MakerBot Replicator 2 manual

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A WEL C OME. LET’S GET S T ARTED 04 Specific ations 06 How Does it W ork? 07 B SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T REPLIC A TOR 2 DE SKT OP 3D PRINTER 08 What’ s in The Box 10 MakerBot R eplicator 2 Diagr am 11 Unpacking Y our Mak erBot R eplicat or 2 12 Installing Buil d Plat e 14 Installing Fil ament Guide T ube and Spool Holder 15 Mounting Filament [...]

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05 W ARNING: The MakerBot Replica tor 2 g enerat es high temper atures and incl udes moving parts that can cause injury . Nev er reach inside the Mak erBot Replicat or 2 while it is in oper ation. Al wa ys allo w the MakerBot R eplicator 2 to c ool down bef ore re aching inside. W ARNING: Do not leav e the MakerBot R eplicat or 2 unatt ended during[...]

06 A WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED PRINTING Print T echnology: Fused Fil ament Fabric ation Build V olume: 11.2 L x 6 .0 W x 6. 1 H in [28.5 x 15.3 x 15.5 cm] High 100 microns [0 .0039 in] Medium 270 microns [ 0.0106 in] Lo w 340 microns [ 0. 0133 in] Positioning Precision: XY: 11 m ic ron s [0.0 00 4 in ]; Z: 2.5 microns [0 .00 01 in] Filament [...]

07 A WEL COME, LET’ S GET S T ARTED The MakerBot R eplicator 2 mak es solid, three-dimensional objects out of mel ted Mak erBot PLA Filament. Y our 3D design file s are transl at ed into instructions f or the MakerBot R eplicat or 2 and sent to the machine via U SB cabl e or SD Card. Then the Mak erBot R eplicat or 2 heats the Mak erBot PLA Fila[...]

Setting U p Y our Mak erBot ® Repli cator ® 2 Deskt op 3D Printer B[...]

09 When y ou set up y our MakerBot ® R eplicat or ® 2 Desk top 3D P rinter , r emember that it w as buil t and pack age d very c arefull y at the Mak erBot fa ct ory . W e hope you’ll tak e your time and be jus t as c areful unpacking it and g etting it set up . NO TE: Do n ot f orc e or t ea r an ythi ng during unpacking and setup. This may da[...]

10 B SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T REPLICA TOR 2 DE SKT OP 3D PRINTER Filament guide tube Po wer suppl y and cabl e Hex wrenche s PTFE-based gr ease Spool hol der USB- A to USB-B cabl e Support car d Blue tape shee ts SD card 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 3 WHA T’S IN THE BO X MakerBot PLA Fil ament [1lb Spool] 1 * Build pl at e 1 * * More options a vailabl e at [...]

11 B SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T REPLICA TOR 2 DE SKT OP 3D PRINTER MAKERBO T REPLIC A TOR 2 DIA GRAM 8 10 2 11 3 7 5 6 4 9 1 [1] GANTR Y SY STEM [2] LCD P ANEL [3] KEY P AD [4] THREADED Z -A XIS ROD [5] BUILD PLA TE [6] BUILD PLA TFORM [7] FILAMENT GUIDE TUBE [8] EXTRUDER C ABLE [9] EX TRUDER [10] FILAMENT SPOOL [11] SPOOL HOLDER ®[...]

12 UNP ACKING Y OUR MAKERBO T REPLIC A T OR 2 1a. Pla ce the Mak erBot Replic at or 2 box on the ground. Open the bo x and remove the top c ardboard shee t. 1b. R emove the Mak erBot Replicat or 2 User Manual. W e recommend that y ou use the manual to g uide you through the se tup proc ess and keep it a t hand as you unpa ck the cont ents of the bo[...]

13 UNP ACKING Y OUR MAKERBO T REPLIC A T OR 2 CONTINUED 3a. R emov e the two r emaining prot ective foam piec es from the bottom of the R eplicat or 2’s bo x. 3b. Li out the a cc essory box. This box contains the r emaining items from the “What’ s in the Box” section. NO TE: Y our MakerBot R eplicat or 2 should no w be fully unpa cked. W[...]

14 INS T ALLING BUILD PLA TE B SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T REPLICA TOR 2 DE SKT OP 3D PRINTER 5a. Use strong sciss ors or a wire cut ter to cut the zip ties hol ding the gantry sy stem in plac e. Disc ard the zip ties and the pl astic pieces hol ding them in place . NO TE: Operat e scissors with car e. 5b. A small pl astic piece at tached to the X-a[...]

