Mr Bot 280 Preparing your printer Opening the box The uBuild-3D Mr Bot 280 printer is very well packaged in a five-card carton and foam-protected polyethylene. Open the box and remove the protective cardboard with polyethylene foam. Lift the printer with your hands as shown below.
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Mr Bot 280 A. Assembly of the LCD display What you will need for the assembly: 1. Allen key 2mm 2. Allen key 2,5mm 3. LCD rear panel 1x 4. LCD display (pre-assembled) 1x 5. Rectangular sheet metal 6. M3x6mm button head screws 3x 7.
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Mr Bot 280 Step 1 Locate the holes on the LCD rear panel (5) before you proceed to screw the rectangular sheet metal. Step 2 With the M3x6mm half-rounded head screws (2), screw the LCD’s rear panel (5) with the rectangular sheet metal.
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Mr Bot 280 Step 4 Your semi-assembled printer should look like in the photo. Step 5 Connect the numbered ribbon cables to the corresponding numbered plugs on the back of the LCD display. Step 6 Screw the pre-assembled part of the...
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Mr Bot 280 B. Mounting the spool holder and teflon tube brackets What you will need for the assembly: 1. Teflon tube bracket 1x 2. Teflon tube bracket with pneumatic connector 1x 3. Teflon tube 1x 4. Allen key 2,5mm...
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Mr Bot 280 Step 1 With the M4x6mm half-rounded head screws, screw the teflon tube brackets to the right of the printer. The bracket with the pneumatic connector goes to the lower position (see circle). Step 2 Pass the tube from the top bracket and slide it down.
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Mr Bot 280 Step 4 Connect the other end of the tube to the extruder's pneumatic connector. Step 5 Mount the spool holder. First diagonal and up, as in the photo, so the top bracket of the spool holder passes from...
Mr Bot 280 Nozzle and print surface adjustment After the assembly of the LCD display and the placement of the spool holder, you need to adjust the correct distance between the nozzle and the printing surface. What you will need: 1.
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Mr Bot 280 Step 1 Connect the power cord to the printer and then to the wall outlet. Start the printer with the "POWER" button on the left of the printer and wait until this image menu appears. Step 2 To access the menu, press the LCD’s...
Mr Bot 280 • Place the "Calibration sheet" included in the package between the nozzle and the print surface. • Turn the LCD’s knob. Counterclockwise the head descends and clockwise rises. • At the same time, slightly move the "Calibration sheet" back and forth until you feel a slight resistance as the paper is being pressed by the nozzle.
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Mr Bot 280 Step 2 Then put the spool in place and pass the filament from the teflon tube until it finds a strong resistance. Press the button to go to the main menu, select "Print" or "Quick settings", then "Change filament", "Load"...
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