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1. User manual v2 Version 1 0 2 Table of Contents Welcome to Tripodmaker Introduction Specifications of the Tripodmaker Get started with Tripodmaker What s in the box Unboxing Terminology Get your Tripodmaker ready Spool holder Power supply Power switch First use of your Tripodmaker Downloading and installing software Microsoft Windows Mac Os X Leveling the build plate Microsoft Windows Mac OS X Leveling procedure Loading and unloading filament Loading filament Unloading filament Make your first 3D print Generate your Print file on your computer Generate files on Windows Generate files on Mac OS X and Windows with Cura Maintenance of your Tripodmaker Trouble shooting and easy fixes Safety 4 000 NO Ol 13 14 19 16 UTA 1147 18 20 20 21 23 24 24 20 Zt 28 29 31 33 35 37 Welcome to Iripodmaker Introduction Thank you for your purchase of Inpodmaker This is the user manual for your Iripodmaker v2 In this manual you will be guided through the printing process Read this manual carefully and take the needed time to get familiar with your new product This is a manufacturing device that requires thorough understanding This manual is a work in progress If for any reason something would be unclear or wrong feel free to contact support supportOtripodmaker com 6 Printing Print technology Layer thickness Precision Filament Diameter Nozzle Diameter Pri2. Print from 5 Main Temperature Motion Store memory Control Hozzle Bed Fan speed Hozzle Before D After 5 Feed the filament in the nylon tube Keep track where the filament is inside the tube and feed it until you are nearly at the end of the tube 6 An additional length of about 5 cm to cm needs to be pushed Inside the nozzle This often requires some wiggling of the tube to get the filament deep enough in the hot end 7 As the nozzle of the hot end is hot you Should be able to push out some plastic by feeding the filament manually The filament color can differ from your filament spool as a residue can be left behind from the previous test print 8 Once some plastic oozed out lock the lever In its down position Unloading filament 1 Preheat your Iripodmaker by navigating with the button towards gt Menu gt Control gt lemperature gt Nozzle Set the temperature within the use envelope of the material Attention Exceeding the allowed temperatures can ignite material in the printer head Always be careful when changing materials Check your spool for the temperature envelope of your material Suggested temperatures are PLA 205 degrees Celsius ABS 235 degrees Celsius 25 2 Lift the lever to unlock the filament driver 3 Pull back the tilament 26 Make your first 3D print lf your Iripodmaker is leveled properly and the filament is loaded y
3. The TrioodMaker is an electrical device and contains motors and hot elements During operation of the printer be always aware of possible hazards Age Warning User under the age of 18 are recommended adult supervision The printer includes small parts that can lead to choking Burn Hazard The extruder nozzle or heated building platform might be hot during operation Never touch these before they cooled down This can take more than 20 minutes Also the extruded plastic is hot and should not be touched Electric Shock Hazard When the printer powered touching the electronics may result in an electric shock Make sure you disconnected the power source and power supply when opening the electronics Walt at least one minute before opening the box to allow the power supply to discharge Fire Hazard Keep flammable liquids and or materials away from the printer when powered or in operation Pinch Hazard During operation keep fingers hair and loose clothing away from moving parts like belts pulleys gears or fans Static Charge Ground yourself before touching the printer electronics Electrostatic charge can damage electronic components Ground yourself by touching a grounded source 38 39
