three info

PLEASE KEEP THESE VIDEOS COMING!!!! These are the best tutorials on the V3 SE available. Thank you so much!!!

Im printing with sla now, but you taught me how to print amazing minis on a machine that people said couldnt do it.

Hay man, love your videos on this printer, I just want to ask if you’d be able to make a part two of the video you made adjusting the printer’s print speed and acceleration on the LCD, you said you might look at finding the ideal numbers, maybe even a video on your slicer settings aswell since there is not an official profile on cura yet ?

Thank you for all the tips, I have a ender3, and had to move... NOTHING has worked well since the move... If anyone can point me to where I can get a BONE STOCK Ender 3 firmware? I feel like I need to get back to basics, remove all my upgrades, and try to get bed level first, then add things like bed sensor, end of filament sensor, octoprint on my pi2, etc... I HIGHLY RECOMMEND never "packing" a 3d printer back in a box, regardless of moving... I've been frustrated and unable to print for almost a year now... (Much gnashing of teeth).

Great vid thank you. I have recently bought an ender V3 se with auto bed levelling. But it's not doing a great job, particularly in certain areas on the board

Your videos and cura profiles have been a lifesaver! Micro Center had the Ender 3 v2 for $99 and ive been getting great results with all your suggestions!

Like your videos! May I make a request. So I'm new 3D printing my first printer is the Ender 3 v3 SE. It was your videos that helped me set mine up. Thank you. Anyhow my request is could you make a video that is about acceleration and max speed settings that is in the between the your V2 settings you used and the v3's capabilities? The printer is fully capable of going much faster but since its so new there is literally nothing to help me in this quest.

Great video!!

Good vid Tom

Thanks for the video

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One for the algorithm.

Great video!

New to 3D printing and we bought 2 ender3 v3 se printer and still learning the details.Thanks so much for posting this especially on the V3.

OMG! The opening graphic is something I've looked for since I bought my Ender 5 pro. Thank You Tom!

Thanks for the information. My printer doesn't have the a "Z" offset on the LCD screen, so what I do is put the offset in the "Start G-Code" in the slicer (look for a G30 Z0.xx ).

great video, great explain as always :D

Thank you. Very informative for a new user. Granted, I understand how negative numbers work. I do have a somewhat related question, on my SE, everything was fine at first but I started having some adhesion problems. I re leveled the bed and my Z offset went from -1.76 to -1.91. This resolved my issue, but my question is what would have caused it to change? Was this an issue with the printer moving on the table slightly causing it to need to be adjusted or should I be worried about a lose part?

I always have a bit of a time getting the z offset set right, thanks for the simple explanation.