My object lift plate hasn't been leveled. One side is 3mm lower than the other, and there is a slight downhill away from the actuator, about 1mm. I widened the actuator to lift support screw holes with a Dremel tool to allow one side to adjust by sliding up. Fixing the downhill slant, on the other hand, was tricky. This is controlled by the lift corner bracket, and must be adjusted by bending. I used 2 crescent wrenches to grip each side, and then gently bent. I had to do this about 5 times to adjust the full length of the corner bracket. I didn't get this bend right the first time. I had to work with it over 3 to 4 adjustments.
Lengthened the mounting holes to adjust the lift tilt
I assumed my lift was level enough, but I consistently didn't have the object on the lower side of the lift stick to the lift plate. The extra depth prevented the resin from grabbing on to the plate. This adds to the parts that must be aligned:
- The motion of the actuator must be straight up and down
- The lift plate must be level in both directions
- The projector must be level in both directions
- Bonus: The vat mount plate must be level. It doesn't have to be because the resin will be level in the vat regardless.
The leveling feet are a requirement if the printer moves at all.
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