4. print file with the button towards gt Menu gt Print from SD 5 The print will start 30 Object Plaatsing Slicer Preview Handmatige Besturing SD Kaart Preview G Code Editor Printing Statistics Estimated Printing Time Layer Count Total Lines Filament needed Visualization Show Travel Moves 9 Show complete Code Show Single Layer Show Layer Range First Layer 0 Last Layer 1 17m 8s 133 5080 977 mm Object Plaatsing Slicer Preview Handmatige Besturing SD Kaart Preview G Code Editor Saxon G Code Generate files on Mac OS X and Windows with Cura A preinstalled Repetier Host for Tripodmaker is not available for Mac OS X Therefore we suggest to use Cura Cura can also be used on Windows and Unix Go to htto software ultimaker com to find the latest version 1 When first installed you will be guided through the set up process for your printer Use following print screens to configure your Tnpodmaker Select your machine What kind of machine do you hawe Uttimaker2 Ultimaker Original Ultimakor Original Printrbot Lulzbot TAZ Luizbot Mini Other Ex RepRap MakerBot Witbox The collection of anonymous usage information helps with the continued improvement of Cura This does NOT submit your models online nor gathers any privacy related information Submit anonymous usage information Y For full details see hitp wiki ultimaker com Curacstats lt Back Next gt Can
5. 4 After completing the installation process press Finish by installing the serial driver in order to connect to your printer 5 Install the USB CDC driver This will create the ability to create a COM port when your orinter is connected Open Enable Disable Digital Signature Icons W Run as administrator Troubleshoot compatibility Pin to Start Shara vuotis b Welcome to the Repetier Host TripodMaker Setup Wizard This will install Repetier Host TripodMaker version 1 0 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before com E tinuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to ext Setup Next gt Cancel Select Components Which components should be installed ts you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Y Pe er H Y Sheer 31 KS Y Cura Y Overwrite existing CuraEngine configurations 14 KB y e Y Overwrite existing Slic3r configurations 18 KB Current selection requires at least 43 3 MB of disk space lt Back Next gt Cancel Completing the Repetier Host TripodMaker Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing Repetier Host TnpodMaker on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup Y Install serial driver Y Launch Repetier Host TripodMeker Install USB CDC driver 17 6 Press Install in the Windows Security screen PRESIONA Wou
6. ace an STL file in your KY Repetier Host TripodM Repetier Host for Iripodmaker To keep things File View Config Pri simple we Suggest printing a small test Cube O a B Connect Load Save Pr You can find the test cube on the download 3D Weergave Temperatuur page of Tripodmaker com C 2 Match the settinos for this print with the picture and press Slice with CuraEngine gt Slice with CuraEngine Slicer CuraEngine Y e Manager Attention If you don t see the predefined settings you didn t properly ee unpacked the ZIP file before installing Print Configuration TripodMaker standard print 2 Adhesion Type None Configuration Quality 0 150 mm v Support Type None v Speed Slow Fast Print Speed 50 mm s Outer Perimeter Speed 55 mm s Infill Speed 80 mm s Infill Density 10 Enable Cooling Filament Settings Extruder PLA TrivodMaker No Heated bed on CuraEngine is separate external program developed by David Braam For more informations visit https www ultimaker com 29 3 You will see a preview of the generated G Code and an estimation of printing time and layer count in the Preview tab In the G Code Editor tab press the save button to save the file on the SD card 4 In the G Code Editor tab press the save button R to save the file on the SD card 4 Insert the SD Card in your Tripodmaker SD Card slot Navigate to the
7. cel Add new machine wizard This wizard will help you in setting up Cura for your machine Other machine information The following pre defined machine profiles are available Note that these profiles are not guaranteed to give good results or work at all Extra tweaks might be required if you find issues with the predefined profiles or want an extra profile Please report it at the github issue tracker BFB DeltaBot MakerBotReplicator Mande Prusa Mendel i3 F gid3D F gidBot FigitBotBig Witbox Zonedd Printer punchtec Connect XL e Custom Cancel Cancel 37 2 If you have an optional heated bed platform don t forget to check the heated bed box RepRap machines can be vast diferent so here you can set your own stings Be sure to review the default profile before running it on your machine If you ike a default profile tor your machine added Machine width 300mm o Machine depth 300mm e Machine height 390mm E Nozzle size 0 4mm adelaida puta E Heated bed optional Bed center is 0 0 0 Yes 3 When successfully installed go to machine A enaa settings and check the box tor the round build C platform if this was not selected automatically a Check all values in this screen Tripodmaker Machine settings Printer head size E Steps per 1mm filament O Head size towards X min mm 0 0 Maximum width mm 300 Head size towards Y min mm 0 0 Maximum depth mm 300 H
