weistek RS IdeaWerk Pro User manual

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Usermanualfor
RSIdeaWerkPro3Dprinter
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Created/editedbyVersionDate
DianaThomas‐McEwenV217/05/2016
DianaThomas‐McEwenV330/08/2016
DianaThomas‐McEwenV427/01/2016
DysonCentre
ForEngineeringDesign

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TableofContents
1.0MachineFamiliarisation.................................................................................................................2
1.1Basicmachineexteriorsetup.................................................................................................2
1.2Howdotheywork?.................................................................................................................3
2.0Materials........................................................................................................................................4
2.1 PLA..........................................................................................................................................4
2.2ABS..........................................................................................................................................4
2.3Othermaterialavailable.........................................................................................................5
3.0WherecanIgetthedesign?..........................................................................................................5
3.1 ObtaininganSTLFile...............................................................................................................5
3.2Designingafile........................................................................................................................6
3.3CheckingtheSTLfileforerrors...............................................................................................7
3.4ProcessingtheSTLfileusingDoraWare‐P............................................................................10
Filldensity.....................................................................................................................................12
LayerHeightandPrintspeed........................................................................................................12
Shell...............................................................................................................................................13
Raft................................................................................................................................................13
ExteriorSupports..........................................................................................................................13
Height(mm)...................................................................................................................................13
Extrudertemperature(°C)............................................................................................................13
Platformtemperature(°C)............................................................................................................14
3.4.1GeneratingtheGCode.............................................................................................................14
3.4.2ProducingtheWTKfilefromDoraWare‐P..............................................................................18
4.0SettinguptheRSIdeaWerkPro3Dprinter.................................................................................19
4.1Settinguptheprinter............................................................................................................19
4.2Startingtoprint.....................................................................................................................20
4.3Finishedprinting...................................................................................................................21
5.0Chargeforms................................................................................................................................22
5.1Howdoesitwork?................................................................................................................22
6.0HealthandSafety.........................................................................................................................23
6.1Whatcouldgowrong............................................................................................................23
AppendixA‐Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................25
NOTES.......................................................................................................................................................25
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RSIdeaWerkPro3DprinterUserManual
1.0 MachineFamiliarisation
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1.1Basicmachineexteriorsetup
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1.2Howdotheywork?
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Theextrudercanhavetemperaturesettoanywherebetween190°Cand280°C
andtheplatformcanhavetemperaturesettoanywherebetweenroom
temperatureand100°C.Theabilitytosetbothtemperaturesgovernstheability
toprintdifferentmaterials.Theextrudermustbeabletomeltthematerialtobe
printedandheatingthebedpreventsshrinkingwhentheprintcoolsandwarping
offthebed.
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WARNING:Cautionalsohastobegiventoanydangerousgaseswhichmightbe
givenoffonheatingamaterialsuchasABS–don’tassumeitissafe!!!
PLAisnotknowntogiveoffthesegases.
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ExtruderHead
Movesside‐to‐side
Mechanismtodraw
filamentin.
Thenheatsfilament
abovemeltingpoint
Smallnozzleoutofwhich
moltenplasticisforced
USBStick
USBsticksareprovidedfor
usingtheprinters
Usedforfiletransferringto
printer
Filamentisdrawn
throughlowfriction
tubeintotheextruder
head
Reelof1.17mmdiam.
Filamentspoolsoffthe
reel
Platform
Movesfront‐and‐
backalsoup‐and‐
down
Canbeheated
Thinremovable
sheet(bed)is
clippedtothe
platform(thisis
whatisprinted
TouchscreenforoperatingtheprinterSwitchonandoffontherear

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2.0Materials
Thereareavarietyofdifferentmaterialsthatthis3Dprintercanbeusedueto
itsrangeintemperatures.
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2.1 PLA
PLA(polyestercalledpolylacticacidorpolylactide)isderivedfromrenewable
sourcessuchascornstarch.Thismakesitbiodegradableandrecyclabletherefore
easiertodisposeofandwithnoharmfulgasesgivenoffwhenused.Theextruder
meltsthePLAatatemperatureof220°C,byheatingthebedtoatemperatureof
70°Cforprintofanythingofsignificantsizeorheightcanmaintainadhesionto
thebed.TheDysonCentrecurrentlystocksnatural(offwhite),red,blue,orange,
yellow,blackandgreyatapriceofaround£25perkg(forreasonablequality
filament).Othercolourscanbeorderedsuchaswhite,clear,grey,green,purple.
Also(foruptotwicethecost)fluorescentcolours,goldcolour,translucent
filament,thermochromaticandphotochromaticcolourswoodcolours,filaments
withsparklyinclusions.
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“PLAisanorganicmaterial,oftenmadefromcornstarchorsugarcane,making
itquitesafetouseasfarasfumesareconcerned.Currentlythereisverylimited
officialinformationavailableabouttheeffectsofPLAonourhealth.”Takenfrom
http://3dprinthq.com/desktop‐3d‐printer‐safety/
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2.2ABS
ABS(acrylonitrilebutadienestyrene)ismadefromfossilfuelsandthereforewill
releaseharmfulgassesandlikePLA,isrecyclable.Therearesomebiodegradable
versionsnowcomingonmarket,butmostarenotbiodegradable.Theextruder
temperatureneedstobeat240°Cwiththebedtemperatureat100°Corhigher
tocreateasuccessfulprint,theareaalsoneedtobeventilatedduetothegasses
released.Suppliersstockarangeofcolourshowever,duetotheproblemof
ventilationtheDysoncentredoesnotcurrentlyusePLA.ABAistechnically
strongerthanPLA,howeverdoesn’tbondtoitselfaswell,resultingin3Dprinted
partsareaboutsamestrengthasPLA.ABSisalsoalittlebitmoretemperature
resistancethanPLA.
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“AfewstudieshaveshownABSfumestobetoxictoratsandmiceandthereisa
fairchancethatABSfumesaremoreharmfulthanPLAfumes,mostlydueto
higherlevelsofemissionsandhighertoxicity.”“Recentstudieshaveshownthat

