Is it time for 3D printers to abandon bed springs?

For a long time 3D printers relied on bed springs in each corner to level the bed and ensure a good first layer. However, most modern designs do away with them entirely. So can we safely remove them and rigidly mount the bed? In this video, I examine a range of 3D printers with and without springs to try and find an answer. I then do a before and after comparison on the Ender 3 with print tests. 0:00 Introduction 0:37 What bed springs do 1:57 Potential bed spring problems 2:19 Prusa MK3 3:37 Premium coreXY printers Rat Rig V-core 3 build playlist: SecKit SK-Tank build playlist: 4:47 Creality CR-10 Smart CR-10 Smart review video: 6:03 Creality CR-10 Max TH3D solid bed mounts: 7:00 Bambu Lab X1C / P1P Manual bed levelling Bambu Lab wiki: 8:49 Creality Ender 3 - Before and after Z banding test tower: 12:10 Summary and tips 13:26 Conclusion Buy quality and affordable filament from X3D. Buy 3, get 1 free and a free sample pack with every order: Get Quality Resins from 3D Printers Online. 5% off storewide for Teaching Tech subscribers [Code: tech5] Take a look around and if you like what you see, please subscribe. Support me on Patreon: