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BFP-ICARUS-TYPHOON
Gen 4 Manual-V1.0 (8/29/20)
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  • Page 1 BFP-ICARUS-TYPHOON Gen 4 Manual-V1.0 (8/29/20)

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction................................. 3 Quick Fact Guide .............................. 4 Quick Start Guide............................. 5 Unboxing ................................6 Component Names and Locations........................7 Touchscreen Interface ............................. 10 Initial Setup and Calibration ........................11 Powering the Unit On, Off, and Troubleshooting ................12 CW-3000 Water Chiller ........................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Tech Hours: M-Th: 8:00am – 5:00pm EST F: 8:00am – 12:00pm EST We thoroughly hope you enjoy using your Filament Innovations 3D Printer. Please remember your machine was built by hand via trained individuals in Pennsylvania – supporting American Manufacturing.

  • Page 4: Quick Fact Guide

    Quick Fact Guide The following quick fact guide will give you a brief overview of your printer and its components. Machine Size: ICARUS Size: 47 x 29 x 72 (in) Right Door Swing: 27 (in) Front Door Swing: 37 (in) Weight: 400 (lbs) Print Envelope:...

  • Page 5: Quick Start Guide

    Quick Start Guide The following guide allows you to check and monitor the progress of setting up your ICARUS unit. 1. Remove the four L-brackets from the bottom of the printer that attach it to the crate. Adjust the casters, so the wheels are on the pallet. 2.

  • Page 6: Unboxing

    Unboxing The BFP-ICARUS 3D Printer ships in a wooden crate, weighing between 500 - 550 lbs. The crate dimensions are as follows: ICARUS-X Crate Size: 52 x 40 x 76 (in) Using the tools and instructions listed below, you should be able to easily remove your ICARUS from the palette and remove the shrink wrap.

  • Page 7: Component Names And Locations

    Component Names and Locations Before we go any farther, let us take a few minutes to understand the various components of your ICARUS unit. These components will be referenced later in the manual. At this time, the unit should NOT be powered on.
  • Page 8 Detects when filament has Filament run out. This is found in the Sensor control case on the right side. Allows the printer to roll or be locked in place with Casters retractable feet. The feet can be raised and lowered by rotating the leveling feet.
  • Page 9 Removable print surface for Print Plate easy remove prints. The plate that is heated by 17 MIC6 Plate the heated bed. Retains heat from the Insulation heated bed. Creates a stable base for Base Plate the print bed. Stepper motor responsible for moving print head Y Motor assembly front to back.

  • Page 10: Touchscreen Interface

    Touchscreen Interface The BFP-ICARUS is equipped with a 7” PanelDue7i LCD touchscreen from Duet3D and a Microsoft Surface to easily interact with the printer. In this section, we will cover the basics required to understand how to operate your printer using the touchscreen. For more in depth documentation, refer to the Official Duet3D Documentation Red:...

  • Page 11: Initial Setup And Calibration

    Initial Setup and Calibration Initial Setup and Calibration...

  • Page 12: Powering The Unit On, Off, And Troubleshooting

    Powering the Unit On, Off, and Troubleshooting Your printer has come with the following tools and accessories: Accessories • Filament • CW-3000 Water Chiller • Desiccant Dryer for Filament Chamber • Wyze IP/Internet WebCam • PTFE Oil for Linear Rails •...
  • Page 13 Steps for Turning on your ICARUS 1. Use the supplied 110 VAC power cord to plug the printer into a wall outlet. The unit should be on a minimum 15 amp breaker; however, we suggest a 20 amp breaker. 2. Ensure that the emergency stop is disengaged - turn clockwise to disengage the button.

  • Page 14: Cw-3000 Water Chiller

    CW-3000 Water Chiller The Gen-4 ICARUS is water-cooled and we include the CW-3000 water chiller to keep the Typhoon high-flow extruder operating at the appropriate temperatures, between 18C and 28C. IMPORTANT – FROM THIS STEP FORWARD - IF THE MACHINE IS ON, THEN THE CHILLER NEEDS TO BE ON.

  • Page 15: Filament Chamber

    Filament Chamber The Gen-4 ICARUS has a dedicated filament chamber, capable of holding six filament spools, each 2.3kg in size. Please place the desiccant dryer on the bottom of the filament chamber. This will help keep moisture out of the chamber and the filament dry. Using the included power cord, please dry the desiccant dryer every two weeks, or as needed.

