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Chaokuo Technologies Co., Ltd
Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R.China
Tel: (86) 371 53337136
Fax: (86) 371 53337136
URL:http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/high-quality-factory-delta-3d-printer-for-sale-
with-40m-Filament-8GB-SD-card-LCD-masking/431393_32495135437.html?spm=2114.8147860.
0.70.uFTFIU
E-mail:rose@flsund3d.com
Whatsapp: (86)13643800186
Skype: china3dprinter
Kossel 3D printer
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  • Page 1 Flsun Kossel 3D printer User’s Guide Chaokuo Technologies Co., Ltd Zhengzhou, Henan, P.R.China Tel: (86) 371 53337136 Fax: (86) 371 53337136 URL:http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/high-quality-factory-delta-3d-printer-for-sale- with-40m-Filament-8GB-SD-card-LCD-masking/431393_32495135437.html?spm=2114.8147860. 0.70.uFTFIU E-mail:rose@flsund3d.com Whatsapp: (86)13643800186 Skype: china3dprinter...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter Install and connect Chapter Level the Bed and Auto-leveling (1)Test the function of the repetier (2)Level the Bed (3)Auto-leveling Chapter Steps of Printing (1)Settings (2)Prepare (3)Start Print Chapter Repetier (1)Basics (2)Settings Chapter Marlin (1)arduino (2)marlin (3)Calibrating Height Chapter...
  • Page 3 (1)Basics (2)Print off PC Chapter Safety and Handling (1)Important Safety Information (2)Important Handling Information Chapter Tips and Troubleshooting (1)General Suggestions (2)Uploading Firmware (3)Operating Printer Chapter Learning more, Service and Support...

  • Page 4: Install And Connect

    D: others, you would need the other file like drivers, streamline etc, When your PC cant recognize the board through USB 2)Connect the kossel mini USB port(arduino mega 2560), in device Device manager, verify the COM port number assigned for the arduino...
  • Page 5 If your PC could not connect the motherboard, need a step to install the driver: Unzip the “driver” in the software file, and install the file”dpinst-amd64” if your PC is 64 bit; or install the file”dpinst-x86”if your PC is 32 bit, all in all, ensure you could find the “arduino mega 2560”...
  • Page 7 If you want DIY your printer’s height by yourself, you could change the limit switch block’s position to rise or reduce it’s height, and you have to reset the height’s value in the marlin, you could refer to the chapter 5...

  • Page 8: Level The Bed And Auto-Leveling

    2,level the bed and auto-leveling (1)test the function of repetier 1): install the repetier in your PC; 2): run repetier language...
  • Page 9 Connect Communication Port...
  • Page 10 3): printer settings printer type:rostock printer(circular print hap)
  • Page 11 Home X min; hone Y min; home Z max 4):home function CODE: G28 or GUI: Easy mode then input g28 and send...
  • Page 12 Then the three axis’s pulley will go up to the top until hit the switch 5)Control panel...
  • Page 13 6)Extrude and reverse Type m302 before use this function...
  • Page 14 7)Move nozzle at x y and z axis...
  • Page 15 8)Preheat hotend Control panel: adjust from there Check from there(bottom of repetier) Temperature curve...
  • Page 16 9)Info of operation Check at the bottom...
  • Page 17 10)Info of coordination MCODE: type m114 then check at the bottom 11)Info of limit switch MCODE: type m119 then check at the bottom Observation: x_max, y_max, z_max, z_min Hit the switch= triggered Not hit switch= open...

  • Page 18: Level The Bed

    (2)level the bed 1): input g1 z0 : the nozzle will goes down to the position which is very close to bottom plate 2) adjust the springs to ensure the plate is leveled at three coordination A: g1 x0 y-60 z0; B: g1 x50 y30 z0;...
  • Page 19 A point: adjust the screw, ensure the bed nearly touch the nozzle( there should be a gap of a paper between the nozzle and the bed)

  • Page 20: Auto-Leveling

    The same method at B and C points then the bed would be leveled enough (3)Auto-leveling 1) home the nozzle...
  • Page 21 2) then do the auto-leveling by input g29 Then the nozzle will goes down and touch the plate by 9 points It is the process of auto-leveling...

  • Page 22: Steps Of Printing

    3,steps of printing (1)Settings 1): open repetier >settings >printer shap >rostock printer(circular print hap) 2): repetier >connect >select port...

  • Page 23: Prepare

    (2)prepare 1): load 2): slice 3): preview 4): preheat the nozzle to 210 degree(click the red marked)

  • Page 24: Start Print

    (3)Start print 1): start print (do this step after the temp rise to 210 degree) 2): the machine will finish the model by itself notice ▪if there happen some accident, pls press the emergency stop...

  • Page 25: Basics

    4, Repetier (1)Basics 1)printer settings >printer shap >Rostock printer(circular print hap); set the bottom plate 2) connect ; connect the repetier with the printer 3)load ; load a stl format model from your PC 4)start ; print the model 5)toggle log ;...
  • Page 26 6) easy mode > ; input commend under the easy mode 7) emergency stop ; stop all the action 8)object placement>export ; you could modify a model with repetier then export as a new stl.file 9)scale object > ; change the size of the model 10) rotate object >...

