STACKER 500 User manual

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UserGuide
MODEL500(2015KS)
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©Copyright2016STACKER,LLC
Minneapolis,MN55427
http://stacker3d.com
STACKER®istheregisteredtrademarkofSTACKER,LLC.
Revised:20February2016
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STACKER500KSUSERGUIDE2
UserGuide
MODEL500(2015KS)
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Warnings
3. UnpackingandFinalAssembly
3.1. LocateHardwareboxes&FilamentRail
3.2. UniversalFilamentRailInstallation
3.3. FilamentDriveIdlerAssemblyHardwareInstallation
3.4. FinalTapeRemoval
3.5. CableTies
3.6. BlowerFans
4. DownloadSTACKERRUNSoftware
5. PrinterSetup
5.1. PowerUpPrinter
5.2. LevelThePrintBed
5.3. AdjustingNozzleHeight
5.4. ChangingNozzles&FilamentGuideTube
5.5. LoadingFilament
5.6. ManualcontrolviaSTACKERRUN
5.7. SDCardPrinting
5.8. FirstPrint
5.9. MultiPartPrinting
5.10. MultiMaterialPrinting
5.11. SlicingEngine
6. TurningOffyourPrinter
7. VolumetricCalibration
8. Calibrationofx/y/zaxis
8.1. VrefSettings
9. UsefulInfo
9.1. PowerSupplyDataSheet
9.2. InstallingtheLCDSmartController
9.3. FilamentSettingsGuide
10. TermsandConditions 