15 INS T ALLING FILAMENT GUIDE TUBE AND SPOOL HOLDER B SETTING UP Y OUR MAKERBO T REPLICA TOR 2 DE SKT OP 3D PRINTER 6a. L ocat e the filament guide tube . Insert one end into the hol e at the t op of the extruder and push the tube in as far a s it will go . 6b. Ins ert the other end of the filament guide tube into the l e guide tube hol der [[...]

16 MOUNTING FILAMENT SPOOL AND A TT ACHING U SB C ABLE 9a. L ocat e the USB- A to USB-B c able . Insert the USB cabl e into the USB-B port on the back of the Mak erBot Replic ator 2. Do not atta ch the other end of the USB cabl e to anything y et. 9b. Do not pl ug the AC pow er cor d into an ele ctrical outl et until st ep 11 of this chapter . 9 A [...]

10a. L ocat e the pow er supply and c able . At tach the cabl e to the po wer suppl y . 1 0 b . Ensure that the po wer swit ch on the MakerBot R eplicator 2 is se t to the OFF position. 1 0 c . Insert the pow er suppl y connect or into the po wer input on the back of the R eplicat or 2. Ensure that the fl at side of the connec tor fa ces do wn. 10[...]

S tart up Pr oces s: L e v eling, L oading, T esting C[...]

19 THE LCD KEYP AD • Four arrow but tons surround a c entral M button. Use the arro ws to na vigate through the L CD menus and make sel ections. • The l e arrow usuall y allo ws you to g o back or canc el an action. • A solid red M means the Mak erBot R eplicat or 2 is working. • A blinking red M means the Mak erBot R eplicat or 2 is wai[...]

20 Aer the initial w elc ome message, the S tartup Script will displ ay the f ollo wing: • If the build pl at form is t oo far from the e xtruder nozzl e, or if one part of the plat e is farther aw ay from the no zzle than another part, your buil ds might not stick to the buil d plate . • If the build pla tf orm is too cl ose to the e xtrude[...]

21 LEVELING THE BUILD PLA TE CONTINUED C ST ARTUP PR OCESS: LEVELING , L OADING, TES TING Lev eling Knobs Support Card When direct ed by the L CD screen, tight en each of the thre e knobs under the build plat form about four turns. 1 Make S ome Room Bet ween the Buil d Plat e and the Nozzl e ®[...]

22 LEVELING THE BUILD PLA TE CONTINUED C ST ARTUP PR OCESS: LEVELING , L OADING, TES TING The script will prompt y ou to adjust the knobs individuall y . As you adjust e ach knob, mak e sure the MakerBot Support card just slide s betw een the nozzl e and build pl at e. Y ou should fe el some friction on the support card but still be abl e to easil [...]

23 L O ADING MAKERBO T PLA FILAMENT C ST ARTUP PR OCESS: LEVELING , L OADING, TES TING When you ha ve c omple ted the initial l ev eling tasks, the L CD menu will displa y the foll owing te xt: “ Aaah, that fe els much bett er . Let’ s go on and load some pl astic!” Befor e building, you must l oad the MakerBot PLA Filament int o the extruder[...]

24 L O ADING MAKERBO T PLA FILAMENT CONTINUED Free the end of the Mak erBot PLA Filament from the fil ament spool. With a pair of scissors, c ut a clean e dge. Feed the end of the MakerBot PLA Fil ament into the end of the guide tube where it a ttaches t o the back of the Mak erBot Replic ator 2. Feed the MakerBot PLA Fil ament through the guide t[...]

25 C ST ARTUP PR OCESS: LEVELING , L OADING, TES TING Aer y ou’ve f ed the MakerBot PLA Fil ament all the wa y through the guide tube, press the M button on the L CD menu. The MakerBot R eplicator 2 will st art to hea t your e xtruder . W ARNING: Do not touch the extruder whil e it is heating — it hea ts to 230° C. Aer the e xtruder re a[...]

26 T ake the end of the MakerBot PLA Fil ament close st to the e xtruder and firml y push it into the hol e in the top of the e xtruder . Ensure that the fil ament goes int o the cent er of the opening and doesn’t g et caught at the e dge of the opening. Maintain pressur e on the filament and continue pushing it int o the opening. A er abou[...]

