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I have not printed in months, but have moved house twice. Each time I was super careful with the printer and moved it in the front passenger seat footwell of my car.

Now that I have a new house and can set up my printer again, I tried to get it working this morning.

The z-screw cannot traverse the full length without jamming. I have ensured it is clean and re-greased. With the motors off, I cannot easily move the bed up/down like I used to be able to do.

How do I re-align the z-screw ?

Thanks in advance,

-Mind

Able/Willing to take some pics ?

Could the Z Knob become cocked, and its essentially too snug ?

Machine looks like it is in perfect condition (I baby it!).

Z-knob is not cocked. I can turn it and it move the build platform up/down. It is just too stiff for the motor. This is why I assume it is an alignment issue.

That Z-rod (and the two smooth rods) have to be perfectly straight and vertical, maybe something got slightly twisted or bent. It wouldn't take much to cause it to jam.

Exactly.... how to re-align it ?

If that does not work, it might be bent.

I would start by looking at the kit assembly instructions - they likely discuss it there.

Nope. They are aimed at assembly, but there is very little in there on alignment.

Fill out a support ticket over at MakerGear. They will know what to check.

http://www.makergear.com/pages/support

I remember seeing an old post on something similar... ah, here it is: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2423&start=10