8. disables the motors and leads to loss of cart position Re use the home button 4 to have a good position reference in case the carts were able to move freely 7 Now level your build plate and by turning the set srews Loop this procedure a few times on all of the positions 1 2 and 3 Verify your leveling on position 4 Advice on leveling is found in the Leveling Procedure section Mac OS X 1 Power up your Ir podmaker and connect it with the USB cable to your computer 2 Open Printrun Mac Printrun Mac 10Mar2014 app 3 Connect your Tripodmaker by clicking the y AA Telnaes Connect button Make sure you have selected one the correct port you are looking for usomodem port and have set the correct Baudrate of 115200 21 4 Press the white home button before using any navigation buttons The print head now moves up towards the end stops Attention Do not use the X Y navigation as the vertical carts might crash on the end stops 5 screw down the build plate by rotating the screws clock wise 6 Use the Z controller to move the print head down 000 00 should be readable on the printer controller to show that the printer head is at its lowest position Attention When the printer wasn t homed before Z000 00 is also shown Navigate your print head around the build plate with the X Y controller and adjust the 3 leveling screws with a size 3 allen wrench Atten
9. e close enough to the build plate If the nozzle is to close plastic might be unable to come out or the nozzle could even scratch the build platform 1 In order to get your print to stick successfully to the print bed blue painters tape is used to cover the print bed Lay down parallel strips of tape to cover up your printer bed 2 YOu can tidy up the edges by using a cutter on the olass print bed Microsoft Windows 1 Power up your Ir podmaker and connect it with the USB cable to your computer 2 Open Repetier Host Tripodmaker 3 Connect your Tripodmaker by clicking the Connect button It will tum green it successfully connected 4 Navigating your printer head is done in the manual control tab Press home before using any navigation buttons The print head now moves up towards the end stops Attention Do not use the X Y navigation as the vertical carts might crash on the end stops 20 File View File View C E O E Connect Lo Disconnect Lo 80008000 2 100 s hi Extruder 1 22 60 C 205 5 screw down the build plate by rotating the screws clock wise until the lowest position is found 6 Use the predefined positions buttons 1 4 on the manual control tab to move the printer head quickly around to a position 10mm above the print bed Use the Z control to carefully lower until 000 00 the lowest position Attention Leaving too much time between movements
10. ead size towards X max mm 0 0 Maximum height mm 390 Head size towards Y max mm 0 0 Extruder count 1 v Printer gantry height mm 0 0 Heated bed Communication settings Y Machine center 0 0 Serial port AUTO z Build area shape Circular v Baudrate AUTO GCode Flavor RepRap Marlin Sprinter v Ok Add new machine Remove machine Change machine name 4 To get all needed settings loaded in Cura o AE TN o 00 Load model file 3L download Cura for Tripodmaker Model File and Save model 2S Ze i i Reload platform fnF5 open the INI file in Cura Quality Clear platform Layer height Print 3P Shell thickne Save GCode Enable retra Show slice engine log Fill Open Profile op Save Profile 1 nad Profile from GCoarde 5 Open a file with the folder button EJ and save it to the SD card with the save button EH 32 Maintenance of your Tripodmaker Moving parts Keep the wheels ana magnetic bearings free of dust These black components are mad from POM and attract dust Preventing dust to accumulate elongates their lifetime Check your carts on wobble after a while If the carts are loose on the track you can tighten the eccentric nut In order to remove the cart wobble The carts must run smooth If you over tighten the eccentric nut you will need to use allot of force to move the cart and it will seem you have hick ups during the sliding maneuver Nozzle and hot end Make sure t