27 C ST ARTUP PR OCESS: LEVELING , L O ADING, TE STING Push the guide tube ba ck into the opening on the top of the e xtruder . NO TE: If you ha ve probl ems or need to l oad the MakerBot PLA Fil ament again, y ou can use the up and down arro ws t o scroll through the t op-lev el menu on the L CD panel and use the M button t o selec t Utilities. Sc[...]

28 C ST ARTUP PR OCESS: LEVELING , L OADING, TES TING Aer y ou hav e succ essfull y le vel ed the build pl atform and l oaded the MakerBot PLA Fil ament into the e xtruder , the L CD panel will ask y ou: “How’ d it go ? Re ady to mak e something?” Sel ect “Y es” and the L CD panel will display: “ Awes ome! W e’ll go t o the SD card[...]

29 C ST ARTUP PR OCESS: LEVELING , L O ADING, TE STING MAKING A TES T OBJECT FR OM THE SD CARD C ONTINUED Pr ojects A vailabl e on the SD Card CHAIN LINK S Fi le Na me : Chain Link s Make Time: 12 Minutes Design By: Sa l Thingivers e: 28405 NUT AND BOL T SET File Name: Nut and Bolt Make Time: 27 minutes Design By: au be nc Thingivers e: 9095 COMB F[...]

Making a n O bject wit h Mak erBot Mak erW ar e D[...]

31 Ho w to mak e an object using a c omputer and Mak erBot ® Mak erW are ™ . D MAKING AN OBJECT WITH MAKERBO T MAKERW ARE ™[...]

32 USING MAKERBO T MAKERW ARE D MAKING AN OBJECT WITH MAKERBO T MAKERW ARE 1c. Open the install er and foll ow the directions t o install the sow are. 1d. Use the supplied USB c able t o connec t your Mak erBot Replic at or 2 to y our comput er . NO TE: Y ou can find a video of this tutorial at ht tp:/ / www .makerbot.c om/ support/ replicat or[...]

33 Thingivers e is a websit e where MakerBot user s and others can shar e design files. 2a. Open a bro wser session and g o to www .thingiver se.c om. Use the search fiel d at the upper right to search f or “Minimalist NYC buil dings. ” Y our search r esults shoul d include “Minimalist NY C building s by JonMonaghan. ” Click on the link. [...]

34 USING MAKERBO T MAKERW ARE CONTINUED 3 Open Mak erBot MakerW are [1] CAMER A HOME: Resets Mak erW are to the defaul t view of the objec t. [2] +/-: Zoom in and out. Y ou can also use the scroll wheel on y our mouse to z oom in and out. [3] LOOK: Click the L ook butt on or hit the L ke y to g o into L ook mode. In this mode, click and drag with y[...]

35 USING MAKERBO T MAKERW ARE CONTINUED 3 Open Mak erBot MakerW are | C o n t i nu ed 1 2 7 8 9 10 11 3 6 4 5 D MAKING AN OBJECT WITH MAKERBO T MAKERW ARE NUT AND BOL T Design By: au ben c Thingiverse: 90 95[...]

Minimalist NY C buildings Design By: JonMonaghan Thingiverse: 12 762 36 4a . Click on the Add button. Navig ate t o the loc ation of the fil e FlatIr on.stl and sel ect it. The fil e will open at the cent er of the build plat e. 4b . S ele ct the Mov e button and click and drag the Fl atiron Buil ding to the l e. 4c. Click on the A dd button a[...]

37 4e. Click on the Fl atiron Buil ding to sele ct it. Hol d down the shi k ey and click on the W ool worth Buil ding. Then rel ease the shi k ey . Both models should be sel ected. 4f. S ele ct the Sc ale butt on. Click and drag t o change the siz e of both models tog ether . 4 Open the .stl files in MakerBot MakerW are | C on ti nu ed 5a. S[...]

38 TIP: If you pl an to buil d from an SD card inst ead of directl y from MakerW are, sel ect “Export to a Fil e” at the top of the Mak e dialog inst ead of “Mak e It Now . ” If your R eplicat or 2 is not connec ted to y our comput er , “Export to Fil e” will be sel ect ed automatic ally . 5 Sav e and Make Y our File | Continue d USING [...]

5c . Accept the default s ettings and click the Make It! butt on. Mak erW are will slice your m odel and send it to y our MakerBot R eplicator 2 f or building. TIP: Y ou can cancel a slic e or build by clicking the X at the c orner of the slicing progress bar or the c ancel button in the S tatus submenu. 5 Sav e and Make Y our File | Continue d Upd[...]

