Voxelab Aquila User manual

3D Printer User Manual
Aquila
V1.3.3-20210302
Note: Each device must be tested before leaving factory. If there are some
residues in extruder or some tiny scratches on the build plate, it is normal and
won’t affect the printing quality.

Content
Notes
How to assemble Aquila
Use The 3D Printer
Product Introduction
Spare Parts
Start Printing
Wire connection
Printing Notice
Trouble Shooting
Thank you for choosing and using the products of Voxelab Technology.
For your convenience, please read this manual carefully before use and
follow the manual strictly. The Voxelab team is always ready to provide
you with the perfect service. Please contact us by email listed, if you have
any problems.
Email：[e-mail]
You can also get operational knowledge of the equipment from the
following way:
Voxelab website: www.voxelab3dp.com
Users can get the software, firmware, device maintenance and relevant
contact information via Voxelab website.
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Notes
Please pay attention to the sharp edges and corners of the profile.
Do not make any modifications to the device. To avoid personal injury or property damage please ensure your operation as followed as the Guide.
Dress properly. Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry. Keeping your hair, clothing and gloves away from moving parts.
Do not directly touch the nozzle and build plate to avoid high-temperature burn.
Do not operate the Aquila in flammable liquid, gas or dust environment (The high temperature generated by Aquila operation may react with dust,
liquid, and flammable gas in the air to cause a fire.)
Do not put the Aquila into the situation in which an unstable environment. The printer quality will be affected.
Children and untrained personnel are not allowed to operate the Aquila alone.
Operate the device in a well-ventilated environment. Some materials may produce odors during the printing process.
Do not manually move the nozzle and printing platform mechanism while booting up, otherwise the device will be damaged.
Never use the device for illegal activities.
Never use the device to make any food storage vessels.
Never put the model into your mouth.
To lower the build plate before loading/unloading filament. The distance between the nozzle and build plate should be kept for at least 50mm.
Keep the device with regular maintenance, to wipe with a dry cloth to remove dust and adhered printing items.
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Product Introduction
XE-axis kit
X-axis limit switch
Build plate
Y-axis tensioner
Extruded kit
Material rack and spool holder
Z-axis passive block
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X-axis tensioner
Screen
Knob switch
Machine base
Power supply
Voltage regulator
Y-axis limit switch
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Y-axis motor
E-axis motor
X-axis motor
Coupling
Z-axis limit switch
Z-axis motor
Power switch and socket
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Equipment Parameters
Model
Print size
Forming technology
Number of nozzle
Layer thickness
Nozzle diameter
XY axis precision
Filament
File format
Working mode
Compatible slicing software
Power specification
Total power
Hotbed temperature
Nozzle temperature
Resume printing function
Filament sensor
Dual z-axis screws
Language switch
Computer operating system
Print speed
Voxelab Aquila
220*220*250mm
FDM
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0.1mm - 0.4mm
Standard 0.4mm
±0.2mm
φ1.75mm PLA
STL / OBJ / AMF
Memory card offline printing or online printing
Cura / Simplify 3D / VoxelMaker
Input：AC 115/230V 50/60Hz Output：DC 24V
350W
≤100℃
≤250℃
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No
No
English / Chinese
Windows 7/10 / Mac OS
≤180mm/s，30-60mm/s normally
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Spare Parts
Screen kit *1Printer base *1 Extruder kit *1 Z-axis passive block *1
X-axis tensioner *1 Z-axis motor kit *1 X-axis limit switch kit *1 XE axis kit *1
Z-axis profile(left) *1 Z-axis profile(right) *1 Gantry profile *1 X-axis profile *1 T-shaped screw rod *1
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Spare Parts
Material rack *1 Material pipe and
nut *1 2020 profile cover *2 Synchronous belt *1
Remove tool *1 Cable tie *1 Needle *1 Storage card and
card reader *1
M6 Pneumatic joint *2 Power cable *1 Wrenches and
screwdrivers *1
Hexagon socket countersunk
head screw M4x20 *2
Hexagon socket head spring
washer combination screw
M5x25 *5
M4 T nuts *6
Hexagon socket head spring
washer combination screw
M4x8 *2
Nozzle *1
Screen bracket *1
Filament *1
Hexagon socket flat round
head screw M4x6 *2
Hexagon socket head spring
washer combination screw
M5x45 *5
Hexagon socket head spring
washer combination screw
M4x12 *4
Hexagon socket flat round
head screw M5x14 *6
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Installation of Z-axis limit switch kit and Z-axis profiles
Printer base *1
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Step: Use the four pieces screws M5x45 to fix Z-axis with the base.
Z-axis profile(right) *1
Hexagon socket head spring
washer combination screw
M5x45 *4
M5x45
Z-axis profile(left) *1
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Installation video can be found on Voxelab Youtube channel

Install Z-axis motor kit and T-shaped screw rod
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Step: Lock the T-shaped screw rod on the Z-axis motor component, and then use two M4x20 screws
to slightly lock the Z-axis motor component on the profile (as showed above).
Z-axis motor kit *1
T-shaped screw rod *1
Hexagon socket countersunk
head screw M4x20 *2
M4x20
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Install pneumatic joint, XE-axis kit
X-axis profile
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Tighten the tube connector by opening end wrench. And fix the XE-axis kit with two pieces M5x14 screws.
XE axis kit *1 X-axis profile *1
M6 Pneumatic joint *1
Open-end wrench *1
Hexagon socket flat round
head screw M5x14 *2
M5x14
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Install synchronous belt, extruder kit and Z-axis passive block
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Put the synchronous belt into the profile along the v-wheel of the extruder kit.
(The belt is on the top of the profile and under the v wheel) When pushing it into the middle.
Extruder kit *1
The highlighted red stripe refers to synchronous belt.
Install Z-axis passive block.
X axis kit
Z-axis passive block *1
Hexagon socket flat round
head screw M5x14 *1
Synchronous belt *1
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M5x14

Install X-axis Tensioner
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X-axis tensioner *1
1. Disassemble the X-axis tensioner.
3. Tighten it with a plastic hand screw nut, lock Z-axis passive
block with ①M5x14 screw first, and then lock the ②M5x14 screw.
2. Insert the synchronous belt into the tensioner block, and put it into the X-axis tensioner together with the
synchronous belt.
Hexagon socket head spring
washer combination screw
M4x8 *2
②M5x14
①M5x14
Hexagon socket flat round
head screw M5x14 *2
X-axis limit switch kit *1
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Attention: During the current operation, please do not tighten the X-axis tensioner screws with too much force.

