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- Page 1 The fast, easy to use, Open-source 3D printer Assembly manual English Version 1.02...
- Page 3 Table of Contents Assembly of the Frame Assembly of XY-axle Sliderblocks XY-axes XY-motors Assembly of Z-stage Z-stage Placing Z-stage in the frame Stabilize Z-stage Assembly of the Material feeder Assembly of the Display Assembly of the Hot-end Hot end Connecting the fans Eliminate cables Placing printhead in frame Assembly of the Electronics...
- Page 4 Assembly of the Frame Partnr. Part Amount 1024 Limit Switch, Black Short Wire 1161 LED Strip Cold White 1162 Limit Switch Blue Wire 1163 Limit Switch Red Wire 1203 ISO 7380 M3x12 1204 ISO 7380 M3x16 1213 DIN 962 Square Nut M3 A2 1220 Ball Bearing F688-2RA 1230...
- Page 5 Put the Ball Bearings in the countersunk holes on the front, left, right and backplate. Make sure you do not damage the dibont and plexiglass plates. This is a total of 8 Bearings Remove the protection foil from the dibond and plexiglas Use a rubber hammer or use wooden plate between the Remove all material left over by the machine.
- Page 6 Take 35x M3 square nuts and place them in the T-slots of the front-back, top Attaching the 3 end- and bottom plate. use pliers or tweezers stops with 6x M3X12MM to make sure the nuts are fitted correctly (firm but not excessive in the frame torque! Red Endstop on the left...
- Page 7 The blue end stop on the top plate. The lip pointing inwards. The black Endstop on the back plate on the bottom of the pla- te. With the lip pointing to the right.
- Page 8 The second part of the LED strip goes on the top of the front plate, start at the right and go to the top left corner. push between each LED Turn the Front pannel around Make extra sure to so the T-slots are visible. Now stick the LED strip very firmly on the housing.
- Page 9 Attatch the Top and Bottom plate to the back plate. Make sure all the T-slots are facing inwards. Next ad the front plate and screw everything together with M3x16mm screws.
- Page 10 Make sure all the cables are guided through the holes in the correct way. (use photo’s for reference) Place the Two sides on the machine. Use 35 M3x- 16mm screws to secure them into place.
- Page 11 Assembly of XY-axle Note: The amount of parts is always times 1, except if the amount indicates some- thing different. Make sure you have al the parts before you start with the next step. partnr. Part Amount 1011 Y-linear Shaft 1012 X-linear Shaft 1056...
- Page 12 Sliderblocks Put some tension on the spring lace the timing belt with the spring in the slider block. The timing belt comes out the slots on both sides of the slider block 1.This photo shows all the parts needed for the sliderblocks Click the two parts of the slider block together.
- Page 13 Screw a setscrews in all the 8 axes pulleys (with the XY-Assen 8mm holes) and in the double 8mm pulley setscrews: 8x M4x4mm. Doing this now is much easier than later on in the build. Next is the assembled slider block. This is followed by a further pulley, and finally again a 10 mm spacer.
- Page 14 Take two of the assembled slider mechanisms and place one around each of the pulleys. Make sure the hole for axes to pass through is underneath the timing Slide the further axle through the plate until it is exactly flush with the outside of the housing.
- Page 15 The dubble pulley is followed by Take the other short axes and slide it an assembled sliderblock and then through the hole back of the left pannel. Then another pulley. take the dubble pulley and place it on the axle. Put the right timing belt around the pulley on the back axle.
- Page 16 This is followed by a pulley and ano- ther 10mm slider block. The next shaft that we are going to assemble, is the axle of the back left. Slide a 25 mm bushing around the axle, it is followed by a pulley. Attach the timing belt on the right axle of the pulley and insert the shaft through the housing, so that it is flush with the frame...
