LulzBot Mini 2 Aerostruder v2 Micro, Assembly Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ions LulzBot Mini 2 Aerostruder v2 Micro Tool Head Installation Workflow 1Getting Started Follow the instructions below to quickly install your LulzBot Aerostruder v2 Micro on a LulzBot Mini 2 3D Printer LulzBot Aerostruder v2 Micro ...

Page 2: ...Head Fully Assembled LulzBot Aerostruder v2 Micro 3Additional Items Required You will also need 2 5 mm metric hex key included with your LulzBot Mini 2 USB cable included with your LulzBot Mini 2 GNU Linux Windows Mac based computer Additional Items Required ...

Page 3: ... of the printer 4B Unplug the USB cable from the front of the printer if installed Power off your Mini 2 5Remove Connector Cover 5A Using the 2 5 mm hex key included with your LulzBot Mini 2 remove the three M3 screws 5B Lift off the cover exposing the tool head connector Remove 3 screws ...

Page 4: ...nect Tool Head Depress the retaining tab on the connector housing and gently wiggle the connector free Do not pull on the wires only the connector housing Retaining tab Unplug the tool head connector from the wiring harness ...

Page 5: ...ng the tool head to the X axis carriage Remove the rear screw first followed by the remaining top two screws 7C Remove the tool head from the printer by moving the tool head away from the printer Note In previous versions of our tool heads the Esteps Extruder Steps Per Unit were listed along the back of the tool heads for the customer to update For the new Aerostruder tool head however the Esteps ...

Page 6: ... head Do not pinch any wires between the mount and the carriage 8B Secure it to the X axis carriage by loosely screwing in the top two screws Leave the top two screws loose 8C Loosely screw in the last screw through the rear of the X axis carriage 8D Tighten the top two screws 8E Tighten the rear screw Align the tool head ...

Page 7: ...ning and install the top two screws followed by the rear screw 9Plug in Tool Head Connect the two connectors making sure to fully seat the connectors until they lock Ready to connect Fully seated and locked ...

Page 8: ...old while screwing in Screw in cover using three M3 screws 11Install or Update Cura LulzBot Edition 11A Install the latest version of Cura LulzBot Edition It is important to have the LulzBot Edition of Cura as it has preset machine configuration profiles built into it 11B Cura LulzBot Edition is available from http LulzBot com Cura 11C Plug in your LulzBot Mini 2 3D printer to the power supply and...

Page 9: ...Power on your 3D printer and plug in USB cable Open Cura LulzBot Edition ...

Page 10: ...e top right hand menu for Cura LE Select the Settings drop down arrow Printer Add Printer 12B Select LulzBot Mini 2 Aerostruder Micro and click Add Printer 12C Select Finish Add Printer Select LulzBot Mini 2 and Aerostruder Micro Add Printer ...

Page 11: ...Manage Printers 13B Confirm that the LulzBot Mini 2 Aerostruder v2 Micro is selected and click Upgrade Firmware 13C Select Automatically Update Firmware The Update EEPROM checkbox should be checked by default Close any dialog windows after the firmware has been updated Select Manage Printers ...

Page 12: ...Select Upgrade Firmware Automatically Upgrade Firmware ...

Page 13: ...mperature 14A Select Print Monitor Control Tab from the menu above the virtual print interface 14B Click Connect 14C Type 205 into the Select temperature field 14D Select Heat Extruder Select Monitor tab Click Connect ...

Page 14: ...end has reached the extrusion temperature of 205 remove the test filament used during factory calibration by entering 5for the Extrusion amount in Cura LE Click the Extrude button Change the value to 60 and click the Retract button 15B Once filament has retracted 60 mm squeeze idler inwards and pull the filament out You may need to loosen the idler slightly by turning the silver idler wheel clockw...

Page 15: ...extruder Squeeze the idler arm inward and insert the filament into the extruder filament guide 16B Enter 60 in Extrusion amount and click the Extrude button 16C Purge factory filament by continuing to select the Extrude button until the hot end extrudes material 16D Level the X axis by clicking the Level X Axis button Insert filament Extrude Filament ...

Page 16: ...rst print the LulzBot Rocktomek Download and Save 1 Load the RocktomekPose05 stl 3D model 2 Select the sample material PolyLite PLA Polymaker and the Profile High Detail 3 Press the Print via USB button to start your print All Hail the LulzBot Rocktomek ...

Page 17: ...iled instructions More Information LulzBot Mini 2 User Manual Adjusting Z offset Adjust your Z offset during the first layer of the print by following these steps 18A Press in on the Graphical LCD Controller knob on the LulzBot Mini 2 and select Tune 18B Select Z Offset 18C Rotate the knob counterclockwise to bring the hot end nozzle closer to the print surface Rotate the knob clockwise to move th...

Page 18: ...18D Note the Z offset value once adjusted Follow the instructions at LulzBot com z offset to store your ideal Z offset Tune Z offset ...

Page 19: ...Adjust as desired Ideal first layer height https ohai lulzbot com project lulzbot mini 2 aerostruder v2 micro installation 9 13 18 ...