LowRider 3 — Aza's IDEX upgrade (2 Routers!)

Parts > Print Core > Attempt #1 FAILED - Too tall

Checked Print dimensions (relative to the print bed’s XYZ orientation). XY are great, but Z height is ~5mm too tall :man_facepalming:.

Problem:

  • Print Bed to highest point is expected to be 175mm (see dimensions in Fusion 360 sketch below). But my print actually measures 180mm.
  • Core width is expected to be 180mm. My print actually measures ~184.5mm across.

Cause/Fix:
Didn’t calibrate Z axis as well as I thought. For my penance, have spent time measuring edges/diagonals of significant features touching the print bed :

Tempted to add calibration marks, slice and print first 2mm to verify dimensions/skew. Will use to compare against my existing LR3 Core. Reason being the existing Core was printed ~yr ago on different printer, I should verify new calibrated Core will match before doing another full print. I potentially might end up intentionally mis-dimensioning the new Core to match the old one.

Will recalibrate Z then kicking off Attempt #2

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