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Arduino Materia 101

WELCOME TO 3D PRINTING

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Page 1: ...ARDUINO MATERIA 101 user MANUAL Revision 02 24 NOVEMBER 2014...

Page 2: ...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 respecti...

Page 3: ...3 13 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 INDEX 04 Configuring the printer Loading the filament Preparing the printing bed Learning to set up the plate Calibration Regulating final leg of axis Z Calibrating axes X...

Page 4: ...tion Orientation Just one object Support structures Printing Details 09 Everyday maintenance Cleaning the printer Printing bed Feeding mechanism Nozzle Lubrification Tightening the belts Correct venti...

Page 5: ...should be the original one penalty forfeiture of the guarantee Upon receiving your printer our technicians will assess whether the problem stems from a failure in this case the repair under warranty...

Page 6: ...meter 1 75 mm PLA best extruding temperatures 200 230 Tested and supported printing filament PLA Experimented printing filaments Cristal Flex PLA Termosense Poliuretano Termoplastico TPU PLA Sand PLA...

Page 7: ...d 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 wh...

Page 8: ...8 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 01 Your Arduino Materia 101 is equipped with a series of accessories that allow you to make it immediately operative Preliminar Operations...

Page 9: ...extruder it is a power cord and NOT a handle Continue taking the rest of the parts from box and check if the parts correspond with the list below Warning Do not throw away the original package You cou...

Page 10: ...t run unhindered and facing the direction of the extruder Unblocking the extruder To avoid damage during transport the extruder is secured with clamps The clamps must be carefully cut and removed to a...

Page 11: ...11 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 02 Before you start printing with your Arduino Materia 101 it is important to understand how you arrive at a finished object THE 3D Printing Process...

Page 12: ...s no STL file it is likely that the intended use of the object is something besides 3d printing and the results can not be guaranteed From a 3D model to a printing file The real secret of three dimens...

Page 13: ...anical parts of the printer according to the specific parameters and settings have a limited compatibility between different printers The STL file of the template can be used by anyone with a 3D print...

Page 14: ...tware Slic3r Software 3D Printer Arduino Materia 101 Operation Design the object Import save file in stl format or obj Generate command file for3D printer Select file and preloaded filament profile Ou...

Page 15: ...eria 101 03 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...

Page 16: ...minutes The fourth line contains messages that can be generated by the G code file with a special command or the firmware of the printer in specific situations The control knob To the right of the dis...

Page 17: ...et for the extruded plastic under the item nozzle The value is in degrees Celsius and any change must be confirmed by pressing the menu knob The next item is the fan speed adjustable from 0 to 255 wit...

Page 18: ...18 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 04 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: ...der To load the filament in a correct manner cut the plastic wire end to remove any old melted wire ends activate the change filament option and make sure that the wire runs past the feeding sprocket...

Page 20: ...one to remove the backlash from the axis permanently Squaring off axes X and Y hardware calibration If your circles are ovals groups of boxes are not square or if the infill of the boxes are not conne...

Page 21: ...21 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 05 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: ...SD card s contents are displayed like files and folders By turning the knob you can scroll down to the file you want By pressing the knob you make your selection and start the print Your Arduino Mater...

Page 23: ...ear protective gloves to avoid cuts from the blade or the glass plate Try and insert the blade a few millimetres under one side of the printed piece then with a horizontal movement without trying to l...

Page 24: ...nual Arduino Materia 101 06 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 professi...

Page 25: ...with the name of the profile you just loaded You must repeat the save operation for each of the three tabs Print Settings Filament settings and Printer settings The profile will be available in futur...

Page 26: ...t material In the menu support material you will be able to select the item generate support material and the program will automatically support areas with overhang areas of the model that are suspend...

Page 27: ...27 User Manual Arduino Materia 101 07 MATERIALS AND PRINTING BED One of the most critical elements in current 3D printers is the superficial treatment of the printing...

Page 28: ...hat there is a partial detachment on thin parts elongated with significant coverage of the bed In these cases the printing is completed but the deformed parts might be arching upwards This is called w...

Page 29: ...erature 240 265 Plate Temperature 90 Attributable PLA Extrusion temperature 220 230 Plate temperature 60 Extrusion temperature 210 220 Plate temperature 50 Extrusion temperature 220 240 Plate temperat...

Page 30: ...8 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 mus...

Page 31: ...ion can make a printable object without any problems or adding media can be found at www thingiverse com thing 37978 It is a house shaped lamp Fig 1 Just one object There are cases when printing the o...

Page 32: ...the inclination is defined in a smoother manner For this reason also the Z axis resolution is spoken of as the main resolution of 3D printers A side effect of a thinner layer height is that it takes g...

Page 33: ...Manual Arduino Materia 101 09 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 ke...

Page 34: ...IFICATION This is required only after intensive use of the machine or early on if it is used in a dusty environment strongly discouraged In any case the machine itself starts to ask for oil when it st...

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