11. hat the nozzle and hot end are cleaned when loaded with plastic residues To clean of the nozzle simply heat it until the plastic gets sticky and use a printed cube to peel of the Sticky plastic 34 Trouble shooting and easy fixes Print doesn t stick to the printer bed or detaches on certain spots Causes e Build plate is not leveled properly Solution Try to level the bulla plate e Material is not sticking to the build plate Solutions Try to use new tape Slow down the first layer of your print Try to use a raft in case of thin walled prints The print is stuck on the build plate Solution Use a putty knife to get the pieces from the build plate Clogged nozzle Solution Try manually feeding the nozzle while setting temperature on 245 degrees In case this doens t solve the problem contact support support O tripodmaker com The filament is stuck Causes e Filament is stuck In the nylon tube due to a blob that is retracted in the tube Solution Remove the tube out of its couplings and remove the filament The tube can be removed by pushing in the couplings in the opposite direction you want to pull out the tube e Ihe filament is stuck in the cold zone of the nozzle Solution Contact support support O tripodmaker com The display shows Error Min Temp or Error Max Temp Cause A problem occurred within the electronics Solution Contact support support tripodmaker com 36 Safety 37
12. ld you like to install this device software Name RUMBA TAURINO Ports COM amp LPT y Publisher RepRapDiscount com Vv Always trust software from Install Don t Install RepRapDiscount com t should only Ar driver sofavese Fom publishers you trust How can 7 When the installation is complete press Exit Installation complete Exit 8 Repetier Host for Iripodmaker can now be launched Wi pocmaker 3d printing in style et N N Mac Os X 1 Go to Trioodmaker com downloads and get Index of kliment printrun your latest version of Printrun Download and on Jacinto Vooi unzip the file to a desired location gt YY Printrun Mac 10Mar2014 zip 10 Mar 2014 15 40 33M Printrun Mac 12July2013 zip 12 Jul 2013 00 13 33M AY Printran Win Slic3r 10Ma2014 zip 10 Mar 2014 15 43 24M AY Printrun Win Slic r 12July2013 zip 12 Jul 2013 00 16 25M CD obsolete 10 Mar 2014 15 36 Apache 2 2 Server at koti kapsi fi Port 80 2 Right click the unpacked application and dia click open gt 8 Python asiik Show Package Contents 3 Click open to continue in the pop up screen i A A E want to open it Opening Printrun Mac 10Mar2014 app will always allow it to run on this Mac Safari downloaded this file today at 20 31 from koti kapsi fi Open Cancel 18 A Printrun Mac Is installed 119 Leveling the build plate To get the print stick to the build plate the nozzle needs to b
13. nt speed Traveling speed Software Provided software Printable files supports Physical dimensions Frame dimensions Printer dimensions Specifications of the Tripodmaker Fused Deposition Modeling FDM Delta Robot 75 250 microns 0 1 mm a son onan 0 4 mm 20 150 mm s 20 150 mm s Repetier Host Cura Engine and Slic3r ore Windows XP and higher Mac OS X 10 6 and higher X 00 0 Cm TORON Z 101 050 X 58 0 cm Y 54 0 em ag Oh Ore qa Temperature Operating temperature Storage temperature Operating nozzle temperature Operating bed temperature Electrical AC input Connectivity Shipping dimensions Weight Shipping weight 15 32 deg C O 21 deg C 180 295 deg C 50 90 deg C 88 264 V 4 63 HZ SA Stand alone printing from SD card USB AO CM 5o 0 Cm Z VIO OCA 19 kg 21 kg Get started with Tripodmaker What s in the box Next to your Trioodmaker which had the SD card inserted there are other components in the box Here the list Filament spool Spool holder and screws Painters tape Power cable USB cable Test print User manual Unboxing 1 Place the Iripodmaker box on a stable Surface with great access on all sides Open the box from the top and you will find a spool with PLA filament this user manual cables blue painters tape filament holder and a test print Remove the first cardboard layer Lift up your Iripodmaker
14. ou are ready for your first print 1 Insert your SD card in the SD card slot 2 Navigate to the SD Card folder by navigating with the button towards gt Menu gt Frint from SD 3 Select the test file Attention make sure your plate is free of objects Your printer will home heat up and start the print Attention During the printing process the hot end and print bed can get hot Do not touch these until printing is done 4 To remove the print simply pull it off To get big objects of the bulld plate a putty knife might be useful Attention Prints that were just completed can be hot a 27 Generate your Print file on your computer 28 Congratulations You just completed the test file Now continue on generating your own printable files Print files are the result of a process called slicing There are 3 main slicer programs currently available 1 CuraEngine 2 olicor 3 Kisslicer only single nozzle available for free Depending on the operating system you use there is a slightly different approach Generate files on Windows with RepetierHost RepetierHost for Iripodmaker already contains several predefined settings for multiple materials and has CuraEngine and Slic3r preinstalled We recommend using CuraEngine to slice your files Slic3r can be something to experiment with if results are not meeting your requirements while using CuraEngine 1 Press Load to pl