STACKER500KSUSERGUIDE3
1.Introduction
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TheSTACKERModel500isahighperformance3Dprintercapableofproducingeverythingfrom
oneoffprototypestomultiplepartproductionruns.Togetthemostoutofyourprinter,pleaseread
throughthisUserGuidebeforeoperating. 
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ItisalsohelpfultobefamiliarwithsolidmodelingCADapplicationsinordertocreateand
manipulatethepartsyouwanttoprint.Forexample,asimpledesignmodificationorsplittinga
modelintosectionswillallowyoutoprintitfaster,better,andwithouttheneedforsupportmaterials.
ThefollowinglistofCADappsisagoodbalanceofpowerandvalue,someofwhicharefreeand
haverobustonlinetrainingandusercommunities.Nearlyalloftheseappswillexportyourmodels
tothepreferred.stlfileformat.
● Sketchup
● Autodesk123DappsincludingMeshmixerandTinkercad
● openSCAD,netfabstudiobasic,GeomagicDesign
● Fusion360,SolidWorks,Inventor,SolidEdge
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Beforemakingyourfirstprintsyouwillbedirectedtodownloadsoftwareandviewonlinetraining
materialsatthelocationsbelow.
● Printersetupsupporthttp://stacker3d.com/kickstartersupport
●STACKERRUNsoftwaredownloadhttp://stacker3d.com/kickstartersupport
●STACKERRUNdocumentationhttp://www.repetier.com/#documantation
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STACKER500KSUSERGUIDE4
2.Warnings
STACKER3Dprintersareindustrialmachinesthatshouldneverbeoperatedaroundchildrenorleft
unattended.Carefulsetupandtrainingisrequiredforoptimalresults.Readthroughthisguideand
viewonlineresourcesbeforeturningonyourprinter.
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Note,thisprintedcopyoftheUserGuidemaynotbethemostcurrentversion.Werecommend
downloadingtheUserGuidefromourwebsitetoconfirmyouhavethelatestversion.Therevision
dateisnotedonthecoverpage.
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PleasereadandtakeseriouslyallWarnings.Unsafeoperationofa3Dprintercanresultindamage
toyourprinterandseriousinjurytoyourself.TheWarningspagesareincludedintheboxwithevery
printerandarealsoavailableatthiswebsiteaddress:
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● http://stacker3d.com/kickstartersupport
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STACKER500KSUSERGUIDE5
3.UnpackingandFinalAssembly
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IfyouhaveaSTACKER500Desktopmodel,youmustfirstcompleteallthestepsofthepagetitled
“UnboxingAssemblyInstructionsforDesktopModel500.”Ifthispagewasmissingfromyourprinter
pleasedownloadithere:
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●http://stacker3d.com/pdf/desktopstartstkr500ks.pdf
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Ifyouhaveafullheightmodelthatarrivedonapallet,carefullycutawaythepackagingandsetthe
unituprightonitscasters.
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3.1.Locatethetwohardwareboxesanduniversalfilamentrail
TwosmallboxesandtheUniversalFilamentRailareeitherlocatedatthebottomofyourboxifyou
havethedesktopmodelorattachedtoyourprinterwithstretchwraponfullheightmodels. 
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Box#1containstheRightandLeftUniversalFilamentRailBrackets,shownbelow.
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Box#2containsthreemainhardwarebags: 
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3.2.Attachtheuniversalfilamentrailassembly.
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Step1.LocatetheUniversalFilamentRail,thetwoFilamentRailBrackets,andthetwoFilament
RailScrews.
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Step2.Removethefour5mmx16mmSocketHeadCapScrewsthatalsosecuretheplasticwire
harnessesclamps(seephotobelow).Thesescrewsarelocatedonthebluecoloredcorner
brackets.YouwillreusethesescrewstomounttheFilamentRailBracketsinthenextstep.Usethe
supplied3mmhexwrenchandan8mmwrench/socket/pliers(notprovided).
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Step3.Attachthefilamentrailbracketsusingthehardwareyouremovedinthepriorstep.Notethe
orientationintheimagebelow.Also,makesureallfourscrewsgobackthroughthewireharness
clamps.Failuretosecurethewireharnessescouldresultinseriousdamagetoyourprinterduring
operation.Repeattheinstallationonboththerightandleftsidesoftheprinter. 
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STACKER500KSUSERGUIDE8
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3.3.Installthefilamentdrivehardware.
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Step1.Locatethefilamentdriveidlerassemblyhardware.Eachfilamentdriverequires(2)
compressionsprings,(2)M4x30mmSocketHeadCapScrews,and(2)M4Thumbnuts,asshown.
NotetheredcoatingontheScrews,thisredcoatingwillpreventthethumbnutsfrombackdriving. 
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Step2.Attachthefilamentdriveidlerassemblyhardwaretoeachofyourprinter’sfilamentdrives,
asshownbelow.Thesmallknobsshouldbeflushtotheendofthescrews.Usethesupplied3mm
hexwrenchtoholdthescrewswhileyouhandtightentheknobs.
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STACKER500KSUSERGUIDE9
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3.4.Removethepackagingtape.
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Toprotectyourprinterduringshipping,weattachedseveralpiecesoflowtacktapetotheXgantry,
YShaft,ZShaft,andglassbed.YouMUSTremoveallofthispackingtapebeforecontinuing.
Cleanoffanyresiduewithanalcoholwipe,ifnecessary.
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3.5.Attachthecabletiesonyourfilamentguidetubes.
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Usethesuppliedziptiestosecurethewireharnessesandguidetubestogether,asshownbelow.
Usefourtiesperguidetubethreeasshownandoneziptiethroughthespecialbracketmounted
oneachfilamentdrive.

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3.6.Attachtheblowerfans.
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YourSTACKERcomeswithoneormore50mmblowerfanpreinstalledatthefactoryfortesting
purposes.Pleaseusethispreinstalledfanasareferencetoinstallyourotherblowerfans.Itis
criticalthatyourblowerfansarepositionedcorrectlyduringtheoperationofyourprinter!If
thefansarepositionedintheintheincorrectposition(seeimagesbelow),theblowerfanswillcrash
intotheframeofyourprinterwhenyouhometheYaxis.Topreventpossibledamagetoyour
printer,besuretolowerthefansandkeepthemcorrectlypositioned. 
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IMPORTANT!Theblowerfanwillcrashintotheprinter’sframeif
incorrectlypositioned. 
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