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Part 12 - Recommended Spare Parts 

 

 

  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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   Thermal Break M6 to M7 All-Metal                  Nozzle 0.4mm J-Head (E3D V6 Type) 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

       PTFE Tubing 2mm ID x 4mm OD                 Thermistor 100K NTC Glass Bead 3950 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   Heater Cartridge 40W, 24V 6mm OD                          Build Surface Label 
 

 
 

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Summary of Contents for Drafter

Page 1: ...Controlled Document Wombot Drafter Kit Manual V1 3 1 P a g e Personal 3D Printer Kit Assembly Manual...

Page 2: ...uence Page Part 1 Printer Frame 6 Part 2 Y Axis Assembly Heated Bed 12 Part 3 Extruder Module 22 Part 4 Z Axis Assembly 33 Part 5 Motherboard Enclosure Saddles 35 Part 6 X Axis Assembly 36 Part 7 LCD...

Page 3: ...es During use please also keep in mind that 3D Printers have two main areas which can reach high temperatures the heated bed which can sustain 110 degrees Celsius and the Nozzle Hot End Extruder which...

Page 4: ...er Kit Manual V1 3 4 P a g e Tools Required to complete your Wombot Drafter All components required to complete assembly are included with your Wombot Drafter Kit You will also require some basic hand...

Page 5: ...placement part on your clothes dryer to a fully functional radio controlled quad copter frame however they are extremely mechanically dependent on measurements being correct during assembly and requir...

Page 6: ...HEX HEAD CAP SCREW 16 6 SLIDING NUT M5 SYSTEM 30 16 7 VERTICAL RAIL 3030 BLACK x 470mm 2 Prepare the Internal Right Angle Brackets as per the following Images x2 PIECES x8 PIECES Lay out your Extrusio...

Page 7: ...Controlled Document Wombot Drafter Kit Manual V1 3 7 P a g e Lay out your remaining 3 extrusion pieces and load the Sliding Nuts as per the following images...

Page 8: ...led Document Wombot Drafter Kit Manual V1 3 8 P a g e Arrange your frame rails as per the attached images ready to be slotted together and fasteners tightened VIEW FROM FRONT OF FRAME VIEW FROM REAR O...

Page 9: ...brackets into the ends of the extrusions and slot the frame together so that it matches the following image and gently tighten all the bolts in place Now slide the remaining 4 M5 Sliding nuts into th...

Page 10: ...s When fastening the Top Gantry Rail in place please make sure that the two vertical rails are parallel to one another This can be achieved by measuring the distance between them at the base and compa...

Page 11: ...extrusion meets with another piece of extrusion should be a flush joint where the end of one piece of extrusion lines up perfectly with the side of the piece it is mated to as per these images This co...

Page 12: ...ng Blocks using the M4 Bolts as per the following images paying particular attention to the orientation of the block in relation to the mounting holes in the trolley Take a moment to double check the...

Page 13: ...the below images and fasten the brackets to the frame loosely do not tighten only fit the screws they will be tightened later when setting the final position of the bed trolley and heated bed assembly...

Page 14: ...8 M6 FLAT WASHER 2 Your Y Idler Bracket comes with the Y End stop micro switch already fitted and terminated All you need to do is to place the GT2 Idler Pulley into the slot and secure it with the M3...

Page 15: ...Frame to act as a support and flat surface for the idler to rest against In your kit of parts locate the following items ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY 1 Y MOTOR BRACKET 1 2 STEPPER MOTOR NEMA 17 1 3 M3 x 10mm...

Page 16: ...the pulley and the bracket and the location of the FLAT section on the shaft of the motor One of the two grub screws in the pulley MUST be aligned with this flat when tightened Using the remaining tw...

Page 17: ...T2 BELT TENSION SPRING 1 3 HEATED BED WOMBOT 255mm X 255mm 1 4 M3 x 20MM COUNTERSUNK SCREW 4 5 M3 NUT NYLOC 8 6 COIL SPRING 4 7 SPIRAL WRAP BLACK 400mm 1 8 CABLE TIE 2 5mm X 100mm 3 Place your printer...

