Calculating E-Steps

At some point, you may find your printer is over or under extruding material. Having your extruder properly calibrated is essential for getting the best print quality. There are two steps to calibrating the extruder – tuning your extruder steps/mm value in the firmware, and tuning the extrusion width/extrusion multiplier. It is important to do …

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Ender 3 Pro MKS GEN L + TMC 2208 Upgrade

UPDATE!. I have had an issue with hot end temperature stability since doing this upgrade, and have now switched to an MKS GEN 1.4 board which is performing much better. See the new guide here In this post, I am going to cover what is needed to replace the ‘Ender 3 Pro’s control board with …

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Ender 3 – Firmware flash and BLTOUCH

I have recently started dabbling with 3D Printing – the abilit to print cases for various projects and other useful items is quite appealing to me. I settled on the Creality Ender 3 Pro as a trade off between good stock performance, price, and upgrades. It’s worth noting at this point that 3D printing is still very …

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