This is easily the best tutorial video I've ever seen on KZfaq. No bs, no goofy intro, no egomania. Just a clear and precise instruction and presentation. You got my sub.

Small correction: When auto-homing, the _probe_ moves to the center of the bed, not the _nozzle_ . Clarifying, just in case someone thinks there's something wrong with their setup (there isn't).

alternative title: Eric Clapton teaches you about automatic bed leveling.

This guys has tutorials down pat. No frills, just clear, concise instructions on what you need to do and possible hurdles you may face. Excellent.

That colourful mando helmet in the background is amazing!

This is the definitive tutorial for the BLTouch on the E3V2. Nice work, Bryan! I've installed mine a couple of hours ago and your tip for setting the Z offset saved me. I'm using Jyers' Marlin and it makes this a little easier too.

You're an amazing instructor for all of us that are new to 3D printing. Your videos on the Ender 3 v2 have been invaluable as I continue to troubleshoot my setup and hopefully find good print settings.

Lifesaver! Been racking my brain over this for a week. Sorry I'm new to 3d printing.

I just recently found you while looking for help after purchasing my first 3D printer. Your information and the way you deliver it just resonates with me. Keep up the great content, it's much appreciated!

Clear. Concise. Easy to understand. Well edited. Nothing goofy. Bravo sir. Thank you for this tutorial.

and thank you for staying to the end! you have a new subscriber and thanks for the help!

I rarely ever comment on videos, but wanted to thank you for the detailed instructions. You really helped me a lot! I had almost given up but your content helped me see the bright side to this.

Hey! I'm a maker in San Antonio and just got an Ender 3 v2. Watched all your videos to get mine set up. Yours were the best. I was delighted to see you are in the same town. Congrats on the growth of your channel. Very effective. Thank you!

Great tutorial, worked perfectly. Been messing around for ages with no BLTouch, so decided to give it a go. Instructions were useless, this video sorted it out and my first print is going perfectly. Nice one Bryan!!

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! I bought a used ender 3 v2 not knowing the bltouch didn't fit.... found out when I tried updating the software and almost gave up on it... Now it works. 🙂

One trick I use is a deck of cards. I when go to set off my Z offset, I use the cards to help me measure the gap at the start and then figure out what my adjustment needs to be.

This has to be the best explanation Iv come across, Iv almost thrown the printer out the window not being able to understand what z-offset meant. Thank you so much!

Inserting the BLTouch wire in the wire sleeve is easy. The sleeve is very flexible you can just compress it on one side making the wire travel shorter.

Thanks Bryan, I've been struggling with this for a week & you've finally shown me the way forward to get it working properly. I thought it was me missing something ...

I've had to contact Creality because I also have a early version of the Ender 3V2 and they did send me a new extruder carriage, it took around 3 months but I've finally got it today. Thanks for the great video Brian!

Hi Bryan, I assembled my first 3d printer Ender 3 v2 with your video and now i am gonna install my BLTouch.Thank you for these simple and well explained videos.

The z-offset for mine was also exactly 2.70. Since fitting the BLTouch I've removed the levelling springs and dials and fitted metal stand-offs with normal nuts. I let the software handle any levelling and it works great.

Thanks Brian! Just upgraded my V2 with the BL touch and encountered the "Black screen of death" at the firmware update stage...and your suggestion helped! Excited for my future prints!

Knowledgeable charismatic teachers is my new favorite thing

I'm glad we have BV3D! Thanks Bryan.

Thank you so much! i couldn't understand how to do this on any other channel. but finally, i came across this one! Thanks!!!!

Hi Bryan. I just got a BL Touch for my Ender 3 V2 and your video will be extremely helpful. I really appreciate your style as it reminds me of shows like My Classic Car or DIY home repair shows I grew up watching with my dad. I have found few channels on KZfaq as informative as yours. Keep up the great content!

Your ender 3 vids are always helpful

Howdy Friend. I kept getting hyper-fixed on your UT longhorn coaster on the bottom left of the screen. Lol. I also realized about half way into me typing this that some content creators might enjoy some anonymity so no need to reply if ya choose but a big HELLO from Bulverde, TX! :) I had gotten tired with trying to go with offshoots like (A8, Aquila X2, etc) and always run into issues with ability to either upgrade or mod even though they are basically aestheticlly similar however the internals are divergent tech which for instance adds in st links, soldering, and a whole slew of things not to mention the passionate yet low populations of these communities that help make marlin and a few others finally accessible. So I just got a new Ender 3 v2 on a amazon lighting deal and was able to get a CR Touch along with their new Sprite Direct Drive for literally about $150 less than the S1. And deciding to have some background help with the install I have seen many of your videos and its was an easy selection. So thank you for your hardwork and pro-level content.

