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That's really unfortunate, would have how's the quality control would have increased in recent years with all the new printers on the market.

I'm not sure what you're referring to? I'm sure there was a reason it maybe I just moved it to a different page? Was it in the description of this video or on my website? Edit: oh I see you mentioned the website. I didn't delete it so it should be there. I had an issue of the weekend where the website went down so maybe it's something to do with that. I'll try and get onto it now and find out. Edit edit: try it today or tonight I think I resolved it.

I really appreciate you taking the time to write a sarcastic and hateful message to someone who is just trying to put some good out there for people. If you ever wonder why small creators don't grow or stop altogether it's from some of the negativity that seeps through the screen of flippant messages like this. I can appreciate these messages though, and I take them as a point of improvement. I just hope in the future you understand that what you say to people, and more importantly how you say it, is an important part of communicating within a community and helping it grow.

Appreciate it! I feel like a minnow, but I'll take the goat 😂

That's so awesome thank you so much! Don't tell anyone but I do the same thing when I start a new printer lol everyone needs a refresher

If you go to my website (printsleo3d.com) there is a Klipper section on the header. Once you get there scroll down to the macros section and click it to be brought to the macros page. There you should see all of my basic macros that you can copy and paste. This way you only have to add the name of the macro you want to call in Cura's start gcode section. I hope this was helpful. If not let me know.

@@PrintsLeo3D Dude, you're a legend. Thanks a lot. Now I know a bit about what Klipper actually does to my printer and what slicer settings I need. Thanks again.

@@PrintsLeo3D and thanks a lot u still reply this comment on a video that actually uploaded a year ago

The start_print macro is just a group of commands you want to run at the start of your prints. There is no default start_print macro from Klipper as you'll want to adjust it according to your printer and what features you want to use before each print. If you want a very basic start_print macro to begin using you can go to my website. At the top of the website there's a section for Klipper and then from there scroll down to Macros and you'll be brought to another page. That Macro page has a few different macros you can copy and paste into your config to use. As always remember to save and restart after you make changes to printer.cfg so the changes are applied. Good luck!

Hey Garbo! I'm actually filming that video today and it will hopefully be out this weekend!

Love my XMax3! Still printing great today !

@@PrintsLeo3D sounds like I made a good purchase.

@ProjectDefi definitely!

I haven't used Cura in a while and that's one of the reasons why. When I was using it I don't remember there being an option to differentiate the accel speeds, which is why I moved over to Orca slicer. I should probably put out a video showcasing all of the awesome features it has. Not only does it allow you to customize the speeds/accels for different parts of the print, but it also gives you access to some great tools that can help determine where your maximum rates our (mostly flow but that will dictate speed). Of course Orca being an offshoot of Bambu>Prusa>Slic3r there are mote options out there that work too

@@PrintsLeo3D can to do a video of how to use orca slicer for a beginner who uses klipper. i installed it but it looked confusing for me bcz wasnt sure what to do with few settings as they are in klipper too. but an overall explantion and setup would help alot. also in cura it has Acceleration but i think when running with klipper we have to turn it off. it also can control acc on inner, outer, infill etc. if i use this from cura then should i disable the klipper acc. thanks

It would definitely seem like that lol unfortunately the problem with 3rd party companies using Klipper firmware is they never use it properly or give you untethered access. Also, they curate the devices they sell to their machines, so if it's not a Creality device you're using it's an uphill battle. So you'll end up getting a very sloppy version of Klipper that is hard to use and will likely frustrate you. If you did want to use a 3rd party device I would recommend the BigTreeTech Pad 7. It allows much easier and more complete access to Klipper and will ultimately give you a better experience. Alternatively you could use any device that runs Linux, it doesn't need to be a pi. A lot of people are using older laptops or even tv boxs (like the Inovato Quadra) to run Klipper with ease. Whichever way you go good luck! I would strongly suggest against the Creality Pad.

You're the best! I probably need to circle the wagons back around and add a little bit of polish to this video and bring it into the future 😂

Thanks for the information! That's why I always tell people to check the comments because a lot of people's issues have fixes already from people who contributed. Thanks!

Funny you say that, I just came into possession of one. Not sure how powerful it is but for ally newer videos I'm going to try and use it.

Great! I really need to come back to this small series and do a bit of an overhaul with all of the newer offerings from Cura and other companies. I'm glad this was still able to help you.

This printer is still going strong and producing amazing prints. I can always rely on it when I need something on done right the first time.

That's so unfortunate. It's really starting to get upsetting the number of manufacturers that are taking advantage of what Klipper can offer, but then lock down it's full potential so they can call it their own "custom" versions. Hope you find a way to take advantage of this someday. Thanks for watching

Thanks for the info and I appreciate you watching and commenting!! I know there can be some name changes between the different front ends and also klipperscreens and variants, and I thank you for pointing that out. I always say to check the comments for instances just like this !

