LulzBot TAZ 5 User manual

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unpacking your
TAZ 3D prin er
Save all packing materials
packing clips inserts
documents and the box in case
you need to ship your printer or
contact customer support.
Note:
1
Remove the Accessory Tray foam insert from the
box, set aside.
2
Slide out the tool bag and foam padding from the
left side of the printer frame.
Carefully remove printer frame from box and set it on a
sturdy, flat surface - you're ready for assembly!
nex up: Setting up your printer
A Remove the printer bed assembly (Y-axis)
packed in the body of the printer by sliding it up
6", freeing it from the packing foam.
While keeping the printer in the box, pick up by
the black aluminum frame and rotate the printer
and foam 0 degrees - setting it upwright within
the box. Make sure name plate at top is UP. Remove top
foam.
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B Rotate printing bed assembly, tilting the bottom
toward front of box. Lower entire bed into box so it is
parallel with printer frame, then lift out and set aside.
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Quick Start Guide
se ing up your
TAZ 3D prin er
Place the TAZ frame and Y axis assembly on a flat
and level surface. Remove four pieces of tape
from the print bed. Gently remove the tape from
each end-stop switch.
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Remove Protective Pieces!
Locate and remove the gray foam block used to
hold the X axis carriage in place during shipping.
Remove red protective packing clips from Z
and Y axis smooth rods.
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YOUR TAZ 3D PRINTER
Mounting Printer Bed (Y Axis) to Printer Frame
2
Locate the four Y axis bolts on the TAZ frame (see
green circles below). Turning counter clockwise,
remove each Y axis bolt and set aside.

