Darkly Labs Emblaser Core, User & Assembly Manual

Page 1: ...Emblaser Core Assembly Manual Rev 1 32 User Assembly Manual English Darkly LabsR Kit Rev 1 0 ...

Page 2: ... Emblaser Core contains a Class 4 laser device This device could cause damage to your eyesight or blindness Always wear your safety glasses when operating your machine IMPORTANT SAFETY GLASSES MUST BE USED ...

Page 3: ... produce extremely toxic fumes leading to severe health issues and machine damage If you do not know what your material contains DO NOT USE IT IMPORTANT BANNED MATERIALS PVC VINYL ABS FIBERGLASS COATED CARBON FIBER ANY MATERIAL CONTAINING CHLORINE ...

Page 4: ... Darkly Labs directly before operation Ensure proper supervision of children and impaired users The Emblaser Device is not intended for children under the age of 15 years Children under the age of 15 years should be supervised to ensure they do not play with the Emblaser Device Teenagers aged between 15 and 18 years can use the Emblaser with the consent and or assistance of their parents or person...

Page 5: ...ages are the Base Plate and Acrylic Panels Whats in the Box Preparation A medium size table should be enough space to construct your Emblaser Core Allow yourself 2 3 hours to complete the kit assembly Use powered drivers at your own risk We recommend using hand tools supplied as some parts may be damaged by overtightening Running into trouble If you get stuck or have any questions comments or feed...

Page 6: ... 2x Side Panel 8x Corner Bracket 6x Panel Bracket 36x M3x12mm Screw 36x M3 Washer 24x M3 Nut 4x Cable Management Clip CONTENTS Misc Parts 1x Power Supply 1x USB cable 1x Getting Started Card 1x Safety Glasses 4x Cutting Mats 1x Lens cleaning liquid dispenser 1x Magnifier ...

Page 7: ...x Motor Pulleys 18x M3 Washer 10x M3 Nut 8x Shoulder Bolt 4x M5 Lock Nut 4x M5 Washer 16x Flanged Bearings 4x Rail Bracket 18x M3x30mm Screw 4x M5 Nut 4x Spacer 4x Gantry Carriage Housing 1x Laser Carriage contains only 3 linear bearings 2x Long Gantry Rail 2x Short Gantry Rail 4x Linear Bearing ...

Page 8: ...utton PCB 1x Button PCB Cover 1x Enable Button 1x Power Button 1x Ribbon Cable 2x M3x12mm Screw 2x M3 Washer 2x M3 Nut PARTS STAGE 3 Driver Board 1x Driver Board Cover 1x Driver Board 1x M3x12mm Screw 4x M3x8mm Screws 1x Laser Unit ...

Page 9: ...roller Board 1x Controller Board 1x Controller Board Cover 2x Motor Cables 4x M3x12mm Screw 4x M3 Washer 4x Standoff PARTS STAGE 6 Assembly Completion 1x Base Plate 10x Rubber Feet 8x M3x12mm Screw 8x M3 Washer 8x M3 Nut ...

Page 10: ... Accessory OPTIONAL 1x Workspace Camera 2x M3x12mm Screw 2x M3 Washer 2x M3 Nut 3x Air Assist Hose Clips PARTS Air Assist Accessory OPTIONAL 1x Air Assist Pump 1x Air Assist Hose 1x Intake Filter 2x M4x6mm Screw 2x M4 Washer ...

Page 11: ...nstruction 8x Corner Bracket 6x Wall Bracket 4x Cable Management Clip 36x M3x12mm Screw 36x M3 Washer 24x M3 Nut You will also need a 2 5mm Hex Tool This and other tools can be found in Box 1 Accessories STAGE 1 FRAME ASSEMBLY Step 1 01 Attach 4x Corner Brackets to the Rear Panel Important Keep the feature indicated in green to the left M3 x 12mm SCREW M3 WASHER M3 NUT ...

Page 12: ...12 Step 1 02 Place the Front Panel on the table with the logo facing down Attach 4x Corner Brackets to the Front Panel Step 1 03 Attach the two Side Panels ...

Page 13: ...Step 1 04 Place the 4x Cable Management Clips in the recesses on the Rear Panel 13 ...

Page 14: ...14 M3 NUT M3 x 12mm SCREW M3 WASHER Step 1 05 Attach the Top Panel Important Keep the holes indicated in green to the right ...

Page 15: ...15 Step 1 06 Attach the Panel Brackets to the Front Rear and Side Panels You do not need nuts for this step M3 x 12mm SCREW M3 WASHER Attach the Panel Brackets to the Top Panel ...