  • Page 27: Settings

    12)slice with slic3r ; slice before start print 13)preview >G-Code Editor >save ;save the code to SD Card 14)manual control> ;move x and y axis 15)manual control > ; move the z axis 16)Manual control heat nozzle by click (2)Settings 1) Slice >configuration >print settings >layers and perimeters >layer...
  • Page 28 height:0.35mm/first layer height:0.4mm then save the settings 2)Print settings>infill >fill density: 40%/fill pattern:rectilinear/top,bottom fill pattern:rectilinear >advanced >solid infill every: 1 layer, then save 3) Filament settings >filament >diameter:1.75mm then save it 4)Printer settings >extruder 1 >nozzle diameter:0.4mm then save it 5)Printer settings >retraction >length:5mm/speed:30mm/minimum travel after retraction:2mm then save it...

  • Page 31: Marlin

    5,Marlin (1) Arduino the Arduino is an environment for marlin, only when install the arduino could the marlin be opened, and remember don’t change any parameters of it (2) Marlin 1)install the marlin...
  • Page 32 Run the “marlin”...
  • Page 33 Notice: It’s shortcut is similar to Arduino, don’t mistake them 2)settings Go to tools > board >arduino mega 2560 Go to tools > port, select the COM port Go to tools > programmers > USBtinyISP...

  • Page 35: Calibrating Height

    Firmware could only be upload succeed when it’s settings like the above (3)Calibrating Height 1)Open the marlin /Configuration.h...
  • Page 36 Editor > search...
  • Page 37 Search for “#define MANUAL_Z_HOME_POS”...
  • Page 38 —————————————————————————————————— —————————————————————————————————— Notice: 270 is the height of the machine Replace it with 310 ———————————————————— Then upload...
  • Page 39 You could Check the progress of the upload from there When it read finished, the upload is succeed.
  • Page 40 Connect repetier to your PC Set the shape of the bottom of the plate /rostock printer(circular print hap)
  • Page 41 Home the axis’s pulley(input g28 on the Manual Control) All axis will go up to the top position after that...
  • Page 42 Type m114 to check the Z axis’s coordination As you could see The Z axis is 310mm at this time（record as A）...
  • Page 43 Type”g1 z40” to let the nozzle down to the position higher than the plate about 20cm Then Down the nozzle close to the plate manually by 10mm，then down 1mm every steps until it nearly touch the plate， (put a A4 paper between the nozzle and the plate）down the nozzle by 0.1mm carefully until the nozzle touch the paper would be OK...
  • Page 45 There should be a A4 paper gap between the nozzle and the plate at this time Input m114 to check the coordination of Z axis again The height of the nozzle is 11.4mm at this time（record as B） The right height of the machine could be figure out with A and B: right height = A - B 310mm-11.4mm=298.6mm Disconnect repetier and open marlin...
  • Page 46 editor—search：#define MANUAL_Z_HOME_POS replace 350 with 298.6 then upload...
  • Page 48 6, LCD (1)Basics 1)button 1: twist to select option, click to enter 2)button 2:click to reset (2)Print off line 1)insert the SD Card to LCD >click button 2)control >temperature >nozzle >200 3) prepare >preheat PLA (3)print from SD card >select the g-code file...
  • Page 50 7 ,Safety and Handling Important Safety Information 1)pls click the emergency stop button or pull out the power supply if there happen some dangers 2)don’t touch the nozzle by hand when it is heating 3) pls place the special power supply carefully when you heat the hotbed (2)Important Handling Information 1)pls put the filament in the nozzle by hand instead of using extruder motor when you assemble filament...
  • Page 51 8,Tips and Troubleshooting (1)General Suggestions 1)ensure the wire plug the right socket on the board, especially the temp sensor, ensure it is tight enough 2)the suitable temp for PLA is 200-210; for ABS is 240-250; for hotbed is (2)Uploading Firmware 1)If you could not find the Mega2560 in the device manager, try to install the driver amd64 (you could find the drivers in the SD Card, If your PC is 32bit, pls install x86)
  • Page 52 2)If the “driver amd64” can not works, open the file-“solve streamline version windows7...”, then copy the file as the said 3) if the all the above doesn’t works, maybe you installed arduino/marlin into C disk, try with D disk or others 4) if the repeteir cant connect, replug the USB wire again (3)Operating printer You need a multimeter...
  • Page 53 2) if the “extruder motor doesn’t move” with extruder button, pls input m302 before you do it...
  • Page 54 3) if the “pulley can’t go up” succeed with g28, it may due to the limit switch, input m119 and press the switch on/off to see whether the message is always “triggered” at the bottom of the repetier, or measure the output volt of the motor driver(normal value is 0.5v)
  • Page 55 4)if the “filament cant extruded” smoothly, check the extruder motor parts, ensure there exist no stuck with the part1 and part2 in the picture; and assemble filament into nozzle by hand carefully to see whether it could came out in this case, otherwise replace the nozzle with a new one.
  • Page 56 5)if the LCD can not show the value normal pls upload the firmware(marlin) again with the LCD disconnected or click the reset button, or maybe you have mistake the two wire of the LCD...
  • Page 57 9,Learning more (1)More Information Repetier: https://www.repetier.com/ Slice: http://slic3r.org/ Cura: https://ultimaker.com/en/products/cura-software Marlin: https://github.com/ErikZalm/Marlin Arduino: https://www.arduino.cc/...

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