mapleMaker Mini V2, Build Manual

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Congratulations! You’ve successfully completed the hardest portion of the build! Pat yourself on the
back and marvel at the amazing piece of engineering you’ve just assembled! We’re almost ready to
begin printing, but before we do, there’s a few more items we will need to cover:
Leveling Your Print Bed:
For detailed instructions on this procedure, please refer to the guides and instructions on
www.maplemakermedia.com. The following is a brief overview of the procedure.
Grab a roll of 3M Blue painters tape, and apply a layer of tape to the print bed surface. Be sure to not
overlap the edges, a small gap between each strip will suffice. Unscrew the Z height screw on the
side of the X axis assembly. Level the bed by adjusting the 4 screws at the corners until it appears to
be roughly level.
Move the extruder to the front corner of the bed, and lower the print hed towards the bed by
rotating the Z threaded rods. We want to bring the hot end close but not touching the print bed.
Grab a small scrap of paper. Slider the paper between the hot end nozzle and the bed, and lower
the extruder until the nozzle touches the paper.
You should feel some resistence when moving the paper under the nozzle. This is the ideal height
for our first layer. If the bed is too high or too low, adjust the height of the bed by adjusting the bed
screws until the distance is right. Repat this step for each corner of the bed. Your bed should now be
roughly level.
Return to the Z height screw. The screw should not be contacting the limit switch below it. Slowly
and carefully screw in the adjustment screw until it contacts the switch. Continue to adjust the screw
until you hear an audible click of the switch being triggered. Congrats, your Z height is now set!
Leveling Your Print Bed:
For detailed instructions on this procedure, please refer to the guides and instructions on
www.maplemakermedia.com. You will need a computer, USB cable and your printer to
complete this step.