- Page 17 Insert the last axle on the right back through the housing. Followed by a pulley. With the broad side facing the frame. and the slideblock You start with a pulley with the narrow facing the frame. This is diffe- Slide the last 5 mm spacer to the shaft and rent from all the other pulleys.
- Page 18 These are the nessacery parts to XY-motoren secure the motors. Make sure that you take the two with the shorter axels Attatch the small timingbelt around the pulley. Next make sure the motor wires are guided around the little hook at the bottom of the motorspacer.
- Page 19 guide all the cables, both those of the motors aswell as the endstop ones down throught the hole in the bottom o f the frame. Attatch the motors with 8 M3x- 25mm screws.Use 8 M3 Washers between the screwhead and the frame.
- Page 20 Assembly of the Z-stage partnr. Part Amount 1152 Table Spring D2150 1153 Print Table Base Plate 1154 Print Table Glass 1155 Print Table Heated Bed 1156 Z-shaft Cap Bottom 1157 Print Table Back Cover 1159 Z-motor With Trapezoidal Lead Screw 1169 Z-linear Shaft 1170...
- Page 21 Make sure all plastic has been re- Z-stage moved from the small dibond plate. To make sure the fitting of the bearings is correct. Testfit the bearings in the holes and make sure the fitting is correct by turning them fron left to right . Remove all jagged particles that have been left by milling.
- Page 22 To build the heated bed. You need these Place the greased ring on the parts. adjustment screw. The top of the stainless steel ring comes in contact with Now remove all the foil from the aluminum plate. the aluminum and therefore should be greased with copper...
- Page 23 position the aluminium plate in such a way Place them in the 3 appro- priate holes. that the notch is on the right side of the middle hole Insert the adjustment screws with washers Place the spring on part of the adjust- from the bottom through the base plate.
- Page 24 12.1. Don’t forget to screw Place the heated bed on the the cable into the heated bed base plate and place a glass re- orientated as in this image. tainer on both corners between the heater and the spring The glass retainers are screwd into place by 4x M3x8mm screws and 4x lock nuts.
- Page 25 Slide the glass in the rear two glass retainers. Click the two front glasretainers onto the glass, so the glass is secure.
- Page 26 Attach the cable guide on the heated bed with 2xM3x10 mm screws.
- Page 27 Attach the trapezoidal nut screws on the base plate and insert the 4x M3x10 screws Attach the flange be- from the bottom arings loosely to the base plate with 8xM4x10mm. the bearings need to be able to move a little bit and will be tightened at a later stage.
- Page 28 Screw a M3x20 screw in this hole Put 4xM3 locknut into from the top. This will act as Endstop. the two cover plates.
- Page 29 Install Z-stage in the frame Remove any jagged bits left in the milled hole in the top plate. Insert the shafts in the bottom of the frame. Don’t slide the axles all the way to the top...
- Page 30 Fold the small Dibond plate at an angle of 90 de- grees, please note this can be done only once. Put the build platform in the fram and insert the 12mm axle through the build platform . Put something (a piece of paper) between the screw and the Slide the Dibond plate frame to prevent scratches.
- Page 31 Make sure the end is flush with the frame Remove any dirt into the milled hole in the top plate and slide the axle all the way to the top. Make sure the shaft is flush with the Install the covers for the axes from the inside frame, if this does not work then check of the housing.
- Page 32 Make sure that both cover plates are attached as in the picture Put the cable from the motor / ends stops behind the z-motor through the milled slot. Place the Z-motor through the bottom plate and the Z table Then press the Z motor in place so it fits securely.
- Page 33 Lift the Z-table Now screw the Zet nu het frame and place the black Z motor from inside met Z-tafel rechtop using 4x 10m3 bolts. en tape voor even het calibration plugs on dibont plaatje aan de the three places in the bovenkant vast, dit vermakkelijkt je werken in de volgende stap.
- Page 34 Repeat until you have all Stabilize z-stage had the 4 bolts. Turn 1 of the 8 bolts that hold the bearing on the Z-ta- ble. Then wiggle the Z-table and up and down so that the bearing can turn into the best Repeat until you have all had position.