Page 16: ...parts listed below 2x Long Rails 2x Short Rails You will also need a 2 0mm Hex Tool a 2 5mm Hex Tool and a 3 0mm Hex Tool STAGE 2 GANTRY ASSEMBLY 10x M3 Nuts 8x Shoulder Bolts 4x M5 Nuts 4x M5 Lock Nuts 4x M5 Washer 16x Flanged Bearings 4x Spacers 4x Gantry Carriage Housings 4x Linear Bearings Laser Carriage Step 2 01 16 Flip the Frame Assembly over and rest it on a pair of the small boxes include...

Page 17: ... shaft and fasten using the 2 0mm Hex Tool Important Leave approx 0 5mm gap between the Motor Pulley and the Motor 17 Flat face of motor shaft Step 2 02 Place the second Motor Pulley upside down over the shaft of the remaining Motor Repeat the previous step The two Motors should now look like the ones in the image below ...

Page 18: ...03 Attach the Motors to the underside of the Top Panel with the Motor Brackets Make sure the Motor connectors are facing the centre of the machine Take note of Motor Bracket orientation M3 x 30mm SCREW M3 WASHER ...

Page 19: ...19 Step 2 04 Attach two Rail Brackets to the underside of the Top Panel Make sure the arrow on the Rail Bracket points towards the Top Panel M3 NUT M3 x 30mm SCREW M3 WASHER ...

Page 20: ...20 Step 2 05 Attach the Homing Trigger to the underside of the Top Panel M3 NUT M3 x 30mm SCREW M3 WASHER ...

Page 21: ...21 Step 2 06 Assemble the four Idle Pulleys ...

Page 22: ...22 Step 2 07 Attach the Idle Pulleys to the underside of the Top Panel Important Correct placement of UPPER and LOWER Idle Pulleys is critical to the function of your Emblaser device M5 LOCK NUT ...

Page 23: ...age Housings at their hinging point Insert two Linear Bearings and hinge the Gantry Carriage Housings completely closed Your kit may have shipped with pre assembled Gantry Carriages If so please proceed to Step 2 10 Otherwise follow the steps in 2 08 2 09 ...

Page 24: ...ings and fasten with Shoulder Bolt and M5 Nut Repeat this step on opposite side NOTE The shoulder bolts may be a tight fit into the gantry carriages and need to be screwed in FLANGED BEARING SHOULDER BOLT M5 NUT Complete second Gantry Carriage ...

Page 25: ...into one of the Gantry Carriages Slide the Laser Carriage onto the two Long Rails Important Orientate the Laser Carriage so its motor is at the bottom Attach remaining Gantry Carriage Note Laser Carriage should only contain 3 linear bearings ...

Page 26: ...ion should be smooth and constant If it feels tight near the gantry carriages can adjust the tightness of the shoulder bolts in the Gantry Carriages accordingly Insert the two Short Rails into the Gantry Carriages and attach the remaining Rail Brackets as shown ...

Page 27: ...2 12 Pick up the assembly from the previous step and place it in the Frame Assembly as shown Take note of arrow direction in the diagram Insert the Gantry Assembly into the Rail Mounts attached to the Top Panel ...

Page 28: ...28 28 Step 2 13 Attach the final two Rail Brackets to the underside of the Top Panel M3 NUT M3 x 30mm SCREW M3 WASHER ...

Page 29: ... way the belt teeth are facing in the diagrams Take note of which pulleys are specified in each diagram If a belt gets twisted or tangled don t panic Pull it out untwist it and try again Take your time Keep the Frame Assembly upside down and held up by the small boxes The Front Rear and Side Panels have been hidden in the following illustrations ...

Page 30: ...30 30 The diagrams below highlights the position of Belt Pulleys There are Upper Position pulleys and Lower Position pulleys ...

Page 31: ...31 31 Step 2 15 Thread one end of a Belt through the Gantry Carriage indicated in the diagram The teeth of the Belt should be touching the Flanged Bearing ...

Page 32: ...ep 2 15 The front of the Belt Hub indicated by the circle always faces the Front Panel Insert the end of the Belt into the channel in the bottom of the Belt Hub next to the GREEN tab as shown in the image below ...

Page 33: ...33 33 Step 2 16 Route the Belt around the two Lower Position Idle Pulleys as shown ...

Page 34: ...34 34 Step 2 17 Pass the Belt straight through the Gantry Carraige and around the Motor Pulley ...

Page 35: ...35 35 Step 2 18 Route the Belt behind lower position pulley in the Gantry Carriage ...

