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While we have carefully designed your F306 to operate in a safe manner, accidents can happen.  

Your F306 should 

NEVER be run unattended or overnight. 

Your F306 contains components that operate at 110VAC.  These components have been shielded to prevent 
accidental access.  These guards are marked with the warning below.  Do not remove these guards while your 
machine is in operation, or plugged into the wall. 

 

Your F306 also contains components that pose a pinch hazard while in operation, such as the linear motion 
carriages and the extruder feed system. Take care to keep fingers, hair, other body parts, and clothing away from 
these components while your F306 is in operation. 

 

Your F306 is a high-precision piece of equipment that is precisely constructed, aligned, and calibrated at our 
factory.  Refrain from subjecting your printer to shocks, drops, or heavy forces that may cause misalignment of the 
components. 

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Your First Print 

This section will guide you through the steps to get your F306 printing for the first time.  We highly recommend 
using the included roll of PLA filament, and printing the pre-prepared file on your SD card.  These instructions will 
walk you through how to accomplish this. 

2.1.

 

Inspect Your System 

If you had your F306 system shipped to you, see Appendix A for inspection instructions.  If anything has been 
damaged in shipping, it’s important to catch it now before it might damage something else! 

2.2.

 

Level the Print Bed 

See section 5.2 for instructions on how to level the print bed. 

2.3.

 

Load Filament & Prepare to Print 

Every F306 comes with a free roll of high-quality PLA.  We 

highly

 recommend using this included material for your 

first print.  Not only is PLA an easy material to work with for beginners, but your SD card includes a pre-prepared 
print file that is configured to be run with PLA. 

Load the filament into your F306 using the “Load filament” script in the “Prepare” menu.  See section 5.3 for more 
information. 

First, we need to prepare the print bed for printing.  

Summary of Contents for F306 Generation I

Page 1: ...54 APPENDIX C Notes for Dual Extrusion Owners 58 2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing Fusion3 s F306 3D printer This manual is designed to familiarize you with your F306 and its use and give you t...

Page 2: ...components 2 Your First Print This section will guide you through the steps to get your F306 printing for the first time We highly recommend using the included roll of PLA filament and printing the pr...

Page 3: ...h the head and bed are up to temperature your F306 will begin the print by dropping the bed about 10mm It will then pump out about 30mm of filament This is to ensure the melt chamber in the print head...

Page 4: ...into a list of commands that the F306 will follow to build the object The central piece of software in this process is called the slicer While there are many slicers available to perform this task th...

Page 5: ...figuration files off of your SD card to your local hard drive In Simplify in the Processes section click Add In the dialog window that appears you will see an Import button at the top Click that navig...

Page 6: ...will give you the ability to select English or metric units Please leave the units as metric as English units appear to be broken in the software Where Can I Get Models to Print If you don t want to d...

Page 7: ...7 4 General Info Hardware 4 1 Machine Overview Figure 5 Front View Figure 6 Side View...

Page 8: ...8 Figure 7 Axes Layout Figure 8 Control Board Detail...

Page 9: ...9 Figure 9 Print Head Detail Figure 10 Extruder Cold End Detail...

Page 10: ...omplete while a print is running 7 Print elapsed time 8 Message row 4 2 Precautions Moving Components By Hand If you need to move the print head X crossbar or Z axis by hand you should do this with yo...

Page 11: ...ce the print head and cause misalignment Figure 13 Moving the Z Axis by Hand IMPORTANT DO NOT move any part of the machine while it is powered completely off When powered off the motors will act as ge...

Page 12: ...machine up Take care not to catch the control panel on you as you lift Optionally you can remove the control panel from the printer for transport This eliminates the chance of inadvertent damage If y...

Page 13: ...re to Buy We recommend buying filament directly from Fusion3 The material we supply has been extensively tested and tuned on our equipment Our default printing profiles are set up for these materials...

Page 14: ...erature Bed sets bed temperature Fan speed controls speed of cooling fan 255 max power Other settings on this menu can be ignored o Motion can ignore this menu Card Menu shows list of all gcode files...

