CNC Kitchen | Calibration Cubes: More Harm Than Good? @CNCKitchen | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 days ago.
Too many people seem to calibrate their 3D printers with calibration cubes. I think this is a bad idea. In this video, I’ll show why calibration cubes are bad, how you properly tune your printer's dimensions, and how accurate the machines I have in my studio are!

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*Chapters*
00:00 Introduction
00:49 Anecdote
01:17 3D Printer Calibration
02:09 Accuracy of a 3D Printer
03:05 The letdowns of Calibration Cubes
04:10 3D Printer Skew
05:08 The CaliFlower
05:41 Calibrating my RatRig
08:01 Sponsor
09:40 Applying Calibration
12:10 Testing my 3D Printers
14:30 Which Skew is acceptable?
14:50 Uses for the Calibration Cube

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