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7. Overview of the Most Important Parts

(1)  Extruder carriage
(2)  X-plate
(3)  Extruder
(4)  Heating plate
(5)  Y-plate
(6)  Operating button field
(7)  Display

To the right of the figure, the printing directions (x, y and z) are indicated.

Summary of Contents for RF1000

Page 1: ...Manual 3D Printer Construction Kit RF1000 Item No 1007507 3D Printer RF1000 Item No 1007508...

Page 2: ...59 d Mains Connection and First Activation 59 e Calibration 60 f First Print of an Example Object from the SD Card 63 13 Operation at the Printer 65 a Menu Overview 65 b Functions of the Individual M...

Page 3: ...oduction Dear Customer thank you for purchasing this product This product complies with the statutory national and European specifications To maintain this status and to ensure safe operati on you as...

Page 4: ...requirements All company names and product names are trade marks of their respective owners All rights reserved ATTENTION Mains voltage the connection installation and wiring of the electrical compone...

Page 5: ...mperatures strong vibrations high moisture such as rain or steam or strong mechanical strain Never place containers containing liquids e g glasses vases etc on the device or in its vicinity and do not...

Page 6: ...g file is sent to the 3D printer either via the USB interface by the computer or an SD card with the printing file is put into the card reader and the 3D printer is used in standalone operation The 3D...

Page 7: ...iew of the Most Important Parts 1 Extruder carriage 2 X plate 3 Extruder 4 Heating plate 5 Y plate 6 Operating button field 7 Display To the right of the figure the printing directions x y and z are i...

Page 8: ...The stainless steel parts of the construction kit are very sensitive to dirt Wash your hands before installing these parts and use cotton gloves if necessary Remove the protective film only directly...

Page 9: ...read start Observe that you must only use a small drop as shown in the following screen b Assembly of the Components Attachment of the motor pinion to the actuators 3x actuator 3x sprocket 14Z small p...

Page 10: ...x30 screw alternatingly with the ball bearings Screw the screw equipped in this manner as shown in the fig ure into the belt tensioner basic body and tighten it well Counter the screw with the nut at...

Page 11: ...he actuator must point at the long side of the plate as shown Inserting the grooved ball bearings 2x grooved ball bearings 1x bottom plate Insert the grooved ball bearings into the corresponding bores...

Page 12: ...into the belt tensioner basic body as shown in the figure and tighten it well Counter the screw with a nut Attachment of belt tensioner to the X plate 1x X plate 1x assembly belt tensioner see above 1...

Page 13: ...t never be removed before pushing on the guide carriage since the gearing balls will fall out of the carriage otherwise This would be irreparable This also applies when the guide carriage is pushed fr...

Page 14: ...witch for the X direction 1x X plate 1x limit switch 1x holder for limit switch 2x cylinder head screw M2x6 2x cylinder head screw M3x10 Install the limit switch PCB with the M2x6 screws to its holder...

Page 15: ...threadlocker varnish Assembly of the infeed holder 1x guide carriage plate 1x infeed holding block 4x countersunk head screw M4x10 2x countersunk head screw M4x16 First push the 4 countersunk head scr...

Page 16: ...rs must be on the side with the previously in stalled belt tensioner Attachment of motor holder and fan sheet 1x fan sheet 1x motor holder 2x cylinder head screw M4x16 Note The figure above shows the...

Page 17: ...ides of the elongation measuring strips must point down Attach the extruder holder and elongation measuring strips 1x assembly extruder holder with elongation measuring strips 1x holding plate for end...

Page 18: ...countersunk head screw M3x8 Push the feed knurl onto the axis of the actuator and attach it with the threaded pin Apply threaded pin with threadlocker varnish The motor axis must end flush with the up...

Page 19: ...or During assembly observe that the connection lines of the ex truder are not caught or damaged Assembly of the ball bearing holder 1x ball bearing 624ZZ diameter outside 13 mm 1x cylinder pin 4x14 mm...

Page 20: ...ide 4 8 mm Attach feed basic part to the motor holder from the front with 2 cylinder head screws M4x35 and 2 nuts M4 Push one spring each onto 2 cylinder head screws M4x30 and 2 cylinder head screws M...

