<p>Just move the Z-endstop up a little higher, also make sure the bed leveling screws are not completely screwed in.</p>

<p>So:</p>

<ol>
<li>Move the head of the printer up.</li>
<li>Move up the Z-endstop so that the nozzle is a little higher than the build platform.</li>
<li>Home the printer.</li>
<li>Disable the stepper motors and move the head over the bed to a certain position (e.g. a corner without disturbing the Z axis), once you get to a new position of the bed, raise the bed by unscrewing the screws until a piece of paper shows noticeable drag when pulled between the nozzle and build platform.</li>
<li>Goto 3 until you have done all corners several times, also the center of the bed. It is advised to once in a while re-home the printer, this way accidental Z-axis movement is compensated again.</li>
</ol>

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Thanks, bed is now leveled (Although I have to wait until my filaments coming). Follow-up question: [Does moving the endstop upwards affect the maximum height of the printed object?](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/7334/does-moving-the-z-endstop-upwards-affect-the-maximum-height-of-the-printable-obj)
some_user
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<p>I got a Tevo Michelangelo as first 3D printer today and already got a problem with the bed leveling: The extruder nozzle is way below the build plate. (When I auto-home the axes, which I've done several times). I thought to just adjust the plate downwards, but it was incredibly slow, and there was almost no progress.</p>

<p>Here's a picture, sorry for the bad quality:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/M3aGI.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer" title="Extruder nozzle below build plate"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/M3aGI.jpg" alt="Extruder nozzle below build plate" title="Extruder nozzle below build plate"></a></p>

<p>Should I continue adjusting it downwoards via the screws (It's getting harder), or is there some other way to solve this? Or am I just making a dumb mistake?</p>

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2018-10-30T17:47:58.120Z
Doesn't your printer have an adjustable Z-stop switch?  you really don't want to crank down the bed screws for fear of bending the plate.
Carl Witthoft
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Tevo Michelangelo nozzle below build plate?
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# Tevo Michelangelo nozzle below build plate?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-30)

I got a Tevo Michelangelo as first 3D printer today and already got a problem with the bed leveling: The extruder nozzle is way below the build plate. (When I auto-home the axes, which I've done several times). I thought to just adjust the plate downwards, but it was incredibly slow, and there was almost no progress.

Here's a picture, sorry for the bad quality:

[![Extruder nozzle below build plate](https://i.sstatic.net/M3aGI.jpg "Extruder nozzle below build plate")](https://i.sstatic.net/M3aGI.jpg "Extruder nozzle below build plate")

Should I continue adjusting it downwoards via the screws (It's getting harder), or is there some other way to solve this? Or am I just making a dumb mistake?

**Tags:** nozzle, bed-leveling, build-plate

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Doesn't your printer have an adjustable Z-stop switch?  you really don't want to crank down the bed screws for fear of bending the plate.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-10-30. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

Just move the Z-endstop up a little higher, also make sure the bed leveling screws are not completely screwed in.

So:

1. Move the head of the printer up.
2. Move up the Z-endstop so that the nozzle is a little higher than the build platform.
3. Home the printer.
4. Disable the stepper motors and move the head over the bed to a certain position (e.g. a corner without disturbing the Z axis), once you get to a new position of the bed, raise the bed by unscrewing the screws until a piece of paper shows noticeable drag when pulled between the nozzle and build platform.
5. Goto 3 until you have done all corners several times, also the center of the bed. It is advised to once in a while re-home the printer, this way accidental Z-axis movement is compensated again.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks, bed is now leveled (Although I have to wait until my filaments coming). Follow-up question: [Does moving the endstop upwards affect the maximum height of the printed object?](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/7334/does-moving-the-z-endstop-upwards-affect-the-maximum-height-of-the-printable-obj)  

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