Locate and remove, with the included 2.5mm hex
driver, the tool head 3mm screw in top center of
the X axis carriage. Remove the extruder head
from the Accessory Tray foam insert.
Place the extruder tool head mount onto the X axis
carriage bottom first. The extruder mount will slide into
the bottom portion of the carriage and self center.
Replace the 3mm screw to secure the extruder tool
head onto the X axis carriage.
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Locate the four Y axis mount brackets on the TAZ
Y axis.
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Before completely tightening the Y axis bolts,
push down on the y axis aluminum bars
against the TAZ frame lower bars by slightly
tilting the printer on the side edge, enough to
lift the feet of the Y axis off the table. The
weight of the Y axis will seat it against the
TAZ frame. While the printer is slightly tilted,
tighten the four Y axis bolts.
Note:
Pull the print bed completely to the front of the
printer to access the Y axis connectors. You will
find matching male and female 4-pin stepper
motor connectors and Y axis connectors by
matching the male and female connectors. The
connector will click to ensure it is locked. Locate one of
the three small black zip ties that are included in the
documents bag. Wrap and tighten the zip tie around the
Y axis wiring and the black Y axis frame extrusion.
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6
Plug in the tool head. Note the pin orientation-
The tool head connector should have a small gap
in the pins on the right hand side. When fully
seated the connectors should fit flush against
each other.
7
Locate the four locking connectors on the back of
the electronics case enclosure. Each connector
matches a keyed plug, which may require
rotating the plug until the keys line up and the
plug can be pushed in. Once the plug is pushed in, turn
the locking sleeve clockwise until it is tight against the
electronics enclosure.
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With the print surface facing up and the stepper
motor end of the Y axis facing back, slide the Y
axis assembly on to the Y axis mount brackets,
aligning the holes on the brackets with the bolt
holes on the Y axis assembly.
Thread the four Y axis bolts through the brackets, into
the TAZ frame.
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Note:
Make sure your printer work space is
clear of anything that could obstruct the
movement of the printer, and that there
are no flammable fabrics or liquids near
the printer surface. Avoid placing your
printer near a drafty window or air
conditioner vent.
con . The top most connector matches the
large straight plug from the XZ cable. The next
connector down matches the large angled plug
from the YZ cable. The third connector matches the
smallest plug, from the heated bed cable.
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Attaching the Power Supply
Locate and unwrap the power supply, USB cables,
and AC power cable. The power supply is auto-
switching and will automatically adjust for voltage
from 1 1 0V-240VAC.
Make sure the power supply is completely unplugged
before moving on to the next step.
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Locate the blue 24VDC output cable plug from
the power supply. Connect the blue power
supply plug into the keyed power supply
connector on the TAZ electronics enclosure.
Once the plug is pushed in completely, turn the locking
sleeve clockwise until it is tight against the electronics
enclosure. Hand tighten only!
10
Locate the USB plug on the front of the TAZ
electronics enclosure. Plug in the USB cable,
square B plug end, into the USB receptacle on
the front of the electronics enclosure. Plug in
the larger A end of the USB cable into your computer.
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Attaching the Filament Guide
Locate the filament guide with attached PTFE
tube. The filament guide easily attaches to the
filament guide mount on the top right side of
the printer frame.
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Before printing familiarize yourself with the
TAZ cartesian motion system
A The printer moves in three axes: X, Y, and Z.
These three axes allow the tool head to move
to any point within the print area. Note the
location of the mechanical end stops, which
are small switches at the home point of each axis. Each
end stop switch allows the printer to find the home, or
starting point, of each axis.
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Plug the AC power cable into the power
supply. Then plug the other end into an AC
power outlet.
Flip on the power switch on the power supply. The
switch will light up red when in the "On" position.
12
Flip on the power switch on the front of your
TAZ 3D Printer. If everything is connected
properly, the LCD will initialize and should read
"TAZ Ready" in the lower left corner.
If your LCD shows any error messages or does not
seem to power on properly, check all connections made
in previous steps. If the problem persists, please
contact our customer support team for assistance.
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Check that all four
plugs are inserted
into the correct
connector. Use the
image to the right to
reference how the rear of
the electonics enclosure
should appear with all four
plugs connected.
Check that the locking
sleeve of each connector is
firmly hand tightened.
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B The mechanical endstops should never be blocked
during the initial homing function or during a print.
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Adjustment of the Z Axis
A Take the time to go through the leveling
procedure to help ensure that your prints are
consistent and trouble free. Install Cura- our
recommneded print host software and connect
to the printer as described in the Cura software section
in the complete TAZ 3D printer manual. Use the homing
buttons to home the X and Y axis. When Cura is first
launched a model should be visible on the work plane. If
not, load a model (stl file) to control your 3D printer.
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Do not use the Home Z button until after the Z a is
end stop has been adjusted. Also make sure you have
removed the red shipping clamps on the Z a is smooth
rods.
Raising the Z Axis
A Use the +Z 10 button to move the Z axis up
in 1 0mm increments. Raise the Z axis until the
hot end nozzle is approximately 40-50mm
away from the print bed.
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B con . The
distance measurement
should be the same on
left and right. If not, in
Cura, turn off the stepper
motors by pressing the
mo ors Off button.
Turn the threaded rod by
hand on one side of the
printer to raise or lower
that side to match the
measurement on the
other side.
Fine Adjustment of the Z Axis End Stop
Rotate the endstop trigger clockwise to lower
the surface of the thumb-screw by roughly the
same amount as the distance between the
nozzle tip and the print surface. Press the
Home Z button to home the Z axis. The tip of the
nozzle should now be very close to the surface of the
bed.
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A Slide a once-folded piece of paper
underneath the nozzle, adjust the Z axis end
stop trigger and home the Z axis through
Cura by pressing the Home Z button until
the tip of the nozzle applies pressure on the paper. You
should be able to slowly pull out the sheet of paper
with only slight resistance.
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Leveling the Print Bed
B Move the hot end nozzle tip over to the far right
side of the X axis by using the +X 100 button in Cura.
As the X axis carriage approaches the end of the Y axis,
use the +X 10 button and the +X 1 button until the tip
of the nozzle is near the front right corner of the bed.
C Slide the same piece of paper under the nozzle
and home the Z axis. Adjust that bed corner's bed
leveling scre s so that the tension felt hen
moving the paper under the nozzle matches the
tension felt previously. To raise or lo er the front
right corner of the bed, adjust only the scre ith
the spring. Turn the scre clock ise to lo er the
bed, decreasing the tension felt hen moving the
paper. Turn the scre counter-clock ise (raising
the corner) to increase the tension felt hen
moving the piece of paper under the nozzle. Once
adjusted, press the +Z 10 button to raise the Z axis.
D Repeat the same process, first raising the Z axis,
then using the +y button to move the heated bed to
place the nozzle on the rear right corner of the bed.
Adjust the height of the bed using the same procedure
as outlined above. Finally, raise the Z axis and move the
X axis carriage over to the rear left corner of the bed
and perform the same leveling procedure to adjust the
last corner. Close the Control window, righ click
on the work plane and select Dele e All
Objec s .
B With the Z axis above the bed, use the included
1 50mm ruler to measure the distance from the bottom
of the X axis smooth rod and the top surface of the Y
axis aluminum bed plate on the left side.
B Once connected to the printer in Cura, rotate the Z
axis end stop trigger (mounted on the X-axis motor
mount) counter-clockwise to raise the thumb-screw
approximately 1 cm higher toward the Z axis end stop.
C In Cura press the Home Z button to home the Z
axis. The hot end will lower to about a centimeter above
the heated bed. If there's a grinding sound, stop, turn the
printer off and check that the Z axis is level in relation to
the body of the printer (see 16b). Manually rotate one of
the Z axis linear threaded rods by hand if needed.
nex up: Create your first 3D print

