KLIC-N-KUT KLIC-N-PRINT 3D User manual

KLIC-N-PRINT 3D User Manual
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Contents
KLICNPRINT3DUserManual
Contents
Safety
Support
IntheBox
UnpackingtheKNP3D
HardwareSetup
Software
KNP3Dconverteroverview:
WindowsInstallation:
MacOSXInstallation:
Slic3rOverview:
WindowsInstallation:
MacOSXInstallation:
KlicNPrint3Dprinterprofiles:
Yourfirstprint
LevelingtheBuildPlate
LoadingFilament:
Printtime!
Maintenance
Cleaningtherods
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Safety
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PleasebeawareofthepossiblehazardswhenworkingwiththeKNP3D
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Hotelements
DonottouchtheheatedbuildplateorextrudernozzleswhiletheKNP3Duntilit’shadtimeto
cooldown.Thiscantake1520minutes.
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Firehazard
DonotplaceflammablematerialsnearorontheKNP3Dasthiscouldcauseafire.
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Pinchpoints
KeephandsandhairnearmovingpartswhiletheKNP3Disoperational.
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Support
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Ifyouneedadditionalassistancebeyondwhatisavailableinthisstartupmanual,pleasevisitour
formatknkusa.com/forumsWearealsoavailablebyfillingoutourcontactformat
knp3d.com/contactusorbycalling8002683672.
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IfyouhavepurchasedyourKNP3Dfromoneofourauthorizedresellersordistributors,theywill
actasyourfirstlineofsupport.
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In the Box
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● KNP3Dprinter
● USBcable
● SDcard
● 2,randomselected,1lbrollsofPLAfilament
● Powercable
● 2filamentguidetubes
● Filamentrollholders
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Unpacking the KNP3D
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WhenunpackingtheKNP3D,werecommendplacingtheprinteronthefloor.Openthetopofthe
boxandremovethecartonsthatsurroundtheprinter.Next,removetheprinterbyliftingitbythe
topmetalframe.DoNOTremovetheprinterbyliftingitbythecables.takenotethatthe2boxes
atthebottomoftheshippingboxcontainthepowercable,USBcableandthefilamentguides.
OncetheKNP3Dhasbeenremoved,andplacedonaworksurface,opentheboxthatcontains
theKNP3Dextruderandremovetheboxfromtheprinter.Thebuildplateshouldnowbevisible.
You’llnoticeathinyellowlayerofkaptontapecoveringtheceramicbuildplate.Donotremove
thisfilm.Thisiswhatyou’lleventuallybeprintingon.
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Next,thebuildplateneedstoberaised.Thiscanbedonebyeitherrotatingthegiantthreaded
screwdirectlybehindthebuildplate,orbygentlyliftingthebuildplate.Raisethebuildplateupas
highasyoucan,towhereit’salmosttouchingtheextruders.
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Underneaththebuildplateyou’llfindtwoboxesoffilament.Carefullyremovethese,aswellas
anyremainingpackaging.Besurenottoliiftthebuildplatetohigh,asitcanhit,anddamagetheZ
axislimitswitch,(locatedonthesmallcircuitboard,onthebacktopcenteroftheprinter).
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TheKlicNPrint3Dhasnowbeenunpacked!
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Hardware Setup
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It’stimetofastentheextrudersintoplace.Startbyloweringthebuildplateallthewaydownby
turningthegiantthreadedscrew,orgentlypushingdownonthebuildplate.Opentheboxwhich
containstheextruderandremoveitfromtheplasticsleeve.Placetheextruderontheextruder
mount.Makesurethatthecoolingfansarefacingforward.Onceinplace,locatethehexwrench
and2silverbolts,(foundinthesameaccessoryboxthattheextruderwasin).Tightenthetwo
boltsonthebottomsideoftheexturder.
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Next,openthetwolongboxesthatwereonthebottomoftheshippingcartontolocatethe2
spoolholders.OnthebackoftheKNP3D,you’llnotice2holes—Oneforeachofthespool
holders.Installthesebyunscrewingtheoutermostnutonthespoolholder,instertintothe
circularholeandthentightenthenut,frominsidetheKNP3D.