- Page 35 Then push the Dibond cap on the Z-table so it falls on the bearings, press it firmly so that the bearings are in firmly into place The heated bed cable is guided by giving it an extra loop through the plate in the bottom.
- Page 36 Assembly of the Material feeder partnr. Part Amount Note: The amount of parts is always times 1, except if the amount indicates something different. Make sure you have 1021 Ball Bearing 688-2RS al the parts before you start with the next step. 1069 Tube Coupling Collet 1143...
- Page 37 Screw the M3 socket screw in the sleeve. put the sleeve on the end of the motor, with the screw towards the end then screw Press the two parts of the this very firmly. Make sure lever to each other, with the 8 that the top of the sleve and mm the bearing in between the axle are flush.
- Page 38 Put the lever in the housing. Add a little green Place a hex nut in the grease between the two t-part and screw in M3x20 parts of the lever and axle. screw As a result, he turns slightly smoother.
- Page 39 Place the T-piece in the Place the tube coupler housing in such a way, that the screw pointing towards the outside. Attach the spring bet- ween the t-piece and the lever. Sometimes it is more convenient to combine the spring and the t-piece and then place the combined parts in the extruder.
- Page 40 Close it by placing the other half on the extruder Place The feeder The slide in direct motor is on the in- drive should point side of the housing to the side of the and the direct drive machine to the outside of the back plate.
- Page 41 Assembly of the display partnr. Part Amount Note: The amount of parts is always times 1, except if the amount indicates something different. Make sure you have 1171 Double Flat Cable 10 Wire al the parts before you start with the next step. 1202 ISO 7380 M3x10 1204...
- Page 42 Connect the display to the electronics as follows. Place the end of the flat yellow cable inside (connec- tors down). Make sure that the cable is the flush into the Slide the black latch open (towards the edge of the Ulticontroller). connector.
- Page 43 You can now carefully mount the display in the opening by sliding it in. Make sure that you do not put Push the lever back. Check whether (mechanical) tension on the flat the flat yellow cable is still sits straight in yellow cable! The Ulticontroller can the lock.
- Page 44 Mount of the 4 bolts , from the inside of the machine. Slide the buttoncasing in the frame- hole in the front of the frame. the oval hole should be orientated upward . Slide the housing over knob and install the nut and tighten up.
- Page 45 Connect the large flat cables. (Mark the two ends that are still hanging loose with Exp 1 and Exp 2. (Corresponding to the appropriate output of the electronics) Put the flat cable diago- nally across the electronics, so it is better orientated to move out of the housing.
- Page 46 Then mount the cover with 2x M12 bolts and matching lock nuts. Flat ca- ble should come out on one side. The cover of the display electronics has two flaps. These hold the display pressed against the front plate. Slide the tabs along the display inside.
- Page 47 Finally push the button itself in the housing on the shaft.
- Page 48 Assembly of the hot end partnr. Part Amount 1065 Linear Bearing LM6LUU 1069 Tube Coupling Collet 1071 Clamp Clip 1074 Print Head Thumb screw 1172 Print Head Shaft X 1173 Print Head Shaft Y 1185 PT100B sensor 1186 Print Head Cable 1200 ISO 7380 M3x8 1266...
- Page 49 Take the metal part without the Hot end notches .This is the lower part of the hot-end. Screw the adapter on it with 2x M3x8 screws Make sure you have the signal cable, Pt100 and the heater cartridge with the tops taped together. now slide the braided sleeve around it.
- Page 50 Lubricate the left hole (the Attach the Teflon insulator orientation) with copper gre- coupler, the hot-end insulator and ase. This is to prevent corro- spring together. Place it on the sion between aluminum and hole which you just lubricated the stainless steel copper grease.
