Monoprice 43363, User Manual

Page 1: ...Joule 3D Printer DIY Assembly Kit P N 43363 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... surface where it could fall and cause either personal injury or damage to the device and or other equipment Do not expose this device to excessive vibration extreme force shock or fluctuations in temperature or humidity Do not expose this device to excessively high temperatures Do not place it in on or near a heat source such as a fireplace stove radiator etc Do not leave it in direct sunlight Do...

Page 3: ...tor head or adapter body Clean using a soft dry cloth only Do not use chemical cleaners solvents or detergents For stubborn deposits moisten the cloth with warm water This device has no user serviceable parts Do not attempt to open service or modify this device Take care to avoid touching hot parts including heat blocks extruder nozzle extruded filament and the heated build plate Do not wear glove...

Page 4: ...a Monoprice Customer Service representative through the Live Chat link on our website www monoprice com or via email at support monoprice com Check the website for support times and links PACKAGE CONTENTS Please take an inventory of the package contents to ensure you have all the items listed below If anything is missing or damaged please contact Monoprice Customer Service for a replacement 1x Pri...

Page 5: ...5 1x X axis Tensioner 1x Z axis Motor Kit 1x X axis Limit Switch Kit 1x XE axis Kit 1x Z axis Profile left 1x Z axis Profile right 1x Gantry Profile 1x X axis Profile ...

Page 6: ...6 1x T shaped Screw Rod 1x Filament Rack 1x Spool Holder and Nut 2x Gantry Cover 1x Synchronous Belt 1x Scraper 1x Cable Tie 1x Needle ...

Page 7: ...Reader 2x M6 Pneumatic Joint 1x AC Power Cord 1x Toolkit 1x Screwdriver 1x Open End Wrench 2x Allen Wrenches 1x Nozzle 1x Screen Bracket 2x M4x20 Hexagon Socket Countersunk Head Screw 2x M4x6 Hexagon Socket Flat Round Head Screw ...

Page 8: ...on Socket Head Spring Washer Combination Screw 5x M5x45 Hexagon Socket Head Spring Washer Combination Screw 5x M5x25 Hexagon Socket Head Spring Washer Combination Screw 6x M4 T Nuts 4x M4x12 Hexagon Socket Head Spring Washer Combination Screw 1x Roll PLA Filament ...

Page 9: ...9 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1 XE axis Kit 2 X axis Limit Switch 3 Build Plate 4 Y axis Tensioner 5 Extruder Kit 6 Filament Rack and Spool Holder 7 Z axis Passive Block 8 X axis Tensioner 9 Screen 10 Control Knob ...

Page 10: ...10 11 Printer Base 12 Power Supply 13 Voltage Switch 14 Y axis Limit Switch 15 Y axis Motor 16 E axis Motor 17 X axis Motor 18 Coupling 19 Z axis Limit Switch 20 Z axis Motor 21 Power Switch and Socket ...

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Page 12: ... Limit Switch Kit and Z axis Profiles 1x Printer Base 1x Z axis Profile left 1x Z axis Profile right 4x M5x45 Hexagon Socket Head Spring Washer Combination Screw Step 1 Use 4x M5x45 screws to secure the Z axis profiles to the printer base ...

Page 13: ...rew Rod 1x T shaped Screw Rod 1x Z axis Motor Kit 2x M4x20 Hexagon Socket Step 2 Secure the T shaped Screw Rod to the Z axis Motor Kit then loosely Countersunk Head Screw attach the Z axis Motor Kit to the Z axis Profile left using 2x M4x20 Screws ...

Page 14: ...en End Wrench 1x M6 Pneumatic Joint Step 3 Use the Open End Wrench to secure the M6 Pneumatic Joint to the XE axis Kit then secure the XE axis Kit to the 2x M5x14 Hexagon Socket X axis Profile using 2x M5x14 Screws The resulting assembly Flat Round Head Screw is the X axis Kit used in the next step ...

Page 15: ...e wheel on the X axis Kit Insert the Synchronous Belt through the Extruder Kit under the V wheel then slide the Extruder Kit onto the middle of the X axis Kit 1x Extruder Kit 1x Synchronous Belt 1x Z axis Passive Block 1x M5x14 Hexagon Socket Flat Round Step 4b Secure the Z axis Passive Block Head Screw to the X axis Kit using 1x M5x14 Screw ...

Page 16: ...b Insert the Synchronous Belt through the X axis Tensioner 2x M5x14 Hexagon Socket Flat Round Head Screw 2x M4x8 Hexagon Socket Head Spring Washer Step 5c Reassemble the X axis Tensioner but do not tighten Combination Screw the nut Use 2x M5x14 Screws to secure the pully to the X axis Tensioner but do not use too much force ...