Page 36: ...36 36 Step 2 19 Bring the Belt around behind the Laser Carriage Move the Gantry Carriages to the front of the machine so that both are touching the Top Panel ...

Page 37: ...tight This should cause the left hand side Gantry Carriage to pull away from the Top Panel Apply just enough tension to the belt so the gap between the left hand side Gantry Carriage and the Top Panel is approximately 5mm ...

Page 38: ...that channel Check the position of the Gantry Carriages again When the left hand Gantry Carriage is touching the Top Panel the left hand Gantry Carriage should be 5mm away from the Top Panel Note The Gantry Assembly will now be on an angle this is corrected when tensioning the second Belt ...

Page 39: ...39 39 Step 2 20 Thread one end of the second Belt through the Gantry Carriage indicated in the diagram The teeth of the Belt should be touching the Flanged Bearing ...

Page 40: ...40 40 Step 2 21 Insert the belt into the channel in the top of the Belt Hub Use the empty channel NOT the channel containing the yellow tab ...

Page 41: ...41 41 Step 2 22 Route the Belt around the two Upper Position Idle Pulleys as shown ...

Page 42: ...42 42 Step 2 23 Pass the Belt through the Gantry Carraige and around the Motor Pulley ...

Page 43: ...43 43 Step 2 24 Route the Belt behind lower position pulley in the Gantry Carriage ...

Page 44: ... 26 Move the Gantry Carriages to the front of the machine If the first belt has been tensioned correctly the left Gantry Carriage will sit 5mm back from the Top Panel when the right Gantry Carriage is touching the Top Panel ...

Page 45: ...to the Belt Hub as shown in the diagram Pull the belt tight This should cause the left hand side Gantry Carriage to get closer to the Top Panel Apply just enough tension to the belt to remove the gap between the left hand side Gantry Carriage and the Top Panel ...

Page 46: ...nd to make sure the correct pulleys are used for each Belt and that the gantry carriages meet the front of the Top Panel without any gaps Flip the Frame Assembly back over onto its feet and test one last time that the Gantry Carriages meet the Top Panel at the same time ...

Page 47: ...y is not square your designs will not be square If the Gantry is not square your machine may fail to home correctly The Gantry is not square if the Gantry Carriages do not touch the Top Panel at the same time when pushed backwards and forwards Take a moment to redo the Belts now ...

Page 48: ...ser Carriage Lay out the parts listed below Refer to the PARTS Stage 3 section Driver Board Cover Driver Board 1x M3x12mm Screws 4x M3x8mm Screws Laser Unit You will also need a 2 5mm Hex Tool STAGE 3 DRIVER BOARD Step 3 01 M3 x 12mm SCREW ...

Page 49: ...Familiarise yourself with the Driver Board Cover using the diagrams below Step 3 02 49 49 CABLE MANAGEMENT FLAP DRIVER BOARD COVER TAIL LATCHES ...

Page 50: ...river Board over the Driver Board Cover and attach to the Laser Carriage Note Don t allow any cables to be trapped under the Driver Board or the Cover Step 3 03 50 50 M3 x 8mm SCREW DRIVER BOARD DRIVER BOARD COVER ...

Page 51: ... Laser Carriage and under the Cable Management Flap illustrated in Step 3 02 Important Cables must pass around the side of the Laser Carriage not over the top Step 3 04 51 51 Connect the cables to the Driver Board sockets indicated in the diagram below ...

Page 52: ...Fold the Driver Board Cover as shown in the diagram Step 3 07 52 52 ...

Page 53: ...Clip In Latches Connect the FFC to the Driver Board connector socket indicated in the diagram below 53 53 ...

Page 54: ...t the Button PCB 54 54 Lay out the parts listed below Refer to the PARTS Stage 4 section Button PCB Button PCB Cover Enable Button Power Button Ribbon Cable 2x M3x12mm Screws 2x M3 Washer 2x M3 Nut You will also need a 2 5mm Hex Tool STAGE 4 BUTTON PCB Step 4 01 ...

Page 55: ...Turn the Frame Assembly upside down Use the small boxes again to raise it off your table Step 4 02 55 55 ...

Page 56: ...Attach the Button PCB Cover to the Rear Panel Step 4 03 56 56 M3 x 12mm SCREW M3 WASHER M3 NUT Completely remove the hexagonal nuts from the Power Button and the Enable Button Step 4 04 ...

Page 57: ...rt the buttons into the indicated holes in the Top Panel Return the hexagonal nuts to the buttons and tighten by hand Connect the Power and Enable Buttons to the Button PCB 57 57 POWER BUTTON ENABLE BUTTON ...

