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Geeetech acrylic Prusa I3 Assemble Manual

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  • Page 1 Assemble manual of Geeetech acrylic Prusa I3...
  • Page 2 Prologue acrylic Prusa I3. We have Note: This manual only applies to the 5-mm another one that is 8-mm. As picture is much more helpful than words in assembly manual, so I use plenty of pictures and less word. If you have any questions, please contact me on www.geeetech.com...
  • Page 4 1. Assemble Y axis (the bottom part of the chassis) 1.1 Assemble the rods of a Y axis Required parts Part ID M10 450mm threaded rod NO.5 Acrylic Fender NO.A 12 M8 spring washer NO.17 M10 washer NO.7 M10 nut NO.12 Step1.
  • Page 5 Step2. Assemble the Y axis smooth rod Slide 2 bearings on each smooth rod. Before you slide the bearings please make sure they are clean. (Ignore the black one in between) Required parts Part ID M8 410mm smooth rod NO.3 LM8UU Linear Bearings NO.32...
  • Page 6 1.2. Attach the front and rear Acrylic support plates of the rods. Required parts Part ID Acrylic plate No. A7, A 8, A 9, A 10) M 3 nut N0.10 Acrylic Fender No. A11 Front Rear...
  • Page 8 1.3 Assemble the Y idler Required parts Part ID 624ZZ Ball bearing NO.31 Printed Y idler NO. P8 M4 X25 screw NO.28 M4 nut NO.11 Y bearing limit block Retaining ring Step1. Put the screw through the printed Y idler piece, with the 624ZZ bearings in between. Lock the other end of a M3 nut.
  • Page 10 1.4 Mount the Y motor. Required parts Part ID Y-axis motor block NO. A13, A14 Stepper motor pulley M3 screw 20,24 M3 nut...
  • Page 13 1.5 build the printing platform Required parts Part ID Acrylic plate No.A17 Acrylic fender (No.A17) No.A17 Printed belt mount No.P4,P5 Belt Zip tie M3 screw M3 nut Step1. Mount the belt mount on the bottom side of the plate.
  • Page 17 Step2. Get the build platform plate zip-tied to the 4 linear bearings.
  • Page 18 Step4. Attach he heated bed. Required parts Part ID Heat bed Heating wire thermistor Attached on the bed Thermometry wire Wing nut Spring M3 screw The circled part need soldering.
  • Page 20 2. Assemble Y - Z axis The main frame is held upright after the acrylic fender washers on the Y axis threaded rods. The front of the plate should be sticking out a lot further than the back. 3.Assemble the right and left side panel Required parts Part ID Acrylic left panel...
  • Page 21 Mount the rear part of the Y axis and the side panel together.
  • Page 22 Required parts Part ID Acrylic left panel No.A15 M3 screw 22,23 M3 nut...
  • Page 23 4 Assemble the Z axis (the vertical axis) Step1. Assemble the Z-axis bottom mounts...
  • Page 24 Required parts Part ID Acrylic left panel (No.A4) Acrylic right panel (No.A5) Stepper motor M3crew 22,20 M3 nut...
  • Page 27 Assemble the 2 Z motors...
  • Page 29 Mount the fan on the left side Required parts Part ID M3 crew M3 nut...
  • Page 31 5 Assemble the X axis (the horizontal axis) Step1. Assemble the X-Axis Idler Put the screw through the printed Y idler piece, with the 624ZZ bearings in between. Lock the other end of a M3 nut. Required parts Part ID 624ZZ Ball bearing NO.31 Printed Y idler...
  • Page 34 Step2. Mount the idler into the following part...
  • Page 35 Step3. Assemble the 2 smooth rods.（380 mm） Slide 2 bearings on the each rod as shown in the picture.
  • Page 36 Slide the X-axis motor-end and the idler-end onto both ends of the smooth rods. The X-axis motor-end is on the left and the idler-end on the right. This is going to take some force, or you can use file to make the holes lager. Mount the brass nut on the following part.
  • Page 37 Thread the threaded rod through the following part. It would be easier to do it now.
  • Page 38 Fix the two pulleys on both if the threaded rod. And plug it on the motor shaft. Assemble the X-Z axis. Required parts Part ID Z-axis top mount Step1. thread the X-axis through the Z axis. Step2 assemble the top mount of the Z-axis.
  • Page 40 6 Mount the extruder on the X axis step1. Thread the zip-tie through the extruder bracket.
  • Page 41 Step2. Mount the extruder bracket on the smooth rod and insert the two bearings into the bracket. Tie up the Y belt then. Step3. Amount the extruder support.
  • Page 42 Step4. Mount the extruder This is the fully assembled MK8 extruder.
  • Page 43 Take the nozzle part and the bolt out.
  • Page 44 Mount the aluminum plate under the extruder. Required parts Part ID MK8 assemble board Fix the assembled extruder on the blue part. Pay attention to the direction of the motor and the fan.
  • Page 45 Pay attention to the exit of the red wire, it will affect the final wiring steps. Mount the X-axis motor...
  • Page 47 8.3 assemble the belt.
  • Page 49 Pay attention to the tooth mesh of the belt and the part in red circle.
  • Page 50 7 Mount the end stops. End stop of X-axis Required parts Part ID X-axis bracket of end stop End stop End stop of Y-axis Required parts Part ID End stop Z-axis bracket of end stop...
  • Page 51 Note the direction of the switch. End stop of Z-axis Required parts Part ID End stop Z-axis bracket of end stop...
  • Page 53 8 Mount the LCD panel frame. 9 Mount the filament spool.
  • Page 54 So far, the framework of the 3D printer is almost finished. 10 mount the control board on the left side panel 13.1 Ramps 1.4 + Mega 2560 + A4988 Stack the Ramps 1.4on the Mega 2560 and plug the 5 A4988 on the Ramps 1.4. 13.2 Sanguinololu Plug the 5 A4988 on Sanguinololu 11 Mount the PSU on the right side panel...
  • Page 55 Pay attention to the switch on the right side of the PSU, there are two options of voltage: 110 V and 220V, choose according the standard in your country.
  • Page 56 12 wiring 12.1 PSU wiring Do make sure you connect the wires correctly, otherwise it may lead to damage to the control board and the PSU.
  • Page 57 12.2 control board wiring 1) The referring wiring schematic diagram of Ramps 1.4 For more information about ramps 1.4, please visit the ramps 1.4 wiki 2) The referring wiring schematic diagram of Sanguinololu...
  • Page 58 For more information about Sanguinololu, please visit the wiki page. Note: when connect the other Y-motor, use the 4-pin M-F DuPont cable and pay attention to the directions of the wire. If you connect them reversely, the 2 Z motor will move in different directions.
  • Page 59 All the wires can be tied together under the printer, but you should make sure they don’t touch the belt. The whole printer assembly work is already done. Next is the testing and debugging.