Page 18: ...ructed linear travel is achieved for the Y Axis build plate Measure and locate the front left Y Rod Bracket so that there is 95mm between the inside of the base frame and the outermost surface of the...

Page 19: ...ine green arrow so that it travels 0 5mm and tighten mounting bolt while under tension red arrow Repeat for the bracket at the other end of the Rod We do this so that there is a very slight tension be...

Page 20: ...rd and backward freely Move the Bed Trolley all the way to the rear of the machine and place the spring on the belt as close to the Y Motor as possible without it making contact with the Y Motor Pulle...

Page 21: ...four M3 Nyloc Nuts on the bottom of the Bed Trolley as per the following image Repeat for all 4 corners while making sure the cables for the heated bed are routed between the Heated Bed and Bed Trolle...

Page 22: ...RING LM8LUU 2 3 CABLE TIE 2 5mm X 100mm 4 Feed the cable tie fasteners through the slots in the underside of the extruder carriage and fasten the LM8LUU bearings in place as per the following image In...

Page 23: ...to the motor to achieve correct alignment Gently tighten the countersunk screw in place Fit the extruder cog to the shaft of the stepper motor paying particular attention to the alignment of the grub...

Page 24: ...to the filament via the idler during printing Set aside the extruder motor for the moment and locate the following items ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY 1 HEATER CARTRIDGE 6MM 40 WATT 1 2 THERMISTOR 100K NTC 1 3...

Page 25: ...rotecting each wire are in contact with the glass bead and that the thermistor is pushed all the way in Fasten the thermistor down gently with the fitted M3 dome head screw to secure it in place Now c...

Page 26: ...r clock wise one quarter of a turn approximately 90 degrees of rotation Re tighten the thermal break by hand so that it touches the rear face of the nozzle inside the block once again While supporting...

Page 27: ...t End Clamp and the two M3 x 16mm cap head screws using one M3 Flat Washer under the head of each bolt Insert the pre cut length of PTFE tubing into the top of the extruder carriage It must be pushed...

Page 28: ...er carriage cavities as per the following image Please make sure they are fully seated pushed all the way in Now assemble and fit the BLTouch Module to the Extruder Module using two M3 x 20mm Hex Head...

Page 29: ...7 EXTRUDER KNOB 1 8 STEPPER MOTOR CABLE 1000mm LENGTH 1 9 SPIRAL WRAP BLACK 900mm 1 10 CABLE TIE 2 5mm X 100mm 7 11 BLTOUCH EXTENSION CABLE ENDSTOP 1 12 BLTOUCH EXTENSION CABLE SERVO 1 Press Fit the...

Page 30: ...rection Remove the 4 screws from the fan and rotate as required Secure the Fan Wires and BLTouch Wires together as per images Remove the black insulation tubing from the 1000mm long Stepper Motor Cabl...

Page 31: ...ermistor Stepper Motor and Part Cooling Fan in a tidy fashion so that they all meet at the base of the loom turret Once all looms meet at the base of the turret lay them down in the turret making sure...

Page 32: ...the wires from your extruder module this will assist in fast wiring up at the end of the build Mark them as BLTouch Servo BLTouch Endstop Heater Cartridge Nozzle Thermistor Hot End Fan Turbo Fan and E...

Page 33: ...ws tighten them up until they are securely in place Try to make sure they are tightened in a position where the coupler is straight and in line with the screw If you notice the coupler sides are not p...

Page 34: ...an M5 Flat Washer under the head of each bolt this will utilise the M5 Sliding Nuts you loaded previously when assembling the frame Make sure that when you tighten the brackets into place that you app...

Page 35: ...djusted in later steps Leave your Drafter frame on your work bench and proceed to the next section Part 5 Motherboard Enclosure Saddles Locate the following items in your kit of parts ITEM DESCRIPTION...

