Fablicator FM1, User Manual

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Page 2: ...uder Nozzle Heated Print Bed Power Button Reset Button Extruder Stepper Disable Switch XYZ Axis Stepper Disable Switch USB COVER PANEL CD DVD Drive Extruder Carriage Y Axis X Axis The Fablicator at a Glance ...

Page 3: ...5mm 069in Nozzle Diameter 0 35mm 014in Travel speed 25mm 300mm s 1 12in s AC Voltage 100 240V Current 3 75A MAX Wattage 200W Typical During Printing Connectivity USB CD DVD Ethernet Wireless optional Software KISSLicer Fablicator Interface Windows 7 Computer Hardware AMD A4 4000 450W 12V PSU 2GB RAM CD DVD 500GB HDD Operating temperature 12C to 32c Storage temperature 0C to 45c Maximum nozzle temp...

Page 4: ...60C 60C Maximum Structural Temperatures 260C Head 125C Bed 240C Head 75C Bed 240C Head 75C Bed Typical Printing Tem perature Opaque Most colors opaque or very slightly translucent Most colors semi translucent Optical Properties Legos Pipe Toys Small food containers Bio degradable cups Utensils Water Bottles Food Pack aging Common real world uses What are the diffi culties printing this material La...

Page 5: ...rs Allen Wrenches and Steel Wire Rear Panel Part Removal Tool Print Primer Bottle Top Panel Standard Spool Holder Antistatic Material Spool Holder Right Panel Print Primer Pellets X3 Windows 7 Backup CD Left Panel Filament Spool X3 Power Cord ...

Page 6: ... corners 2 Open the Internal box and also remove the foam cor ners 3 Gently lift out the Fablicator holding it by the frame highlighted in green Some assistance may be helpful for this step Caution ONLY lift the Fablicator by the aluminum frame 4 Place the Fablicator on a sturdy table or desk ...

Page 7: ...5 Carefully cut the colored zip ties and remove the yellow clips Save the yellow axis stops in case the Fablicator ever needs to be shipped Unpacking the Fablicator ...

Page 8: ...ABS PLA and PETG Spools The alternate holder 2 is designed for antistatic material spools 2 Remove the screws from the standard spool holder so it can be attached to the printer 3 Slide and Rotate the spool holder halves into the ex trusion frame 4 When the two halves are brought together insert and tighten the screws 1 2 ...

Page 9: ... spool slides onto the holder and the clip is inserted to secure it 6 The antistatic spool holder is simply inserted and ro tated into place on the opposite side of the printer Setting Up the Spool Holders ...

Page 10: ... side panels with the small notch aligning with the spool holder The magnets on the panel should seat to the magnets on the frame 3 Attach the top and rear panel 4 Attach the front panel If additional handles are desired the stl file is available in the sample stl folder on the Fablicator s desktop ...

Page 11: ...red lights should be off 3 Open the Fablicator shortcut on the desktop 4 Once the software loads press the Set button to the right of the Extruder Temp Label This will heat up the ex truder so filament can be loaded and unloaded Caution After this step the tip of the extruder will be extremely hot Do not touch it ...

Page 12: ... frame through the oval slot in the top cover behind the belt and into the small hole on the top of the extruder The filament should go into the extruder about 3 4 8 Press the Extrude button on the Fablicator interface and push the filament gently into the top of the extruder until the drive wheel grips it Each press of the Extrude button sends 60mm of fila ment into the extruder nozzle 9 The extr...

Page 13: ...f the extrud er the filament is fully loaded 11 Remove any excess extruded filament from the build area It should be cool a few seconds after leaving the ex truder nozzle Loading Filament Remove 12 Turn off the extruder by pressing the Off button next to the Extruder Temp text This is only necessary if you do not plan to print an object in the next few minutes ...

Page 14: ...xtruder will be extremely hot Do not touch it 2 Wait for the Extruder temp to exceed 200Degrees The extruder temp bar shows the current temperature vs the set temperature 3 Once the extruder is above 200deg C Press the Reverse button The extruder will back out 60mm of filament from the extruder The extruder will stop auto matically after 60mm of filament has been retracted 4 After the filament has...

Page 15: ...re the end of the filament Caution Not securing the end of the filament to the spool may result in a tangle which will eventually result in a print failure 7 Turn off the extruder by pressing the Off button next to the Extruder Temp text This is only necessary if the printer will be idle for the next few minutes Unloading Filament ...

Page 16: ...he Open button This will open the file with KISSlicer 5 A right click on the part box allows a part to be scaled multiplied or transformed rotated flipped if desired Additional parts can be added to the print using the Open button 4 Once KISSlicer has loaded a 3D representation of the part will be visible in the main window The sample part is a short ruler in this case A Small thumbnail of the par...

Page 17: ...p down boxes to the material you are printing with ABS PLA PETG The material must be properly set in this window for a part to turn out as expected 9 Once the settings are selected Click the Slice button in the top right corner Choose a filename and click save to create G Code for the file This process is called Slicing since it divides the part into many layers 10 After the file is sliced you can...

Page 18: ...eaches the target temperature the print will begin Once the print has finished the extruder and bed will turn off automatically 13 Once the bed is primed and G Code file loaded press the Print button The Fablicator will automatically home all axis and move the extruder to a corner of the bed The printer will also automatically heat up the bed and extruder to the materi al settings from KISSlicer 1...

Page 19: ...d Reset Printer Used to cancel print in progress Feed rate for manual moves and extrudes Home All Axis Moves the respective axis 0 1 1 10 or 100mm Moves the Z axis in 0 1 1 or 10mm increments Move filament into or out of the extruder How much filament is moved for each press of the Extrude Reverse Turn off the Extruder or Bed heater Set the Bed or Extruder tem perature to the selected temperature ...

Page 20: ...h faster print times and stronger parts and thinner layers will gener ally have slightly better surface finishes Solid parts will be the strongest while medium or low density parts will print more quickly and use less material The hollow setting is usually reserved for special purpose parts which are designed to be hollow Many parts will collapse onto themselves if printed hollow Solid Infill Medi...

Page 21: ...Coarse 0 25mm Medium 0 17mm Fine 0 125mm Style Settings Layer Height Examples ...

Page 22: ...nerally a part can have a 45deg overhang before support is required but there are many exceptions to this rule Examples of how support is generated for a half arch are given below No Support Print will likely fail due to material with noth ing below it Support Examples Standard Support ideal support for most objects Minimal Support Easier to remove support but part of the arch may sag or collapse ...

Page 23: ...240C and wait for it to get near the target temperature 3 Switch on the extruder disable switch on the front of the printer The little red light should turn on This means the stepper motor controlling the extruder can rotate freely 4 Pull up on the filament going into the extruder this should remove the filament 5 Use a piece of the music wire from the starter kit and carefully insert it through t...

Page 24: ...LA 120C for PETG pull up on the filament above the extrud er This should pull out all of the filament inside the extruder head 9 The tip of the filament should look like this If the tip of the filament does not have the conical shape the filament was not completely removed You will need to repeat steps 6 8 until the tip of the filament looks simi lar to the example 10 Once the filament is removed ...

Page 25: ...st clogs will clear in 1 2 tries but sometimes it may take additional attempts If you can t seem to clear a clog don t hesitate to contact technical support technicalsupport fablicator com or 610 295 7867 between the hours of 9am and 5pm EST Clearing an Extruder Jam ...

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