Page 17: ...f the Synchronous Belt through the sheet metal slots on the rear of the Extruder Kit then fully tighten the X axis Tensioner Step 5e Secure the X axis Limit Switch to the back of the XE axis Kit using 2x M4x8 Hexagon Socket Head Spring Washer Combination Screws ...

Page 18: ...on is 0 2mm Press the belts to check the tension Too loose can affect printing while too tight can cause the belt Step 6a Insert the V wheels at the ends of to break of the Z axis Moving Kit into the grooves in the sides of Z axis Profiles on the Printer Base Kit Move the Extruder to the left and 1x Printer Base Kit right to check the tension of the Timing Belt The Extruder should touch the X axis...

Page 19: ...holes in the screen Socket Head Spring Z axis Profiles using bracket then thread 4x M4 T nuts over Washer Combination 4x M5x25 Screws each Screw Do not tighten Screw 1x Screen Bracket Step 7c Insert the M4 T nuts on the 4x M4 T Nuts 1x Screen Kit screen bracket into the grooves in Step 7d Attach the cable on the Screen in the right side of the Printer Base Kit to the screen connector then snap the...

Page 20: ... Spool Holder then insert it through the hole in the Filament Rack Tighten the Nut on the Spool Holder to secure it to the Filament Rack Insert 2x M4x6 Screws through the two 2x M4 T Nuts holes on the Filament Rack then thread 2x M4 T nuts onto the Screws Slide the T nuts into the groove on the Gantry then tighten the screws Attach 2x Gantry Covers over the ends of the Gantry ...

Page 21: ...connectors into the X and Z Limit Switches Check the Voltage Switch and set it to your local main voltage if necessary Plug one end of the AC Power Cord into the Power Socket then plug the other end into a nearby AC power outlet Flip the Power Switch to turn on the printer 1x AC Power Cord X Z and E axis Motor Connections X and Z axis Limit Switches ...

Page 22: ...eels until the Build Plate is steady Step 10b From the Home screen touch the Control button to get to the Control screen Touch the Auto home option to move the Extruder to the home position Wait until the Extruder stops moving then touch the Disable stepper option to disable the stepper motors Do not touch the PTFE tube or the nozzle cable ...

Page 23: ...here is a slight amount of resistance when moving the paper If the nozzle cannot be moved close enough to the build plate adjust the Z axis Limit Switch Repeat for each of the other three leveling nut locations Once all four positions have been checked check the center position to ensure it is the proper distance Keep checking and adjusting until all five positions are the proper distance ...

Page 24: ...ilament being used This DIY kit includes a sample roll of PLA filament so this step assumes the use of PLA filament Touch the Control button on the Home Screen to display the Control Menu then touch the Preheat PLA option This will automatically preheat the Nozzle and the Build Plate to the temperatures set in the Settings Menu ...

Page 25: ...Touch the Temperature option 3 Touch the Preheat PLA settings option to show the settings for the PLA Nozzle Temperature PLA Bed Temperature and PLA Fan Speed options 4 If you want to change the settings touch the option you want to change then change the setting as desired The procedure for changing the default Preheat ABS settings is the same ...

Page 26: ...nal cutters to diagonally snip the end of the filament to make a point as shown in the image to the right 2 Press the lever on the XE axis Kit then insert the filament 3 Release the lever then push and pull on the filament to check the tension Adjust the screw on the lever if the tension is too low or too high ...

Page 27: ...Home Screen touch the Control option then touch the Automatic Load option Wait for the filament to extrude from the Extruder then touch the Back option to stop feeding filament and return to the previous Control Menu ...

Page 28: ...t the included microSD into the microSD card slot on the front of the printer 2 From the Home Screen touch the Print option to display a list of files on the microSD card Touch one of the filenames to begin printing that model ...

Page 29: ... Nozzle is closer to the Build Plate MENU SYSTEM Home Screen Print Touch the Print button to display the Print Menu File Selection Screen Control Touch the Control button to display the Control Menu Setting Touch the Setting button to display the Setting Menu Info Touch the Info button to display the Info Screen Nozzle The current and target temperatures of the Nozzle are displayed Build Plate The...

Page 30: ... that model and display the Print Screen Nozzle The current and target temperatures of the Nozzle are displayed Build Plate The current and target temperatures of the Build Plate are displayed Printing Screen The Printing Screen is displayed while printing is in progress Stop Touch the Stop icon to cancel the print operation Pause Touch the Pause icon to pause printing or to resume after a pause S...

