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ARDUINO
MATERIA 101
UsER MANUAL
Revision 02
24 noveMBeR 2014

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  • Page 1 ARDUINO MATERIA 101 UsER MANUAL Revision 02 24 noveMBeR 2014...
  • Page 2 ARDUINO.CC/MATERIA101 © 2011-2015 Arduino LLC. All rights reserved. The Arduino name and logo are trademarks of Arduino, registered in the US and in the rest of the world. Other product and company names mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective companies.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Calibration Regulating final leg of axis Z 01 – Preliminary Operations Calibrating axes X and Y The anatomy of the Arduino Materia 101 Recovering of scraps and usage of M99 (software calibration) Opening the package Squaring off axes X and Y (hardware calibration) The printers position Putting in tension the extruder’s rubber bands...
  • Page 4 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 08 – Consideration about model orientation Orientation Just one object? Support structures Printing Details 09 – Everyday maintenance Cleaning the printer Printing bed Feeding mechanism Nozzle Lubrification Tightening the belts Correct ventilation Updating the firmware...
  • Page 5: Technical Support

    Arduino: in the latter case we will provide you with a quote to request your consent to repair.
  • Page 6: Technical Specifications

    Weight: 10 kg Consuption: 65 watt Electronic PCB Arduino Mega 2560 with Open Source Firmware Marlin (link to be decided). LCD Screen of 20 x 4 with an encoder menu of navigation Presetted printing values for PLA. Extruder block with regulation pressure upon filament.
  • Page 7 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 ATTENTION TEMPERATURE The fusion and extrusion system of the thermoplastic filament requires a heated end up to temperatures of 250 degrees and more. The contact, even for a very limited time, with the heated part causes burns. You must avoid to put your hands or other body parts in the printing area when printing and for minutes after the printing process is over.
  • Page 8 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 Preliminar OPeratiOns Your Arduino Materia 101 is equipped with a series of accessories that allow you to make it immediately operative.
  • Page 9 It’s very important, before you can use the printer, knowing all the technical terms used in this handbook and identify all the specific components that form a Arduino Materia 101. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 1: 1.
  • Page 10: Assembling The Spool-Holder

    User Manual Arduino Materia 101 assembling the sPOOl-hOlder To assemble the spool-holder please see chapter 3, figures 9, 10 and 11 of the assembly manual. Remember that the wire must run unhindered and facing the direction of the extruder. unblOcking the extruder To avoid damage during transport, the extruder is secured with clamps.
  • Page 11: The 3D Printing Process

    User Manual Arduino Materia 101 the 3d Printing PrOcess Before you start printing with your Arduino Materia 101, it is important to understand how you arrive at a finished object.
  • Page 12: Model

    Before you start printing with your that it is able to create a file suitable for the the same difficulty for the printer. Arduino Materia 101, it is important to production of a physical object (especially understand how you arrive at a finished 3D printing).
  • Page 13: Lcd Panel,

    User Manual Arduino Materia 101 will not print. If you are working on a STL Materia 101 3d printer and might damage downloaded from the internet or given to the printer if you try and print them. you by a client, there is free software for...
  • Page 14 Import/save file in .stl format (or .obj) — File .stl — Slic3r Software — Generate command file for3D printer — File .gcode — 3D Printer: Arduino Materia 101 — Select file and preloaded filament profile — Printed object Fig. 2...
  • Page 15 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 lcd Panel Arduino Materia 101 is a printer that supports both stand-alone operation and control from a computer (OS X, Windows or Linux). In both cases, the LCD Panel provides functionality for booth status and editing.
  • Page 16: The Control Knob

    User Manual Arduino Materia 101 Arduino Materia 101 is a printer that supports both stand-alone operation and control from a computer (OS X, Windows or Linux). In both cases, the LCD Panel provides functionality for booth status and editing. infOrmatiOn screen When the printer is printing or waiting for a job, it fills the the screen’s 4 rows...
  • Page 17: Tune" Menu

    User Manual Arduino Materia 101 From here you can disable the motor, The next item is the fan speed, adjustable set the x, y and z axis to zero, heat and from 0 to 255; with very low values the cool down the extruder, manually move fan may not even spin.
  • Page 18 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 cOnfiguring the Printer Your Arduino Materia 101 is a product built with care, both in design and in the assembly of the machine.
  • Page 19 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 Your Arduino Materia 101 is a product built with care, both in design and in the assembly of the machine. To keep it in optimal functionality, it is necessary to compensate with some everyday adjustments. For...
  • Page 20 The first intervention is to check the tension Figures 7 and 8 of the assembly manual). of the belts on the axis with the backlash, Your Arduino Materia 101 is equipped with a after that you can use software to correct spring suspended idler. This solution allows calibrating the the error.
  • Page 21 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 Our first Print frOm a sd card If you have followed the instructions in this manual, you have already set up your Arduino Materia 101.
  • Page 22 Fig. 1 that you want to print. Preloaded at the print. Your Arduino Materia 101 will begin the factory are some sample files that are ready heating procedure and positioning itself at...
  • Page 23 Printed ObJect If the printed object has a big base surface, you can remove the glass print plate and When your print is finished, Arduino Materia place it under lukewarm water to allow 101 lowers the print bed and parks the the hairspray to dissolve and allowing extruder.
  • Page 24 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 creating g-cOde files There is a wide range of programs available for modeling software and for slicing software. They come in free open source form as well as paid professional form.
  • Page 25 “Slic3r”. Of slic3r “cancel” and loaded the Arduino Materia 101 profiles as shown in the next paragraph. If you want to create different profiles, you can modify one parameter and then save...
  • Page 26 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 between speed and quality, but you can go down to 0.05 mm or up to 0.35 mm. — Infill: In the next menu, “infill”, the parameter “fill density” expresses the percentage of fill in the printed object. You can set values from a minimum of 5% to a maximum of 100%.
  • Page 27 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 materials and Printing bed One of the most critical elements in current 3D printers is the superficial treatment of the printing.
  • Page 28 This is called warping. use a preheated plate at 60°. This is a materials most commonly used; PLA and good hack to add to your Materia 101. If ABS, and compare these with other materials. The material, which at the moment is very...
  • Page 29 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 Material Attributable ABS Attributable PLA Tips HIPS Extrusion temperature: 235° Fan Off Plate temperature 90° Smart ABS Extrusion temperature : 260° Fan Off Plate temperature: 90° Nylon Extrusion Temperature 240°-265° Printable perfectly on garolite Plate Temperature: 90°...
  • Page 30 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 cOnsider the mOdels OrientatiOn The possibilities offered by your Arduino Materia 101 are very broad, but like all tools, it has its limitations. This must be understood and various countermeasures must be implemented to deal with these.
  • Page 31 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 The possibilities offered by your Arduino Materia 101 are very broad, but like all tools, it has its limitations. This must be understood and various countermeasures must be implemented to deal with these. 3D printing technology promises to create any shape but there are frequent cases where a print ends with a big disappointment.
  • Page 32 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 attention and has a critical point can still become a print with a guaranteed result. The support is generated by the slicing software if it is enabled at the creation of the print parameters. Depending on the parameters and the shape of the model, you can create a support structure.
  • Page 33 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 eVeryday maintenance and cleaning the Printer Arduino Materia 101 does not require any special maintenance, but like all machinery, efficiency is at its highest if it is kept clean.
  • Page 34 Y guide rods. Spread the oil on the your Arduino Materia 101 up to date with on the pulley and on the drive gear. whole length of the guide rod.