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Geeetech Duplicator 5 Assembly Manual

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  • Page 1 Geeetech Duplicator 5 3D Printer Assembly Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety Instructions ..........................2 Preparation ............................3 Unfold the Box and Check the Package ..................4 The Main Frame ........................5 Prepare all the Panels ....................8 Front Panel ......................9 2.1.1 Right Side Panel ....................10 2.1.2 Left Side Panel ....................14 2.1.3 Lower Panel ....................

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    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 while you are building or operating the printer.

  • Page 4: Preparation

    Preparation 1. Unpack the kit and check if all parts are in the box. Please check the condition of each part since there might be some damage during shipping. To help you with this, there is BOM in the box and each bag is labeled with its part number. 2.

  • Page 5: Unfold The Box And Check The Package

    1. Unfold the Box and Check the Package Unfold the package and take all the parts out to check the condition of the items. As you can see, all the parts are packed very carefully.

  • Page 6: The Main Frame

    Some parts may not have labels and you can refer to the pictures on the package list. 2. The Main Frame In this chapter, an introduction to the main frame of Duplicator 5 is made to get you to have an in-depth knowledge of 3D printer. At first, please prepare all the panels by attaching the necessary parts.
  • Page 7 Front panel Rear panel...
  • Page 8 Left panel Right panel...

  • Page 9: Prepare All The Panels

    Upper panel Lower panel 2.1 Prepare all the Panels...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Attach the necessary parts to each of the panels. This makes it easier to join the panels together later. 2.1.1 Front Panel Required parts Required number Part ID Front panel NO. D1 Y axis rod fixed NO. D10 panel M3*16mm Screw NO.

  • Page 11: Right Side Panel

    2.1.2 Right Side Panel Required parts Required number Part ID Right side panel NO. D2 Ball bearing NO. 28 Stepper motor NO. 51 M3*12mm Screw NO. 16 M3*20mm Screw NO. 18...
  • Page 12 Hex nut NO. 11 M3 Washer NO. 5 Motor gasket NO. 38 Pulley NO. 31 NO. 53 Step 1. Take the right side panel and Insert 2 ball bearings into the corresponding holes on the top of the panel. Step 2. Attach the Y axis stepper motor to the inside of the panel with 4xM3*12mm screws, 4x M3 washers and the motor gasket.
  • Page 13 Step 3. Fix the Y axis pulley on the axis of the stepper motor with a set screw. (with the threaded part attached to the stepper motor) Step 4. Attach the two fans to the lower right of the panel with 8xM3*20mm...
  • Page 14 screws, 8 washers and 8xM3 hex nuts. Please make sure that the fans are on the inside of the panel.

  • Page 15: Left Side Panel

    2.1.3 Left Side Panel Required parts Required number Part ID Left side panel NO. D4 Ball bearing NO. 28 Endstop NO. 40 Spacer NO. 36 M3*25mm Screw NO. 19 Hex nut NO. 11 M3 Washer NO. 5 Step 1. Take the left side panel and Insert 2 ball bearings into its corresponding holes.

  • Page 16: Lower Panel

    2.1.4 Lower Panel...
  • Page 17 Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. The lower panel NO. D6 Z axis rod fixed NO. D8 panel Z axis rod holder NO. D9 M3*16mm Screw NO. 17 Hex nut NO. 11 Step 1. Attach the Z axis rod fixed panel (1 piece) and Z axis rod holder (1 piece) together with 2xM3*16mm screws and 2xM3 hex nuts.
  • Page 18 Step 2: Fix the above assembled parts on the bottom of the lower panel with 4xM3*16mm screws and 4xM3 hex nuts. Note: With the Z axis rod fixed panel (with a hole on it) on top of the Z axis rod holder.

  • Page 19: Rear Panel

    2.1.5 Rear Panel Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Rear panel NO. D3 Endstop NO. 40 M3*16mm Screw NO. 17 Hex nut NO.11 M3 Washer NO. 5 Take the rear panel and attach the endstop on the inside of the panel with 2xM3*16mm screws, 2xM3 hex nuts and 2x M3 washers.

  • Page 20: Upper Panel

    2.1.6 Upper Panel...
  • Page 21 Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Upper panel NO. D5 Z axis bearing NO. D7 fixed panel M3*16mm Screw NO. 17 Hex nut NO.11 M3 Washer NO. 5 Attach the Z axis bearing fixed panel to the inside of the upper panel with 2xM3*16mm screws, 2xM3 hex nuts and 2 washers.