- Page 51 Then place the Top Plate of the Hot-end (with the notches around the holes) on top. squee- ze it together so you get to the upper two screwholes and screw it together with 2x M3x8 screws. Screw the hot-end cooling fan 5vDC onto the back of the hot-end with 2xm2,5x10mm screws.
- Page 52 Place the 2 Linear Bearings in the plastic casing in the following fashion. Snap the parts together. these are supposed to go together without any efford.
- Page 53 Guide the printhead cable with the braided sleeve and the Cartridgeheater and PT100 through the plasic casing. making sure the sig- nal cable still sits above the housing. Slide the cartridge Now insert the heater and the PT100 M3x14mm slug into the into the nozzle messing heater block...
- Page 54 bevestigen van de fans Attatch the fans to the fanduct with the philipsheads screws. Parts for the Printhead fan.
- Page 55 Guide the 2 fancables up through Attach the 2 fancables from the the housing and attach them to the fanduct to the green and yellow wi- printhead cable. res. and the fanduct from the hotend to the pink blue cable Attatch the nozzle to the aluminium frame.
- Page 56 Now turn the hot-end isolater until the teflon isolator part creates a gap of at least 1 mm and the bottom of the hot- end isolater is just not touching the messing part. 1 mm...
- Page 57 Attatch the fan- duct to the allumi- Place the 4 nium frame with 4x thumbscrews in the M3x4 screws plastic frame. and tighten them down.
- Page 58 kabels wegwerken Make sure that the cables are not Make sure all the connectors are connected. touching the fans and are not stuck between the housing. Now comple- tely screw down the thumbscres...
- Page 59 Guide the Braided sleeve around the connectors and into the top of the frame. so u don’t see anything sticking out.
- Page 60 Printhead bevestingen in frame To prevent the axes from bending, move the sliderblocks all the way to the side of the machine. Make sure you apply pressure to the sli- derblock instead of the supporting axes. Then carefully click them in Take the X and Y axes and place.
- Page 61 Take the other side of the bowdentube (the side with the tape) and attach it to the direct drive. secure everything with the red clamp.
- Page 62 Attach the 5 clips between the bowdentube and the braided sleeve. so they run parralel together. The braided sleve is supposed to be underneath the bowden tube. Guide the cables through the frame and underneath the feeder downwards until they reach the electronics.
- Page 63 Assembly of the electronics partnr. Part Amount Note: The amount of parts is always times 1, except if the amount indicates something different. Make sure you have xxxx Mainboard v2.1 al the parts before you start with the next step. xxxx Mainboard electronics cover xxxx...
- Page 64 Attach the heated-bed cable to Attatch the White heater cables to therminal heater 1. the electronics on the therminal marked Heated Bed.
- Page 65 Attach the Hot-end Fan to the connector in the middle of the electronics. Now from the inside put the 4xM3x30mm screws through the bottom plate. these will be used to secure the electronics. Check if the jumpers are attached at the SAFETY1 en SAFETY2. if not, attach them.
- Page 66 Attach the X, Y and Z motor cables to the corresponding connectors on the Electronics board. The extruder motor cable connects at the E1 connector. Het electronica Mainboard attaches to the bottom. attach the electonics with 4xM3x25mm screws. Attach the endstop cables to the main board.
- Page 67 The brown and white connector Bevestig de Ledstrip connector in LED PWM ot the heatedbed cable is the PT100, Connect it to Temp 3. The silver sleeved cable is the printhead PT100, connect this to Temp 1. The flatcables from the display The Yellow/green can now be connected to the elec- connector attaches to...
- Page 68 Plaatsen van kappen Now slide the electronics coverpla- te into place. start witht the pins that fit in the back plate and then the pins that fit in the bottom plate. Secure it with 2xM3x12 mm screws and 2x M3 locknuts.
- Page 69 Push the bed all the way corners and placing down by pressing just in front the pins in the correct of the Ultimaker 2 logo. holes. secure them with 2xM3x8mm screws on the side and the back...