Page 21: ...thed belt on the motor pinion and then into the belt holders as shown in the first figure Then put the toothed belt across the belt tensioner Caution For the above steps always observe that the guide...

Page 22: ...ece with hole extruder carriage Drag chain end piece with nipple X plate Inserting the grooved ball bearings 2x grooved ball bearings Insert the grooved ball bearings into the corresponding bores of t...

Page 23: ...points towards the extruder Assembly of the Y plate Assembly of belt tensioner 1x belt tensioner basic body 3x ball bearing 624ZZ diameter inside outside 8 8 13 mm 4x washer diameter inside outside 4...

Page 24: ...d turn the screw into the belt tensioner The ball bearings must point to the grooved side of the Y plate and the bore in the belt tensioner must be on the right see figure Attachment of the guide rail...

Page 25: ...r assembly For reasons of safety the guide carriage should be secured e g with adhesive tape before further installation The guide carriage has a polished area on one side see arrow in the figure on t...

Page 26: ...rews with threadlocker varnish The cable exit at the motor must point to the middle of the Y plate i e in the figure backwards Assembly of the drag chain end piece top 1x drag chain end piece with nip...

Page 27: ...table plate 1x undertable holder 1x limit switch holder 1x limit switch PCB 1x belt tappet angle 2x cylinder head screw M3x6 2x cylinder head screw M3x8 2x cylinder head screw M2x6 Attach limit switc...

Page 28: ...that the ceramics plate will break otherwise Check the alignment of the heating by pushing the heating across the spacer bolts The heating must then be supported fold free with the side with the prote...

Page 29: ...e left Relieve belt tensioners entirely Turn the undertable holder and put the toothed belt onto pinion and belt tensioner as shown The undertable holder is only placed on the guide carriage here do n...

Page 30: ...ulation spindles must never be removed from the threaded circulation spindles since the bearing balls would fall out otherwise This would be irreparable 2x threaded circulation spindle 1x Y plate 8x c...

Page 31: ...screw thread must end with the nut Install the actuation of the limit switch as shown at the Y plate The actuation must be aligned so that the screw head can ac tuate the limit switch at the undertabl...

Page 32: ...Thread the Y plate into the spacers of the bottom plate with the two mill outs from above The thread circulation spindles must be cleanly flush against the grooved ball bearings in the bottom plate a...

Page 33: ...dles and attach with the threaded pins Then align the position of the pinions so that the toothed areas are at a level with the toothed area of the motor pinion Aligning the thread circulation spindle...

Page 34: ...nd Y plate still need to be pre cisely in parallel Assembly of the side parts 1x side part left 1x side part right 10x cylinder head screw M4x10 Push the side parts onto the basic frame on the sides a...

Page 35: ...ance Final inspection of the parallelism of the bottom plate and Y plate 2x foot holder Insert the right and left foot holder between the bottom plate and the Y plate Turn the toothed belt of the bott...

Page 36: ...can be removed with a rag soaked with alcohol Observe sharp edges in these parts There is a danger of injury at careless handling Installation of the rear cover 1x rear cover 1x low power device combi...

Page 37: ...parts with the screws as shown The holder for the filament hose is attached with the upper at tachment screw M4x16 washer 4 3 mm of the head cover in the upper right of the figure Preparation of the...

Page 38: ...blind left 1x LED strip with long connection line 1x LED strip with short connection line Glue LED strip into the sight protection blinds as shown Degrease the adhesive areas first Distance of the LE...

Page 39: ...ind left 10x cylinder head screw M4x10 10x nut M4 Guide the connection lines into the socket through the intend ed openings see arrow Attach the sight protection blinds on the side of the side parts w...

Page 40: ...nd then the thinner ones If the tabs of the drag chains do not return to their initial position when pushed in the tabs can be pulled back carefully with long nosed pliers The lines must be cleanly pl...

Page 41: ...without label with the nipples Latch the drag chain at the extruder carriage and pull the lines from the drag chain until they can be plugged into the connec tions of the extruder carriage cleanly pla...

Page 42: ...us trated line eyelet and attach the eyelet to the feed basic part with a screw M3x6 Latch the drag chain on the free end piece Apply two large cable ties 142 mm for tension relief each at the two dra...

