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About t he a uthor rd Josef P rusa ( born F eb 2 3 , 1 990) b ecame i nterested i n t he 3 D p rinting p henomenon b efore joining...
2 P roduct d etails Title: O riginal P rusa i 3 M K2S / O riginal P rusa i 3 M K2S ( kit), F ilament: 1 .75 m m Manufacturer:...
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3D-printed e lements o f t he p rinter t hat c an b e i mproved u pon c an b e f ound a t http://www.prusa3d.com/prusa-i3-printable-parts/...
4 O riginal P rusa i 3 M K2S p rinter Unlike t he p rinter k it, i t’s c ompletely a ssembled a nd a lmost r eady t o p rint . A fter p lugging i n and...
5 O riginal P rusa i 3 M K2S p rinter k it Original P rusa i 3 M K2S k it i s p ictured i n p i ct . 2 . D etailed i nformation a nd a ssembly description...
6 F irst s teps 6.1 P rinter u npacking a nd p roper h andling Holding t he u pper f rame, t ake t he p rinter a nd p ull i t o ut f rom t he b ox. B e c areful w hen handling...
6.2 P rinter a ssembly With O riginal P rusa i 3 M K2S p rinter k it w e s uggest t o f ollow t he g uidelines a nd assemble...
There a re f ew s pecial o ccasions w here y ou w ill n eed t o r edo t he c alibration o r p art o f i t. ●...
unscented p aper t owel a nd w ipe t he p rint s urface. T he b ed s hould b e c leaned w hile c old f or the...
Initiating t his r outine p erforms a s eries o f t ests. T he p rogress a nd r esults o f e ach s tep a re displayed...
The b elt p ulley i s l oose a nd s lips o n t he m otor s haft. I t i s i mportant t o t ighten t he f irst grub...
is p erfectly h orizontal, 2 ) t he p rint n ozzle i s i n a k nown d istance f rom t he p rint b ed. I n c ase the...
5) XYZ c alibration a ll r ight. A s kew w ill b e c orrected a utomatically. You m ay c onsider t o r e-align t he X /Y a xes ( as d escribed i n t he c hapter 6 .3.5.1...
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This i s a s afety c heck t o a void t he n ozzle t o c rash i nto t he p rint b ed i f t he P INDA sensor...
6.3.5.1 Y a xis a lignment ( kit o nly) For a utocalibration t o w ork p roperly, i t i s e xtremely i mportant f or t he Y a xis t o b e perpendicular...
Please m ake s ure y ou r eally m ove t he Z c arriage u p t o t he e nd s toppers u ntil y ou h ear a rattling...
6.3.8 L oading t he f ilament i nto t he e xtruder ● You n eed t o p reheat t he n ozzle b efore i nserting t he f ilament ( and t he b ed t oo i f y ou like...
6.3.8.1 U nloading t he f ilament Similar p rocedure t o t he l oading o peration. P reheat t he n ozzle f or m aterial y ou u sed l ast time...
Observe t he l ine w hich i s b eing e xtruded o n t he p rint s urface. G o t o t he L CD m enu a nd choose...
7 P rinting ● Make s ure t hat t he n ozzle a nd t he b ed a re h eated t o t he d esired t emperature. I f y ou forget...
3. Progress o f p rinting i n % - s hown o nly d uring t he p rinting 4. Status b ar ( Prusa i 3 M K2 r eady / H eating / m odel_name.gcode, e tc.) 5.
Pict. 1 3 - P rint s tatistics 7.2.2 S ilent v s. H i-power m ode The p rinter o ffers t wo s ettings f or m otor p ower c onsumption. S ilent u ses l ess c urrent a nd makes...
7.2.4 L CD l ayout Items n ot m entioned b elow a re n ot u sed f or t he c ommon p rint s etup - y ou s hould n ot change...
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❏ Move Z ❏ Extruder ❏ Disable s teppers ❏ Mode - H i p ower / S ilent ❏ Live a djust Z ❏ Select l anguage ❏...
7.2.5 P rint s peed v ersus p rint q uality Printing a s mall o bject t akes a f ew m inutes, b ut p rinting l arger m odels i s t ime c onsuming - there...
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● Connect t he p rinter t o t he c omputer w ith t he U SB c able. Pict. 1 5 - Y ou c an f ind U SB p ort h ere ●...
