Auto-leveling using an Inductive Sensor

[ejcruz]

No reason to be sorry. without your help and suggestions i would still be sitting here scratching my head staring at this single page of the specs for the bltouch sensor wondering if id ever understand it. lol your help is greatly appreciated cant wait to see how this all works out.

one thing i was wondering about is a way to mount the sensor and a good location so that its close enough to the nozzles and not cause any issues with clearance around it. i searched all over for a printable bltouch mount for the FFCP but couldnt find one anywhere. i did however come up with my own mount for the sensor and a good location for it..(i think it is a good place at least) i will take a few photos of how i have it mounted and maybe u can let me know what ya think on it.. note that i have not yet set the height of the sensor. and the sensor needle is about 1.5 inches away from the first nozzle head.. is that to far away? thanks

stupid thing isnt uploading the pics so here r my dropbox links to the pics sorry for that.
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/4lk96bafw...vLNfVnyFN43v7a
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/qs260utg7...Nqy2HnhDzkiTha
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/hytme0noh...Xn-vkQ-OWxHSSa

The info I got from BLTouch recommend to position the sensor needle at least 15mm from the nozzle, that does not mean 1.5 inches (38.1mm) will not work, most likely not as effective, also the base of the sensor body needs to be 8.3mm (+/- 0.2mm) above the nozzle tip. I suggest you should make or print a block that is 8.3mm in height to be used to set the sensor height.

My plan is to remove the left extruder (I normally only use the right extruder) this will make space to mount the sensor closer to the right extruder nozzle. I'm planning to design the sensor mount so it's easy to install and uninstall should I ever need to use the left extruder.

[originalt80]

oh yeah duh i didnt even think to look at that info for the 15mm distance lol.. but yes i know about the 8.3mm abpove nozzle tip and i have already printed the block to use for setting the height i just never did it yet cause i didnt even know if it was a good place to put the sensor or not.. im a rookie at this bare with me please but yeah since i am aa newbie to 3d printing i havent even began to learn about printing with both extruders together so i just been using the left PLA printing and the left for ABS printing so really your plan for removing the 2nd is about the best way to go about it.. i will just follow how you install it.. if that is ok with you of course?? maybe once u get your mount design completed u could possibly share the design. that would be wonderful.. thanks again for all your help