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Locatethetwoblackfilamentguidetubes.Slipeachtubeintothefastenersonthebackofthe
KNP3Dandsnaptheminplace.
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Nowplugthepowercableintothepowerportonthebackoftheprinter.Besurethepower
switchisturned“off”beforepluggingthepowercordintoapoweroutlet.
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Laststep!placearolloffilamentonrightspooloftheKNP3D.Makesureyouplacetherollon
wherethefilamentfeedsupfromthebottomsideofthefilament.
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That’sitfortheinitialsetup!
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Software
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Thereareafewpiecesofsoftwareyou’llneed,tocreatefilesthattheKNP3Duses.
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KNP3D converter overview:
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KNP3DConverterisapostprocessingapplication.ThiswilltakethegcodefilesfromSlic3rand
convertthemintoaformattheKNP3Dunderstands.
DownloadKNP3Dconverterhere
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Windows Installation:
KNP3DConverterisaselfcontainedexecutable.Thismeansthereisnoinstallprocess.You
simplydownloadit,extractitandit’sreadytouse.Wesuggestsavingitsomewhereaccessible,
likeyourdesktop.
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Mac OSX Installation:
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DoubleclickthedownloadedDMGfile.OnceFinderopens,dragtheKNP3DConvertericoninto
yourapplicationsdirectory.
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KNP3DConvertercanbeutilized2ways:
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1. OpenKNP3DConverter,selecttheinput(gcode)filecreatedfromSlic3r,choosean
outputlocation,(Ex:anSDcard)andhit“convert”.
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2. AftercreatingaagcodefilefromSlic3r,openthefolderwherethefile(s)hasbeensaved.
Simplydragthegcodefile(s)ontotheKNP3DConvertericonanditwillautomatically
generatethe.x3gfilesandsavethemintheoriginatingfolder.
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Slic3r Overview:
Slic3risthetoolyouneedtoconvertadigital3Dmodelintoprintinginstructionsforyour3D
printer.Itcutsthemodelintohorizontalslices(layers),generatestoolpathstofillthemand
calculatestheamountofmaterialtobeextruded.
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DownloadSlic3rhere
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Windows Installation:
MuchlikeKNP3Dconverter,Slic3risalsoaselfcontainingexecutable.Simplysave,extractand
andyou’rereadytogo!
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Mac OSX Installation:
DoubleclickthedownloadedDMGfile.OnceFinderopens,dragtheSlic3riconintoyour
applicationsdirectory.
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Klic-N-Print3D printer profiles:
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Eventually,you’llwanttocreatesomeofyourownprofiles.However,we’vecreatedafewfor
you,togetyoustarted.Unlessyouhaveexperiencewith3Dprintingand/orSlic3r,westrongly
recommendstartingwithourprofiles:
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ChooseanddownloadKNP3DPrinterprofilesandconfigfileshere
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PleasenotethatusingtheourprinterprofileswillonlyworkproperlywhenrunningSlic3rin
Expertmode.Tochangetoexpertmode,gotoFile>Preferences:
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We’renowreadytomoveontoyourfirstprint.
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Your first print
Athispoint,youshouldhavealreadycoveredtheGettingstartedsection.PowerontheKNP3D.
We’renowreadytolevelourbuildplate.
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Leveling the Build Plate
Thelevelingprocedureisverystraightforwardandrathereasy.You’llneedtofindasmallpiece
ofpaper,(computerprinterpaperwillworkjustfine).Goto:Utilities>LevelBuildPlate.Then
clicktheOKbutton.Theextruderheadwillfirstmoveoverthetherightandthebuildplatewilllift.
Oncethebuildplatehascomeallthewayup,theexturderheadwithpositionistelfinthecenter
ofthebuildplate.Youcannowmanuallymovetheextruderheadindifferentpositionsonthe
buildplate.Sincethisisamanualprocess,youcanmovetheextruderheadinasmany
positionsasyouwouldlike.However,we’regoingtomovetheheadto3differentpositions,(over
eachadjustmentknob).Onthebottomofthebuildplate,you’llnotice3adjustmentknobs—Two
inthefrontandoneontheback.gentlymovetheexturderheadaboveeachknob.
