3dsimo KIT User manual

MANUAL

CONTENT
User manual
Building the 3Dsimo KIT
First start
Filament usage and lament change
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ٱYou have obtained multimaterial building kit, the 3Dsimo KIT.
ٱThis kit is fully open source and uses fully programable
Arduino nano-like board.
ٱTime needed for the build: 15 – 30 min.
ٱBefore you begin with completing the 3Dsimo KIT,
lay out all the parts on your work desk and make
sure you have all the parts from the list.
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ٱFilament compatible with 3Dsimo KIT is standard
USER MANUAL
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3Dsimo KIT consists of those parts:
1C3C
2A
1A
3A
5A
6A
4A
3B 4B 5B
1B
2B
2C
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Find this part [Pic. 1.].
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BUILDING THE 3DSIMO KIT
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Insert Teon tubes. First, tube with diameter 3 mm (1C) insert into
the back of the part [Pic. 1]. This tube guides the lament to the
extruder (motor with gear). Insert tube (2C, 4 mm diameter) into
the frontal part.
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1C
2C
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Find part (2A). Insert part (2A) [Pic. 3]. This part holds the Teon
tube in place. Test the placement of the tubes by pushing lament
through both tubes. Make sure the lament goes through freely.
If not, the lament needs to be straightened and tubes adjusted.
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2A
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Find the main circuit board (1B) and the nozzle (2B). Insert the 4
metal tubes (nozzle) inside the 4 metal tubes (circuit board) [Pic. 4].
Find the motor (3B) and connect it to connector (P1).
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Insert the motor (3B) to the chassis (part from rst step), [Pic. 4.1], it
is necessary to place the motor into the chassis properly. Lead the
motor cables through the big opening in the circuit board [Pic. 4.2]
and place the circuit board onto the chassis [Pic. 5]. Connect the
motor to the circuit board (P1).
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3B
1A
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Attach the front cover (3A) to the bottom part (1A) using 2 bolts
and 2 nuts. First insert nuts, secondly insert bolts. Tighten the bolts
while holding the device upside down, so the nut doesn’t fall out.
Tighten the bolts carefully, nger tight is enough.
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Insert berglass part (3C) into nozzle cover (4A). Fiberglass part has
one side narrower [Pic. 7.1].
Insert the narrow part into the nozzle cover’s slit rst, all the way
possible [Pic. 7.2], after that push the berglass part to the other slit.
Make sure the berglass part is centred [Pic. 7].
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Mount the nozzle cover onto the assembly and turn (about 30°).
The nozzle cover is locked by bayonet lock.
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Mount the part (5A), [Pic. 9]. Make sure the motor is held
rmly in place. It is necessary to position the wires, so they
do not obstruct the kit building.
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Using parts (6A) connect the top and bottom parts by simply
pushing on [Pic. 10] and [Pic. 11].
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Insert the LCD display’s (5B) 4 pin connectors into the circuit
board and click the display in position [Pic. 12 and 13].
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5B
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Connect the Arduino nano-like board. Be careful with positioning
the board, notice the position of the USB
connector [Pic. 13]. The board has pre-installed basic
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Connect the cable (included in the package) to electricity
(USB port on PC, power bank with 5V output or phone charger
with 1.5A output minimum) and connect the cable to the 3Dsimo
KIT. LCD display will turn on after few seconds, showing gradual
heating of the nozzle, depending on chosen material heat prole.
Material heat proles can be changed using the buttons on the
back of the 3Dsimo KIT [Pic. 15].
01
FIRST START
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When the nozzle is heated up to a temperature, lament
feeding motor will be activated. The motor is operated via
front two buttons [Pic. 16]. Button closer to the nozzle feeds
the lament forward, the other button pulls out the lament
after one click. If the buttons work the other way, the motor
is plugged the wrong way and you have to unplug the
motor, turn around the connector and plug again.
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