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My printer is a FlashForge Adventurer 5M. I got it for about $211 shipped, which is the only reason I bought this unit really. They seem to be hovering around $249 right now. In most ways I am very happy with it, but I ran into an irritating problem today.

I've been looking for a good source on 3d printer calibration, one better than the Orcaslicer page on the subject anyway, and I finally found a great video in straightforward English explaining a useful, working, proven process. Naturally, it was made by a German. Once again, if you'd rather have a video, go watch the video.

I have been 3d printing for a very short time, but I've already learned some stuff I wish I'd known earlier, and I'm going to write about it here now - both to benefit someone else who's just starting, and because I think it will be interesting to look back later and see how much I was or wasn't on the mark.

I printed mostly successfully with a goofy Z-offset for too long (not that long) but finally found the resource which would tell me how to go about fixing it. I prefer a simple written instruction, but ironically the answer was a video by Ricky Impey. If you would rather watch a video, just stop now and go watch it. If you would like the entire process explained to you in text from start to stop [by a human] instead, read on.