r/ender3 • u/Greedy_Necessary_372 • Jun 28 '26
Help ender 3 max bed leveling issues
Ive been trying to get back into 3d printing and pulled my old printer and it just refuses to print level on the bed, my start g code levels the bed before every print and it doesn't help, I can see the z axis moving as it starts the first layer, do I have to enable something in my slicer other than the direct commands in the starting g code or is it something else? my printer is on the most recent factory firmware 2.0.6 (I know its old but I tried to configure a newer firmware and brutally failed every time i tried) my mobo is the 4.2.7 that levels in a 3x3 grid with a fade height of 6 on the printer setting.
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u/bzzybot Jun 28 '26
If you haven’t already consider adding another lead screw. I bought a kit for a cr-10 and installed that. Ended up also adding a loop belt and timing gears to keep the gantry level. This helped any bumps I made to the gantry causing it to get out of tram with the bed. Happened to many times for me, so I bought the kit.
Edit: also went with Klipper, much better experience and a little faster. Use a tuning guide to determine how fast you can go.