This definitely solved my problem. Creality has so many firmware versions for the same printer, I made sure I used the same version as you (even though it's probably not the latest) and all was good , unlike other instructions (including Crealities) that couldn't be followed.

Those instructions included were terrible your video was the ONLY useful advice I could get on getting this setup properly!! Definitely agree with all the vendor advice too!

Thank you once again Bryan. Your tutorials are to the point, no BS and are a good middle ground between expecting the viewer to know a little, but not being a genius either.

Wow, this was probably the best, most succinct way this could have been explained

another good one. I quite like paper or feeler gauge takes me back to points, plugs and valve guides, AAAHHHH memories

This was very helpful. You gave a high amount of detail, which is very useful for those planning to do this mod ahead of time and nervous about unexpected surprises. This made me more confident about how it will go when my parts arrive. Thank you.

I want to tell you that this was the video I needed to see. As it is with computers and networking, we have to read 15 things to find enough info to resolve our problem. I was two days watching and reading, with so much info left out and your video hit the spot entirely. I finally was able to get something to print. Thanks for the informative video.

I used your guide to install my BLTouch and it worked perfectly on the first try. Thank you sir :)

Great work Bryan!

Seriously thanks man! This is the third video in a row you’ve made that’s helped me! You sir earn a sub!

Thank you! I followed the firmware update and this video and I've now got a happily function ender 3 v2. I think my bed was warped so this seems to have really done the trick! Excellent videos!

I'm loving your stuff so far. Just got into 3d printing with an Ender 3 v2 and you have been a crucial 3d tool. Keep it up!

Great video. I'm getting my Ender 3v2 tomorrow and I can't wait to get printing with it

Howdy from Houston, Thanks a bunch for this vid, I just got my ender 3 v2 about a week ago and afrer printing a bunch of stuff i had my first mishap. I fell asleep after starting a print and woke up to find my hotend entombed in a plastic coffin... off to amazon and I now have a new bltouch an all metal hotend and a all metal extruder. this vid was instrumental in getting the bltouch dialed in fast. my Z offset ended up being -2.37.

Clear, Concise, perfect directions. Thank you!

Fantastic!!! Stuck for days on this and you've fixed my problem in minutes! 100% subscribing to this

The protective plastic mesh tube is easy to deal with. A little trick: grab 2 ends of it and push them together, like a chinese finger trap toy, the tube will get shorter in length and larger in diameter allowing you to easily push the wire through it. When you're done, just stretch it back out into place.

You're a star, thanks so much for this video Bryan. You've picked up another subscriber ❤️

Great description. So much better than the majority of other 3d printing videos.

I did this to my v2 a few months ago. It's so great. Really hope you do some more ender 3 v2 videos!

Thankyou SOOOO much!!! BTW, if anyone has a bad firmware flash, Turn off the printer. Reinstall the original stock firmware. Repeat the the process of the upgrade, but with the stock firmware, and then retry the new firmware. I thought I had bricked it, but all turned out well.

Because I couldn't find the answer and in case anyone else has the launch E3V2 without the mounting holes for the bracket, I emailed Creality and they are sending me a replacement backboard (their term) in the mail, free shipping.

Bryan, you make my day with great tips for z-offset configuration, I was struggling with the poor printing quality, now, after your tips, my Ender 3 w/ BLTouch is printing like a charm. Thx!

Really appreciate your tutorial! Was a great step by step breakdown, really appreciate your z-offset process on getting things dialed in just right!!

Thank you. I recently got the bltouch and I was seeing how it worked in your video did a wonderful job of that and again thank you

Amazing! This was such a concise and helpful video. THANK YOU for taking the time to make it!

For those who might need to compile your own Marlin firmware, use this line for the OEM BLTouch support, provided in the kit: #define NOZZLE_TO_PROBE_OFFSET { -44, -7, 0 } Calibrate your Z-offset accordingly.

Thanks very much for this brilliant video. I followed your instructions to the letter..... Except, I actually found it really easy to feed the BL-Touch cable inside the sleeving all the way from the Motherboard to the hot end you only have to snip a few cable ties and replace them afterwards. This makes a very neat looking installation.

thank you so much for making this highly detailed video of what was becoming a headache to understand. you sir, became my Excedrin and got rid of my headache.

I know this is a 5 month old video but I just purchased and updated to the BLTouch. Was very easy because of this video. Thank you. You have probably figured this out but in the video you mentioned that you don't know why it raises the head 10mm after auto-home. I think that is so that if you shut off the printer, there is enough room for the probe auto-test when you power it back up. Also, don't know if the Creality firmware is now saving the setting on-board but I am using the firmware from the Marlin site and it does save the settings to the board.