1. a ach filamen
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Before printing, load filament onto the filament arm,
which holds 1 kg and 5lb plastic reels but can be
modified to work with other reel and spool types. We
recommned using the ABS sample filament included
with your printer for your first print.
A Place the filament on the filament arm (front right
hand side of the printer) with the filament feeding
counter clockwise. Feed the end of the filament through
the feed tube, through the PTFE sleeve and exiting near
the extruder.
When changing filament, slide the opposite end of the
filament through one of the holes in hub of the filament
spool to keep the filament from unwinding.
2. Se Tempera ure
Turn on the hot end and print surface using the following
temperatures. The temperature settings for ABS are:
240C for the hot end and 1 1 0C for print bed. These
temperature settings will work for HIPS as well. For PLA
use 205C for the hot end and 60C for the bed. These
temperatures are for Lulzbot filaments. You may need to
adjust the temperature depending on the filament
source, color, and type. Click the mo ors Off button.
3. Load Filamen
A Load the plastic filament into the extruder by
gently squeezing both the idler screws and the
plastic clip together and pull upwards to release the
idler. The idler can be rotated downward, allowing
access to the hobbed bolt and filament feed hole.
Once the hot end is up to extrusion temperature,
remove the short length of ABS that is left in the
extruder for shipping. If you are using PLA, you may
need to raise the temperature to 220C to remove
the ABS filament sample. Push the PLA in while still
warm to purge the ABS out of the hot end. Drop the
hot end temperature down to 205C prior to printing.
B Feed the end of the plastic filament into the
filament feed hole and push the filament through
the extruder by slowly pushing the filament down
into the hot end.
C Once the filament extrudes a small amount out of
the nozzle, raise the idler and slide the two idler bolts
and plate back into place. Tighten the two idler bolts.
Tighten the two screws until the top of the
thumbscrews are about 1 0-1 1 mm away from the
plastic clip.
D Press the ex rude 10 button in Cura.
Filament should extrude out of the nozzle tip. If it
does not, hit the ex rude 10 button again several
times as you slowly tighten the two extruder
thumbscrews while extruding until you achieve
reliable, repeatable extrusion. If the extrusion stalls,
you may need to open the extruder and trim off any
filament with a chewed out section. Repeat the
above process until you can repeatedly extrude.
4. Home Prin er
A Use the home buttons to home the X axis and Y
axis, then the Z axis. When the Z axis is at home, the
nozzle tip should be right above the glass with a
small visible gap.
Create Your
First 3D Print
B In Cura load the Bed Calibration file, which can be
found in the calibration directory on the included SD card
(named bed_calibration.gcode) or at:
http://www.LulzBot.com/downloads.
Once you have downloaded the file, press the Load
model button in Cura.
C Highlight the bed_level.gcode file and select the
Open button. It should appear in the Cura work plane.
Press the Con rol button to open the Control
Window (Pronterface view).

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B To decrease or increase the Z homing height, adjust
the Z end stop trigger, which is on the far left of the
printer, mounted on the X axis motor mount. Decrease
the gap by turning clockwise. Increase the gap by turning
counter-clockwise. Once you have homed the axes and
the hot end and bed have reached the correct
temperature it is time to print!
5. Z Prin Heigh
B When the print starts, check to ensure a good first
layer adhesion. If the first layer is too high or low, pause
the print and adjust the Z end stop trigger. Raise/lower
a corner to minimize/increase the extrusion width to
match the others. Remove any printed material, verify
that you are at the correct printing temperatures and
press resume or Prin .
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Load the file in Cura, press the Con rol
button and when the printer is connected and
operational, bring the hot end (240C ABS or
HIPS/205C PLA) and the heated bed (1 1 0C ABS
or HIPS/60C PLA) up to printing temperature.
Once the printer is at the appropriate
temperature, press the Prin button to begin
the print.
6. Remove Par
A After the part is finished, the hot end and bed will
automatically cool down. If you are printing PLA, you
will need to turn the heated bed off. Once the bed
cools, carefully pop the part off the surface with the
included clam knife. If your part is large, you may need
to lift at multiple points.
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A Confirm that the top of the Control window is
displaying your current printer temperatures. Press the
Prin button to start printing the Bed Calibration file.

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