Page 58: ...rip Clips 4x M3x12 Screws 4x M3 Washer 4x Standoff You will also need a 2 5mm Hex Tool This stage of the assembly has components that are sensitive to damage from static Please read and follow these steps Only handle the controller board by its edges Only remove the controller board from its bag when you are ready to install it Do not walk around with the controller board Avoid handing the control...

Page 59: ...59 59 When the Contoller Board Cover is fully folded the lines on the back face should be visible from the outside ...

Page 60: ...02 60 60 Pull the white flexible cable part of the Driver Board Cover Tail through the hole in the Controller Board Cover The black part of the tail should sit outside the Controller Board Cover Expose the adhesive on the black part of the tail and stick it between the lines on on the Rear face ...

Page 61: ...the Diver Board Cover Tail back down through the Top Panel until the cover is resting on the top panel Attach the Controller Board Cover to the Rear Panel Step 5 03 61 61 PCB STANDOFF M3 WASHER M3x12mm SCREW ...

Page 62: ...ing care not to put creases in the flexible cable hold it up against the Top Panel to prevent it getting trapped underneath then clip the Controller Board to the standoffs in the Rear Panel Step 5 04 62 62 ...

Page 63: ...Insert flexible cable into Controller Board socket indicated in the diagram below Note To avoid damage position FFC as squarely as possible to the connector before inserting Step 5 06 63 63 ...

Page 64: ...on the Motor Cables all the way to the indicated connector Connect the Motor Cables to the Motors and the indicated sockets in the Controller Board Step 5 07 64 64 Slip the loose cables into the Cable Clips to keep them tidy ...

Page 65: ...Connect the Ribbon Cable to the Button PCB and to the indicated socket in the Controller Board Step 5 08 65 65 Slip the loose cables into the Cable Clips to keep them tidy ...

Page 66: ...el Group excess cable inside Controller Board Cover before closing 66 66 Lay out the parts listed below Refer to the PARTS Stage 8 section Base Plate Rubber Feet 10x 8x M3x12mm Screws 8x M3 Washers 8x M3 nuts You will also need a 2 5mm Hex tool STAGE 6 ASSEMBLY COMPLETION Step 8 01 ...

Page 67: ...ase Plate to the Corner Brackets making sure the holes indicated by the green arrow are in the orientation as shown Attach the Base Plate to the Corner Brackets Step 8 02 67 67 M3 x 12mm SCREW M3 WASHER M3 NUT ...

Page 68: ...Attach the Rubber Feet to the Base Plate as shown below Step 8 03 68 68 ...

Page 69: ...the end of the Air Assist Hose past the Controller Board Only perform this stage if you have purchased the Air Assist accessory Lay out the parts listed below Refer to the PARTS Stage 6 section Air assist pump Air Assist hose 3x Air Assist hose clips 1x Intake Filter 2x M4x6mm screw 2x M4 washer You will also need a 2 5mm Hex Tool AIR ASSIST ACCESSORY OPTIONAL Step 01 ...

Page 70: ... of Air Assist Hose to the OUTPUT of the Air Assist accessory The output is indicated by an arrow pointing out of the compressor Step 03 Attach the Air Assist pump to the baseplate using the two M3x6mm screws and washers provided ...

Page 71: ...71 71 Step 04 Connect Air Assist cable to the Controller Board Step 05 Attach the additional rubber foot supplied with the Air Assist Accessory to the base plate between the fasteners as indicated ...

Page 72: ...Remove the Aperture Nozzle Plug and insert end of Air Assist Hose into the Aperture Nozzle Step 07 72 72 Route the free end of the Air Assist Hose through the Driver Board Cover as shown Step 06 ...

Page 73: ...Attach three Air Assist Hose Clips in the positions shown below The air assist hose catch on the clips should face downwards Step 08 73 73 Attach the air assist hose into its clips ...

Page 74: ...ry Lay out the parts listed below Refer to the PARTS Stage 7 section Workspace Camera 2x M3x12mm Screw 2x M3 Washer 2x M3 Nut You will also need a 2 5mm Hex tool WORKSPACE CAMERA ACCESSORY OPTIONAL Step 01 The Workspace Camera accessory attaches to the top panel as indicated below ...

Page 75: ...Pull the Workspace Camera cable through slot in Top Panel as shown Attach Workspace Camera to the Top Panel as shown Step 02 75 75 M3 x 12mm SCREW M3 WASHER M3 NUT ...

Page 76: ...Connect Workspace Camera cable to the Controller Board socket indicated Step 03 76 76 ...

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