Page 36: ...indicated in the following images by sliding them into the rear of the vertical extrusion rail on the Left Hand Side of the frame Part 6 X Axis Assembly Locate the following items in your kit of part...

Page 37: ...m using four M3 x 25mm Hex Head Screws and four M3 Nyloc Nuts per brass nut Slide the LM8LUU Bearings into the X Motor and X Idler Fit the eight M4 Grub Screws and two M6 Grub Screws as per the follow...

Page 38: ...er Motor to the X Motor Bracket using four M3 x 25mm Hex Head Screws and four M3 Nyloc Nuts paying particular attention to the orientation of the stepper motor connector in relation to the bracket and...

Page 39: ...EW 2 3 M5 FLAT WASHER 2 Fit the two 430mm long smooth rods into the corresponding holes in the X Motor Mount you prepared earlier Push them all the way in until the bottom out at the end of the hole a...

Page 40: ...so that there is no slop or play once assembled If they are too tight a fit carefully use an 8mm drill bit on low speed in your cordless drill to clean the holes being careful not to damage the ends...

Page 41: ...gns with the flat on the stepper motor shaft Locate and push fit the smooth rods into the corresponding holes in the Z Motor Mount and push them in firmly from the top Temporarily tighten the grub scr...

Page 42: ...ignment of the Trapezoidal Lead Screw and Smooth Rod to the right hand vertical rail rotate the Z Top Bracket downward to capture the trapezoidal lead screw and smooth rod in position and secure it to...

Page 43: ...T GT2 6mm WIDTH 1 6 GT2 BELT TENSION SPRING 1 Turn your printer frame over so that the Extruder Module underside can be accessed for this step Feed the GT2 Profile Belt into the small hole in the Extr...

Page 44: ...X Idler wrap it around the X Idler Pulley and back towards the Extruder Module once again Pull the belt taught to the Extruder Carriage where it is to be fitted Cut the belt to length as indicated by...

Page 45: ...unobstructed motion Check the alignment of the GT2 Pulley on the X Motor to make sure it is correctly aligned with the belt at full travel in each direction Adjust the position of the pulley on the mo...

Page 46: ...ng items in your kit of parts ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY 1 LCD FRONT FASCIA 1 2 LCD REAR COVER 1 3 RESET BUTTON SILVER 1 4 LCD MODULE 128 x 64 FULL GRAPHICAL 1 5 M3 x 20mm HEX HEAD SCREW 4 6 M3 FLAT WASHER...

Page 47: ...t in place with the four M3 x 20mm Cap Head Bolts with an M3 Flat Washer under the head of each bolt Your LCD Module should look like the right hand picture below once completed Using the remaining M5...

Page 48: ...ON CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY 1 7 M5 x 12mm HEX HEAD SCREW 2 8 M5 FLAT WASHER 2 9 SLIDING NUT M5 SYSTEM 30 2 10 SPIRAL WRAP BLACK 300mm 1 12 SPIRAL WRAP BLACK 150mm 1 11 CABLE TIE 2 5mm X 100mm 3 From this po...

Page 49: ...table above Conceal the stepper motor looms in the grooves of the system 30 extrusion profile when indicated using the system 30 cover strips which are pre cut to 30mm length Take note of the positio...

Page 50: ...ment Wombot Drafter Kit Manual V1 3 50 P a g e Using the two M5 Sliding Nuts M5 x 12mm Screws and M5 Flat Washers fit the Anderson Connector Assembly to the rear right corner of the frame as per the f...

Page 51: ...e the cables for the Anderson Connector and Y Idler End Stop together Note that the black insulation tubing has been removed from a section of each stepper motor This is done to make the cables easier...

Page 52: ...Join the X Endstop cable and Stepper Motor Cables together and wrap them together with the 150mm long piece of Spiral wrap Cable tie the spiral wrap to the cables to secure the spiral wrap in place N...