Page 15: ...er of folds until the total thickness is 0 008 0 009 since paper can compress under the nozzle You may also need to try different weights of paper to get the right thickness If you lose your feeler ga...

Page 16: ...ously melted plastic or any bends It can help to trim the end at an angle as shown This will help the end feed through the extruder system more easily Figure 18 Trim the End of the Filament Install th...

Page 17: ...and select the load filament option The print head will begin heating and you will see instructions on screen to load the filament into the extruder Manual Loading Navigate to the temperature control...

Page 18: ...18 Figure 20 Filament Fed Across Hobbed Gear Figure 21 Disengaging the Idler Bar Springs...

Page 19: ...may attempt to feed the filament too quickly into the print head and damage the system Manual Loading While the print head is heating turn the large gear on the side of the extruder by hand to feed t...

Page 20: ...a couple days is not a problem But you don t want to leave a roll out in the open if you aren t going to use it for an entire week Filament that has absorbed moisture will not print nearly as well as...

Page 21: ...g it with the spray bottle and smearing it around with your hand As you use your printer you will get a feel for when to do this and when to put fresh glue down Cleaning Off Glue from a Previous Print...

Page 22: ...file you just prepared in Simplify Press the scroll wheel to select the file The rest is automatic Your F306 will automatically home and heat the bed and print head to the correct temperature The prin...

Page 23: ...under the part All Materials After removing the part remove the priming skirt that is printed around the part and the priming dump done at the home position It is also good practice to inspect the pri...

Page 24: ...ome more advanced techniques 6 1 Simplify3D Guidelines While Simplify3D is easy to use there are certain rules to keep in mind that will ensure you get the best results Part Orientation The most impor...

Page 25: ...le we have satisfied our criteria for a large face to sit on the build plate However the entire upper flange is unsupported and will not print properly without support structure In this orientation we...

Page 26: ...u to download and these can be a great way to get printing quickly However the quality of the models can vary widely This section will cover the most common issues and how to fix them Missing Faces In...

Page 27: ...ser input needed It does require a Microsoft online account however Model Does Not Sit Flat Some models have a very slight tilt in one or more axes and even though they appear to sit flat on the build...

Page 28: ...e STL What we see is that the creator of this file most likely took an off the shelf model of a shoe and a model of a leg and simply put them together There is a lot of internal geometry like the toes...

Page 29: ...ify figure out where it s needed It may sometimes generate support where it s not actually needed but that is the safer option More detail on Simplify s support generation can be found on their tutori...

Page 30: ...d off for this part Simplify would not give you an error message when you prepared the part for printing It assumes you know when support is or is not needed Speed vs Quality The default slicing setti...

Page 31: ...Layer Tab Figure 35 Print Speed is set on the Other tab Layer Height Limits Too tall of a layer height will result in poor intra layer adhesion because they are not squashed together enough In general...

Page 32: ...ptoms of improper first layer height may include The part is not sticking to the bed on the first 1 3 layers first layer is too tall Obvious gaps between the extrusion beads are visible first layer is...

Page 33: ...the print head and bed can be so close than no plastic is extruded at all This can cause problems with the extruder slipping or jamming To correct this the corner bolts should be tightened threaded i...

Page 34: ...oat bed with light coating of glue stick For slow prints or prints with many successive retractions reduce temperature to 200o C Increasing print speed will need a relatively large increase in tempera...

Page 35: ...rom liquid to solid This contracting causes the molten and cooling upper layers to exert a pulling force on the lower layers which have already solidified If enough of this pulling force is generated...

Page 36: ...o prevent it from occurring again If you merely clear the jam without diagnosing the root cause the jam will likely occur again in short order Thermal Jams Thermal jams primarily occur at the print he...

Page 37: ...ament inspect the remainder of the spool for additional imperfections 5 Debris on the surface of the filament or in the filament very rare is fed into the print head the debris is large enough to bloc...

Page 38: ...or assistance in working with other materials In general we re able to provide a good starting point for further experimentation if not a complete and tested material profile 6 9 Different Print Heads...

