SeeMeCNC Rostock MAX v2, Assembly Manual

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Rostock MAX v2 Assembly Guide
In the figure to the right, you'll see the control panel for the extruder. In order to safely feed the
hot end, make sure that you've selected “10” in the settings below the E+ button. Click the E+ button
to begin feeding filament through the hot end. You may have to click the button a number of times to
get filament coming out of the hot end, but you'll want to wait for the extruder to stop moving before
you click it again.
Once it does begin to feed, go ahead and click the E+ button a few more times just to get the
extruder all nice and primed.
I recommend that you extrude 20-30mm of filament each time you start up the printer for the
day. This ensures that the hot end is primed and you have no jamming issues.
Preparing the Heated Bed
ABS won't stick to bare glass. In order to get the ABS to stick, you're going to need to apply
two thin layers of glue to the bed. Remember back in the “need to have” list, I listed the Elmer's
“Disappearing Purple” glue stick? This is where you're going to use it.
You'll want to apply two perpendicular layers of
glue on to the heated bed. Follow the simple pattern in
Fig. 20-16. The green lines represent the first layer and
the red lines represent the second. The idea is to lay down
a thin, even layer with no spaces between each “lane” of
glue. Let the base layer completely dry before applying
the second layer. Let THAT layer dry before starting a
print.
Printing the PEEK Fan Shroud
Check on the Slice Settings pane to make sure that you've got “MatterSlice” chosen for the
slice engine, “STANDARD” chosen for Quality, and “ABS” chosen for Material. Make sure that the
filament you have loaded in your printer IS ABS! Running PLA at ABS temperatures without the
PEEK fan installed will cause the hot end to jam!
Now that you've gotten everything loaded and prepped, starting the print is as simple as clicking
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Fig. 20-16: Glue application.
Fig. 20-17: Correct slice settings.