Perfect Layering After Maintenance

Hello Everyone,

Today I'm super excited because the layering my Ender 3 V2 3D printer is producing is what I would call Perfect Layering.

Let's jump right in shall we:

Bonsai Planter by Marnix92 (Thingiverse link)

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I mentioned yesterday that I intended to finish this print, and I did so after the post.

Bonsai Planter by Marnix92 (Thingiverse link)

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That wasn't the first thing I did however,

I had noticed the bed plate tension belt was off center due to some warping, (because I overtightened it a while back.)
But not so bad that I couldn't figure out a way to adjust it some and make it usable for now.

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Oh my, what a mess...

No one ever said 3D printing would be easy!

Somewhere in this life I heard a saying:

"You're only as strong as the weakest link." - Source unknown.

I've pondered the philosophical implications of this saying for years, but let's not complicate things too much.

What I mean is there are two very important aspects to consider with 3D printing.

• Maintenance.
• Proper slicer and firmware settings.

Hardware - and - software.

One will not work without the other working properly.

And it's easy to get lazy with maintenance, but it does not take long for a 3D printer to let you know it needs maintenance if you are printing almost 24 hours daily.

In this case I mentioned the bed plate belt was a bit warped. The roller wheels also needed a little maintenance/cleaning/adjusting, so I took care of that as well since I needed to disassemble the bed plate anyway.
I also removed the bottom couplings on the bed plate springs because they were causing clearance issues for the knob threads. (which are not stock and very strong.) (I broke a pair of dykes trying to shorten them, so they are indeed very strong.)

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This is me putting the tensioner back together. This one is not stock. The stock tensioner broke and I hot glued a temp fix to print this one. It's really nice and I highly recommend it to anyone using an Ender 3 V2, as the tensioner that comes stock is not a great design in my opinion, and it broke from tension so this backs up my claim a bit.
Ender 3 Pro Y belt tensioner by SkymanOne.

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In this photo I present a view of how it fits together. It's rather simple, and oftentimes simplicity in designs is more practical.
In some applications, overengineering can be detrimental.

As I type this, I'm printing a, Fidget Spinner - One-Piece-Print / No Bearings Required! by muzz64
For the purpose of fine tuning slicing tolerance, and if this print in place fidget spinner is a success, I will be one step closer to a 3D printing pro!

Thanks everyone for stopping by and for all the amazing support. You're all an inspiration and help motivate me.

Have a great day! ~~@print3dpro