I'll see what I can do to help. Was there any updates or changes you've made that you can associate with it's usage failure? Also are there any error codes on the front end for the camera ?

@@PrintsLeo3D The power went out for a bit. When it came back on, the up address changed and everything but the camera worked on it.

@Adventist1997 is it possible to download the crowsnest.log and send it to me. You can't send it through here but either the Discord (link in description) or email me printsleo3d@gmail.com

@@PrintsLeo3D I got it to pop up disconnected from webcam. But how do I download the crown logs? I could probably screenshot them and post it in discord.

Thank you!

Happy to help! Thanks for watching and commenting!

You're welcome! These videos were sort of meant as a quick look of what the printer can do, so I'm glad it was useful for you. I should have way more info for you on the next one in a few weeks .

Mine works fine except for the noise , if you can accept its noise, I believe you will like T1 very much

Hans I appreciate the feedback I wasn't aware of a change. Is this the the base Klipper operations? I'll check out the documentation.

I don't know if the singular (poor) experience you had is really a precedence to cast some blame to me. I can understand not being happy with PCBWay and by extension feeling some bad feelings when you see a 30 second spot on this video where I talk about what they offer. I hope they do better and if you want to send me your information and invoice number I'll send a message to the people I talk to. But in the the grand scheme of things I'm a small fish (basically no fish at all lol), and you may have better luck if some of the bigger names who are sponsored by them help you get your issue resolved. All that being said thank you for watching, and I appreciate the feedback.

I was just letting you know that you’re propping up a deceptive corporation for personal monetary gain. I would never do business with them again, but I really appreciate your offer to help out. If you would like more info about my experience with them so you could better understand whom you put your name behind. I would be willing to elaborate.

Thanks I miss being seen! Happy to be back and I appreciate the support!

Great to hear! That's been my impression so far, I'm hoping that in the Klipper/mainsail side of things they open it up. I'm dying to add OctoEverywhere into this so I can view it when I'm not at the home. Thanks for watching, commenting, and the kind words 🙏

Mine still needs a week, thank you for sharing

The same , super fast, but noisy

FLSun told me there's a battle you can print to try and eliminate the noise. I don't have too much confidence in it lol but I'm gonna try

​@@PrintsLeo3D If useful, please share it , thanks in advance.

Thanks Kev! I always look forward to seeing you comment on a new video. Much appreciated thanks for the motivation!

@@PrintsLeo3D You got me into 3d printing and I have learned ALOT from your videos and on Discord chats.

That means a lot! I'm glad I was helpful and the discord is always so great

It's been a long while since I've used Marlin firmware, but I believe there is a settings menu (maybe called machine) and then through that menu there should be an offsets option to set up all of those values.

This is a great question and a very common misconception. Both of these techniques work hand in hand in order to give you a great first layer. Bed screws adjust helps to align the nozzle and the bed along the same plane. This is commonly referred to as leveling. The bltouch does not level. It really is just a measuring device. The bltouch takes height measurements of the bed and creates a mesh to use while printing. It doesn't really ever "level" the bed. Also the bltouch is only accurate within a small window of deviation (0.2-0.4mm), so the more "level" your bed is the more accurate the bl touch will be. In short the bl touch never 'levels' your bed, it takes measurements and tries to make your first layer flat. Bed screws adjust does level your bed, and in turn allows the bl touch to work optimally.

Yea this is loud lol I saw this morning FLSun emailed about the noise, and they may have a possible solution to quiet this down a little. Something I'm going to look at when I can. As for access I do agree giving too much control to newer users could be a calamity, and I think developer's solution to not allow front end components to be updated is a smart move (mainsail, fluidd, Klipper, Moonraker, etc). I think allowing SSH access is a safer solution because generally those users who know how to SSH into their machines, and have a want to do so, are responsible enough to not make any grievous errors. We'll see in the future what FLSun decides to do, I'd love to be able to hook up OctoEverywhere on this printer so I can use it and monitor it while I'm away from home. Feels like that's how I've been doing most of my printing nowadays 🫤

This printer is running Klipper. Klipper is GPL v3, which means that any company using it has to offer the end-user the mechanisms allowing him to replace any part of the software by a version modified by the user. That's a legally binding requirement from GPL v3, so all these companies not opening up access to Klipper and the version of Klipper source code should be sued, period.