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ABSemitsaround10timesasmanyUFPs(UltraFineParticles)asPLAwhen
heated,againmakingABSmorelikelytoaffectourhealththanPLA.”
Takenfromhttp://3dprinthq.com/desktop‐3d‐printer‐safety/
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2.3Othermaterialavailable
Manyotheroptionsareavailableincluding:
Metalladenfilaments
Woodladenfilament(sometimesreferredtoaswood)
Flexiblefilaments
HIPS(HighImpactPolystyrene)‐dissolvablesomightbeusefulformaking
amouldwhichcanlaterbedissolvedaway.
PC(polycarbonate)
PA(polyamide)
PVA(polyvinylalcohol)
Nylon
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Wehaveyettoinvestigateanyoftheabove,intermsofavailability(in1.75mm
diameterfilament)/cost,Safetyoffumesandhowwellourprintersworkwith
them.Theprintermaybeharmedbyusingthem(e.g.acidiccompoundsgivenoff
onheating)sofurtherinvestigationisneededbeforeusingtheseinevery‐day
use.
3.0WherecanIgetthedesign?
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Therearemanyonlinedatabasesthatofferfreedownloadabledesignsthatjust
needtobeconvertedintotherightfileformat.
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3.1 ObtaininganSTLFile
WebsitessuchasThingiverse(auniverseofthings!)andinstructablesmakesthis
veryquick/easytoobtainSTL:StandardTriangle/TessellationLanguage(orother
similarfileformats

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Simplygotothewebsitetypeintheitemorthemethatyouareinterestedin
downloading,searchthroughofthousandslisteddesignsanddownloadthefiles
neededtocreateit.
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3.2Designingafile
TheSTLfilegeneratesverysensitivesettingssotheuserwillneedtocheckthe
STLfileprovidesclosed(watertight)surfaces.Stillworthcheckingeveninthecase

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ofThingiverseSTLfiles,oriffilehasbeen3Dprintedbeforeasdifferentprinter
softwareprocessesSTLfilesdifferently.
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Ifdrawinginanyofthe3Ddrawingpackagesbelowpleasesee,
www.dysoncentre.eng.cam.ac.uk/stlforhelpoutputtingSTLfiles.
[formerlyGoogle’s]Sketchup
Creo(Pro‐Engineer)
Solidworks
AutoDeskInventor
Catia
IronCAD
McNeelRhino
SolidEdge
UGSNX
Notethatmoltenplastichastobesupported,soconsideraddingsupportsinyour
model(pleaseseesection‐‐‐forfurtherdetails)
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3.3CheckingtheSTLfileforerrors
AquickcheckofSTLfilescanbedonewithaviewere.g.gotowww.viewstl.com
anddrag/drop(orupload)your(<35MB)STLfile.
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Onlinesitespinsobject
foryou,currentlylooks
okay…Version2offile

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Thisuserthenre‐exportedtheirSTLfileusingdifferentsettings,andtheproblem
seemsfixedinthisview.
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NOTE:ittakessecondstocheckinthisway.Thefilewon’tprintproperlywith
‘issues’sotendstowasteafewhoursofprintingtime.
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Maybesomething
oddgoingonhere
andhere
Version2offile
Definitelyaproblemhere.
Thethinhorizontalsurface
hasvanishedwhenviewed
fromthisside
Version2offile

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WARNING:Alsoimportanttokeepaneyeonthesizeofyourmodel,the
IdeaWerkmachinecanprintatmost150mmx150mmx140mmhigh.
Notethatyoucanprintlongthinpartsdiagonally.
Inthiscase,wecouldscaledownthesizeofthepart(seelateronusing
DoraWare‐P).
Alsonotethatexcessivescalingdowncanreducepartthicknessesbeyondwhat
ispracticallyprintable/durable.
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Version3offile