First Layer Squish Tool

I always prefer things to be more definitive than subjective. To that end, setting the Z-offset and getting the first layer squish just right has always seemed a little frustrating. That is until I designed this First Layer Squish Tool. Print it and you can see what is the smallest slot you can achieve with your current print settings. This tells you your squish in real terms. Then you can easily make adjustments. It only takes a few minutes to print and gives you a quick definitive measure of squish. Using this tool, I have been able to quickly and easily return my printer to the same squish after changing the nozzle and making print adjustments. Equally as gratifying I have been able to quickly and easily set all my printers to the same squish. It has a series of 10 slots ranging from 0.1mm to 1.0mm (in 0.1mm increments). The idea is that the slots will close up based on how much squish there is. The size of the largest slot that is closed tells you how much first-layer flare you have. In theory, the squish is half the slot width (because it is flaring for both sides). And, depending on the material you are printing you can adjust the squish as appropriate. Here is a short video about it... https://youtu.be/jceZ6wcVikY For more information, photos and print details please visit.... https://www.logicalplanet.com/2024/01/01/first-layer-squish-tool/ If you like it please like it!