@MisterkeTube yea I completely agree with the sentiment and it's going to be something I talk about in the full review. As for the legal workings I can't speak to specifics because I don't know how the law is worded and works and that's where we get into the weeds , and where companies probably feel emboldened. I don't know what sort of precedent there is for a timeline of presenting said firmware. If a company holds their printer in 'beta' release or some other similar title will that be something not quite covered by the license. How they maws get considered and applied to companies working overseas. And also the fact that Klipper likely has no resource to pursue any sort of legal actions. They are a community driven entity (thanks to Kevin O'Connor) that would probably be more hurt then helped by taking time/resources to pursue such an endeavor. That all being said I don't like it and it's something I am going to talk to FLSUN about and cover in the video.

@@PrintsLeo3D There are law firms focussing in class actions, earning their money as a percentage of what they get out of the case they are making for the group of victims they represent. Why is no law firm tackling the open-source infringements in the same way? There must be some money to make there and a couple of precedents would be sufficient to convince companies to just adhere to the license, period.

Yea I agree it would be nice for someone to make a move and create some precedent for future cases. Right now we're seeing Stratasys use their legal and monetary forces to try and bully some companies around, it would be nice for one of the little guys to have the same access to those avenues.

I know lol I love telling people they are using a CPAP machine in this printer because it always gets a laugh. There's a few drastic means of quieting this down, and this morning FLSun emailed with some information, so I'm hoping we can find a way!

Zoomy!! Thank you as always for showing up. I'm slowly but surely finding more time for myself and my printers. Hoping I have found a schedule that lets me keep making more of these 😊 thanks for the unwavering and timeless support!

You're always the best man! I appreciate you taking the time out for your busy schedule to drop by and show me some love. I've been out of the game for a bit so I'm a little rusty lol gotta work out the kinks for the next videos

@@PrintsLeo3D you did a great job showing all the components and explaining everything. It’s like a livestream but in video format. Good stuff, relatable.

Not to mention, always calling out companies for jumping onto Klipper and not giving back. Big no no.

Yea that's sort of what I was trying to go for, so I appreciate you saying that. Again man you're the best, thanks for the kind words.

@3DPrintSOS they just never want to learn. I want to do my due diligence before I really I can pass a final opinion, but it's not looking too good

I don't have a model link because all I do is import 5 cubes, then shrink them to a single layer high (0.2mm for me in the video) and then spread them out to the different corners and center of the build plate. Nice and easy!

Yes this is common when going from the single geared default extruded to a dual gear extruder (which now incorporates gear ratios). If you are adjusting your esteps and not seeing any changes make sure you are saving the new estep values from the menu before performing any new tests.

Thanks for watching and great suggestions for videos. I have an estep calibration, but it's for Marlin firmware. I am going to add both of those videos to my 'to-do' list, although I will say for flow I follow a more aesthetic approach now and not so scientific. I have sort of eschewed the normal flow block tests and just use the visual appearance of prints to adjust flow as I see necessary. Thanks for watching my the videos, I appreciate it !

@@PrintsLeo3D Thanks for the reply and the information. However, isn’t flow rate important for wall thickness and to make sure snap cases fit together properly, etc?

Wall thickness and flow rate do go hand in hand , but lately I've found running my normal flow rates and then adjusting tolerances (usually within 0.2) has been a quicker and better work flow

Thank you so much for taking time to write such a detailed comment and letting me know this worked. Much appreciated, I'm glad you found me and I was able to help!

Thank you thank you thank you! Gives me the motivation to keep on doing these!

This is video is dealing specifically with Klipper firmware. So all the steps and commands I cover require that specific firmware (which j would highly recommend lol). I know Marlin firmware does offer some amount of input shaping , although I don't know what the breadth of it is. That being said the concepts cover (ie. How input shaping works) is applicable in a general sense among any machine using it.

Oh wow that's awesome to hear, thank you!! These videos take me a lot of time to make and whenever anyone leaves a comment like thiabit truly means the world to me. Thank you!

Thank you so much, you're too kind!! If my videos can help people better understand Klipper and get the most out of it then I am a happy man! I appreciate you taking time to leave a comment and let me know how this helped! I really appreciate it!

So happy to hear it! Now it's time to enjoy that printer!

I'm not sure what part of the video you're referring to, but this modification does much more than adding a bed probe. This will turn a Bowden style system into a direct extrusion system, which can then be equipped with a bed probe.

It does in fact have a max temp of 350c. I never got a chance to print any materials at that temp though as I only have nylon on the higher temp end.

@@PrintsLeo3D lol ok i got confused cause the screen said 250c lol

@hasanmich1504 my apologies, I was probably running a petg or ASA print

Thank you so much!!!! And thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, makes my day!

Yea this is one of those small additions that can make a huge quality of life difference. I appreciate you leaving a comment !

Welcome!!! These small calibrations are what play a huge role in our overall print quality, and I'm glad this video was able to get you there! Cheers!