Printing procedures

Preamble

  • Do not print in a cold room

  • Avoid drafts on the printer

  • Print in a well-ventilated area

  • Do not print with ULIO 3D BRIX™ unattended

  • All assembly and operation steps must be under adult supervision and assistance.

    • Click here for a video tutorial of the instruction manual section 4/4

  • If the print bed is having difficulty going up, follow these steps


General information

Adjusting the distance between the hot nozzle and the center of the print bed

This step is VERY IMPORTANT (see video on the left)

Once you've completed your manual adjustment, check it with the Home Z command. Click the yellow button on the LCD display, select 'Motion', and click the yellow button again. Then, click 'Home Z'. The Z-axis zeroing will begin automatically.


A-Loading filament

 

Filament preparations

Cut the end of the filament at a 45 degree angle

Straighten the filament tip about 3 inches, pinch the extruder handle, and insert 1 inch of filament into the white Bowden tube

Loading the filament

Click Load filament from the LCD controller

  • The nozzle should start heating up for PLA

  • Wait until the temperature reaches 210°C to 215°C

  • When the buzzer sounds, click the yellow button to start loading

  • If you have difficulty feeding the filament through the gold fitting of the white (Bowden) tube, try cutting the filament 45 degrees in the opposite direction and then reinserting it.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

  • NEVER touch the hot nozzle tip with your fingers as there is a danger of burning yourself.

  • Turn off the heater (Cooldown) if you are not going to use the printer immediately (watch the second video on the left)

 

B-PREPARATION OF THE PRINT BED

Repeat at the beginning of each print

  • Lift the printer's print bed (Y rack)

    • Pay attention to the Y switch arm

  • Remove the flex plate from the print bed

  • Clean the printing surface with isopropyl alcohol ( 70% ) after every 5 prints

  • Reinstall the flex plate onto the print bed (as shown in the left image)

  • Reinstall the print bed (Y rack) as shown in the picture, otherwise it may move in the opposite direction


 

C- Generating a print file

Kiri Moto (Version 4.0) Repeat at the beginning of each print

  • Kiri Moto is a free online slicer that requires no software installation.

  • To learn how to use Kiri Moto, please watch the video on the left.

  • DO NOT CHANGE the default print settings of ULIO 3D BRIX™

  • Avoid printing parts with a wall thickness less than 0.8 mm (such as very small fingers of a hand)

 

D-PRINTING FROM MICRO SD CARD

Repeat at the beginning of each print

  • Insert the micro SD card into the microcontroller

  • Click the LCD button

  • Scroll down the menu

  • Select Print from media

  • Select your Gcode file by name

  • Click Print again to start printing (watch the video on the left)

 

E-ADJUST THE FIRST LAYER WITH BABYSTEP Z (only if necessary)

Repeat at the beginning of each print if required

If the first print layer does not look like this , you will need to adjust the distance between the hotend and the print bed with Babystep Z this time.

Click Tune and select Babystep Z

  • Turn the yellow knob clockwise to lower the print bed ( +0.25 mm increments)

  • Turn the yellow knob counterclockwise to raise the print bed ( -0.25 mm increments)

  • Continue adjusting the Babystep Z until your first diaper looks like this (be patient, it takes practice)

 

F-FILAMENT UNLOADING

Once the print is finished, you can leave the filament in the printer, otherwise you can remove it

  • To unload the filament, select unload filament (watch the first video on the left)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

  • NEVER touch the hot nozzle tip with your fingers as there is a danger of burning yourself.

  • Turn off the heater (Cooldown) if you are not going to use the printer immediately (watch the second video on the left)

 

G-Removal of the printed part

Repeat at the end of each print

  • Remove the print bed

    • Pay attention to the Y switch arm

  • Remove the flex plate from the print bed

  • Bend the flexible plate in all directions to detach the 3D model

    • Please use suitable gloves for this procedure

    • Adult assistance is required

  • Reinstall the flex plate on the print bed

  • Reinstall the print bed in place

H-Shut off the printer! !

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