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Page 1: ...The fast easy to use Open source 3D printer Assembly instructions...

Page 2: ...anual available online www Ultimaker com pages support manuals Meet other Ultimaker users at our community forum www Ultimaker com forum Visit YouMagine for fun projects and free printable models www...

Page 3: ...erting the ball bearings 11 6 1 2 Step 2 Mounting the limit switches 12 6 1 3 Step 3 Assembling the X and Y motor 16 6 1 4 Step 4 Preparing the BOTTOM panel 19 6 1 5 Step 5 Assembling the cube shaped...

Page 4: ...ctronics circuit board 83 6 6 1 Step 1 mounting the electronic circuit board 84 6 6 2 Step 2 connecting the heater and Heated Bed 85 6 6 3 Step 3 connecting the print head electronics 87 6 6 4 Step 4...

Page 5: ...able for any damage caused by improper incorrect or unwise use Please read this manual completely and make sure you understand it 1 2 Used symbols 1 1 Warning A warning indicates the risk of serious d...

Page 6: ...ed Max head travel speed between 30mm s 300mm s Accuracy Positioning 0 05mm Build volume X Y Z 210 x 210 x 205mm Technology FFF Fused Filament Fabrication Ambient Operating Temperature 15 32 C Storage...

Page 7: ...out of reach of children Disconnect the device from all power sources before cleaning it Remove the adapter from the power outlet during storms lightning and whenever the product will not be used for...

Page 8: ...our Ultimaker Original Be aware that paint will not cover the brown cutting edges very well 5 What to expect reading the assembly instructions 5 1 Structure of the assembly instructions Before assembl...

Page 9: ...nt sides of the Ultimaker Original In this manual you will read about FRONT side BACK side LEFT side RIGHT side TOP side and BOTTOM side In image 1 these terms are clarified image 1 sides of the Ultim...

Page 10: ...bling the Ultimaker Original 6 1 ASSEMBLING THE FRAME WHAT YOU LL NEED TO BUILD THIS SUB ASSEMBLY Time about 60 to 90 minutes Tools hex key screwdriver 1 5mm hex key wrench 2mm 5 5mm M3 socket wrench...

Page 11: ...LEFT panel 1 C RIGHT panel 1 D BACK panel 1 E ball bearings 8mm 8 8 x image 2 parts needed for this step Every panel needed for this step has two corresponding holes To place the ball bearings perfor...

Page 12: ...force on the bolts All limit switches are pre tapped you can fasten them directly with M3 bolts no nuts required here Caution Note that all wires of limit switches need to be twisted see image 4 The f...

Page 13: ...he frame 13 image 4 parts needed for this step The orientation of the limit switches are engraved on the panels except for the FRONT panel The machine has 3 limit switches 1 with BLUE wires 1with RED...

Page 14: ...he BLUE wired limit switch as shown in image 5 2 Attach the BLUE wired limit switch with two bolts M3x12mm image 5 attaching the RED wired limit switches To attach the RED wired limit switch perform t...

Page 15: ...with LONG wires perform the following actions 1 Attach the BLACK limit switch with LONG wires as shown in image 7 Fine tuning the position will be described in another part of this manual 2 Attach the...

Page 16: ...following parts are needed in this step Letter Description Qnty A LEFT panel 1 B BACK panel 1 C motors with long wires and rounded axles 2 D Motor spacer 2 E M3 washers 8 F short timing belts 2 G pull...

Page 17: ...ulley see image 10 3 Attach the Y motor on the LEFT panel with Y motor engraved on the inside see image 11 5 5 Notice Do not attach the X motor and Y motor too tight The X motor and Y motor must be ab...

Page 18: ...Step 3 Assembling the X and Y motor Assembling the frame 18 image 10 placing the timing belt around the pulley image 11 attaching the Y motor on the BACK panel...

Page 19: ...Letter Description Qnty A BOTTOM panel 1 B pieces of Velcro 4 C bolts M3 x 10mm 4 1 x 1 x 4 x 4 x image 12 parts needed for this step To prepare the BOTTOM panel perform the following actions 1 Move...

Page 20: ...elcro through the slots 6 1 5 Step 5 Assembling the cube shaped frame The following parts are needed in this step Letter Description Qnty panels TOP BOTTOM FRONT LEFT BACK and RIGHT 6 A SHORT cable du...