Page 39: ...y will go They will stop turning when the tips of the bolts make contact with the extruder motor Figure 39 Tips of Bolts Bottomed Out on Motor Figures 39 40 Rev 1 idler bar left and rev 2 idler bar ri...

Page 40: ...s should be fairly tight but not so tight they hum like a guitar string Recommended service interval once per month or every 40 hours of run time Figure 40 Checking XY Drive Cable Tension If the cable...

Page 41: ...e moveable idlers To do this you will need a 4mm hex wrench and 10mm socket Loosen the bolt on one of the idlers and slide it in the slot to achieve proper tension Then re tighten the bolt Figure 43 A...

Page 42: ...tt one end of the tape measure into the corner made by the X axis and the Y carriage plate Make sure it s seated in a repeatable manner Measure to the middle bolt on the front wrap brackets Measuremen...

Page 43: ...d away from the nozzle Cleaning beyond this is more a matter of cosmetics than functionality Recommended service interval after every print Check Heat Break Tightness Periodically it s a good idea to...

Page 44: ...If you haven t removed the print head and you notice the heater block is no longer square it may have come loose Removal Installation This video shows how to completely remove and disconnect your pri...

Page 45: ...packing materials in case you need to return your F306 to us they fold flat for easy storage Remove the banding straps or plastic wrap that holds the box onto the pallet Remove the lid of the box by...

Page 46: ...46 Figure 46 Top Foam Blocks Now you should be able to remove the sleeve from around the printer Lift straight up taking care not to hit the F306 as you lift The sleeve folds flat for easy storage...

Page 47: ...blocks Set it down on a firm stable work surface Refer to section 4 2 for lifting and carrying instructions Remove the small box from the cardboard tray This is attached with spray adhesive to keep it...

Page 48: ...e and remove the spare plate Remove the zip ties that hold the X axis and print head in place They are marked with blue tape There are two on the left Y carriage and two on the X carriage Figure 50 Cu...

Page 49: ...and slowly move it through its entire range of motion in X and Y You should feel little or no change in resistance or binding as you move the carriage IMPORTANT Since we are moving the axes while the...

Page 50: ...unit onto the frame Use the 4mm hex drive included in your toolkit since a ball end drive is needed for this step Tighten the bolts only slightly more than finger tight Position the control panel as f...

Page 51: ...spinning quietly The white LED lights should come on The screen should light up and after a moment text should appear A green LED should illuminate on the control board The print head cooling fan shou...

Page 52: ...bottom of its range of travel is normal with a gradual decrease as the bed moves up With the bed at the top of its travel check the distance from the top of the adjacent beam to the steel plate near...

Page 53: ...An out of level platform possibly indicates rough treatment during shipping so we ll want to guide you through some additional checks by phone If the platform is level congratulations Your F306 is no...

Page 54: ...t First make a new tab in the worksheet and copy the template to the new sheet This way the template stays the same Step 1 Measure Filament Diameter The first step is to measure the diameter of the fi...

Page 55: ...will then calculate an average diameter which you input into Simplify as shown below Figure 59 Input Filament Diameter Step 2 Prepare test object Next set up Simplify to slice a simple object with the...

Page 56: ...e wall thickness as bad measurements will result in poor calibration You want to grab only the top 3 6 layers in the jaws of the calipers and use very light pressure so as not to crush the wall Once y...

Page 57: ...57 In general you should be able to get within 1 of the correct flow rate with 3 trials...

Page 58: ...ds The additional extruder behaves exactly the same as the first The print head assembly consists of 2 E3D V6 print heads 2 blowers and the print head bracket The primary extruder is called E0 and the...

Page 59: ...ere are 4 scripts in total a load script for each print head and an unload script for each print head These work similarly to the scripts for the single head systems Simplify3D Depending on what your...

Page 60: ...ing with multiple extruders You ll need to scroll down to workflow for 2 colors Basically you have 2 STLs one for each color You add 2 printing processes in Simplify assign the _0 profile to process 1...

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