Page 31: ...o the Printing Screen Printing Speed Touch the Printing speed option to reduce the print speed or to return it to 100 Nozzle Temperature Touch the Nozzle Temperature option to change the nozzle temperature Bed Temperature Touch the Bed Temperature option to change the temperature of the Build Plate Fan Speed Touch the Fan speed option to change the cooling fan speed Z Offset Touch the Z offset opt...

Page 32: ...uto home Touch the Auto home option to move the extruder to its home position Set home offsets Use the Set home offsets option to adjust the home position Preheat PLA Touch the Preheat PLA option to preheat the system for use with PLA filament Preheat ABS Touch the Preheat ABS option to preheat the system for use with ABS filament Automatic Load Touch the Automatic Load option to begin the process...

Page 33: ...e Use the X Move option to move the Extruder along the X axis Y Move Use the Y Move option to move the Extruder along the Y axis Z Move Use the Z Move option to move the Extruder up and down on the Z axis Extruder Use the Extruder option to extrude or retract filament Automatic Load The screens for the Automatic Load process are displayed below ...

Page 34: ...preheat options Back Touch the Back option to return to the Home Screen Temperature Touch the Temperature option to display the Temperature Menu Motion Touch the Motion option to display the Motion Menu Filament Detection Use the Filament detection slider to enable or disable the automatic detection of whether filament is loaded or not Read Configuration Touch the Read configuration option to load...

Page 35: ...g temperature settings as well as the default preheat settings Back Touch the Back option to return to the Setting Menu Nozzle Temperature Touch the Nozzle Temperature option to change the target nozzle temperature Bed Temperature Touch the Bed Temperature option to change the target build plate temperature Fan Speed Touch the Fan Speed option to change the speed of the cooling fan Preheat PLA Set...

Page 36: ... Setting Menu PLA Nozzle Temperature Touch the PLA Nozzle Temperature option to change the target nozzle temperature for PLA filament PLA Bed Temperature Touch the PLA Bed Temperature option to change the target build plate temperature for PLA filament PLA Fan Speed Touch the PLA Fan Speed option to change the cooling fan speed for PLA filament Save Parameters Touch the Save Parameters option to s...

Page 37: ...S filament ABS Fan Speed Touch the ABS Fan Speed option to change the cooling fan speed for ABS filament Save Parameters Touch the Save Parameters option to save the displayed settings as the default for ABS filament Motion Menu The Motion Menu allows you to access additional menus to control various motion related parameters Back Touch the Back option to return to the Setting Menu Max Speed Touch...

Page 38: ...ting Menu Max Speed X Touch the Max Speed X option to adjust the maximum speed on the X axis Max Speed Y Touch the Max Speed Y option to adjust the maximum speed on the Y axis Max Speed Z Touch the Max Speed Z option to adjust the maximum speed on the Z axis Max Speed E Touch the Max Speed E option to adjust the maximum speed that filament is extruded or retracted Save Parameters Touch the Save pa...

Page 39: ...n X option to adjust the acceleration for movement on the X axis Max Acceleration Y Touch the Max Acceleration Y option to adjust the acceleration for movement on the Y axis Max Acceleration Z Touch the Max Acceleration Z option to adjust the acceleration for movement on the Z axis Max Acceleration E Touch the Max Acceleration E option to adjust the acceleration for extruding or retracting filamen...

Page 40: ... to a law value can result in less mechanical stress on your printer smoother movements better adhesion for your filament where the print direction changes less noise from your printer and fewer lost steps All values are in mm second Back Touch the Back option to return to the Setting Menu Max Corner X Touch the Max Corner X option to set the maximum corner speed on the X axis Max Corner Y Touch t...

Page 41: ...ber of stepper motor steps required to movement on the X axis Steps per mm Y Touch the Steps per mm Y option to adjust the number of stepper motor steps required to movement on the Y axis Steps per mm Z Touch the Steps per mm Z option to adjust the number of stepper motor steps required to movement on the Z axis Steps per mm E Touch the Steps per mm E option to adjust the number of stepper motor s...

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Page 43: ...Y Axis Precision 0 2mm Maximum Print Speed 180mm sec Normal Print Speed 30 60 mm sec Nozzle Temperature 250 C Build Plate Temperature 100 C File Format STL OBJ AMF Print Modes microSD card online Input Power 115 VAC 60Hz or 230 VAC 50Hz Maximum Power Consumption 350 watts OSD Menu Languages English Chinese Compatible Operating Systems Windows 7 10 Mac OS X Compatible Slicing Software Cura Simplify...

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