  • Page 16: Bed Height Adjustment And Automatic Leveling

    Bed Height Adjustment and Automatic Leveling Keeping a level bed is critical for accurate 3D Printing. Every ICARUS unit comes equipped with mesh bed leveling to ensure a flat bed. Even though your bed leveling, and Z-offset is factory set, it is important to check that no damage occurred during shipping.

  • Page 17: Automatic Bed Leveling And Baby Z Stepping

    Automatic Bed Leveling and Baby Z Stepping 3D Printing requires a very flat bed and surface for large, successful prints. Because of this, we have included two forms of bed leveling for your machine. This section of the guide is to inform you of what these two bed leveling options do.

  • Page 18: Moving The Printhead

    Moving the Printhead The print head can be moved using the Move tab on the touchscreen. After selecting the Move button on the home screen on the touchscreen, the Move window appears. This gives a variety of options for moving the printer a certain number of millimeters in all directions.

  • Page 19: System Preheating

    System Preheating In order to preheat the entire system, the desired temperature needs to be set for the hotend and heated bed individually. Other than preheating for a print, the heated bed must be preheated for Mesh Bed Leveling, and the hotend must be preheated when changing filament.

  • Page 20: Filament Loading

    Filament Loading To begin printing with your printer, or to change filament, it is important to know how to load filament into your ICARUS. Follow the two guides below for Loading Filament for the First Time and Changing Filament. Loading Filament for the First Time 1.
  • Page 21 Steps to Changing Filament 1. Preheat the hotend to the correct temperature. If you are switching between different materials (i.e. PETG to PLA), it is suggested to load the filament at a temperature between the two ranges. This will soften the PETG enough for getting it out of the hotend and the PLA will not be burned when you load it.

  • Page 22: Changing Heatcores (Nozzles)

    Changing Heatcores (Nozzles) The Typhoon extruder comes with quick swap heatcore (nozzle) assemblies. One of the benefits of this system is how easy it is to swap heatcores. Please be sure the filament is removed from the Typhoon before going any farther and the heater temperature is below 100C to prevent burning of your hands.
  • Page 23 3. Unplug the bulkhead connector on the back of the heatcore assembly be squeezing the plastic tabs down, on each end of the connector. 4. With the new heatcore assembly in hand, reverse steps 3 and 2. Plug the bulkhead connector into the new heatcore and turn the thumbwheel clockwise to tighten it to the extruder.

  • Page 24: Software And Internet Setup

    Software and Internet Setup Software and Internet Setup...

  • Page 25: Wifi Connectivity

    WiFi Connectivity The Duet2 WiFi board comes with built in WiFi connectivity for 2.4 GHz networks (it will not work on 5 GHz networks). Since initial connectivity tests are performed before the unit is shipped, all that needs to be done is to type in your SSISD and Password for your WiFi network.
  • Page 26 4. After about thirty seconds, you will see a message on the LCD screen indicating whether or not the WiFi connection was successful. If it was successful, you will see a message like the following: WiFi module is connected to access point NetworkName, IP address 192.168.1.239 5.

  • Page 27: Duet Web Control

    Duet Web Control The Duet Web Control is designed to allow users to monitor their printer from an advanced web interface. After you connect the unit to the internet, you will get an IP address, and this will be entered into a browser to access the web interface.

  • Page 28: Installing The Microsoft Surface

    Installing the Microsoft Surface Every ICARUS is included with a Microsoft Surface to perform on-board slicing through Simplify 3D or control the printer through the Duet Web Control. Every printer has an articulating arm mounted on the printer. The following steps should be followed to mount the surface on the machine. Mounting Microsoft Surface 1.

  • Page 29: Software Slicers And Profiles

    Software Slicers and Profiles Steps for Setting up with Simplify3D 6. Open Simplify3D and log in using your personal credentials when the Simplify3D account was created. 7. In the following window, select ‘Other’ from the dropdown menu. Then, input the following information for your BFP-ICARUS 3D printer and click next to continue to the home screen on Simplify3D 256000...
  • Page 30 8. In Simplify3D, under the following extension, select the correct profile for your unit and import it. File > Import FFF Profile 9. Select the BFP-ICARUS from the drop down menu (yellow box) and check that the Start and End gCode sequences are correct under Edit Process Settings >...
  • Page 31 Start G-Code M561 ; clear any bed transform G28 ; home all G32 ; check bed tilt G29 ; mesh map M116 S5 ; wait for hotend and bed to reach temperature to 5 degrees End G-Code M104 T0 S0 ; turn off extruder M140 S0 ;...

