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Portal Delta Pro 3D printer

User’s Manual – v1.0

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Summary of Contents for Portal Delta Pro

Page 1: ...www massportal com Portal Delta Pro 3D printer User s Manual v1 0 ...

Page 2: ...ghtly differ from the product or software you have because we are constantly improving and updating our products Table of contents 1 Introduction 3 1 1 User manual 3 1 2 Warranty 3 1 3 Safety 3 1 4 Protection 3 2 General description of the printer 4 2 1 Visual 4 2 2 Main characteristics 5 2 3 Package contents 5 2 4 Other optionally needed but not included tools 5 3 Usage 6 3 1 Setup 6 3 2 Configur...

Page 3: ...lammable consumer plastics or glass cleaner and then wiped off with a clean wipe The screws which hold the heating bed must not be overtightened because it may crack when it heats up Avoid impacts and putting heavy objects on the heating bed or other parts Warning When printing especially with ABS plastic it will lightly emit fumes and smell so the premises where the printer is located must be wel...

Page 4: ... 4 USB port MicroSD slot RESET button 5 Power supply AC 110 240V 6 Plastic filament reel and holder 7 Plastic filament supply motor 8 Printing surface heated bed 9 Printing head with fans for cooling of PLA plastic 10 Timing belt adjustment screws two on each axis 11 Adjustment screws for the printer head one on each axis 8 9 1 6 4 X axis Y axis Z axis 5 7 10 2 3 11 ...

Page 5: ...W Stepper motors NEMA 17 Timing belts GT2 0 Control board Megatronics v2 0 with USB connection MicroSD card reader and LCD display Software Repetier Host and Repetier Firmware http www repetier com 2 3 Package contents User s manual this one USB cable 1 8 m AC power cable 220V 1 8 m One reel with PLA filament 1 kg Reel holder MicroSD card Kapton tape 50 mm wide for the printing surface heated bed ...

Page 6: ...er For the first time when the printer is connected to a computer running Windows Vista or newer Windows operating system it will automatically find and install correct drivers and make a connection to the printer To make sure that the drivers are correctly connected open Device Manager by clicking on the Start Menu type in devmgmt msc and press Enter You can run the same command from the Windows ...

Page 7: ...petier com download for your operating system install and run it Follow the following steps to set the software up with your new Mass Portal 3D printer For supplemental information regarding installation and configuration please visit http www repetier com documentation repetier host rh installation and configuration ...

Page 8: ...r settings to connect to your printer Please make the following changes as shown in the pictures Press Apply after making changes in each of the tabs 3 Press the Connect button to connect to your printer If it becomes green it means that the connection is successful and the printer is ready for work 1 1 2 1 3 1 ...

Page 9: ...mode The process of 3D printing is not blazingly fast and may take several hours Therefore it is recommended to disable this mode so that the computer stays awake when printing 1 On a computer running MS Windows you can do it by opening Power Options Start menu type powercfg cpl and press Enter ...

Page 10: ...g the screw clockwise until it feels tight but do not over tighten it It must move evenly when the following commands from Repetier Host Manual Control tab are run Extrude or Retract Please run the above commands only when the head has been warmed to at least 170 C to avoid motor or tensioner damage 2 Plastic filament We use plastic filament with 1 75 mm in diameter Manual insertion and retraction...

Page 11: ...gap is reduced It is rather likely that the calibration must be made after changing the extruder or after transportation To ease the calibration use Scripts from G Code Editor in the Repetier Host software Script 1 G1 X 100 Y 100 Z0 1 F4000 place near the X axis column Script 2 G1 X100 Y 100 Z0 1 F4000 place near the Y axis column Script 3 G1 X0 Y100 Z0 1 F4000 place near the Z axis column Script ...

Page 12: ...ect 5 Autoposition positions objects on the surface Works only when there are more than one object 6 Center object center each selected object in the center of the plate 7 Drop object automatically position each selected object on the Z axis ground level 8 Object information show detailed information about the selected object s like volume dimensions etc 9 Objects lists all objects added to the pr...

Page 13: ...dow 3 5 2 1 Slic3r slicer Slic3r is one of the slicer programs which converts a 3D objects in layers and generates G Code which contains coordinates and settings for the printer on how to exactly print a 3D object The quality of the printed object greatly depends on these settings For each Settings type Print Settings Filament Settings Printer Settings you can create and change as many profiles as...