Page 21: ...ge 15 1 Place the BACK panel on the table Make sure the markings are facing towards you 2 Put the TOP panel with the markings downwards into the BACK panel 3 Put the BOTTOM panel into the BACK panel 4...

Page 22: ...5 Notice make sure the blue Scotch tape can be removed easily image 16 attaching and folding the SHORT cable duct for action 9 14 see image 17 9 Place a LONG cable duct on the RIGHT side of the FRONT...

Page 23: ...15 20 see image 18 15 Turn the Ultimaker Original on it s RIGHT side 16 Place the second SHORT cable duct on the LEFT side of the BACK panel fold it and tape it 17 Place the second LONG cable duct on...

Page 24: ...mbling the cube shaped frame Assembling the frame 24 image 18 positioning the other SHORT and LONG cable ducts and attaching the LEFT panel image 19 complete the frame by checking if all the bolts are...

Page 25: ...le ducts 23 Complete the frame see image 19 Use twelve bolts M3 x 16mm Well done the frame should look like this see image 20 image 20 result assembling the cube shaped frame 6 1 6 Step 6 attaching va...

Page 26: ...lowing actions 1 Attach wooden part 11A see image 22 Make sure the lock nuts M3 are attached on the outside Use two lock nuts M3 and two bolts M3 x 16mm 2 Attach two wooden parts 3A to the bottom of t...

Page 27: ...Step 6 attaching various parts Assembling the frame 27 image 22 attaching part 11A image 23 attaching wooden parts 3A Great work The frame is now ready On to the next section...

Page 28: ...Step 6 attaching various parts Assembling the X Y axes 28 6 2 ASSEMBLING THE X Y AXES WHAT YOU LL NEED TO ASSEMBLE THE X Y AXES Time about 60 to 90 minutes Tools hex keys 2mm hex keys 1 5mm...

Page 29: ...erblock part 4mm 8 x 20 B linear bearings 4 FRONT slider block LEFT slider block RIGHT slider block BACK slider block A B image 24 parts needed for this step To assemble the FRONT RIGHT LEFT BACK slid...

Page 30: ...slider block BACK slider block image 26 Result assembling FRONT LEFT RIGHT and BACK slider blocks 6 2 2 Step 2 Attaching the claws The following parts are needed in this step Letter Description Qnty A...

Page 31: ...ed C in the FRONT slider block 3 Place three bolts M3 x 30mm see image 29 4 Attach the nuts see image 29 5 Notice do not tighten the nuts too much The claw must be able to rotate 5 Repeat action 1 5 t...

Page 32: ...n the FRONT slider block image 30 assembling wooden parts marked FRONT C RIGHT C LEFT C and BACK C 6 2 3 Step 3 Mounting the caps The following parts are needed in this step Letter Description Qnty A...

Page 33: ...16 x 16 x image 31 parts needed for this step The wooden caps have to be attached in four corners of the Ultimaker Original To help you performing the actions the following overview is provided see i...

Page 34: ...5 5 Notice Use two bolts M3 x 16mm and two hex nuts 3mm at both panels image 33 attaching the wooden caps in corner A 2 Attach the wooden caps in corner B see image 34 The wooden caps WITH hole on th...

Page 35: ...ex nut 3mm at the RIGHT panel 5 5 Notice Use ONE bolt M3 x 16mm and ONE hex nut 3mm at the BACK panel image 35 attaching the wooden caps in corner C 4 Attach the wooden caps in corner D see image 36 T...

Page 36: ...caps in corner D 6 2 4 Step 4 Mounting the axes The following parts are needed in this step Letter Description Qnty FRONT LEFT RIGHT BACK slider blocks 4 A timing belts 4 B axes SHORT 2 C axes LONG 2...

Page 37: ...E timing pulleys for each timing belt 5 5 NOTICE the thinnest side of the timing pulley is facing to the outside 4 Move the axis SHORT from the RIGHT panel to the LEFT panel see image 41 Place the fol...

Page 38: ...iming belt which is connected to axis SHORT FRONT panel Use ONE timing pulley for the timing belt which is connected to the motor 5 5 NOTICE the thinnest side of the timing pulley is facing to the out...

Page 39: ...el LEFT 3 Put the pulleys on the timing belts Use ONE timing pulley for each timing belt 5 5 NOTICE the thinnest side of the timing pulley is facing to the outside 4 Move the axis LONG from the BACK p...

