StoneFlower Ceramic 3D Printing KIT Basic User Manual

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3D Printing KIT

Basic/Standard/Pro

User Manual

Eching, 2021

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Page 1 Ceramic 3D Printing KIT Basic/Standard/Pro User Manual Eching, 2021...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Disclaimer ............................4 Intended use ............................4 Ceramic 3D Printing KIT ........................5 Your Ceramic 3D Printing KIT at glance ..................... 5 Print head ..............................6 Ram extruder ............................. 7 Control unit 3.0 ............................8 Specifications ............................. 9 Printing ................................. 9 Electrical ..............................
Page 4: Disclaimer
Disclaimer Please read and understand the contents of this installation and user manual. Failure to read the manual may lead to personal injury, inferior results or damage to the Ceramic 3D Printing KIT and/or 3D printer. Always make sure that anyone who uses the 3D printer knows and understands the contents of the manual to make the most out of the Ceramic 3D Printing KIT.
Page 5: Ceramic 3D Printing Kit
Ceramic 3D Printing KIT This user manual is designed to help you start your clay printing experience. Learn everything about using your KIT by following the instructions in this user manual and experience how easy it is to produce great quality prints. Your Ceramic 3D Printing KIT at glance Figure 1.
Page 6: Print Head
Print head Figure 2. 1. Stepper motor 5. Push-in connector 9. Shaft of the motor 2. Auger screw 6. Mount 10. Threaded pin, holding 3. Stator 7. Screws M5 the bearing 4. Nozzle 8. threaded pin P a g e...
Page 7: Ram Extruder
Ram extruder Figure 3. 1. Lid of the barrel 2. Barrel 3. Seal 4. Plunger 5. Body 6. Lead screw 7. Square nut 8. Lid 9. Geared stepper motor P a g e...
Page 8: Control Unit 3.0
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Page 9: Specifications
Specifications Printing Printing technology direct mechanical extrusion Ram extruder capacity 05L (ram extruder S) 1.5L (ram extruder L) Nozzle diameters 1.0, 2.0, 2.5mm Layer resolution 0.3 … 2mm Print speed 30mm/s … 100mm/s Travel speed up to 100mm/s Print head weight 450g Pipe diameter/length 12mm X 400mm...
Page 10: Cautions
Weight 5.7kg Control unit Dimensions WxDxH 260x160x90mm Material ABS/POM, rubber seal Weight 0.7kg If the KIT is used with the materials other than wet clay/porcelain, please check chemical compatibility with the components of the KIT first. Conditions Ambient operation temperature 18 …...
Page 11: Getting Started
Getting started General notices Any slicing software is compatible with the KIT: Cura 3D, Repetier, Slic3r, Simplify3D etc. Before printing you have to set/change several variables in the slicer. 1. Set target temperatures in the slicer of extruder and heated bed to zeros to disable heating and temperature control.
Page 12: Printer Mode With Logical Input Signal, 0..5V
Printer Mode with logical input signal, 0..5V You will need to find pins labeled STEP (STP) and GROUND (GND) Signal pins are easily available on motherboards RAMPS, SMART, RUMBA, SAV MKI, Megatronics, AZSMZ Mini, Gen7, Sanguinololu, PiBot, RADDS, Smoothieboard, Azteeg X3, MKS GenV1.4 and similar or compatible boards. Those are most popular boards on the market.
Page 13 You have to set correct number of microsteps per mm of filament, N , in your printer firmware and/or g-code. The number of micro-steps depends on many parameters, including diameter of the filament. If you want to keep printing both, clay and plastic, keep default diameter of filament, and for clay printing only change the number of microsteps and nozzle diameter.
Page 14 Signal pins: Typical examples Ramps 1.4 (Reprap Arduino Mega Pololu Schield) Ground pins can be found elsewhere. If your board has plug-in drivers, as Ramps 1.4 does, you can reach necessary pins by unplugging a stepper motor driver. Driver pins are labelled accordingly: Left side: board with plug-in drivers.
Page 15 Smoothieboard V1 Here are those pins for E0 extruder (all unnecessary information was removed): 15 | P a g e...
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Page 17: Printer Mode With Input From Extruder Motor Connector
Printer Mode with input from extruder motor connector This approach can be used for any printer, but requires more sophisticated choice of extrusion parameters, some experimenting with stepper driver settings, and may not work with some stepper motor drivers. Introduction The motherboard of the 3d printer generally has two types of circuits: logical circuits and power circuits.
