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4.

 

USER INTERFACE 

The interface chapter explai

ns the usage of the filament maker menu’s and its 

options. 

 

Switch on the filament maker and wait until the main screen appears. Control the 
filament maker by turning the button to navigate and press the button to select 
menu items or edit settings. To change a setting, rotate the button until your 
selection is highlighted. Push the button to select the value. Again rotate the 
button to edit the value. Once done, push the button to confirm the value. 

 

 

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Страница 1: ...Filament Maker Version 2 1 October 2023 English user guide for the Filament Maker Composer 350 Composer 450 Precision 350 Precision 450...

Страница 2: ...COMPANY INFO 3devo B V Atoomweg 478 3542 AB Utrecht The Netherlands www 3devo com support 3devo com...

Страница 3: ...FICATIONS 13 3 INSTALLATION 14 4 USER INTERFACE 15 4 1 STATUS SCREEN 16 4 2 STATUS INDICATORS 16 4 3 STATUS TYPES 18 4 4 MAIN MENU 19 4 5 START EXTRUSION AUTOMATICALLY RECOMMENDED 19 4 6 START EXTRUSI...

Страница 4: ...IALS NOT TO USE 28 6 2 MORE INFORMATION OR MATERIAL REQUESTS 29 6 3 STANDARD SET MATERIALS 29 7 EXTRUSION INSTRUCTIONS 30 8 MAINTENANCE 33 8 1 COMMON SPARE PARTS 33 9 SOFTWARE 34 10 TROUBLESHOOTING 35...

Страница 5: ...u are sure you are capable the machine is heavy Ask for help or use tools when moving Use the filament maker in a ventilated area and preferable in a working temperature of 20 degrees Celsius Area sho...

Страница 6: ...g extrusion are Pay attention to the Materials Safety Data Sheet and the handling instructions of the materials you are using WARNING Experimental use is at own risk Some plastics may cause health haz...

Страница 7: ...higher the material will decompose and the extrusion process will not be able to be continued Make sure you know the specific melting temperature and decomposition temperature of the material you are...

Страница 8: ...cover during the extrusion process Do not touch these parts while the filament maker is heated or extruding WARNING The top of the hood is being cooled during the extrusion process by the filament fa...

Страница 9: ...tly underneath the extrusion part of the machine the barrel screw and heaters This part can become very hot during high temperature extrusion processes CAUTION The positioner stepper is a part that wi...

Страница 10: ...This stepper will definitely be hotter than the positioner stepper Avoid touching it CAUTION The puller bearing and puller wheel will both directly get their heat from the filament and therefor can b...

Страница 11: ...7 CAUTION Do not touch moving parts CAUTION Be aware of moving winder parts...

Страница 12: ...8 CAUTION Do not touch moving positioner parts...

Страница 13: ...9 2 OVERVIEW 2 1 FILAMENT MAKER FRONT VIEW 1 Hopper 2 User interface 3 Spool holder 4 Filament nozzle 5 Filament cooling fans 6 Optical diameter sensor 7 Puller 8 Positioner 9 Door...

Страница 14: ...10 2 2 FILAMENT MAKER REAR VIEW 10 Winder slipper clutch 11 USB port 12 Power switch 13 Power socket...

Страница 15: ...11 2 3 UNBOXING Follow the unboxing tutorial on our website www 3devo com fm unboxing...

Страница 16: ...12 2 4 ACCESSORIES Besides your filament maker you will find the Composer Precision Series filament makers accessory box The box contains the items listed below...

Страница 17: ...with hopper 506 L X 216 W X 540 H MM 19 9 X 8 5 X 21 3 IN Dimension without hopper 506 L X 216 W X 448 H MM 19 9 X 8 5 X 17 6 IN Operating temperature Up to 350 C Up to 450 C Up to 350 C Up to 450 C...

Страница 18: ...working station corresponds to the purchased product Do not operate with a different cord or plug if it is not working properly or if it has been damaged 3 Make sure the power button is in the OFF po...

