Fablicator FM1 User manual

User Manual
Version 1.11

Extruder Nozzle
Heated Print Bed
Power Buon
Reset Buon
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

Fablicator Specicaons
Addive Technology Fused Filament Fabricaon
(commonly referred to as
FDM)
Build Volume 178 x 178 x 178 mm
(7 x 7 x 7in )
Layer Resoluons 60um—300um
125um, 175um, and 250um
are standard presets.
Mechanical Precision X 12.5um 0.0005in
Y 12.5um 0.0005in
Z 0.06um 0.000002in
Typical Part Accuracy 0.005mm/mm (+-0.005in/in)
Typical Part Precision +-.25mm (+- 0.01in )
Filament Diameter 1.75mm (.069in)
Nozzle Diameter 0.35mm (.014in)
Travel speed 25mm-300mm/s
(1- 12in/s)
AC Voltage 100-240V
Current 3.75A MAX
Waage 200W Typical During Prinng
Connecvity USB
CD/DVD
Ethernet
Wireless (oponal)
Soware KISSLicer,
Fablicator Interface
Windows 7
Computer Hardware AMD A4-4000
450W 12V PSU
2GB RAM
CD/DVD
500GB HDD
Operang temperature 12C to 32c
Storage temperature 0C to 45c
Maximum nozzle tempera-
ture
270C (520f)
Maximum bed tempera-
ture
125C (260F)
Weight 16kg (35lb)
Size with Spool 43 x 43 x 56 cm
(17 x 17 x 22in)
Waage 200W Typical During Prinng
Prinng Computer
Power Size
Temperature

Fablicator Standard Materials
ABS PLA PETGMaterial
A Mixture of Acrylonitrile,
Polybutadiene, and Polysty-
rene.
Starch based, Biodegradea-
ble plasc
A type of Polyester ResinWhat is it?
Higher temperature toler-
ance, slightly more elasc
than PLA. Most easily
drilled, tapped, sanded and
painted.
High strength and least
warping, cracking, and de-
laminaon when prinng.
Strong and impact resistant
material. Low warping,
cracking, and delaminaon.
High wear resistance.
What are it’s main
benets?
95C 60C 60CMaximum Structural
Temperatures
260C Head
125C Bed
240C Head
75C Bed
240C Head
75C Bed
Typical Prinng Tem-
perature
Opaque Most colors opaque or very
slightly translucent
Most colors semi-
translucent
Opcal Properes
Legos, Pipe, Toys Small food containers, Bio-
degradable cups, Utensils
Water Boles, Food Pack-
aging
Common real world
uses
What are the di-
cules prinng this
material?
Large parts may li o
plaorm (warp,) crack, or
delaminate easily
Small cross secon parts
may deform if not enough
me between layers
Small cross secon parts
may deform if not enough
me between layers. Oc-
casional problems with ad-
hesion to build plaorm.
Density 1.04g/cc 1.2g/cc 1.38g/cc

Fablicator Accessories:
Front Panel Calipers Allen Wrenches and Steel Wire
Rear Panel Part Removal Tool Print Primer Bole
Top Panel Standard Spool Holder Anstac Material Spool Holder
Right Panel Print Primer Pellets X3 Windows 7 Backup CD
Le Panel Filament Spool X3 Power Cord

Unpacking the Fablicator
1. Open the large box containing the Fablicator, and re-
move the foam corners
2. Open the Internal box, and also remove the foam cor-
ners
3. Gently li out the Fablicator, holding it by the frame
(highlighted in green)
Some assistance may be helpful for this step
Cauon: ONLY li the Fablicator by the aluminum frame.
4. Place the Fablicator on a sturdy table or desk.

5. Carefully cut the colored zip es and remove the
yellow clips
Save the yellow axis stops in case the Fablicator ever
needs to be shipped.
Unpacking the Fablicator

Seng up the Spool Holders
1. The Fablicator comes with two types of spool holders.
The standard spool holder (1) is for s ABS, PLA and PETG
Spools.
The alternate holder (2) is designed for anstac material
spools
2. Remove the screws from the standard spool holder, so
it can be aached 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
ghten the screws.
(1) (2)

5. A spool slides onto the holder and the clip is inserted
to secure it.
6. The anstac spool holder is simply inserted and ro-
tated into place on the opposite side of the printer.
Seng Up the Spool Holders

Aaching the Exterior Panels
1. Remove the protecve lm from the 5 exterior panels.
2. Aach the 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. Aach the top and rear panel
4. Aach the front panel
*If addional handles are desired, the .stl le is available in
the sample .stl folder on the Fablicator’s desktop.

Loading Filament
1. Turn on the printer
2. Turn o the XYZ and E Disable switches on the front of
the printer. The red lights should be o.
3. Open the Fablicator shortcut on the desktop
4. Once the soware loads, press the “Set” buon to the
right of the Extruder Temp Label. This will heat up the ex-
truder so lament can be loaded and unloaded.
Cauon: Aer this step, the p of the extruder will be
extremely hot. Do not touch it.

5. Wait for the Extruder temp to exceed 200 C
The extruder temp bar shows the current temperature vs
the set temperature.
6. Home all axis to make sure the print head is in a con-
venient posion.
7. With a spool of lament mounted in a spool holder,
route the lament up over the top of the frame, through
the oval slot in the top cover, behind the belt, and into
the small hole on the top of the extruder. The lament
should go into the extruder about 3/4”
8. Press the “Extrude” buon on the Fablicator interface,
and push the lament gently into the top of the extruder
unl the drive wheel grips it.
Each press of the “Extrude” buon sends 60mm of la-
ment into the extruder nozzle.
9. The extruder will stop on its own aer 60mm of la-
ment has entered the nozzle
Loading Filament

10. Press the “Extrude” buon again if lament has not
been extruded at the nozzle p by the me the extruder
stops.
Once melted lament has come out the p of the extrud-
er, the lament is fully loaded.
11. Remove any excess extruded lament from the build
area. It should be cool a few seconds aer leaving the ex-
truder nozzle.
Loading Filament
Remove
12. Turn o the extruder by pressing the “O” buon
next to the Extruder Temp text. This is only necessary if
you do not plan to print an object in the next few
minutes.