Install X-axis Tensioner
4. Insert the synchronous belt buckle into the sheet metal slot at the
back of the extruder and tighten X-axis tensioner completely.
5. Lock the X-axis limit assembly on the XE axis with two
M4x8 hexagon socket head cap screws.
M4x8
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Install the Z-axis moving kit and adjust the tightness of X-axis and Y-axis tensioners
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Step：
1. Make the Z-axis kit move along the V-wheel to be inserted into the two ends of the Z-axis profile
(as showed in the figure above).
2. After installation, slide the extruder to see whether the X-axis can be touched and adjust the
synchronous belt to its proper status. Synchronous belt moves smoothly without noise.
Take the first step: assembled components
Take the second step: assembled components
Tips: Manually rotate the X-axis and
Y-axis tensioners to be the approprate
tightness. Refer to A and B: the
difference between the nut and the
screw (protrusion) is 0-2mm. The
reference standard is to press the
synchronous belt will a little tension.
Too loose or tight belt will affect the
printing effect, and too tight belt will
break.
Back
Front
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Install the gantry profile, screen kit
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Gantry profile *1
1. Fix the profile on the upper end of the gantry with four
hexagon sock head cap screws M5x25.
2. Tighten lightly the M4 T-nut and the M4-12 screw
in turn by hexagon wrench, for a total of 4 sets.
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Screen kit *1
Screen bracket *1
Hexagon socket head spring
washer combination screw
M5x25 *4
M5x25
M4x12
M4 T nuts
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Connect the display screen kit with
screen cable.Buckle the screen kit
directly into the screen bracket.
Use the hexagon wrench to lock the
four screws on the left side of the
screen bracket with the machine.
M4 T nuts *6
Hexagon socket head spring
washer combination screw
M4x12 *4

Install spool holder and gantry cover
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Step: Put flat round head M4x6 and T nuts into the material rack (as showed), place the spool holder on
the rack and fix on the profile with screws (as showed); Then place the 2020 profile cover on both side.
Material rack *1
Material pipe and
nut *1
2020 profile cover *2
T nuts *2
Hexagon socket flat round
head screw M4x6 *2
M4x6
Connect the filament tube
Install it on the left
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Wire connection
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Insert the teflon tube into the pneumatic connector
Attention
· Damage might occur if voltage setting
is incorrectly. Make sure the current
input voltage matches to your local
power supply (115/230V).
· Plug in power cord and turn power
switch to 1 to turn it on.
· Do not disconnect the cables when
Aquila is powered on.
Connect X, E, Z-axis stepper motors according to the yellow label on the 6pin (4 wires) port
Connect X, Z-axis limit switches according to the yellow label on the 3pin (2 wires) port
Plug in the power cord (as showed) and toggle the switch to turn on the power
X、E、Z-axis motor port
X、Z-axis limit switch
Power cable *1
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X motor
X-axis limit switch
Z-axis limit switch
E motor
Z motor
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Bed Leveling
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Note: The UI information is only for reference, the actual
UI may be different.
Making sure the extruder homing has finished before close the motors.
During the leveling process, please do not touch the Teflon tube and nozzle cable.
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Check the steadiness of the build plate before leveing. If the build plate is unsteady,
please use open-end wrench to adjust the v-wheel to steady it.
Choose [Auto home] first to ensure the extuder in the home position; then choose [Disable steppers] to close the motors.
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Leveling operation video can be found on Voxelab Youtube channel

Bed Leveling
The nozzle is too far away from the
build plate, so the consumables can not
adhere to the build plate.
The even filament adheres right on the
build plate .
The nozzle is too close to the build
plate, the filament are not extruded
sufficiently, and the nozzle is damaged
to result in plug. It’s easy to scratch the
printing build plate.
0.1mm
After adjusting the upper
position of the 4 nuts, check
the center position again.
Note: If the rotating nuts can not make the nozzle touch the build
plate, the position of the z-axis limit switch may be too high;
please adjust it accordingly.
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1. Move the extruder on the top of the leveling nut. Screw the nut and adjust the distance between the nozzle and the
build plate. The distance is around 0.1mm. (Thickness of a piece of A4 paper)
2. Use a piece of A4 paper to assist in leveling, so that the nozzle can just scratch the A4 paper lightly. Adjust the leveling
nuts on the four sides in turn until you can feel the slight resistance from the nozzle when pulling the A4 paper.
3. Test the distance between the nozzle and the print platform is enough or not. Repeat the above steps 1-2 times if
necessary.

Preheat
Method 1
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Method 2
Note: The UI information is only for reference, the actual UI may be different.
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Note: The printing preheat temperature settings have been done. PLA: nozzle temperature 200℃, hot bed temperature 60℃. ABS: nozzle temperature
240℃, hot bed temperature 70℃.
For other materials or under some conditions, please adjust the parameters at the interface home page Control - Temperature - PLA/ABS preheat setting.