  • Page 22: Assemble The Main Frame

    2.2 Assemble the Main Frame Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Front panel Right side panel Rear panel...
  • Page 23 Left side panel Upper panel Lower panel M3*16mm Screw NO.17 Square nut NO.10 Step 1. Join the rear panel and the lower one together with 3 x M3*16mm screws and 3xM3 square nuts. (Fix the screws in a diagonal direction. Do not fasten the screws too tightly.) (Make sure that the engraving ID side of the lower panel is upward.)
  • Page 24 This side is upward Step 2. Attach the upper panel and the rear panel, fix with M3*16mm screws and M3 square nuts. Step 3. Joint the upper panel, the lower panel and the front panel together with 8...
  • Page 25 x M3*16mm screws and 8xM3 square nuts. (Fix the screws in a diagonal direction. Do not fasten the screws too tightly.) Step 3. Fix the left side panel and the right one on the above joint parts with 24xM3*16mm screws and 24xM3 square nuts. (Fix the screws in a diagonal direction. Do not fasten the screws too tightly.)

  • Page 26: Assemble The Building Platform

    3. Assemble the Building Platform Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Hot bed NO. 49 Aluminium plate NO. 47 Linear bearing NO. 25...
  • Page 27 Building plate NO. D13 holder Z axis nut NO. 12 (attached to Z axis threaded rod) 4x M3*8mm Countersunk NO. 21 screw 4x M3*30mm Countersunk NO. 22 screw M3*20mm Screw NO. 18 M3 Washer NO. 5 Hex nut NO. 11 Wing nut NO.
  • Page 28 Step 2. Insert 2 linear bearings into the corresponding holes of the two building plate holders. Step 3. Fix the two linear bearing tightly on the holders with 8xM3*20mm screws, 8 washers and 8xM3 hex nuts. Step4. Attach the Z axis nut to the bottom of the holders with 4xM3*20mm...
  • Page 29 screws, 4xM3 hex nuts and 4x M3 washers. Step 5. Join the aluminium plate, hot bed and the building plate holders together with 4xM3*30mm countersunk screws, 4xM3 square nuts, 4 springs, 4 washers and 4 wing nuts. Note: Do not fasten the wing nuts too tightly. The assembly order is as follows:...
  • Page 30 4xM3*30mm countersunk screws—aluminium plate—hot bed—4xM3washers —4 springs—4xM3washers—2 building plate holders—4 wing nuts...

  • Page 32: Assemble X Axis

    4. Assemble X axis Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Stepper motor NO. 50 Pulley NO. 31 Linear bearing NO. 26 Extruder carriage NO. P3 Driving wheel NO. P1 carriage Driven wheel NO. P2 carriage X axis rod NO. 2 Ball bearing NO.
  • Page 33 Endstop NO. 40 M3*8mm Screw NO. 15 M3 Washer NO. 5 Step 1. Assemble the driving wheel carriage. a. Insert 2 linear bearings into the grooves of the driving wheel carriage. b. Insert the endstop into the driving wheel carriage. Note the direction of the endstop.
  • Page 34 Step 2. Assemble the driven wheel carriage. Insert 2 linear bearings into the grooves of the driven wheel carriage. b. Take the driven wheel shaft. First, loosen the set screws in the pulley and thread the driven wheel shaft through the pulley. Subsequently, attach one ball bearing on each side of the shaft.
  • Page 35 Step 3. Assemble the extruder carriage. Insert the remaining 4 linear bearings orderly into the extruder carriage.
  • Page 36 Step 4. Connect the X axis. First, fit the two X axis rods through the linear bearings on the extruder carriage. Then insert one end of the two X axis rods into the corresponding holes of the driven wheel carriage. Finally, insert the other end of the two rods into the holes of the driving wheel carriage.

  • Page 37: Mount Y Axis Front And Rear Rods

    5. Mount Y Axis Front and Rear Rods Required Parts Required Number Part ID Pic. Y axis rod NO. 3...
  • Page 38 Locking ring NO. 6 Pulley NO. 32 Belt loop NO. 34 The following part shows how to assemble Y axis front and rear rods. Front rod Prepare the rod Y axis front rod: locking ring—pulley—Pulley—locking ring...
  • Page 39 b. Fit the rod into the ball bearings of the right side panel and left side panel. Fasten the locking ring. Right...
  • Page 40 Left Y axis rear rod: a. prepare the rod locking ring—pulley—pulley—belt loop—pulley—locking ring...
  • Page 41 Note: Pay attention to the direction of each pulley，the two pulleys are in opposite directions. b. Put the belt loop to the right end of the rod with two pulleys. c. Fit the rod into the ball bearings of the right side panel and left side panel. Fasten the locking ring.