Page 40: ...hing the BACK slider block on the timing belt To attach axis RIGHT LONG perform the following actions 1 Get a axis LONG 2 Rotate the wooden end cap WITHOUT hole BACK panel RIGHT 3 Put the pulleys on t...

Page 41: ...connected to the motor with timing pulley timing belt which is connected to axis LONG with ONE timing pulley RIGHT slider block 5 5 NOTICE the clamp of the RIGHT slider block is facing upwards along...

Page 42: ...the axes Assembling the extrusion head 42 6 3 ASSEMBLING THE EXTRUSION HEAD WHAT YOU LL NEED TO ASSEMBLE THE EXTRUSION HEAD Time about 60 to 90 minutes Tools hex keys 2mm hex keys 1 5mm pliers small s...

Page 43: ...idge heater 1 B long studding bolts 4 O PT100 1 C brass pipe 1 P wooden part FRONT BACK LEFT RIGHT 4 D teflon tube 1 Q wooden part 8B 1 E peek 1 R aluminium plate 1 F aluminium heater block 1 S wooden...

Page 44: ...44 5 x 2 x 2 x 7 x image 47 parts needed for this step H J K L Z U Q R S T M C D E G F A B O N 2 x P W Z X...

Page 45: ...the alluminium heater block is allowed see image 49 nozzle brass pipe image 48 attaching the nozzle and brass pipe into the aluminium heater block image 49 result assembling the nozzle brass pipe and...

Page 46: ...trusion head housing into the wooden part 8B see image 51 image 51 attaching the sides together and placing into wooden part 8B 6 Place the peek into the aluminium plate see image 52 5 5 NOTICE the al...

Page 47: ...he cartridge heater and the PT100 through the wooden part 8B see image 53 5 5 NOTICE use the hole back RIGHT 5 5 NOTICE the cartridge heater is the small 6 mm cylinder with a right angle 5 5 NOTICE th...

Page 48: ...and cartridge heater in the back of the aluminium heater block see image 54 10 Lock the PT100 and cartridge heater Use ONE bolt M3 x 10mm image 54 attaching the thermocouple and the cartridge heater 1...

Page 49: ...e the wires of the PT100 the cartridge heater and the small fan through the middle hole of the wooden part TOP see image 57 image 57 moving the wires of the thermocouple cartridge heater and the small...

Page 50: ...the wooden part and the aluminium plate 18 Move the bowden tube through the WHITE bowden tube clamp and through the teflon tube 5 5 NOTICE use the end of the bowden tube which has no blue tape Tip you...

Page 51: ...mbly perform the following actions 1 Take the Metal fanduct and place it around the heaterblock See image 60 2 Use the 2x M3x4mm bolts to lock it into place by screwing them into the aluminium plate o...

Page 52: ...tep 2 cooling fan assembly Assembling the extrusion head 52 image 60 attaching the front of the fancap image 61 attaching the back of the fancap and fan image 62 attaching the fan to the metal fanduct...

Page 53: ...30mm 4 E spacers 2 C hex nuts 3mm 4 4 x 4 x 4 x 2 x 2 x image 63 parts needed for this step To attach the housing on the XY frame perform the following actions 1 Place a wooden part C into the LEFT s...

Page 54: ...ge 66 5 Turn the RIGHT slider block 6 Move the X axis in the RIGHT slider block 5 5 Notice make sure the X and Y axis are placed in the right order in the slider blocks to prevent the X and Y axis fro...

Page 55: ...spacers 12 Tighten the timing pulleys which are attached to the LEFT timing belt see image 68 and 69 5 5 NOTICE make sure the spacers use the same notch Move the RIGHT sliderblock in the correct posit...

Page 56: ...do 16 Tighten the bolts see image 70 17 Repeat step 14 and 15 for the Y motor image 70 tightening the bolts of the X motor 18 Move the extruder head all to the end of the X axis 5 5 Notice Make sure y...

Page 57: ...3 attaching the housing on the XY frame Assembling the Z stage 57 6 4 ASSEMBLING THE Z STAGE WHAT YOU LL NEED TO ASSEMBLE THE Z STAGE Time about 60 to 90 minutes Tools hex keys 2mm small screwdriver 1...

Page 58: ...ed for this step To assemble the Aluminium baseplate preform the following steps 1 Position the Aluminium plate as shown in image 72 2 Place the 2 Linear Bearings over the holes in the back corners 3...