Pict. 1 6 - P ronterface 1. Load f ile b utton i s u sed t o l oad t he d esired m odel . . M odel m ust b e i n * . gcode f ile format.
7.3.1.1 H ardened s teel n ozzle Hardened s teel n ozzles a re a m ust f or h ighly a brasive m aterials. R egular b rass n ozzles w ill degrade...
8.2 P INDA p robe c alibration/ T emp. c alibration ( Experimental/Optional) It i s s till a n e xperimental f eature a vailable s ince f irmware v ersion 3 .0.12. E ach u ser h as t he option ...
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Pict. 1 7: D istance o f t he f ront c alibration p oint f rom t he a xis s tart. I deal v alue i s b etween 2 and ...
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It m ay l ook t hat t he c ompensations a re n ot t hat h igh a t t he f irst s ight. H owever, i f w e t ake into...
9 P rinter d rivers Latest d rivers a nd i nformation c an b e f ound a t h ttp://www.prusa3d.com/drivers/ Driver p ackage c ontains f ollowing s ettings a nd p rograms: PrusaControl...
models : O penScad, D esignSpark M echanical , F usion 3 60°, B lender, M aya, 3 DS M ax, Autocad a nd m any m ore… Pict.
Pict. 2 1- P rusa C ontrol i nterface 1. Undo/Redo b uttons r eturn c hanges. 2. Scale b utton a llows y ou t o s cale w ith t he m ouse w hile t he m odel i s s elected. 3.
10.4 S lic3r P rusa E dition PrusaControl i s b uild o n t op o f t he S lic3r P rusa E dition a nd h ides a ll t he u nnecessary clutter...
10.5 B undled 3 D m odels We a sked c ouple k nown 3 D d esigners a nd p repared s ome p rintable o bject f or y ou t o p rint. They...
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● Then g o t o w ww.prusaprinters.org a nd c hoose C olor P rint i n t he h eader m enu. ● Drag t he g code t o f rame a nd c lick o n A dd c hange b utton. ●...
Enforce s upport o ption ( 5) i s u sed m ostly w ith s mall m odels o r m odels w ith s mall b ase t o prevent...
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If y ou n eed t o p rint a n o bject t hat d oesn’t f it t he p rinter , y ou h ave t o c ut t he o bject u sing Slic3r....
11 M aterials Temperatures a nd t he h eatbed t reatment b efore p rint a ccording t o a s pecific m aterial . 11.1...
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11.5 P P Polypropylene i s a f lexible a nd r esistant m aterial s uitable f or p rinting o f t he p recise o bjects requiring...
11.10 n Gen Developed b y E astman C hemical C ompany a nd c olorFabb, n Gen o ffers i ncreased resistance t o h eat a s w ell a s d imensional s tability. M aterial i s l ow-odor a nd s tyrene-free. ●...
12 F AQ - P rinter m aintenance a nd p rint i ssues 12.1 R egular m aintenance 12.1.1 B earings Every c ouple h undred h ours, t he s mooth r ods s hould b e c leaned w ith p aper t owel. T hen apply...
12.1 P rint s urface p reparation Print s urface p reparation i s d escribed i n 6 .3.2 P EI p rint s urface p reparation ...
If f ilament i s n ot e xtruded f rom a n ozzle ( or i n v ery s mall v olume), f irst c heck t he e xtruder f an is...
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Pict. 3 0 - N ozzle c hange ...
12.5 P rinting p roblems 12.5.1 L ayers b reak a nd s plit w hen p rinting f rom A BS m aterial ABS m aterial h as a h igher t hermal e xpansion t han o ther m aterials . W e s uggest o ther materials...
13 F AQ - c ommon i ssues w hen a ssembling t he p rinter k it 13.1 N ozzle/print s urface g ap i s g reater i n t he m iddle t han a t t he corners ...
13.2 P rinter s tops p rinting s oon a fter s tart Extruder i s l ikely o verheated. M ake s ure t he n ozzle f an i s w orking p roperly . I f n ot, p lease inspect...
13.4 L oose X - a nd/or Y -axis b elts Check i f b oth b elts a re p roperly t ightened, l oose b elts w ould c ause a p rinter m alfunction a nd prevent...
13.5 D etached c ables t o t he h eatbed Do n ot f orget t o u se a s piral w rap o n h eatbed c ables a nd a ttach t he c ables p roperly s o t hey won’t...
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