  • Page 32: General Slicing Tips

    General Slicing Tips Cooling: Printing without cooling is only possible with large parts. Thick and large layers take time to cool down, thus requiring you to reduce speed for small parts. Filament: Typhoon is designed and tested for 2.85mm filament. Never use “real”...

  • Page 33: Offline File Uploading And Printing

    Offline File Uploading and Printing Every Touchscreen is equipped with a MicroSD port which allows for offline printing. The following guide details how to print via this method. Steps for Setting up Offline Printing 1) Acquire a MicroSD card (this is not included, or an SD card with a MicroSD to SD extender).

  • Page 34: Maintenance And Support

    Maintenance and Support Maintenance and Support...

  • Page 35: General Maintenance

    General Maintenance This section will cover general maintenance of your printer to ensure it remains in great shape. Your ICARUS unit needs very little maintenance, but as with any machine, some maintenance is required to keep it in optimal condition. General Cleaning Debris, such as filament pieces, should be removed from the machine weekly.

  • Page 36: Plate Prep And Use

    Plate Prep and Use The print plate surface has a powder coated surface which makes it extremely durable; however, the print plate is classified as a consumable item and is good for approximately 300 prints before it needs to be replaced. Prints are easily removed when the plate reaches room temperature and is cooled down.

  • Page 37: Cw-3000 Water Chiller

    CW-3000 Water Chiller The water chiller should be drained and fresh fluid added roughly every three months. This will prevent any unwanted buildup from entering the water chiller, the lines, and the Typhoon. Typhoon Greasing The Typhoon is an industrial FDM extrusion system, thus additional care is needed, when compared to standard extruders and hotends.

  • Page 38: Z-Offset Tuning

    Z-Offset Tuning The Z-Offset is the space between the nozzle and the print platform after your 3D Printer has homed itself. The Z-Offset tells the printer to raise the build plate until the nozzle touches the build plate. A Z-Offset calibration NEEDS to be performed when the extruder carriage is modified (new nozzle installation, replacement Z senor, general hotend maintenance, etc).
  • Page 39 7. Find the Z-Probe section locate line that begins with G31. In the image below, locate Z5.85, which is our value, for this example. Your printer will have a different number here. Replace that number with the number you recorded in step 5. If you recorded 5.50, then the new line of code should read: G31 P25 X45 Y0 Z5.50 8.

  • Page 40: Machine Maintenance Printout

    Machine Maintenance Printout Maintenance Guide: Lucas – White Lithium Grease – Apply once a month for a healthy white coating to the ballscrews. Available from Amazon and local hardware stores. 3-IN-ONE – PTFE Lubricant – Apply once a month to the linear rails generously and wipe off excess oil so it does not fall off the rail.

  • Page 41: Helpful Links And Documentation

    3D Printing over the years. Here are some helpful links and resources to help you be an expert. • Updates and Profile Revisions: Filament Innovations • Simplify3D Slicer and Printing Techniques: Simplify3D Print Quality Guide and Slicer Tuning:...

  • Page 42: Frequently Asked Questions (Faq)

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Do BFP-ICARUS 3D Printers use proprietary filament? Absolutely not – you are free to use any 2.85mm filament. Because you may be printing larger scale items, we highly recommend using quality filament to ensure that large prints finish accurately. What size nozzle is included? Unless otherwise requested, all unit’s ship with a 2.50mm heatcore for large prints.
  • Page 43 How can I tune the Z Height? My hotend is too high off the print bed and Baby Stepping isn’t helping? This manual includes a dedication section for tuning your Z-Offset. You will need to re-calibrate and set your Z height anytime you make any modifications to your hotend/extruder carriage.
  • Page 44 What is the warranty on the unit? Every ICARUS unit has a one year hardware warranty from the date the unit is delivered to the customer – this only covers hardware defects – not user damage. Please contact us through our Contact Us page for additional support And don’t forget, you can call or text us at 610-640-5699!

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