Markforged Desktop Series, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...1 DESKTOP PRINTER QUICK START GUIDE DESKTOP PRINTER QUICK START GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...ument visit our support website Copyright 2019 Markforged Inc All rights reserved Changesareperiodicallymadetotheinformationherein which will be incorporated in revised editions of this publication Markforged may make changes or improvements to the product s described in this publication at any time and without notice Version 1 3 April 2020 ...

Page 3: ...3 DESKTOP PRINTER QUICK START GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS USER NOTES 4 UNBOXING AND ASSEMBLY 5 QUICK START GUIDE 7 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS 17 ...

Page 4: ...aned with a microfiber cloth and non abrasive window cleaner as other cleaning agents could permanently fog or scratch the surface Please follow instructions below Reducing Burn Risks when cleaning your printer REDUCING BURN RISKS Do not touch the nozzles and print head when hot unless explicitly instructed to do so by Markforged documentation or personnel During a print run leave all doors closed...

Page 5: ...ey 2 5mm hex key 3mm hex key Plastic shim in envelope Fiber shim in envelope 3 fiber nozzles with PTFE tubes installed 5 fiber PTFE tubes Fiber nozzle torque bit 10mm Plastic nozzle torque bit 7mm Torque wrench Plastic feed tube USB A to USB B cable and cable extender Tweezers Glue stick applied to print bed before each print Anti Seize applied to plastic fiber nozzles when installing 3 plastic no...

Page 6: ... the print head to the back left corner of the print chamber Download a tuning app on your mobile device see note Place your phone s microphone close to but not touching the back belt and pluck the front stretch of the back belt like a guitar string Use a 3mm hex key to adjust the rear belt tensioner until the app reads a frequency of 49Hz Repeat this process with the back stretch of the front bel...

Page 7: ...ugh the setup necessary for online printing If you experience network issues or cannot print online at any point a version of this guide for offline printing can be made available Supplies Drybox Plastic feed tube Unopened bag of plastic filament Unopened spool of fiber filament if applicable Tweezers Glue stick Leveling shims in envelope Scraper 2 5mm hex key Wire cutters or similar tool not incl...

Page 8: ...the corners of the drybox 3 Place the spindle through the center of the spool of plastic filament and attach the spindle cap such that the magnets connect 4 Place the spool and spindle in the drybox such that filament exits from the top of the spool Note The plastic spool is wound under tension Always hold the plastic against the spool to prevent unwinding during the loading routine 5 Cut the plas...

Page 9: ...stic that you are loading and select Full Spool Follow the onscreen instructions to load plastic before moving on to the next section A Wait for the plastic nozzle to heat up before feeding filament into the plastic extruder B Once the extruder motor catches the filament insert the unattached end of the plastic feed tube into the fitting on the back of the plastic extruder Note The plastic extrude...

Page 10: ...of the material through the fiber feed tube until it reaches the fiber extruder 6 Run the Load Fiber routine by selecting Menu Materials Load Fiber Meter Load on your printer s touchscreen Input the type of fiber that you are loading and select 50cc Full or 150cc Full depending on the spool size Follow the onscreen instructions to load fiber As the fiber is loading follow steps 7 and 8 below to pl...

Page 11: ...9 At the end of the Load Fiber routine remove the cut piece of fiber from the print head SET UP YOUR PRINT BED Before printing a part you will need to level your print bed and apply glue to the region of the bed where the parts will print Leveling the print bed provides the best chance of print success and minimizes warping Applying glue ensures a well adhered first layer and allows for easier par...

Page 12: ...nter s touchscreen and following the onscreen instructions Note The print head will move autonomously during this utility 3 Apply a thin layer of glue from the provided glue stick to the print bed as shown in purple in the image below 4 Run the Bed Level Test Print utility by selecting Menu Utilities Test Prints Bed Level Test Print on your printer s touchscreen ...

Page 13: ...needs to be adjusted Compare your results with each of the example disks below Uniform and solid Well leveled Stringy material or the lines don t connect completely to the outer circle Bed low Flattened or overly pressed down Bed high Inconsistently or not entirely laid down Bed very high ...

Page 14: ...count belonging to a single Eiger organization You can only use printers registered to your organization printers can only belong to only a single Eiger organization If you have an Eiger account in the appropriate organization proceed to step 1 If you do not yet have an Eiger account and wish to create a new Eiger organization navigate to eiger io in your Google Chrome browser and create a new Eig...

Page 15: ... from your Eiger library 4 Select Desktop Series from the Printer Type drop down menu in the Part Settings panel on the right side of the screen 5 Select the material types that you will use for this print from the Material and Reinforcement Material drop down menus in that same panel Note This part can be printed with any combination of fiber and plastic If you have loaded materials other than th...

Page 16: ...the printer and use the provided scraper to remove the part from the print bed Warning The scraper provided with Markforged printers is sharp and can cause injury if used incorrectly Tip Always scrape away from your body When removing a part brace the bed in a vertical position against a sturdy level surface Slide the scraper under the corner of the part Always keep fingers or other body parts out...

Page 17: ... able to make outbound connections to services at the following hostnames on the given ports no inbound connections are needed HOSTNAME PORT PROTOCOL REQUIRED REASON s3 amazonaws com mfeiger production s3 amazonaws com 443 TCP yes Downloading MFP part files produced by Eiger and consumed by printers cdn eiger io 443 TCP yes Device operation www eiger io 443 TCP yes Connecting to Eiger required for...

Page 18: ...hese services have time limited validity and the printer s time must fall within this window Currently NTP Network Time Protocol on UDP port 123 is the only supported mechanism for time synchronization and Markforged printers will attempt to connect to four different servers within the global public NTP server pool determined by querying hostnames ending in pool ntp org Markforged printers also su...