Page 14: ... is enough Solid layers number of solid layers at the top and bottom of the object If set to 0 layers will be empty Usually 2 3 at 0 2 0 3 mm layer height for 0 05 0 1 mm layer height use ca 6 8 Avoid crossing perimeters Optimizes printing path to almost avoid crossing the perimeter Usually not used as it prolongs the printing and G Code generation time Randomize starting points select to have the...

Page 15: ...bove 1 you can save time and increase printing speed Only infill where needed automatically calculate where the infill is needed Solid infill every usually not used but can increase structural strength for larger partially filled objects Fill angle choose an angle at which the infill walls are created Solid infill threshold area 3D objects will have solid infill if their cross section is smaller t...

Page 16: ...0 from Infill Top solid infill same as the previous setting but for the top layer Also should be 50 80 from Infill Support material recommended 30 60 mm s for the support material printing Bridges recommended 30 60 mm s for the bridge printing Gap fill smaller gaps should be filled a bit slower 20 40 mm s Travel traveling speed of the printer head 200 400 mm s is recommended First layer speed prin...

Page 17: ...e support material enable or disable generation of support material usually for objects with relatively large overhangs and outward slopes which are at more than 45 degree angle as calculated by the program or specified by the next setting Overhang threshold 0 for automatic calculation Set 45 for optimal manual value Enforce support for the first number of layers from bottom to be extra enforced r...

Page 18: ... s Default extrusion width the width of one extruded and printed layer s line It may differ a bit from layer to layer Also depends on the width of extruder 0 4 mm Set to 0 for automatic calculation Bridge flow ratio change only when experimenting needed to less or more than 1 Increases or decreases the flow of filament when building bridges Threads set this accordingly to your computer s CPU threa...

Page 19: ...more heating will be needed Remember that the maximum temperature for the extruder is 250 C do not use it at or above maximum temperature for prolonged periods Bed temperature of heating bed printing surface for the first and rest of the layers Use 60 70 C for PLA and 100 110 C for ABS Remember that maximum for the heated bed is 120 C Keep fan always on may be useful for printing with PLA but not ...

Page 20: ...ffset use this in case you need to adjust the gap between extruder and printing surface without calibration Use negative value to decrease the gap but positive value in millimeters to increase the gap Extruders number of extruders depending on printer Currently set to 1 You can use custom G Code commands to add at the beginning and end of generated G Code for the object ...

Page 21: ... Normally 1 1 5 mm Speed the retraction speed of the filament 30 50 mm s is recommended Extra length on restart rarely needed Use when there is no or very little filament extruded after continuing the layer on different spot Minimum travel after retraction do not retract the filament if the head has to move less than the specified value Retract on layer change usually needed to get prettier perime...

Page 22: ...an make corrections copy paste and save Depending on the slicer program used you may find the calculated length and volume of the filament to be extruded for the object 2 Visualization View the whole sliced object each layer or layer by layer 3 Stats view layer count and estimated printing time 1 2 3 ...

Page 23: ...or down Each arrow has 3 or 4 separate blocks which define the amount in millimeters to move the printing head 4 Movement of X and Y axis move the printing head to left or right front or back 5 Feedrate and Flowrate these settings can be changed under printing E g use the federate to slow down the printing process for better quality or more time for quality inspection Flow rate will change the amo...

Page 24: ...oving the extruded test filament though it cools rather quickly it may still be hot enough to burn skin Use caution 9 Fan turn on or off the fan s at the printing head Mostly used under PLA printing to improve the quality of print Can be adjusted as needed 3 5 5 Main menu 1 Load file allows to load 3D object files in the following formats gcode gco stl obj 3ds 2 Save Job by pressing this button to...

Page 25: ...puter for pre generated G Code file Due to the limited baud rate the upload by this method will take quite a while Recommended alternative is to unmount the MicroSD card from the printer put it in a card reader attached to computer and upload sliced object file directly b Delete file remove files from the memory card c New folder Make a new folder to save the data d Run Continue job using this but...

Page 26: ... panel setup Use this as a general guide Main screen You can switch between main screens by rotating the button It shows current set temperature extruder position and status Main menu Quick settings Position allows to manually move printing head Extruder turn on or off the heating for extruder extrude filament and adjust temperature Fan speed Change the fan speed from 0 to full speed SD Card Mount...

Page 27: ...o serve you well and long Maintenance includes Cleaning the glass printing surface do every time before printing to assure good adhesion of 3D objects Clean with glass or plastics cleaner and kitchen towel If plastic has melted hard on the surface you may use a scraper or blade but be very careful not to cut yourself or damage the printing surface External extruder cleaning do every time before pr...

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