Page 43: ...ening tin in the X plate Limit switch for the Z direction 1x limit switch PCB Line 8 2x spacer sleeves 8 mm or 1x spacer sleeve 16 mm 1x cylinder head screw M2x20 Push line 8 into the plug connector o...

Page 44: ...witch for the Z direction along the bore below the X plate and secure it with two small cable ties 99 mm Attach a third small cable tie 99 mm that additionally connects the lines to the extruder carri...

Page 45: ...g chain so that the end link points to the line ends without label with the holes Latch the drag chain at the end piece of the undertable and pull the lines out of the drag chain far enough to be plac...

Page 46: ...nd sprockets Screw head washer sprocket ring eyelet sprocket undertable see image section Connect line 13 with the plug connector of the limit switch for the Y direction and place the line Let line 12...

Page 47: ...ell Apply two large cable ties 142 mm for tension relief each at the two drag chain end pieces For the lower drag chain end piece at the Y plate include the line to the Y motor in the tension relief P...

Page 48: ...the drag chain end piece at the Y plate for tension relief Apply two large cable ties 142 mm at the drag chain end piece at the operating cover for tension relief Connection of the Z motor Push the p...

Page 49: ...gs Install the keyboard PCB as shown with the spacer rollers 8 mm The spacer rollers may be fastened at the PCB with a drop of hot glue for easier assembly first Apply all screws in the area of the nu...

Page 50: ...connector blue short 1x line with flat plug connector green yellow short 1x line black 61 cm 1x line blue 61 cm 1x line red 37 cm 1x line black 37 cm Remove the transparent protective cover at the cla...

Page 51: ...ring eyelet of the green yellow line as indicated to the long attachment screw of the rear cover Caution This connection creates the safety technically im portant contact between the housing parts and...

Page 52: ...oard PCB to plug strip X23 of the main PCB Connect the remaining flat band line to the untwisted plugs at the display PCB and the plug strip X21 of the main PCB Ob serve correct position of the latchi...

Page 53: ...19 2 pin pink grey X4 Heating extruder 20 X29 protective ground at middle screw operating unit cover Heating plate The ring eyelet of the protective ground at line 20 is attached with sprockets and an...

Page 54: ...mm set between the heating plate and extruder 0 5 mm correspond roughly to the thickness of 5 lay ers of printer paper 80 g m Caution No force must be applied to the heating plates since the ceramics...

Page 55: ...This avoids tensions that may cause stiff movement when mov ing the Z axis in operation Attachment of the bottom cover Turn the rubber feet off the foot holders Insert the bottom plate with the folds...

Page 56: ...shown and push the fuse holder back into the low power device combination socket Glue on the rating plate and warning signs Stick the rating plate onto the housing next to the low power combination so...

Page 57: ...se the car body washer and counter with another nut Note Printable adapters for different filament rollers can be downloaded from the product page of the 3D printer online Push filament hose into the...

Page 58: ...e feed motor into the ex truder to the stop The two bottom spring screws may need to be loosened a little to insert the filament as well Push the filament hose end into the feed base unit and attach t...

Page 59: ...s connected must be close to the device and easily accessible to quickly separate the device from the mains voltage in case of an error Do not let the mains cable come into contact with other cables B...

Page 60: ...the ball bearing and infeed knurl If there is already some filament in the extruder move it out with the manual filament infeed first Caution If the extruder has already been used it must be heated fi...

Page 61: ...e direction button left 2x to return to the main menu Wait until the actual temperature of the heating plate in the display indicates 100 C and then let heating continue for ap prox 5 more minutes unt...

Page 62: ...ke a while After measurement the heating plate returns to the home posi tion and the display shows Scan completed If the display shows Scan aborted this means that measurement has been aborted In this...

Page 63: ...ush the enclosed SD card into the SD card reader at the right of the 3D printer Push OK and select SD Card with the direction buttons If the printer was already switched on before insertion of the SD...

Page 64: ...d until filament escapes Let the printed object cool off for a few minutes after printing When the temperature of the heating plate is below 40 C see dis play the printed object comes free from the he...

Page 65: ...slightly depending on firmware Quick Settings Home All Speed Mul 100 Flow Mul 100 Preheat PLA Preheat ABS Cooldown Disable Stepper Output Object Restart Bed Temp 0 C Print file Position Home All Home...

