ANET A6 “Z” axis alignment tool

ANET A6 “Z” axis alignment tool

Getting the bed level is a primary factor for successful printing. The first step in the leveling procedure MUST be to assure that the “X” axis rails are equally spaced to the “Y” axis rails before starting the bed leveling process.

In the past I’ve tried spacer blocks but found that it was very tricky to get both sides equal due to the spring action of the “Y” rails being long and un-supported. Better was using digital calipers but it was awkward trying to hold everything plumb.

After several iterations, I came up with the gage presented here which allows me to adjust both left and right steppers in real time to quickly get the rails very evenly spaced. Once adjusted I simply home the table and “bingo” I’m ready to start leveling the bed.

I printed them in PETG and they are very repeatable and I have seen no change in performance. No clue if they will work in PLA.

As a side note, I’ve loaded the Marlin OS, OptoPrint and use a BLTouch s