Page 59: ...Step 1 Assembling the Aluminium base plate Assembling the Z stage 59 image 72 assembling the drive nut assembly image 73 assembling the drive nut assembly...

Page 60: ...ep To assemble the Heated bed PCB perform the following actions 1 Take the 2 glass retainer clips and place them on the back side of the PCB See image 75 2 Use the 4x M3x8mm countersunk bolts and 4x M...

Page 61: ...Step 2 Assembling the Heated bed PCBThe following parts are needed in this step Assembling the Z stage 61 image 75 attaching the adjustable level screws image 76 Connecting the Heated bed Cable...

Page 62: ...g actions for action 1 6 see image 77 1 Take the M6 Washers and the Copper grease Put the Copper grease on the bold side of the washers 2 Place the washers over the knurled nut with the grease upwards...

Page 63: ...Step 3 Connecting the PCB to the Baseplate Assembling the Z stage 63 image 77 parts needed for this step...

Page 64: ...r this step 6 4 4 Step 4 finishing the Z stage assembly The following parts are needed in this step Letter Description Qnty Letter Description Qnty A Main Wooden part 6mm 1 E Wooden Right part 1 B Woo...

Page 65: ...ng actions 1 Take the 6mm wooden part and place it facing down so you can t read the word Ultimaker 2 Take the wodden middle parts and place them into the middle to slots 3 Fold the 6mm wooden part 90...

Page 66: ...e the 4mm wooden side parts on theZ stage cap One side has the extra protruding part at the top see image 82 6 Attach the parts together Use six bolts M3x12mm image 81 rotating the wooden end cap WITH...

Page 67: ...F M3 nuts 6 image 84 parts needed for this step To install the Z stage in the machine perform the following actions 1 Place the Z stage and the z stage cap in the machine 2 Move 12mm axis through the...

Page 68: ...ling the Z stage 68 image 85 attaching the 12mm axes 6 Attach the Z motor with the spindel 7 Attach the four screws on the motor to secure it to the framewith see image 86 image 86 attaching the leads...

Page 69: ...e leadscrew perform the following actions 1 Put a droplet of the supplied tube of grease on your finger a volume comparable with a Sportlife gum 2 Spread the droplet across the ledscrew on straight li...

Page 70: ...ling the material feeder 70 6 5 ASSEMBLING THE MATERIAL FEEDER WHAT YOU LL NEED TO ASSEMBLE THE MATERIAL FEEDER Time about 30 to 40 minutes Tools hex keys 2mm adjustable wrench has to fit M8nuts or pl...

Page 71: ...oden part 10D J 2 bolts M3 x 25mm E 1 small black gear K 2 ball bearings 8mm F 1 quick fit coupling image 87 parts needed for this step To assemble the extrusion head housing perform the following act...

Page 72: ...9 see image 90 4 Place wooden part 10A on top of the motor 5 5 Notice make sure the engraving is facing the motor 5 Place the wooden part 10B on top of the wooden part 10A 6 Place the quick fit coupl...

Page 73: ...ifferent parts on the motor 6 5 2 Step 2 drive bolt assembly The following parts are needed in this step Letter Description Qnty Letter Description Qnty A wooden gear engraved extrude 1 F washers M8 3...

Page 74: ...gear 4 Place the Wooden gear cap over the wooden gear make sure to line up the 4 holes 5 Bolt them together with 3x M3x14mm bolts and 3x Locknuts Make sure the locknuts are on the engraved side of the...

Page 75: ...he drive bolt assembly 6 5 3 Step 3 clamp assembly The following parts are needed in this step Letter Description Qnty Letter Description Qnty A U Bracket 1 H bolts M3 x 20mm 3 B black wheel 1 I sprin...

Page 76: ...apply more force if needed 2 Place a hex nut 3mm in the T slot of the mounting plate see image 95 for action 3 5 see image 96 3 Place the black wheel with ball bearing 8mm in the mounting plate 4 Plac...

Page 77: ...p assembly Assembling the material feeder 77 image 94 pushing the ball bearing 8mm in the black wheel image 95 placing a hex nut 3mm in the mounting plate image 96 placing the side plates over de moun...

Page 78: ...placing the U Bracket on the clamp assembly The result must look like this see image 108 image 98 result after attaching the U Bracket on the clamp assembly for action 9 10 see image 99 8 Attach the...