15. supply Attaching the power supply 1 Make sure your power switch is in the OFF lo position before you plug in the power cable 2 Connect the power calle to the printer 3 Next insert the power cable in the wall socket Detaching the power supply 1 Make sure your power switch is in the OFF lo position before detaching the power supply 2 The cable can be detached from the socket by pulling it out gently 14 Power switch 1 The ON OFF button of the Tripodmaker is located at the right side The I represents ON and o represents OFF Turing the Trpodmaker ON lights up the LCD screen 2 Switching OFF of the Tripodmaker can be done at any time however it is recommended to only tum it of when not in use Tuming the Tripodmaker OFF extinguishes the LCD screen 15 16 First use of your Iripodmaker Downloading and installing software Before getting started your Iripodmaker needs to be leveled This requires software on your computer in order to control your print head Microsoft Windows Go to Iripodmaker com downloads and get your latest version of setupkeoetierHostIrpodmaker exe 1 Unpack the ZIP file and run the exe file as administrator 2 Choose your preferred language and continue the installation by pressing Next 3 If this is your first install overwrite the slicer settings If not you can uncheck boxes in order to not overwrite previously saved slicer settings
16. tion Leaving too much time between movements disables the motors and leads to loss of cart position Re use the home button to have a good position reference in case the carts were able to move freely Advice on leveling is found in the Leveling Procedure section 20 Leveling procedure You want the nozzle to be as close as the thickness of a plece of paper or less without touching the bulld plate To big air gap v No air gap Y No contact with the build plate Turn the three screws counter clockwise so You are ready to go that the build plate comes up 23 Loading and unloading filament Loading filament 1 Preheat your Iripodmaker by navigating with the button towards gt Menu gt Control gt Temperature gt Nozzle Set the temperature within the use envelope of the material Attention Exceeding the allowed temperatures can ignite material in the printer head Always be careful when changing materials Suggested temperatures PLA 205 degrees Celsius ABS 235 degrees Celsius 2 Lift the lever to unlock the filament driver 3 Straighten the filament so it can be guided easily through the extruder drive mechanism 4 Insert the filament in the extruder Make sure to insert the filament above the leaver and at the left side of the spring A bit of twisting the filament will be necessary in order to get the filament in the white nylon tube 24 Info screen Prerare Lontrol
17. with 2 hands on the top of the frame Caution Do not lift the Tripodmaker on internal parts 2 Position your Tripodmaker on a sturdy table Uncut and remove 3 tiewraps that are strapped around the belts Remove all blue tape to hold the magnet contacts 3 Push up the carts on their vertical slides in order to lift up the printer head Remove all protective material from the printer left 10 Terminology the 2 3 N On A Display SD card slot Push and rotate button Bulla plate Leveling screws Print head or hot end Filament guide tube Print head cables Filament driver 10 Spool holder mounting location 11 Power Socket 12 USB Socket 13 Power switch 14 Vertical slides 15 Carts 16 Magnetic rods 17 Ball joints 18 Nozzle 12 Get your Tripodmaker ready Spool holder Attaching the spool holder 1 The spool holder is mounted with two T nuts and two M4 x amp bolts 2 Mount the holder on the vertical slide near the filament driver by sliding the T nuts in the aluminum beam 3 Position the holder and screw on the M4 x 8 nuts firmly By turning the bolts the T nut will rotate inside the aluminum beam and hook behind the profile edges Make sure the I nuts tum 90 degrees Detaching the spool holder Untighten the M4 x 8 nuts The I nuts will align with the profile edges and you will be able to remove the spool holder 113 Power
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