Page 18 The control unit extracts pulses from an input signal, converts them into a logical pulses, and use those pulses to rotate motors of the kit via embedded drivers. Signal conversion inside the control unit One has to bear in mind, that the frequency of voltage oscillations in the power circuit is significantly less than in logical circuits.
Page 19 TIP: The number of microsteps/mm of filament can be set in the slicer or right in the beginning of the g-code with the command: M92 E200 Here N = 200 microsteps/mm. TIP: You can calculate Ne on the web site, if you choose right type of the ram extruder, and control unit V2.1.
Page 20: Regulation Of The Control Unit 3.0
Regulation of the Control Unit 3.0 “KIT/PRINTER” switches control over the motors from the KIT to printer and back. Start/Stop (►/■) the motors in the “KIT” mode “RETRACTION/FEED” switches direction of the motors between feed and retraction “Acceleration of print head” Feeding clay, the print head should make about 1 to 3 rotations per second.
Page 21: Connection Of The Extruders To The Control Unit
Connection of the extruders to the control unit Use two 4-pin cables to connect print head (Auger extruder) and ram extruder to the OUTPUT connectors of the control unit: 21 | P a g e...
Page 22: Assembly And Installation Of The Print Head
Assembly and installation of the print head To mount the print head into your printer you can use universal Pololu bracket (preinstalled) or universal mounting plate (supplied with the print head). Mounting plate can be milled, sawed, drilled or laser-cut before installation according to the structure of your printer.
Page 23: Assembly Of The Ram Extruder
Assembly of the ram extruder TIP: Your KIT comes with 1m long PU pipe, and you can cut it in size according to the configuration and dimensions of your printer. We found that 40cm long pipe works well with slightly diluted or even non-diluted clay.
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Page 25 TIP: If it is difficult to disassemble the ram extruder after printing, you can use flexible oil filter wrench. Do not apply too much force upon clamping! 25 | P a g e...
Page 26: Start The Clay Extrusion
Start the clay extrusion TIP: Before printing with real clay, try to run the KIT without clay, using your test G-Code. This will save your time and efforts in case of inappropriate printer settings. During this test run make it sure that both motors of the KIT are steadily running, and the print head makes 1 to 3 turns per second.
Page 27: Printing
Printing Printing quality significantly depends on the type of the clay, its viscosity, and printing speed. It is recommend to start with quite diluted fine clays, or porcelain, and gradually increase viscosity, if necessary. Smaller nozzles require more diluted clay. Typically, one has to add from 7 to 15% of water (by weight) to normal clay for better results.
Page 28: Infinite Printing
Infinite printing Upon printing, the control unit switch “Printer/KIT” is set to “Printer”, and your 3d printer controls the clay extrusion. When there is not enough clay in the barrel to finish printing, you can pause printing, upload more, and resume printing. This is “infinite printing”...
Page 29: Micro-Printing Set
Micro-printing set To print small amounts of different materials with low viscosity you can use micro printing set. Materials of high viscosity, such as clay, cannot be printed in that way due to small diameter of the hose. Before printing the number of microsteps per mm of filament has to be corrected in the firmware of your printer.
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Page 32: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problem Possible reason and solution Extruder rotates, but does not feed clay Not enough pressure at the inlet of extruder. Check your clay feeding system. Regular clogging Check dispersity of the clay. Rinse extruder from dry clay. Pollution of the clay, darkening upon Do not run the extruder for a long time burning without clay flowing through.
Page 33: Ec Declaration Of Conformity
EC Declaration of conformity Product: Add-on for 3D Printer Models: StoneFLower Ceramic 3D Printing KIT Basic/Standard/Pro StoneFlower print head Manufacturer: Anatoly Berezkin, Schillerstr. 28, 85386 Eching, Germany +49(0)16095972706 info@stoneflower3d.com Year of affixing CE marking: 2021 I hereby declare under my sole responsibility that the products above are in compliance with the essential...

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