Usethepieceofpapertotestyourlayerheight.Youshouldbeabletoslipthepaperbetweenthe
extrudertipsandthebuildplatewithslightresistance.Ifyoucan’sslipthepaperbetweenthe
extruderandthebuildplate,youhaveittoohighandneedtotightentheknob.Ifyoucanslipthe
paperbetweenthebuildextruderandbuildplate,withroomtomovethepaperupanddown,you
havethebuildplatetoolowsoitwillneedtobeloosened.Thisprocesscanalwaysberedoneby
goingtoUtilities>levelBuildPlate.
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Loading Filament:
Beforeloadingthefilament,besuretodisconnecttheguidetubefromthetopoftheextruder.
Next,feedthefilamentintothebottomoftheguidetubeuntilitcomesoutthetopside.
Nowthatyouhavefedthefilamentthrough,onthecontrolpanelgoto:Utilities>Filament>Load
Right.(Ifyouplantouseonlyonefilament,therightsideisconsideredthedefault).Theextruder
headwillnowbeginheatinguptoabout220°C
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Oncetheextrudercomesuptotemperature,theKNP3Dwillplayalittletune,promptingyouto
loadthefilament.Pressdownonthelittlebuttonontherightsideoftheextruderandslipthe
filamentintotheholeontop.Oncein,letgoofthebuttonandthefilamentwillbegintoslowly
feedintotheextruder.Afterafewseconds,you’llseefilamentstreamingoutofthenozzle.You
willmostlikelyseeadifferentcolorforthefirstfewseconds.Nottoworry.Eachmachineis
testedwitharandomcoloredfilament,beforeit’spackagedupforshipment.Oncetheproper
colorfilamentstartsstreamingoutofthenozzle,werecommendlettingitcontinuetofeed
throughforabout15seconds.
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Print time!
Oncebothhardwareandsoftwarehasbeeninstalledandconfigured,you’rereadytomakeyour
firstprint!We’vecreatedasimple3Dobjectforyoutostartwith.
DownloadKNP3DCube.stl
Onceyou’vedownloadedtheKNP3DCube,openupSlic3r.OnthePlatterTab,clickthe“Add”
button.Locatethe.stlfileandclick“Open”.
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OncetheSTLfilehasbeenloaded,click“ExportGcode”.Next,weneedtorunthegcodefile
throughtheKNP3DConverter.
OpentheKNP3Dconverter.Onceopen,clicktheBrowsebuttontotherightof“InputFile”.
Chose“KNP3DCube.gcode”andclickOpen.Next,clicktheBrowsebuttontotherightof“Output
File”.HereyoucansavethefiledirectlytoyourSDcard,oryoucansaveittoadifferent
directoryandcopytoyourSDcard,later.Fornow,let’ssavetotheSDCardandclick“save”.
Nowhit“Convert”.Oncecomplete,apromptwillcomeup,lettingyouknowthefilehasbeen
successfullyconverted.
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Onceyouhavethe.x3gfilesavedtoyourSDcard,insertitintothe3Dprinter.TheSDcardslot
isfoundontherightcorner,ontheinsdeoftheKNP3D:
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Laststep:FromtheKNP3Dcontrolpanel,goto“PrintfromSD”andselectthegoblet.x3gfile.
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That’sit!YourKNP3Dshouldbeginit’sfirstprint,afterthebuildplateandextruderreaches
temperature.
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Maintenance
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VerylittlemaintenanceisrequiredfortheKNP3D.Wesuggestaquickrundownofthefollowing
procedures,tokeepyourPrinterrunning.
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Cleaning the rods
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Usingacleanragorterrycloth,entlywipeboththesmoothandthreadedrodsinthePrinter.Be
suretocleanoffanybuilduparoundthelinearbearings.Donotapplyanyformoflubricantor
cleaningchemicalstotherods.
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