Raiscube R10 User manual

RAISCUBE R10 3D PRINTER MANUAL
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RAISCUBE R10 USER MANUAL

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R10 Packing List
NO.
Items Name
Picture
Qty
1
Bottom Part
1
2
Frame Part
1
3
Control Box
1
4
M5*30 Philips
cap screw
4

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5
0.25KG Filament
1
6
USB Cable
1
7
Power Line
1
8
Tool Set
10
11
SD Card
1
12
Card Reader
1

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1. Installation of R10
This manual will offer your assemble instruction including wire connection, operation instruction, and
support resources.
Unlike Acrylic kit required to be built piece by piece for over 10 hours to complete, you will find it
done to be ready for first print in minutes!
Step 1 Preparation prior to install.
1Get all parts including tools and screws out of box, and check all if any damage exists,
especially the wires and their connectors.
2Switch PSU to the correct position according to the voltage in your country. E.g: 110V for
US, 220V for UK. (Fig.01)
Fig.01
3Check heating bed if it is wobbly. Adjust the tension of heating bed by allen key and wrench
(obtained in tool pack) to fix this if so.
Step 2 Install printer.
Items needed: Bottom Part, Frame Part and 4 pcs of M5*30 Philips
cap screw.
Insert screws from bottom of “Bottom Part”to reach holes of “Frame Part”.

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Please refer to Fig.02.
Fig.02
And Fig.03 is what is to be end of this step.

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Fig.03 (Build Frame)
Step 3 Wire connection.
Items needed: Control box and Build Frame.
Make “Control Box” circuits and “Build Frame” (Fig.03) circuits connected well. Please note that
there are labels of each wire, please refer to Fig.04, and connector at end of each wire.

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Fig.04
Plug a connector to the other matching connector, please refer to Fig.05.
Fig.05
After done this, we get what in Fig.06.

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Fig.06
Also please refer to Fig.07 when connecting

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Fig.07 (Overall Details)

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Remark:
Tension of X and Y axis belt.
A proper tension of belt is required ahead of printing. Tension is well adjusted in factory, so generally
speaking, it shall be ok. But may loose, check tension check is required. If too loose, need to fix it.
Load filament system.
Place filament on to spool holder on top of control box. And feed filament into Extruder. Plug power
line to socket, and press switch to turn on printer. Will see it on screen. And build is done. (Fig.08)
Fig.08

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2. User Manual
Screen Information.

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1Select “Control ”→“Temperature ”→“Bed ”.
Turn the bed temperature to 55°C. Then navigate back to the Info Screen. This will heat the
bed to actual printing conditions, making the leveling more accurate.
2Select “Prepare ” → “ Preheat PLA”.
This will heat the nozzle and melt any hardened plastic that might be on the nozzle and
affect the leveling process.
3Select “Prepare ” → “ Auto home”.
This will move the nozzle to the home position at the front left corner of the build plate.
4Select “Prepare ” → “ Disable steppers”.
This will allow you to move the nozzle assembly (X axis) and build plate (Y axis) by hand.
Pro Tip: The Z axis stepper is also disabled, and you don’t want it to move at all.
So you should handle the printer gently during the leveling process. Keep it flat and move the
nozzle assembly carefully.
5Wait for the print bed temperature to reach 55°C and the nozzle temperature to reach
200°C. The Info screen displays this information below the nozzle and bed icons.
6Slide a piece of paper between the nozzle and the build plate.
7Adjust each of the four thumbscrews under the bed until the piece of paper sides, with just
a tiny bit of drag, in all locations on the build plate
8Select “Prepare ” → “ Auto home”, then Prepare ”→“Disable steppers”, and recheck in
several places. This is to make sure the Z-axis lead screw didn’t rotate during the leveling
process.
9During printing, there will be three selections coming out: “Pause print ”, ”Stop print”,
”Resume print”.
Select “Pause print”, this will be stop printing temporarily, when need to feed/change
another filament in the halfway of print process. After finishing feeding/changing,
select ”Resume print”, this will continue to print unfinished process.
Select “Stop print”, this will abandon the current print task. This will start another print
process.
Pro Tip: Can be turn the temperature of hotbed into 0°C for hotbed protection when
making a long-time print model in the halfway of process.

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Step 1 Leveling the X Axis.
Get a regular rectangle object, to keep a same distance between top surface of Z-Axis Motor Fixed
Plate and bottom face of Z-Axis Link Block (Left&Right). If not, turn a side of “Flexible Coupling” to
keep two sides same to make it level.
Please refer to Fig.09.
Fig.09

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Step 2 Hotbed Leveling.
1Panel Control, press control button, “Prepare” → “Auto Home”, to move nozzle to origin
point. Check if nozzle top almost touches hotbed surface. If not, find the long screw behind Left
Z-Axis Link Block, and adjust it to be.
2Moving the Extruder towards the one of corners of hotbed. Panel Control, “Prepare” → “Z
Home”, then Extruder moves towards hotbed. It should be only allow a piece of A4 paper to pass
through. If not, make clockwise (or counterclockwise) rotation of the Wing Nuts beneath hotbed
surface. Please refer to Fig.10.
3Manually move hotbed or slide Extruder to other vertexes of hotbed to make four corners of
hotbed level evenly.
Fig.10
Step 3 Loading Filament.
1Load a spool of filament onto the filament rack.
2Cut off the used or bent end of the filament at an angle and it will be easier to feed into the
Extruder.
Step 4 Preheat Filament.
Panel Control, “Prepare” → “Preheat PLA”.