Страница 19: ...til the main screen appears Control the filament maker by turning the button to navigate and press the button to select menu items or edit settings To change a setting rotate the button until your sel...

Страница 20: ...oftware versions 4 2 STATUS INDICATORS The highlighted area represents the hopper sensor activity When granulate is inserted in the hopper the sensor will detect its presence This will be visible in t...

Страница 21: ...type of material you have selected to extrude The highlighted area represents the filament diameter The measured diameter is shown below in millimeters The highlighted area tells you the measured spee...

Страница 22: ...itioner to a known state before use Heating Heats up the barrel to the set temperatures after the positioner homing is completed Prepared Only shown when the manual start option is used The extruder i...

Страница 23: ...he extruder is ready will be redirected to the status screen 4 6 START EXTRUSION MANUALLY Manual start gives the user the option to postpone the extrusion process until a certain time limit has been r...

Страница 24: ...will again be asked to Start now or Start later in a user prompt Extruding will be started directly when start now is used With the start later the user will be returned to the status screen while sho...

Страница 25: ...e Information Heater n The heater setpoints of the active material profile are the default settings of the heaters In the settings menu the user can edit the temperature temporary without editing the...

Страница 26: ...on the status screen will have modified behind it when material preset related settings are different from the standard material preset This occurs for example when the temperature settings are edited...

Страница 27: ...t running When the user has made a spool using the spooling wizard before the spooling menu will still show the data from that time It is also possible to change the positioner settings when the machi...

Страница 28: ...alled by the manufacturer or user Motor hours Amount of running state hours More details button Opens the hardware version section of the About this machine menu EEPROM version EEPROM settings version...

Страница 29: ...according to the set filament thickness This process typically takes a few minutes to adjust to a stable puller speed If the filament sensor cannot measure the filament thickness because it needed cor...

Страница 30: ...is step without calliper by using the Preview positions options This moves the positioner to the locations set using the width settings Note that if the machine has not been started with Start extrudi...

Страница 31: ...heck the power cable Reset signal received This message is shown when the USBconnection is opened on the PC This reset is necessary for us to upgrade the firmware Extruder motor too hot This occurs wh...

Страница 32: ...LS NOT TO USE Some materials are not fit for extrusion and 3D printing Extruding plastics that release poisonous gasses when heated for example PVC Polyvinyl chloride is ill advised Before extruding a...

Страница 33: ...firmware we have set several material indicational presets which can be used as an indication for fine tuning your own material of choice Material presets on the filament maker PLA ABS PA12 PC PEEK an...

Страница 34: ...set value Place the filament between the puller wheels when the filament is not too warm any more In case of being too warm this will warn off the puller wheels and will not show a stable filament di...

Страница 35: ...ss the button on the status screen select Spooling in the Main menu Start Spooling and follow the steps shown on the display of the filament maker When the set diameter is reached cut filament below p...

Страница 36: ...and make sure the magnets attach properly When the machine is on turn the slipper clutch knob until the clutch tightens and the spool starts turning Adjust the traction as needed by turning the knob H...

Страница 37: ...r commonly used spare parts such as the puller wheels and nozzle package can be found in our webshop https www 3devo com shop Use cleaning filament to clean the machine when you are done with extrudin...

Страница 38: ...port 3devo com filament maker The DevoVision software can be installed via https www 3devo com devovision The DevoVision software information manuals and guides required to analyze extrusion results c...

Страница 39: ...re good to know before experimenting www 3devo com fm troubleshooting For additional information on your machine or any other issue please consult our support platform support 3devo com If the support...

Страница 40: ...N Keep the original packaging When the machine is shipped back to 3devo for service or maintenance the machine should be packed in the same way as how it arrived For additional questions please contac...

Страница 41: ...37 12 NOTES...

Страница 42: ...38 13 COMPANY INFO 3devo B V Atoomweg 478 3542 AB Utrecht The Netherlands www 3devo com support 3devo com...

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