Great video, I think it has the opposite effect on me than what creality would hope for though. This helped me decide that the BLtouch isn't for me. I do have the warped glass plate that the enders are apparently known for, but rather than buy the leveling system and go through the setup and install, I've just decided to buy replacement plates that are known to be much flatter and I'm getting two of them for half the price of the BLtouch without having to deal with a firmware update, guess-and-check z-offset (or offest) and more moving parts with potential for failure. Thanks for the thorough and honest review.

If anybody is having the problem where the z will no longer go down after auto home all you have to do is unplug the z wire from the motherboard aswell👍

Thanks for the video... I have the Ender 3 Max and hard to find instructions and your video really helped walk me through the installation. All I had to do prior is print the Ender 3 ma bracket and purchase a screw set.

I wanted to say two things: 1. Thanks for your great tutorials! 2. I too have an addiction to Tee Turtle shirts lol

OK! So glad I found you. Probably the clearest tutorials around. Lots of information without being boring. SUSCRIBED!

wow thank you so much!!! I had a simple error of me not putting it into a zip file and it finally worked after I saw you mention that! Thank YOUUUU!!!!

Your videos are informative, to the point, and more helpful than all the others.Thank you!

I received an older bltouch which doesn't have the single connector but 2 connectors for power and z-stop. Just fyi for anyone having the same problem, voltage and ground MUST be switched on the power connector and the z-stop connector has to be shoved in right next to the power on the BL_T pins, little modification required. You cant plug the z-stop on the bl touch to the z-stop pins or else your z axis will not go down is has to go on the BL_T pins.

Brian, Thank You for the Video! My BL Touch is working Great! I did have the BL Touch get mad once but that was the only time so far.

champion... this vid saved me heaps of frustraion.. got my sub mate.

best tutorial video on 3D printing thus far, thank you.

I watched a few of your vids to help me get my printer & BLTouch up n runnin - thank you for the vids it helped greatly! BV3D all da wayyyy

God bless you. Trying to get information to diagnose and set up this printer is like hearding a bunch of cats. Creality doesn't even try..

I very much appreciate this video, I couldn't have installed it with out you. Thank you so much.

Thanks for the help! Love your videos always informative and relevant :)

Thank you so much! this helped me out so much get it on and the firmware up to date on it!

Super video! I applauded for $2.00 👏

You saved me hours of my life!!! THANK YOU! OUTSTANDING JOB!!!

you got rid of my huge headache thank you :)

Very comprehensive, look forward to watching more of your videos

Solid! Top KEK! Peace be with you.

Life saver! I was going insane trying to figure out why my printer always forgot the z offset

That "once in a while blinking red angry" thing happended on the 4th probe of my first "Level" from the menu just as you mentioned it. Way to go jinx! 😏

thanks as this helped me figure out some useful tips and tricks as i am new to 3d printing. Very valuable thanks !

This is a good video, as someone new to this it was really helpful.

I finally got the time to level and power on my printer for the first time yesterday. Using your bed leveling guide my first 3 prints came out nearly flawless, I was shocked. Today I am adding the bl touch to my brand new printer, I am sure I will get similar results!!! Thank you!!!

you got my sub was engaged all the way through except when i amazon one of these units

Nice one Bryan. I'm about to install the V1 kit on my original CR-10. Fingers crossed. Cheers, JAYTEE

Thx, just printed my first print on my Ender 3 V2. South Africa is a bit behind i think.

Considering that it takes me 30-45 mins to level my bed every time.. 2 mins is fine. I threaded the BL Touch's wire through the tubing with some old wire as a hook. Looks like a factory install. Thanks for the tip!

Great tutorial, and fabulous hair. Keep it up.

I must say using paper to level my v2 bed works great and is not a hassle. I even have the original springs. Everyone that installs BL touch alway seem to have problems. I keep my Ender totally stock and have no problems even after 100+ prints.

You are great at this!

Decided to pick one up. Definitely gonna follow your guide.

thank you for doing this, great clear instructions. works great!

A massive help, thank you. Two additional things I learned as I attempted to implement this; G-code is read line-by-line, This means that for G28 G29 ;Home G29 simply is ignored (it is not recognised by the interpreter as parameters for G28). This should be changed to two lines; G28 ;Home G29 ;Perform bed levelling Also (I think) the BIN file a) has to be a unique filename you have not used before and b) should be a short name.

Awesome video. Helped me a lot. Looks like your nozzle may have hit your glass bed as well. I thought I was the only one to have that happen...

Good info! I watched your video before I started the install and didn't even unfold the directions.

I like this guy! Very informative

Thank you for the tutorial, l find your explanation the best thank you.

Be carefull to install the mount correctly, you can easily swap it, so the BLTouch isnt touching the bed and press the nozzle into the bed!