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Re: 3D Printers

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Originally Posted by steinra View Post
The "zero" spot for the z axis should be about a paper width thickness from the bed. I am not familiar with that machine, but all the ones I work with start with 0 right by the bed.
How thick is the paper? We found a practice-field schedule card from CMP worked well, but a feeler gauge was more accurate.
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