Wish I had watched this BEFORE the machine scratched up my bed!

X2 or Gpro..this is the levelling . 1) heat up bed to 70c. 2) level the 4 corners using paper (slight scratch on paper) and adjusting the bed knobs, do it carefully and evenly so as not to put a bow in the bed. 3) auto level using the screen button, save to Eeprom. 4) adjust Z=0 from the screen, the hotend will do a z probe then move over so that the nozzle is in the middle..using paper raise or lower the print head using the buttons on the screen.. slight scratch on paper, save to Eeprom. Then "Home" the printer (do not just switch off the printer after Z=0 because when you switch on again it will self test and possibly break the sensor tip) Once printing you can raise or lower the print head using up and down arrow in the baby steps menu from the screen menu. Ensure that you have the start code like this; G28 ; home all axes M420 S1 Z10; load bed Mesh The M420 on the line after G28. Personally I don't use G29 this would auto level before every print.

Leveling this printer is a pain in the butt, and there's no consistency between this video and what the manual says. The manual says "heat up to 70/240". Why? The manual also says to only to the Z-offset step if the nozzle is either too far away or too close to the print bed. It's all so confusing and I'm getting no consistent results. I've already made a bunch of scratches in the bed because you can't trust the leveling you've done vs. what actually goes on when you start the print.

I followed the video, NOT the manual and got perfect results.

Awesome bro 👍

perfect 👍

I have a question: My Z-Probe value in the firmware is -1.58 This value indicates how much higher the BL-Touch sensor is in relation to the nozzle. If I install a new nozzle, the value will probably no longer be correct. How do I make sure I get a new correct spacing value? Do I have to measure the who manually and store it in the firmware or how do I find out?

Thanks. Nice tutorial.

Nice m8! should i use G420 on my Gcode?

My printer collides with the print bed. Called the hotline, but everyone is on vacation. I want a printer to print, not to tinker with.

Did exactly the same. Print start scraping the bed... G420 S1 is on ... So frustrating.

So frustrating. Set up printer this weekend per the manual. First test print I scratched the shit out of my bed. I re-level every time I turn the machine on and every time it's like I'm doing it for the first time. Frustrating.

after you auto leval the printer... how often should you now re do this procedure ?

Don't forget to turn the bed all the way down when leveling so that the springs are under tension. I scratched my Bed to hell before. Btw the Artillery Bed ist not the Best.

Just got one and I love it 😎👍💪

I received a new X2 today and it will not home correctly. It goes way to far to the side and just grinds. What can I do?

I have tried leveling my X2 10 times and still can't get it to the right level. I have to baby step when the print starts to get it the right level. I don't think the e-prom is saving after auto leveling. I don't see anything happening when the e-prom button is pressed. Is there a way to totally clear the e-prom and start again?

When I do this the Nozzle is right on the bed and doesn’t let the paper move, but turning the knobs under the bed doesn’t seem to create any sort of space?

1:49 Aren't we supposed to EEPROM SAVE right after the z=0 leveling as well? Because that's how it's described in the manual.

I should have watched this first. Now I have benchy scrapped on my bed

I want to return this. What a headache I've had with it.

I cant have any service support from Turkey dealer

Tantos problemas, como me arrepiento de haber comprado está basura

Question for everyone: I bought this printer and received it. After building it, then trying to level the bed with assisted manual leveling. The extruder will go down in the middle Without the probe even coming out and goes down and is just forcing the extruder downward into the bed (I lowered it all the way down so its not making contact) and It can’t go further and the machine makes a really loud buzzing sound. It’s not being limited by anything. Please help anyone because I can’t print until it’s fixed

my finger is too big for this screen lol

This ABL is a joke! i crashed my new bed when i try to level exactly how it is described in the manual. Now i have a view scratches i dont't like - so i will order an "old school" z-endstop and deactivate this shit thing ;-( There is no need for this semi-automatic-ABL-Sensor....

Lots and lots of button pushing without any explanation - almost totally useless - damn annoying noise identifying as music - very unprofessional

Save your money and get a better printer. I have two Artillery Sidewinder X2s and both are now broken. One still under warranty and wont level the build plate at all. Second one that was a decent performer will not power on anymore. Artillery support have been totally USELESS and non responsive.

Almost all the people having trouble with auto-leveling are not paying attention to the start GCODE in their slicer. Regular old CURA for example does NOT have the correct start code for an X2, even the latest CURA version 5.x which is a crap omission on CURA's part. You cannot use the old X1 GCODE start profile CURA uses. It isn't that simple. The start GCODE MUST start with something like this: "G28 ; home all axes M420 S1 Z2 ; use auto-level data" That last line is what tells the printer to read the auto-offsets you stored in the EPROM when you auto-leveled the bed. You can also use the micro up and down z offset button on the control screen to fine tune it... then hit the store EPROM button. If you don't have the M420 instruction the printer WILL NOT READ THE AUTO-LEVELING data you stored. The last part of that line, "Z2", is the "Fade" instruction. This "fades" out the auto-offset dimensions over the distance shown... 2mm in this case. This prevents problems occuring in the print at higher layers. 2 is quite a fast fade and numbers up to 10 are common. 4 to 5 would be a good start if you don't know what you are doing.