  • Page 42: Connect Y Axis Left And Right Rods With X Axis

    Right Left 6. Connect Y Axis Left and Right Rods with X axis Required parts Required number Part ID Pic.
  • Page 43 Y axis rod NO. 1 Locking ring NO. 6 Insert the Y axis rods orderly through the holes on the rear panel, 2 locking rings (one for each rod), the linear bearings on X axis driving wheel carriage and driven wheel carriage, until they reach the Y axis rod fixed panel on the front panel.

  • Page 44: Assemble Z Axis

    Right side Left side 7. Assemble Z Axis Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Z axis rod NO. 4...
  • Page 45 Locking ring NO. 7 Ball bearing NO. 29 Z axis NO. 52 threaded rod M3*12mm NO. 16 screw M3 Washer NO. 5 Step 1. Respectively fit the two Z axis rods into the two corresponding holes on the upper panel, two locking rings, the two linear bearings on the hotbed from the top down, until they reach the Z axis rod holder on the lower panel.
  • Page 46 corresponding hole on the lower panel, through the Z axis nut on the hotbed and a ball bearing, until the threaded rod reaches the Z axis bearing fixed panel on the upper panel.

  • Page 48: Mount X Axis Belt

    Step 3. Fix the motor tightly with 4xM3*12mm screws and 4 washers. (Fasten the screws in a diagonal direction.) 8. Mount X Axis Belt Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Belt NO. 33 Timing belt plate NO. 39 Step 1. Loosen the 4 screws on the X axis stepper motor slightly. Loop the belt around the pulley on the driving wheel carriage from inside to outside.
  • Page 49 Step 3. Pull both end of the belt to the extruder carriage. Fix the two ends of the belt into the groove on the extruder carriage respectively. Cut the spare belt. Keep the two ends of the belt are in alignment. Fasten the two ends tightly into the groove with the timing belt plate.

  • Page 51: Mount Y Axis Belt

    Step 4. Tighten the screws on the stepper motor. Note: Pull the belt tightly and properly to make sure it does not slid or jump gear. 9. Mount Y Axis Belt Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Belt NO. 33 Belt spring NO.

  • Page 53: Mount The Extruder

    Step 2. Assemble the belt on Y axis left side rod: the same with the above assembly method. 10. Mount the Extruder...
  • Page 54 Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Extension board NO. 57 cover Extension board NO. 55 Hex copper spacer NO. 56 M3*10mm Screw NO. 20 M3*6mm Screw NO. 14 M3 Washer NO. 5 Dual extruder NO. 54 Extruder wire NO. 58 Extruder motor wire NO.
  • Page 55 Step 1. Thread the thermistor wire and the heating wire through the extruder carriage. Fix the dual extruder on the carriage with 2xM4*10mm screws. Step 2. Take 2 extruder motor wires and connect the 6 pin ports with the two...
  • Page 56 motors. Thread the thermistor wire for the hot bed, the heating wire, the fan wires and 2 extruder motor wires from the bottom up through the carriage for the extension board. Place the two extension boards on the carriage. Step 3. Connect the 4-pin port of motor wire with the extension board (the port labeled with [motor]).
  • Page 58 Note: After your assembly, if the plastic insulated part of the extruder wire would influence the normal use of Y axis endstop, please follow the below pictures to make some modification.

  • Page 60: Mount The Lcd Control Panel

    11. Mount the LCD Control Panel Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. LCD 2004 NO. 45 Knob NO. 46 M3*16mm Screw NO. 17 Hex nut NO. 11 M3 Washer NO. 5 Step 1. Connect the LCD cable with the port on the back of LCD control panel.
  • Page 61 Thread the wire through the corresponding rectangular hole on the lower panel. Step 2. Attach the LCD control panel to the inside of the front panel with 4xM3*16mm, 4xM3 hex nut and 4xM3 washers. (Tighten the screws in a diagonal direction.) Step 3.

  • Page 62: Mount The Power Supply Unit

    12. Mount the power supply unit Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Power supply unit NO. 44 Power cable NO. 63 M2.5*12mm NO. 13 Screw...
  • Page 63 M2.5 Nut NO. 9 M4*10mm Screw NO. 20 Step 1. Attach the power socket to the second hole on the right bottom corner of the lower panel with 2xM2.5*12mm screws and 2xM2.5 nuts. Insert the power switch into the hole on the right. Step 2.