Page 66: ...t Y 1000 Print Z 1000 Move X 1000 Move Y 1000 Move Z 1000 Jerk 10 0 Z Jerk 20 0 Feed rate Max X 500 Max Y 500 Max Z 50 Home X 200 Home Y 200 Home Z 20 Extruder Steps mm 71 0 Start FR 18 Max FR 25 Acce...

Page 67: ...y of the limit switch condition Y Position Move Y axis into a settable position display of the limit switch condition Z Position Move Z axis into a settable position display of the limit switch condit...

Page 68: ...Max speed of the Z axis Home X 200 Max speed of the X axis when moving to the home position Home Y 200 Max speed of the Y axis when moving to the home position Home Z 20 Max speed of the Z axis when m...

Page 69: ...ct to the heating plate PLA can also be printed without a heating bed but a temperature of approx 60 C has turned out to be ideal When printing PLA particularly at small objects with a small footprint...

Page 70: ...om version The software Repetier Host performs the following tasks Placement of the 3D object to be printed on the printing plate Slicing of the object to be printed into thin layers that the 3D print...

Page 71: ...mme Repetier Host and select printer settings at the upper right in the window 1 Set the port and baud rate as displayed The port number is system dependent You can find it in the device manager of th...

Page 72: ...r left of the main screen of the software After a few seconds the symbol appears in green and the label turns to Disconnect The printer has successfully been connected to the software and only some ma...

Page 73: ...e position 2 X axis moves into the home position 3 Y axis moves into the home position 4 Z axis moves into the home position 5 The arrow icons can be used to operate the corresponding axes manually De...

Page 74: ...plate in the main window The following file types can be opened with this software stl STL files obj OBJ files 3ds 3D Studio files In the folder STL on the enclosed SD card you will find a few example...

Page 75: ...ain this button should be pushed again before the further steps to ensure that the object is supported cleanly on the printing plate 6 In the fields below the object can still be moved scaled and rota...

Page 76: ...following routine Printer_Filament material_Layer thickness_Nozzle diameter Example RF1000_ABS300_100_05 RF1000_3mm ABS_layer thickness 100 m 0 1 mm _nozzle diameter 0 5 mm Always use the same settin...

Page 77: ...r description appears and below a control with which the layer view can be influenced This layer view serves to check for errors before printing In the very left of the screen there is a tool bar that...

Page 78: ...ob to save the print file on an SD card and then print it out stand alone 2 You can also click Start job to send the file directly to the connected 3D printer via the USB interface of the computer and...

Page 79: ...he first print If no filament escapes from the extruder at first the filament infeed button 4 must be pushed until filament escapes At PLA printing of small objects with a small footprint it is recomm...

Page 80: ...m version in any case If you make any changes to the settings these must be saved in the configuration settings by clicking the disc icon Save the different settings as a configuration setting Assign...

Page 81: ...luences the adjustment and adhesion on the printing plate set the first layer a little thicker than the following layers 3 Number of outer wall layers 4 Activate for hollow bodies e g vases 5 Filled l...

Page 82: ...that is placed right around the object to increase the footprint and thus adhesion to the printing plate Here the width of the brim is specified 1 Selection and adjustment of the supporting material...

Page 83: ...other layers Observe the settings recommended by the filament manufacturer Since the best values may fluctuate extremely depending on the filament manufacturer perform your own tests based on the pre...

Page 84: ...84 Printer Settings 1 Geometric data of the heating plate...

Page 85: ...buttons for the heating plate movement up until the paper can just be moved A distance of approx 0 2 mm is set here Do not move the heating plate up too far Danger of breaking the heating plate Read t...

Page 86: ...under www ultimaker com The basic operation and the path to the first printout are however described below to that you can get a result quickly and easily To further facilitate this we have collected...

Page 87: ...er the directory The printer driver is in a subdirectory of the directory Arduino on the enclosed SD card just open the folders and subfolders in the Arduino directory until the directory drivers is d...

Page 88: ...88 1 Select Other in the next window 2 Confirm the selection with Next 1 Select Custom in the next window 2 Confirm the selection with Next...

Page 89: ...values shown in the figure in the field on the following screen 2 Click Finish to complete the wizard The software starts and there is already an object on the printing area 1 Click File 2 Select Mac...

