Fundaciocim BCN3D User Manual Download Page 7 | Manualshive

Page: 7 / 45

Fundaciocim BCN3D User Manual Download Page 7

7

6

RepRapBCN

User Manual

Safety warnings

The following signs have been arranged on the printer to warn users about areas of potential risk arising from its use or
possible actions that are not recommended.

Hot surface danger

Moving parts, danger of crushing.

Hot Surface, allow it to cool down before handling.

Moving parts, danger of crushing, disconnect before handling

7

«
...
5
6
7
8
9
...
»

Summary of Contents for BCN3D

Page 1: ...1 RepRapBCN User Manual ORIGINAL MANUAL...

Page 2: ...ion Slic3r configuration Slic3r first steps Transfering our G Code to the BCN3D 6 PRINTING FROM USB AND SD CARDS 7 FILAMENTS PLA ABS and Nylon HIPS PVA Laybrick Laywood and Filaflex 8 FIRMWARE What is...

Page 3: ...h 0 6mm nozzle Filaflex with 0 6mm nozzle Arduino Mega 2560 RAMPS 1 4 SD Card autonomous operation USB Cable controlled through Repetier Host BCN3D specific based on Marlin STL Slic3r Cura AC 100 240...

Page 4: ...y to accept any add on published by RepRapBCN through an easy and guide lined process One of its main features is interchangeable extruder heads either for using multiple heads at the same time or ext...

Page 5: ...ci Privada Centre Cim hereby states that BCN3D complies with the essential requirements and other rele vant provisions of the following Directives Low Tension Directive 2006 95 CE Directive on machine...

Page 6: ...tructions in this manual to avoid harmful interference to domestic appliances such as television or radio If the machine causes interference increase the separation bet ween it and other appliances Pr...

Page 7: ...he printer to warn users about areas of potential risk arising from its use or possible actions that are not recommended Hot surface danger Moving parts danger of crushing Hot Surface allow it to cool...

Page 8: ...Cut the zip ties attaching the lower cover to the machine 7 Once out of the box cut the zip ties holding the axes in place Ties holding the extruder carriage Ties holding the hotbed Ties holing the Z...

Page 9: ...h a kit with every tool necessary to build the printer from scratch included It also includes a fixing spray specially design for 3d printing Calibration tool Allen wrenches set Pliers Flat screwdrive...

Page 10: ...nnector 4 Hotbed 5 Hotend Extruder 6 X axis guides 7 Threaded rod and Z axis guides 14 7 6 5 12 9 3 4 2 1 13 8 8 Y axis linear guides 9 Mechanical endstops 10 Stepper motors 11 Outlet 12 ON OFF button...

Page 11: ...User Manual Extruder Hotend 1 Heatsink 2 Heat break 3 Heatblock 4 Nozzle Head 5 Idler 6 Tightening screws 7 Layer fan 8 Hotend fan 9 X axis carriage Electronics 10 Pololus 11 Arduino RAMPS 10 7 1 4 8...

Page 12: ...the nozzle can collide with the base plate If it is anticipated that this will happen ma nually press the Z axis end stopper 2 Adjust the screw triggering the endstop so the nozzle almost touches the...

Page 13: ...wheel slightly clockwise positive values to extrude a few millimeters of material This procedure will help prevent jams 3 Click on Prepare Move axis 1mm Extruder and rotate the wheel anticlockwise neg...

Page 14: ...its LCD menu a single button combining two movements Turn to move through the menu Click to select desired option Adjacently to the control button there is an emergency red button to stop the machine...

Page 15: ...motors speed proportionally and directly to the printing velocity affecting only axes X Y Z and the extruder but no the temperature therefore printing problems can appear when increasing or decreasing...

Page 16: ...home position NOTE Before selecting this option make sure nothing obstructs the movement of all the axes Likewise it is necessary to perform the calibration process before selecting this option Prehea...

Page 17: ...ss They are much more specific parameters requiring a much deeper knowledge of the internal operations of the machine Print from SD No SD Allows you to Access the SD card and select a stored file to p...

Page 18: ...ender while others requiere a software license SolidWorks Rhinoceros Inventor etc In general terms all of them allow the user to import export STL files Prepare Control NoCard Mainmenu Main Disableste...

Page 19: ...ng at high speed In this regard it s worth visting Autodesk s own www 123dapp catch In there free tools to obtain digital models from pictures taken with a photographic camera are provided Other exist...

Page 20: ...installingNetfabb itisadvisabletobecomefamiliarwithitsinterface Firstofall wewillenableprintingvolumenvisualiza tionforourBCN3D Forthis clickonView ShowPlatform Then we will redefine volume dimensions...