  • Page 64: Mount The Control Board

    4xM4*10mm screws. Step 4. Connect the other three wires, that is, ground wire (yellow), zero wire (blue) and live wire (brown), to the power supply unit. Connect live wire (brown) with the “L” port, zero wire (blue) with the “N” port and ground wire with the port.
  • Page 65 Sticker NO. 43 M3*16mm Screw NO. 17 M3 Washer NO. 5 Step 1. Cut5 rectangular scraps of the stick according to the size of the heat sink. Stick the 5 scraps to 5 heat sinks orderly. Subsequently, attach the heat sinks to 5 A4988 chips respectively.
  • Page 66 Step 3. Fit the protruding side of the control board into the sinks on the lower left part of the rear panel. Mount the control board on the bottom of the lower panel with 4xM3*16mm screws and 4xM3 washer. Step 4. Connect the control board with power supply unit. Please distinguish the anode wire from the cathode one (red-anode, black-cathode).

  • Page 68: Wiring

    14. Wiring 14.1 Connect the Fan wires Connect the two fan wires with the corresponding ports on the control board.

  • Page 69: Connect The Lcd Wire

    14.2 Connect the LCD Wire Fix the LCD wire on the control board, with the blue side on the top. 14.3 Connect the hotbed wire Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Hotbed wire NO. 64...
  • Page 70 Thread the hotbed wire through the hole on the right of the control board and the hole on the building plate holders. Fix the wire onto the connection port of the hotbed.

  • Page 71: Connect The X/Y/Z Motor Wires

    14.4 Connect the X/Y/Z Motor Wires...
  • Page 72 Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Motor wire NO. 60 Step 1. Connect one end of the X/Y/Z motor wires with the control board. Step 2. Thread X axis motor wire (the longest one) through the hole at the angle of the front panel and right side one.
  • Page 73 Step 3. Thread Y axis motor wire (the longer one) through the hole at the angle of the rear panel and right side one. Connect it with Y axis motor.

  • Page 74: Connect The X/Y/Z Endstop Wires

    Step 4. Connect the short motor wire with Z axis motor on the bottom of the lower panel. 14.5 Connect the X/Y/Z Endstop Wires...
  • Page 75 Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Endstop wire NO. 65 Step 1. Connect one end of the X/Y/Z endstop wires with the control board. Step 2. Thread X axis endstop wire (the longest one) through the hole at the angle of the front panel and right side one.
  • Page 76 Step 3. Thread Y axis endstop wire (the longer one) through the hole at the angle of the front panel and right side one. Connect it with Y axis endstop. Step 4. Thread the short wire through the rectangular hole on the left of the control board.

  • Page 77: Connect The Extruder Wires

    14.6 Connect the Extruder Wires Connect the two extruder wires with the connection port of control board on the bottom left of the rear panel.

  • Page 79: Mount The Control Board Fender

    The following picture shows the wires connected on the control board. 15. Mount the Control Board Fender Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Control board NO. D12 fender Holder for control NO. D11 board fender Step 1. Fit the fender and holder of fender into the corresponding holes on the main frame.
  • Page 80 Step 2. Use 2xM3*16mm screws and 2 square nuts to fasten the two parts together.

  • Page 81: Tidy Out The Wires

    16. Tidy out the Wires Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Cable clips NO. F4 Tidy out the wires by using the cable clips. 17. Paste the Tape Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Tape NO. 48...

  • Page 82: Assemble The Filament Holder Set

    Paste the tape evenly on the building platform. 18. Assemble the Filament Holder Set Required parts Required number Part ID Pic. Filament panels NO. D14 M3*16mm Screw NO. 17 Square nut NO. 10...
  • Page 83 PVC tube NO. D14 Join the filament holder parts together with 6xM3*16mm screws and 6 square nuts.

  • Page 84: Warm Tips

    Now the overall assembly job is completed!!! 19. Warm Tips Before your maiden print, it is vital that the printer is correctly calibrated. Skipping or rushing this step will result in frustration and failed prints later. “More preparation may quicken the speed in doing work.” Thus it is important to take the time to make sure the machine is correctly set up.
  • Page 85 For how to set up the printer, please refer to the user manual. Download the user manual here please: https://www.geeetech.com/geeetech-duplicator-5-diy-dual-extruder-3d-printer-p-1 016.html...

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