Page 90: ...as shown 3 Click OK to save the changes 1 Click File 2 Select Open Profile Select a filament configuration file for the filament used by you in the selection window and confirm your selection You can...

Page 91: ...ever available in expert mode for more information see the instructions and the forum under www ultimaker com Try printing the object already on the software printing plate with different settings and...

Page 92: ...efore printing This increases adhesion of the printed object on the base plate 1 Click the symbol for Print 2 In the next window click Print e Use of the Software in Expert Mode 1 Click Expert 2 Selec...

Page 93: ...lid filling of the print object 4 Density of the filling 5 Printing speed 6 Extruder temperature 7 Heating bed temperature 8 Selection of different supporting structures when printing bridges etc 9 S...

Page 94: ...ox another minute and then move the filament material out of the extruder with the manual control Extrude moves material into the extruder Move in pulls the filament from the extruder Here speed and l...

Page 95: ...the version of the firmware that is currently subject to development The firmware link can also be reached in the custom software Repetier Host under Help RF1000 Firmware Update process The printer mu...

Page 96: ...You can find it in the device manager of the control panel under connections COM and LPT In the menu File choose the option Open and select the file repetier ino from the downloaded firmware folder T...

Page 97: ...m the mains socket It can be assumed that safe operation is no longer possible if the device is visibly damaged the device no longer works the device has been stored under unfavourable conditions for...

Page 98: ...the extruder again Cleaning the heating plate Caution Danger of burns Let the heating plate cool off before cleaning Clean and degrease the heating plate thoroughly with a soft rag and some acetone a...

Page 99: ...t of the toothed belt for the X direc tion that is now at the bottom using the cord The weight must be suspended so that it can move freely Measure the distance between the two toothed belt halves as...

Page 100: ...thed belt for the Z direc tion that is now at the top using the cord The weight must be suspended to be freely movable but may touch the mains unit housing This is not a problem Measure the distance b...

Page 101: ...h the enclosed nozzle wrench Do not wrap the sealing tape beyond the nozzle thread since the nozzle will clog otherwise We recommend our PTFE high temperature tape from the accessory programme of the...

Page 102: ...a few steps backwards out of the extruder The filament must not cause any forces to be exerted on the extruder but the ball bearing holder still must be loaded by the filament The extruder nozzle mus...

Page 103: ...the filament and reinsert it after heating up the extruder again Printing stops during the process Check the settings of your computer It must not switch to standby mode while printing energy option...

Page 104: ...x 20 mm slow acting trigger Production process FFF Fused Filament Fabrication FDM Fused Deposition Modelling Model size W x H x D max 245 x 200 x 230 mm Printing layer thickness 0 05 0 3 mm Nozzle di...

Page 105: ...9 8 13 11 12 14 15 Display M M M M X Y Z Extr Z Y X TH TH Hpl Extr DMS LED Extr Extr NT V V Hpl L N NT 24 Annex a Wiring Plan of the Main PCB Abbreviations used Hpl heating plate NT mains unit Extr e...

Page 106: ...e folder ABS and PLA depending on the filament type used Example Heart gcode in the folder ABS small heart for printing with ABS filament c Setup of the Printer Settings This chapter is only targeted...

Page 107: ...he port and baud rate as displayed The port number is system dependent You can find it in the device manager of the control panel under connections COM and LPT 3 Set the receiver cache size as shown 4...

Page 108: ...108 Click the tab Printer form Transfer the settings 1 1 as shown in the following figure and click Accept No settings are necessary in the tab Advanced Click OK...

Page 109: ...s Printer name_Filament material_Layer thickness_Nozzle diameter ini Example RF1000_ABS300_100_05 ini Printer RF1000_Filament 3mm ABS_Layer thickness 100 m 0 1 mm _Nozzle Diameter 0 5 mm The option VA...

Page 110: ...licking the disc symbol Leave the suggested name or assign one of your own for this configuration setting and click OK Open the tabs Filament Settings and Printer Settings in the same manner and save...

Page 111: ...111 In the menu File click Quit to close the configuration window again The new configuration settings now appear in the tab Slicer in the main view of the software and can be used...

Page 112: ...ed Reproduction by any method e g photocopy microfilming or the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor Reprinting also in part is prohibited The...

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