Page 79: ...to move 5 5 Notice make sure the lock nut is NOT placed on the side of the gear image 99 attaching the clamp assembly with U Bracket and the lever on the main body of the drive mechanism The result mu...

Page 80: ...chanism 3 Secure the bow shaped tube with a blue horse shoe 4 Move the wires from the material feeder through the hole below the material feeder of the BACK panel 5 Move the wires through the corner h...

Page 81: ...e the filament holder perform the following actions 1 Position two wooden parts 11B next to each other 2 Push the four wooden parts 11C in the slots of the two wooden parts 11B see image 103 image 103...

Page 82: ...Step 5 assemble the filament holder Assembling the material feeder 82 image 104 attaching the filament holder in the BACK panel...

Page 83: ...ament holder Mounting the electronics circuit board 83 6 6 MOUNTING THE ELECTRONICS CIRCUIT BOARD WHAT YOU LL NEED TO MOUNT THE ELECTRONICS CIRCUIT BOARD Time about 30 to 60 minutes Tools hex keys 2mm...

Page 84: ...6 6 1 Step 1 mounting the electronic circuit board The following parts are needed in this step Letter Description Qnty Letter Description Qnty A bolts M3 x 30mm 4 C electronic circuit board 1 B Space...

Page 85: ...heater element to the terminals of the heater 1 output see image 107 5 5 Notice do not strip the wires too much This can cause short circuit 5 5 Notice do not strip the wires too short This can cause...

Page 86: ...step 2 connecting the heater and Heated Bed Mounting the electronics circuit board 86 image 107 connecting the heater...

Page 87: ...is situated at the TOP of the machine 6 Connect the plug of RED wired limit switch 4 to the connector Y end stop on the circuit board The RED wired limit switch 4 is situated at the FRONT of the mach...

Page 88: ...the electronics circuit board 88 5 5 Notice check the connections you have just made 5 5 Notice if you have the UltiController assemble it before going to the next paragraph How to assemble the UltiC...

Page 89: ...spacers but not all the way 2 Place the electronics cover over the bolts M3 x 16mm 3 Move the electronics cover 4 Attach the bolts M3 x 16mm slightly more till they touch the wood image 108 mounting...

Page 90: ...ollowing actions for action 1 12 see image 109 1 Turn the leadscrew until the extrusion head is almost touching the glass platform Tip it must be possible to move ONE A4 paper between the nozzle and t...

Page 91: ...RONT RIGHT corner 13 Turn the thumbscrew till the acrylic platform touches the nozzle 14 Move the the extrusion head rom the FRONT RIGHT to the BACK middle 15 Turn the thumbscrew till the acrylic plat...

Page 92: ...the top Z limit switch Assembling and connecting the UltiController 92 6 7 ASSEMBLING AND CONNECTING THE ULTICONTROLLER WHAT YOU LL NEED TO ASSEMBLE AND CONNECT THE ULTICONTROLLER Time about 10 to 20...

Page 93: ...mm J 10 hex nuts 3mm E 1 UltiController FRONT K 1 button F 1 UltiController window 1 UltiController PCB Connection Cable image 110 parts needed for this step To assemble the UltiController perform the...

Page 94: ...s into the connectors Plug 1 into connector 1 Plug 2 into conncetor 2 7 Place six hex nuts 3mm inside the slots of the UltiController BACK Tip Use tape to keep the hex nuts 3mm in position 8 Attach th...

Page 95: ...ns 1 Turn off the Ultimaker Original 2 Disconnect the electronic cover 3 Guide the cables through the hole in the BOTTOM panel 4 Connect the cable 5 Place back the Electronics cover 6 Put the UltiCont...

Page 96: ...Step 2 connecting the controller Using the Ultimaker Original for the first time 96 7 Usage of the Ultimaker Original 7 1 USING THE ULTIMAKER ORIGINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME...

Page 97: ...world wide web to print Plenty of these files can be found on websites like www youmagine com One of the files that is printable is called a STL 7 1 1 Slicer software As a slicer we can recommend you...

Page 98: ...computer click Print Via the UltiController 1 To print it with the UltiController save your gcode to SD card for example 2 Place the SD card into the SD slot on the LEFT of your UltiController 3 On th...

Page 99: ...Slicer software Using the Ultimaker Original for the first time 99...

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