Tag: Leveling

  • Fixing the Anycubic Kobra 2 Max

    Fixing the Anycubic Kobra 2 Max

    Sometime last year, I acquired the large-format 3d printer from Anycubic, the Kobra 2 Max. The intent was for large prints, jobs that I couldn’t handle on my aging Prusa MK3s. With a build volume of 420x420mm, this handles about 4x the volume. The hope was further efforts with life-size droids, perhaps some cos-play helmets,…

  • Leveling (Tramming) the Monoprice Maker Select Plus

    As anyone who has used a 3d printer knows, leveling your print bed (aka Tramming – aligning the flat print surface so it is equidistant from the print head at all times and locations) is one of the most critical steps to setup and to insure a well produced part.  In my experience, it has…

  • ADVi3++ upgrades

    The title is a bit of gibberish to those unaware, but this past weekend, before my trip, I managed to make time to try to upgrade my 3d printer to use the ADVi3++ firmware.  Basically, this means upgrading and re-flashing the firmware of the built-in controller board and LCD panel with the ADVi3++ software –…