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Step 5 Feeding Filament.
1When the temperature of Extruder reaches about 180℃, feed the end of the filament into
the extruder with one hand as you squeeze the squeeze head release lever with your other hand, to
put the filament into the inlet port.
2Panel Control, “Prepare” → “Move Axis”→ “Move Extruder”, turning the button to right, to
make the filament pass through the Teflon hose, and out of the outlet port.
Please refer to Fig.11.
Fig.11

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Remark:
1When the printer is fully heated, check to make sure the filament is fully loaded. This also
removes all of the previous material left in the printer from other prints. To do this, manually push
filament through the heated nozzle until the new color begins coming out of the nozzle.
2Never leave the printer preheated with material inside of it for long periods of time. This will
cause the filament to bake inside of the nozzle assembly and can cause it to clog. And please do not
touch the nozzle with your hands after heating.
After done this, we get what in Fig.12.
Fig.12
Step 6 Printing.
Panel Control, “Print from SD”, wait for the Extruder moving and start to print.

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Remark:
You may need to make fine adjustments to the bed level when you start printing.The first layer of the
print will show whether the distance between the nozzle and build plate is correct. Refer to the
following graphic.
1If the bed is too low, the extruded plastic may not stick to the build plate.
2Parallel lines of filament on the first layer will look rough, with high tracks and low valleys
that are not stuck to the build plate.
3If the bed is too high, the extruded plastic will squeeze out the sides of the nozzle. The
nozzle will plow through the plastic and leave a first layer that is too thin.
4You can try to carefully adjust the thumbscrews during the first layer of the build while the
plate is moving until the distance between the build plate and the nozzle is producing smooth
extruded lines. Be careful of the moving parts to not get pinched.
5After you have fine-tuned the bed level during the first layer, you may want to stop the build,
clear the build plate, and restart the build.
Step 7 Removing Filament.
To remove the filament cleanly, you should do a “soft pull.” This involves heating the nozzle to 100°C,
then pulling the filament out of the printer.
1Panel Control, “Prepare” → “Preheat PLA”, and wait until the nozzle temperature reaches
100°C. (You can also select “Control” → “ Temperature ”→“Nozzle”, spin the temperature to
100°C, and then navigate back to the Info Screen.)
2Wait for the nozzle to reach the set temperature.
3When the nozzle temperature is 100°C, squeeze the Extruder release lever with one hand
and pull the filament out of the Extruder with your other hand in one fluid motion.
4Cut the end of the filament to remove the partly melted plastic.
Remark:
Feed the end of the filament into the hole on the side of the spool. This will insure it doesn’t get
tangled and cause a build to fail the next time you use it.

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3. Operation: The Four Steps of 3D Printing
3D printing involves four steps:
Step 1 Create or find a 3D file
Step 2 Slice the file for 3D printing
Step 3 Send the file to the printer
Step 4 Print!
Step 1 Create or find a 3D file
1You can create a 3D model—a digital geometry—using any CAD(computer-aided design)
software program. We recommend free programs, such as TinkerCAD,OnShape, and Blender.
Another is SketchUp, which has free licenses available for schools. These programs take some time
to learn, and can be challenging. But they are also rewarding, especially when you see your own
creation being printed on your 3D printer!
Every CAD program allows users to save or export digital files for 3Dprinting. You want to
save your file as an STL file (“filename.stl”). The STL file is the standard file format for 3D printing. In
some programs, it’s as easy as the Save command. In others, you need to select the File > Export
option, and choose the STL format. OBJ files can also be sliced and 3D printed.
2You can find 3D models in many online libraries of digital content. Thingiverse.com,
GrabCAD.com, and Instructables.com are examples, and many other sites exist.
Step 2 Slice the file for 3D printing
Slicing is the process of converting your 3D model into the layered print
language your printer can understand, called G-Code. We recommend using free, open-source
slicer programs. Our favorite slicers are Cura and Repetier Host. Both are free and easy to use.
We’ve included Cura and its setup .ini file on your printer’s SD card because it’s easier for beginners.
We recommend that you install Cura on a PC or Mac and use it to do your slicing.
There are a lot of slicers that will create G-Code automatically for your printer.
All you have to do is input the correct settings for your printer (using the files we included), import
your 3D model, and click slice! It’s that easy.
1Install the Cura program on a PC or Mac.
2Open the Cura application. You’ll be given several options. In the Configuration Wizard,
choose the RepRap Machine and Mendel in other machine settings (RepRap (Marlin/Sprinter)
G-Code Flavor, if it asks).

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3Once you add the new machine, click Machine > Machine settings and change the machine
settings to: Max width 240, Max depth 300, Max height 300, Extruder count 1, and check Heated bed.
Click “OK.”
4Load the model file in Cura. Rotate the file to the best orientation for printing. You may want
to scale the file at this point as well.
5When you are satisfied with the Cura settings and the position, orientation, and scale of the
model, select the “Save toolpath” (or “SD” if the microSD card is inserted) icon or File > Save GCode.
Save the file to the microSD card that came with your printer.
Step 3 Send the file to the printer
1After saving the G-Code to the it, remove the microSD card from the computer.
2Insert the microSD card, upside-down, into the slot on the right side of the control box.
3By using this method, no computer needs to be plugged into your printer and it will run
autonomously until the print is finished.
Step 4 Print!
1On the A31 control screen, select Init./Change SD card, the last selection on the bottom of
the main screen.
2Select Print from SD.
3Select your print (.gcode) file.
4Watch the 3D printer create your model!