3D Printing
By Don Slusarczyk | don@slusarczyk.com
As seen in the July 2024 issue of Model Aviation.
IN MY PREVIOUS COLUMN, I mentioned that I would provide some helpful tips for getting your 3D printer up and running. Here are the first steps that I take when I get a new one.
Bed Leveling
Older printers had manual knobs to physically move the print bed, but all modern 3D printers have an automatic bed-leveling feature built into their firmware. With automatic leveling, the bed does not actually move. It is fixed to the printer, but a sensor measures all of the variations…
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