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3D printer Skyone

User manual

2017 December

Summary of Contents for Skyone

Page 1: ...3D printer Skyone User manual 2017 December ...

Page 2: ...ng parts in the printer Please avoid foreign objects of getting into the actuating mechanisms of the printer while it is working It may cause injuries and damage the equipment As the equipment operates using the technology of fused deposition modeling it is possible that characteristic smell of plastic will occur during the printing process It is a technological feature of the equipment Printer el...

Page 3: ...Description of the 3D printer 1 Case 3 Filament feeder tube 5 Spool of filament 2 Extruder 4 Organic glass protection screen 6 Table ...

Page 4: ...zzle diameter 0 4mm optionally from 0 3mm to 1mm can be chosed Extruder maximum temperature 260 С Table maximum temperature 110 С Control software Repetier Host Supported 3D models file formats STL OB Simplify 3D Table incremental step along axis Z 0 0075mm Angle step of operating mechanism of the SCARA system is 0 0450 degree or 0 2 42 reduction gradient at working surface X Y axises is given bel...

Page 5: ...platform with glass surface 1 pcs Direct extruder with nozzle diameter 0 4mm 1 pcs Organic glass protection screen 1 pcs A spool of PLA filament 1 pcs Spray for better adhesion of the work surface 1 pcs A power cable 1 pcs USB A B cable 1 pcs User manual 1 pcs ...

Page 6: ...printer and components kit from the package 1 3D printer SkyOne 2 Holder for fixing the spool 3 Filament feeder tube 4 Feeder tube holder 5 Power cable 6 USB cable 7 Protective screen 8 Spray for better adhesion 9 Spool of PLA filament ...

Page 7: ...or the filament feeder tube 3 Plug in the extruder connector Spray the adhesion lack evenly on the printing platform If you do not remove the table from the printer use a sheet of paper to protect the printer from the spray ...

Page 8: ...he holder and put on it the spool with plastic 6 Filament loading Feed the end of the plastic filament through the feeder tube holder and the guide tube so that it appears about 10cm out the other side Note To extend the extruder and nozzle lifetime it is recommended to run the plastic filament through a piece of polyurethane foam soaked in paraffinic or silicon oil ...

Page 9: ...creen 3D printer SkyOne without protective screen 3D printer SkyOne with protective screen Note The protective screen is necessary to avoid influences of foreign air flows i e from an open window on printing process when using plastics with large thermal expansion coefficients Attention To avoid overturning the printer do not place any objects under the moving platform ...

Page 10: ...he software Repetier Host We do not guaranty stable work in case of usage of another software Note The Windows user name should be spelt out in the Latin alphabet If necessary create additional profile in the system Adjustment of Repetier Host After installing the software it is necessary to adjust connection parameters and printer mechanical parameters The printer should be assembled connected to...

Page 11: ...is not always working correctly So it is better to choose the exact port number Baud rate 250000 Transfer protocol Autodetect Reset on Emergency Send emergency command and reconnect Receive Cash Size 127 Communication Timeout 80 Check box Use Ping Pong Communication Send only after ok should be checked Also as a matter of convenience we recommend to give the name of the configuration in the printe...

Page 12: ...Go to tab Printer and set parameters according with the picture below Go to tab Extruder and set parameters according with the picture below ...

Page 13: ...meters according with the picture below After setting all parameters push Apply button to apply these changes and close the Printer Settings window On the tab Object Placement push the button Add object Choose a file stl obj 3ds or gcode ...

Page 14: ...the left mouse button 1 Rotation 2 Object movement 3 Zooming 4 Zoom object to fit The next three buttons are used for orientation of a view point 5 Isometric view 6 Front view 7 Top view 8 The last eight button turns on turns off displaying workspace in perspective view There is an extended list of view options in a menu View in the top side of the window ...

Page 15: ...3 Duplicate the marked objects Duplicating parameters could be adjusted in the appeared dialog window 4 Automatic place objects on the bed 5 Center object in the center of the bed 6 Proportionally scale objects in all directions all at once The unlock button is used for setting of different scaling factors A click on Scale to Maximum enlarges the model so that it fills all the workspace The Reset ...

Page 16: ...utton cancels all the model changes 8 Cross section This option is used to control cuts of objects and does not influence on the print Slider boxes in the dialog window are intended for defining rotation of the cutting plane 9 Mirror object This option should be used carefully as sometimes during mirroring normal lines are formed incorrectly ...

Page 17: ...e button Configuration It is possible to create an unlimited number of templates before adjusting of printing modes We recommend to give them meaning bearing names which would contain key information of the template layer height speed material and ext To make using our plastics easier we prepared ready templates which could be loaded in the following way while staying in the Configuration window c...

Page 18: ...Slicer and choose in dropdown lists Print Settings Printer Settings and Extruder 1 the loaded configuration which is suitable for used plastic and diameter of the installed nozzle There is a convenient feature of the Slic3r interface it is setting Reboot of setting Slic3r Due to this feature it is possible to change some parameters without entering Configuration window The next tab is Print Previe...

Page 19: ...erted commands by using of a scroll wheel The most frequently used G commands for manual control are G28 go to home position G1 F2000 X10 Y50 Z30 move printing head to coordinates x 10mm y 50mm z 30mm at a speed of 2000 mm min M84 turn of stepper motors M190 S60 turn on the bed heating and wait till it heats up to 60 degrees M109 S210 turn on the nozzle and wait till it heats up to 210 degrees M10...

Page 20: ...hat the color turns black it means the position is known Slider boxes for control of some parameters are located below These parameters can be adjusted both before and in the process of printing 1 The Speed multiply slider allows it to change the printing move speed the value is set as percentage in relation to the send feed rate 2 Control the flow rate the amount of the plastic filament feeding a...

Page 21: ...tab and insert in the command line M190 S60 M109 S210 Turn on the heating of the bed and extruder To send the commands press the button Enter after every of the command Screw bed adjusting screws until tight After the bed and extruder heat up insert the next commands G28 G1 Y145 Z0 The printing head will move and take a position above the first adjusting screw Turn the screw till the moment when t...

Page 22: ...irst and second screws After that move the printing head to the origin of the bed by the command G1 X0 Y0 Z0 For the first adjustment it is recommended to repeat the above procedure 2 or 3 times Later if the printer is not displaced and the table was not took off such alignment should be repeated once a month ...

Page 23: ...of the plastic filament through the feeder tube holder and the guide tube so that it appears about 10cm out the other side Push jutting out bolt M6 and insert the plastic thread about 8 cm into the hole Insert the guide tube into the collet fixture till locking refer to the section Filament loading After that heat the extruder up to 220 С and slowly feed the plastic using a corresponding command t...

Page 24: ...s the button Connect wait while the printer get connected 5 Press the button Start on the top panel to start printing After that the printer will automatically heat the bed up to a work temperature within a few minutes and afterwards will move the extruder to the home position lift up the working surface and after heating of the extruder start construction of the detail ...

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