Page 53: ...ables from the underside of the machine which include Z Stepper Motors Y End Stop and Main Power from the Anderson Connector Assembly Wrap these cables in the 300mm long piece of black spiral wrap to...

Page 54: ...ace by the spiral wrap from the base frame loom so that it can move freely as the Z Axis travels upward it MUST NOT be cable tied to the Saddle Next straighten the loom coming from the Heated Bed Asse...

Page 55: ...t before you reach the motherboard enclosure include the X Motor Loom in the wrap to secure all three looms together in one neat bundle and trim the spiral wrap so that in ends just inside the motherb...

Page 56: ...with the MKS Gen 1 4 3D Printer Motherboard and the locations of all the connections you will need to terminate In your kit of parts locate the following items ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY 1 MKS GEN 1 4 3D P...

Page 57: ...f power related cables on your Wombot Drafter Familiarise yourself with where each component needs to be wired to then follow the steps below in sequence We have provided a Termination Table for this...

Page 58: ...FAN NEGATIVE GOES TO THE TURBO PART COOLING FAN ON SIDE OF EXTRUDER 9 EXTRUDER HEATING ELEMENT POLARITY NOT IMPORTANT GOES TO THERMAL BLOCK ON EXTRUDER 10 EXTRUDER HEATING ELEMENT POLARITY NOT IMPORT...

Page 59: ...but remember that you will need some spare cable available in order to manoeuvre the Motherboard into it s final position and to allow for some strain relief inside the enclosure Important note you w...

Page 60: ...nectors Plug them in to your motherboard as per the following image Important Note The BLTouch Servo Connector must be plugged in with the RED wire towards the centre of the board and the BLACK wire t...

Page 61: ...ted to the EXP 2 port Mark them as 1 and 2 Run the cables to the top of the Motherboard Enclosure making sure they remain flat and are not twisted These two Ribbon Cables will travel out of the slot i...

Page 62: ...he Motherboard enclosure and secure it with the remaining four self tapping screws Plug the LCD Cables into the rear of the LCD Module and cable tie them loosely to the loom running from the top of th...

Page 63: ...OL HOLDER SIDE PLATE 1 2 SPOOL TUBE PVC 1 3 BOLT M8 COACH 1 4 M8 NUT HEX 1 5 M8 WASHER FLAT 2 6 END CAP SYSTEM 30 BLACK 4 7 PART COOLING FAN DUCT LONG 1 8 M3 X 10 HEX HEAD SCREW 1 Fit the Part Cooling...

Page 64: ...Controlled Document Wombot Drafter Kit Manual V1 3 64 P a g e Assemble your spool holder as per the following images...

Page 65: ...o small children or household pets Re Check that all stepper motors and the LCD module are plugged in correctly Turn on the power supply at the wall and plug the other end into the Anderson connector...

Page 66: ...Return to the front screen to confirm that the nozzle begins heating up Do the same for the BED to confirm that the bed begins to heat up correctly Next navigate to the PREPARE menu select MOVE AXIS...

Page 67: ...K 4 EA COMPONENT FAN 30MM AXIAL HOTEND WITH MOLDED HOUSING 1 EA COMPONENT FAN 50MM RADIAL PART COOLING 1 EA COMPONENT FAN AXIAL 40mm 1 EA COMPONENT FAN MOUNTING PLATE 50MM RADIAL 1 EA COMPONENT GLASS...

Page 68: ...A FASTENER NUT M3 NYLOC 2 EA FASTENER SCREW SELF TAPPER SILVER 10 EA FASTENER SLIDING NUT M5 SYSTEM 30 28 EA HARDWARE 8MM BEARING BLOCK 2 EA POWER SUPPLY PSU 24V DC SEALED 1 EA PRINTED PART CABLE SADD...

Page 69: ...Head E3D V6 Type PTFE Tubing 2mm ID x 4mm OD Thermistor 100K NTC Glass Bead 3950 Heater Cartridge 40W 24V 6mm OD Build Surface Label END OF DOCUMENT Wombot values your feedback If you feel that we ca...

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