Unloading Filament
1. With the Fablicator.exe interface open, Press the
“Set” buon to the right of the Extruder Temp Label. This
will heat up the extruder so lament can be loaded and
unloaded. If the Extruder is already warm, skip this step.
Cauon: Aer this step, the p of the extruder 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” buon. The extruder will back out 60mm of
lament from the extruder. The extruder will stop auto-
macally aer 60mm of lament has been retracted.
4. Aer the lament has been backed out, pull up on the
lament to nish removing it from the extruder.

5. Clip the last few inches o the lament to remove the
deformed end.
6. Neatly wrap the lament on the spool, making sure to
secure the end of the lament.
Cauon: Not securing the end of the lament to the spool
may result in a tangle, which will eventually result in a
print failure.
7. Turn o the extruder by pressing the “O” buon next
to the Extruder Temp text. This is only necessary if the
printer will be idle for the next few minutes.
Unloading Filament

Prinng a part.
1. Open Fablicator.exe
2. Click the “Load le” buon in the top le corner
This will allow you to select a .STL le to prepare it for
prinng.
3. Select a .stl le (The example we are using is located
in Desktop > Sample .STL Files > Ruler 6in .STL) and click
the “Open” buon
This will open the le with KISSlicer.
5. A right click on the part box allows a part to be scaled,
mulplied, or transformed (rotated, ipped) if desired.
Addional parts can be added to the print using the
Open buon.
4. Once KISSlicer has loaded, a 3D representaon 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 part will also be visible in the
“part box” on the top right of the screen

6. Select the desired print sengs by clicking the Style
tab. The example uses Coarse, Solid as selected from the
drop down menu.
The style sengs primarily control the layer height and
Inll density of a part.
7. Click the Support Tab, and select a support seng.
The example uses the Standard Support.
The support sengs control where KISSlicer automacally
creates support for a part, so overhangs can be printed
successfully.
8. Select the Printer tab and Extruders sub-tab. Change
both drop down boxes to the material you are prinng
with (ABS, PLA, PETG)
The material must be properly set in this window for a
part to turn out as expected!
9. Once the sengs are selected, Click the Slice buon in
the top right corner.
Choose a lename, and click save to create G-Code for
the le. This process is called “Slicing” since it divides the
part into many layers.
10. Aer the le is sliced, you can preview the layers us-
ing the paths radio buon. Print me, material volume,
and print cost are also now visible.
Once you are sased with the toolpaths, quit KISSlicer.
You MUST quit kisslicer before the Fablicator interface
will allow you to open a G-Code le to print.
Prinng a test part

11. Click the “Load File” buon in the Fablicator Inter-
face, select the G-Code le that was just created, and click
Open.
In this example it is Ruler 6in.gcode
12. Before starng the print, always apply a thin coat of
the primer soluon to the print surface. Using a paper
towel, apply 1-3 squirts and wipe the bed in a circular mo-
on to achieve an even coat.
The bed should sll be damp when you nish wiping, and
it will air dry within a few seconds.
14. When the bed reaches the target temperature, the
print will begin.
Once the print has nished, the extruder and bed will
turn o automacally.
13. Once the bed is primed and G-Code le loaded, press
the Print buon
The Fablicator will automacally home all axis, and move
the extruder to a corner of the bed. The printer will also
automacally heat up the bed and extruder to the materi-
al sengs from KISSlicer.
15. When the print is complete, wait at least 5 minutes
for the bed to cool down before removing the part with
the safety razor. If you do not wait for the part to cool
down, it may deform when you try and remove it, or be
extremely dicult to remove.
Prinng a test part

Displays some communicaons
between the printer and the
computer
G-Code can be manually en-
tered here while the printer is
idle.
Shows a 2D view of the current
print as it is created
Chart showing current and set
temperature of bed and extrud-
er
Loads a .STL or GCODE le
Not currently used
Disconnects Printer from
computer
Hard Reset Printer– Used
to cancel print in progress
Feed rate for manual
moves and extrudes
Home All Axis
Moves the respecve axis
0.1, 1, 10, or 100mm
Moves the Z axis in 0.1, 1,
or 10mm increments.
Move lament into or out
of the extruder.
How much lament is
moved for each press of
the Extrude/Reverse
Turn o the Extruder or
Bed heater
Set the Bed or Extruder tem-
perature to the selected
temperature. These sengs
will be overridden when a
part is printed.
Current Extruder and Bed
Temperature
Target Extruder and Bed
Temperature

Style Sengs
The style sengs are broken down into two parts, a layer thickness, and a inll density.
The layer thickness is how tall each division of the part is, and the inll density is how hollow
or solid a part will be.
Thicker layers mean much faster print mes and stronger parts, and thinner layers will gener-
ally have slightly beer surface nishes .
Solid parts will be the strongest, while medium or low density parts will print more quickly,
and use less material. The hollow seng is usually reserved for special purpose parts which
are designed to be hollow. Many parts will collapse onto themselves if printed hollow.
Solid Inll Medium Inll
Low Inll Hollow Inll
Inll Examples