Page 21: ...and select Default Repair in the pop up window Click on Execute and then click on Apply Repair in the right side window to finish the process In the new pop up window select Remove old part to erase...

Page 22: ...art ExportPart as STL and save with the desired name G CODE generation At this point we ve got a 3D model ready to print However a last step is required The STL file must be converted to file type the...

Page 23: ...m for most builds HQ High quality standard configuration with a layer height of 0 1mm HS Setting targeted at jobs needing a fast print without loosing much quality SV Special configuration for contain...

Page 24: ...Type RepRap Marlin Sprinter 2 BedSize x 252 y 200 mm 3 NozzleDiameter 0 4mm 4 FilamentDiameter 2 9 mm 5 ExtrusionTemperature 220 C 6 BedTemperature 55 C Loading a profile Once configured we can load...

Page 25: ...one copy can be printed You just only have to slect the outline of the object or select it in the right side list to duplicate and click the button as many times as needed Exporting Gcode Once the ob...

Page 26: ...profiles and monitor the printing progress A simpler alternative to RepetierHost is Printrun https github com kliment Printrun 6 PRINTING FROM USB AND SD CARDS The included SD card comes with preload...

Page 27: ...perature is reached clean out excess material Home Menu Prepare Move axis 1mm Extruder Turn the wheel clockwise until the material flows continously through the nozzle Then clean out the extruded mate...

Page 28: ...some attention ABS is not recom mended for inexperienced users The variety of colors is also very high and the finish is semi matte or matte The ABS is printed at temperatures between 210 C and 240 C...

Page 29: ...afterwards Laybrick The laybrick is a plastic based material that imitates the finishing of stone It s extruded like PLA having similar cha racteristics but has a tendency to clog the nozzles Recomme...

Page 30: ...ce philosophy so we can change or modify the firmware to adapt our machine to new features and accessories or improve its behavior The ability to modify the firmware is the responsibility of each user...

Page 31: ...le Open select the saved new firmware file The file has the ino extensi n and it s located in a folder with the same name 6 Now the desired parameters can be modified if necessary 7 Select the card mo...

Page 32: ...change in the direction of the platform to follow a given drawing suffers from a delay It s present in changes in the Y axis The result can be noticed especially when printing circles where a lengthen...

Page 33: ...s firmware updates comes with a default value preset to start printing right away Store Load memory Lets you save the parameters set in the Control menu These settings remain stored after turning off...

Page 34: ...e lacking power Turn off the machine and turn the poten tiometer clock pololu 5 minutes clockwise 3 If the motors move but from time to time make sudden mo vements ie lose steps they have too much pow...

Page 35: ...screen slot the printing process stops and it s not posible to continue from where it stopped The screen does not responde or nothing is shown 1 Turn the printer off and back on 2 Make sure that the c...

Page 36: ...is endstop 2 The symptons above are present in just part of the first layer The reason being that the printer is not correctly calibrated the X axis is not parallel to the base and this causes the ext...

Page 37: ...here s a decrease in string shaped waste Modeling The higher we print the need for support structures becomes more obvious Deposited material tends to detach itself in steep areas or hanging parts suc...

Page 38: ...st the height at both ends of its horizontal axis by ma nually rotating each threaded rod Z axis calibration In order to ensure the perpendicularity of the axis Z with the base an iterative process mu...

Page 39: ...inting and the machine components Cleaning the printer dock After several prints the hotbed glass gets dirty and layers of adhesive coating plastic dust and debris accumulate To clean the glass it mus...

Page 40: ...mic resistor and thermistor already installed nozzle and heat break 2 Screw the nozzle by hand until it makes contact with the block 3 Once screwed loosen by a quarter of the way 4 Once screwed loosen...

Page 41: ...the block to 150 220 C taking extreme care not to get burned Pliers and wrenches are heat resistant VIEWS 8 AND 9 ALLUDE TO THE ONLINE WEB MANUAL 12 TIPS AND TRICKS There are certain things that we mu...

Page 42: ...5 Call this numbers to contact our team for either directly getting your questions answered via phone or to make an appointment and have your printer checked in our facilities This information is also...

Page 43: ...adcenter php basic 1 Nettfab Recommended by RepRapBCN to edit and repair STL files Open Source Freely developed and distributed software Pololu An electronic component that controls the functioning of...

Page 44: ...ience purposes only RepRapBCN reserves the right to modify or revise this manual at any time You accept being subject to any modifica tion and or revision Please contact RepRapBCN support tem if you w...

Page 45: ...45 RepRapBCN User Manual Fundaci CIM UPC 12 Lloren i Artigas 08028 Barcelona T 934 017 171 F 934 017 170 info reprapbcn com www reprapbcn com RepRapBCN 2014 All Rights Reserved BCN3D Usermanual...

Reviews:

No comments