Bed Tramming feeler gauge (0.4 mm for non-destructive leveling) Bambu X1/P1 series

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Bed Tramming feeler gauge (0.4 mm for non-destructive leveling) Bambu X1/P1 series

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls
0.2mm layer, 2 walls
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10 min
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0.2mm nozzle, 0.1mm layer, 4 walls, 15% infill
0.2mm nozzle, 0.1mm layer, 4 walls, 15% infill
Designer
14 min
1 plate

0.6mm nozzle, 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill
0.6mm nozzle, 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill
Designer
8 min
1 plate

0.8mm nozzle, 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill
0.8mm nozzle, 0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill
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1 plate

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Description

This can be used for bed tramming in case you don't own a 0.4 mm feeler gauge. It will likely print with Good Enough[tm] accuracy for using when tramming your bed. Certainly better than the method Bambu recommends anyway. Having said that, if you have a real gauge by all means use that one!

 

Bambu's instructions (and gcode) is at https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/x1/manual/manual-bed-leveling. Please read all of it, but then instead of messing with the thumb screws before tramming, leave them alone! And instead of aiming for a “printing surface barely touches the nozzle” which is impossible to get right, use the feeler gauge and aim for the same “drag” at all three points. I didn't make the 0.4 mm up from thin air: The height is actually set to 0.4 mm in the bed tramming gcode.

 

I call this non-destructive bed tramming because unlike when you follow Bambu's instructions, if the levelling was already fine you won't mess it up! Also, you can re-run my procedure as many times you like, if you want to just verify it once more. This is impossible when following the original instructions because the auto homing turns the “barely touch the nozzle” into 0.4 mm every time. After a couple of iterations of that you'll obviously run out of threads for the thumb screws.

 

Some say you can just use a piece of paper. It's true you can do so for the levelling alone, but it comes with the same problem as the “barely touches the nozzle” method: A paper is about 0.1 mm, but after auto-homing it will again be 0.4 mm so you can't verify a previous setting. You have to use 0.4 mm exactly - and this printed gauge is exact enough if you don't have the real deal.

 

It's a good idea to put the bed tramming gcode in the root of your SD card. That way it's always usable directly from the printer's touch screen!

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls
Neat print and very easy to use. Better than paper method. :) I printed it on smooth PEI plate for the best accuracy.
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0.2mm layer, 2 walls
Works well for leveling the bed.
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0.2mm layer, 2 walls
one of the best tools if you don’t have a real one like me.
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0.2mm layer, 2 walls
Great for leveling.
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thanks for thr information. .I used a dial gauge but I'm still slightly off. going to try your method also.
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Did this end up working for you?
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seems like it did. I'm getting g better results
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Any instructions anywhere for the P1S? :)
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I would expect it to be identical
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0.2mm layer, 2 walls
handy
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0.2mm layer, 2 walls
close enough to 0.4mm here. probably due to using a textured PEI plate
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0.2mm layer, 2 walls
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