Revision as of 07:59, 14 May 2015

Safety Instructions

Building the printer will require a certain amount of physical dexterity, common sense and a thorough understanding of what you are doing. We have provided this detailed instruction to help you assemble it easily.

However ultimately we cannot be responsible for your health and safety whilst building or operating the printer, with that in mind be sure you are confident with what you are doing prior to commencing with building or buying. Read the entire manual to enable you to make an informed decision.

Building and operating involves electricity, so all necessary precautions should be taken and adhered to, the printer runs on 12V supplied by a certified power supply, so you shouldn’t ever have to get involved with anything over 12V but bear in mind there can still be high currents involved and even at 12V they shouldn’t be taken lightly.

High temperatures are involved with 3D Printing, the Extrusion nozzle of the hot end can run about 230°C, the heated bed runs 110°C and the molten plastic extruded will initially be at around 200°C, so special care and attention should be made when handling these parts of the printer during operation.

We wouldn’t recommend leaving your printer running unattended, or at least until you are confident to do so. We cannot be held responsible for any loss, damage, threat, hurt or other negligent result from either building or using the printer.

Preparation

1. Unpack the kit and check if all parts are in the box and check the condition of each part, there might be some damage during shipping. To help you with this, there is BOM in the box and each bag was labeled with part number.

2. Contact our customer service immediately by email or through the website if you find any missing or damaged parts. And on the bottom of the BOM, there is a signature of reviewer, please take a picture of it and attach the picture in your mail.

3. Read through each chapter of these instructions to gain an over-all idea of what is involved and how long it might take, before starting on the work described.

4. Before you start, you can put all the part in order to save your time especially those screws and nuts. Do not mix them up.

5. Ensure you have the necessary skills to carry out the work, or enlist the help of someone who does.

6. Work on a big firm table or bench in a clean dry well-lit area.

7. This kit contains tiny parts; please keep them away from kids under 3.

8. Ask for help if you run into any problems - our contact details are on the website and we will always do our best to resolve any problems encountered.

Chapter1 Base Assembly

Motor end assembly

Step1. Mount the pulley on the motor shaft, one of the screws should be screwed on the cross section of the shaft. Do not screw too tight to turn smoothly.

Step2. Assemble A3 and 2 A4 together, and screw up with M3 X 16 screw and M3 square nut.

Step3. Mount the motor on A3; screw it up with M3 X 12 screw.

Repeat the steps for the other 2 motor ends

Connect motor ends to base plate

Step1. Mount the 3 assembled motor ends on the base plate (A1); screw it up with M3x16 screws and M3 square nuts.

Repeat the step for the other 2 motor ends

Mount the LCD panel

Step1. Assemble the LCD frame and support plate together, screw up with M3 X 16 Screws and M3 square nuts.

Step2. Plug the aircraft- type spacer into the 4 screw hole on the LCD2004.

Step3. Screw up the frame and LCD2004 with 4 M3 X 12 Screws.

Step4. Cover the knob and screw it up on the cross section, the screw is in the hole.

Step5. Mount the assembled LCD kit onto the base plate. Screw it up with 2 M3 X 16 screws and M3 square nuts.

Mount the fan

Step1. Mount the fan on the fan mount; screw it up with 2 M3 X 25 screw and M3 nut and washer.

Step2. Mount the assembled fan mount on A2 with a M3 X 16 screw and M3 nut and washer.

Mount the control board.

Step1. Plug the aircraft- type spacer into the 4 screw hole on the control board. The directions of the spacer are as the arrow showing.

Step2. Screw the control board to the base plate (A2) with 4 M3 X 12 Screws and m3 washer.

Mount the print bed.

·*for your convenience, the heatbed for you is pre-soldered, you can mount them directly. .

step1. Stack the heatbed and the building platform together.

Step2. Thread the M3X30 screw through the two plates and add washers and spring at this end.

Step3. Lock the other end with a wing nut.

Here is the finished picture.

Chapter 2 Top Plate Assembly

endstop mount

Step1. Mount the three end stops onto the Endstop mount (A6), screw with M3 X 16 screws. You may need to use some force to do this.

Step2. Mount the assembled parts onto the top plate. Screw up with M3 x 16 screws and M3 square nuts. Note the directions of the endstop.

Drive wheel mount

Step1. Mount the Drive wheel mount on A1; screw them up with M3 X25 screws, M3 nut and washers.

Step2. Thread the M3 x 16 screw through the driven wheel holder.

Step3. Put the M4 x25 screw through the holes with the two 624ZZ bearings in between. Lock the other end with a M4 lock nut.

Step4. Mount the assembled driven wheel holder onto the top plate. And screw it with a wing nut. Pay attention to the direction of the driven wheel.

Repeat the above 4 steps for the other 2 driven wheels.

Mount the extruder

Find out the locating holes on the top plate; screw up the extruder with 4 M5 x 16 screws and washers.

The screws are bottom - up.

Mount the spool holder

Screw up the spool holder panel on the top plate separately with M3X16 screw and M3 nut and washer.

Chapter3 mount the smooth rods

Step1. Insert the smooth rods into the slot on the base plate; put a M8 washer on the end of the rod.

Step2. Screw up the rods with M4x 25 screws and M4 nuts.

Repeat the above two steps for other rods.

Step3. Slide the 6 linear bearings into the 6 smooth rods separately.

Step4. Put a M8 washer on each top end of the rods and cover the top plate on the rods, screw them up with M4x 25 screws and M4 nuts.

Chapter 4 Assemble the print platform

Assemble the spider

Step1. Stack the hotend bracket and half bracket together, screw up with 4 M3 x 16 screws and M3 nut.

Insert the hotend into the gap of the bracket.

(Note: For your convenience, the hotend is assembled with heaters and sensors, so, please ignore the difference in the picture)

Step2. Screw the fan onto the fan mount with 2 M3x 20 screws.

Step3. Mount the assembled fan and hotend onto the spider, using the following screws and nuts as shown in the picture.

Assemble the automatic leveling.

The automatic leveling part is pre-assembled; you just need to mount it on the spider. Screw it up with M3x 20 screw

Assemble the diagonal rods.

Step1. Mount the diagonal rod onto the carriage.