E T r oubles hooting, Diagnosti cs, a nd Maintena nce[...]

41 This chapt er describes ba sic troubl eshooting and maint enance t ask s for y our Mak erBot ® R eplicat or ® 2 Desk top 3D P rinter . For de tails on mor e adv ance d troubl eshooting and maint enance t ask s, g o to mak erbot. com/ support. E TROUBLE SHOO TING, DIA GNOSTIC S, AND MAINTENANCE ®[...]

Can’t l oad Mak erBot PLA Filament int o the ex truder Make a fr esh cut at the end of the Mak erBot PLA Filament. Cut the Mak erBot PLA Filament at an angl e—a narrow tip will help with loa ding. It is also important tha t the filament hav e no bends in it. Use more f orce when pushing the Mak erBot PLA Filament into the e xtruder . Gra sp th[...]

PROBLEM SOL UTION 43 E TROUBLE SHOO TING, DIA GNOSTIC S, AND MAINTENANCE TRO UBLESHOO TING CONTINUED Can’t r emove Mak erBot PLA Filament fr om ex truder Object w on’t stick to buil d pla te Object is stuck t o build plat e (Continued) Run the filament l oad script in the onboard Utilities menu and le t the filament adv ance f or about five sec[...]

44 E TROUBLE SHOO TING, DIA GNOSTIC S, AND MAINTENANCE DIA GNOS TICS L CD P ANEL | T OP-LEVEL MENU BUILD FROM SD Display s the list of models on the SD car d. Sel ect one to start a buil d PREHEA T All ows y ou to preheat the e xtruder . UTILITIES T ools that allo w you to config ure and maintain y our MakerBot R eplicator 2. INFO AND SETTINGS Opt[...]

45 E TROUBLE SHOO TING, DIA GNOSTIC S, AND MAINTENANCE UTILITIES Monitor Mode Displa ys the curr ent temper ature of the e xtruder . When making an object, displ ay s the perc ent compl ete d. Lev el Build Pl ate Script that w alks y ou through the proc ess of le veling the build pl at e. Home Axe s Mov es the build pl ate and the ex truder to the [...]

46 E TR OUBLESHOO TING, DIA GNOS TICS, AND MAINTENANCE INFO AND SETTINGS Bot Sta tistics Displa ys the estima ted t otal hours and minut es of building in the lif etime of your Makerbot R eplicator 2 and the duration in hour s and minutes of the l ast buil d. Prehea t Settings All ows y ou to change the temper ature setting f or the extruder . Use [...]

47 E TROUBLESHOO TING, DIA GNOS TICS, AND MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE Aer appr oxima tel y 50 hours of buil d time, y ou should l ubricat e the threa ded rod on y our Z-axis and the X -axis idler pull ey . T o lubricat e the threa ded rod and the idl er pulle y: 1. Find the tube of PTFE-ba sed grea se included with y our MakerBot R eplicator 2. 2. G[...]

48 E TR OUBLESHOO TING, DIA GNOS TICS, AND MAINTENANCE Lubrica ting the Threade d Rod and the X -Axis Idl er Pull ey | Continue d 7 . Locat e the X -axis idler pull ey . If you are facing the fr ont of the MakerBot R eplicator 2, the idler pull ey is at the top l e side. The idl er pulle y is one of the pulle ys that all ow the rubber belt t o m[...]

49 E TROUBLESHOO TING, DIA GNOSTIC S, AND MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE CONTINUED Cl eaning the Drive Ge ar The drive g ear is the part of the ex truder that pushes fil ament through the ex truder . When you make things with y our MakerBot Replic ator 2, small pieces of har dened PLA can stick t o the drive g ear . If you ar e having probl ems with your[...]

50 E TR OUBLESHOOTING , DIAGNOS TICS, AND MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE CONTINUED Cl eaning the Drive Ge ar | Continued 6. R eseat the mot or assembl y . 7 . Plug in the motor wir es. 8. A dd the fan guar d, the fan, the heat sink, and spacer s to the front of the e xtruder and bolt them on. 9 . Rel oad the Mak erBot PLA Filament. T o do this, go t o the[...]

51 E TROUBLE SHOO TING, DIAGNO STIC S, AND MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE CONTINUED Adjus ting the Plung er If you ar e having troubl e building things, y ou might need to adjus t the plung er in the ex truder assembl y . The plunger pushes the Mak erBot PLA Filament against the driv e gear . If the plung er is putting too much or t oo little pressur e on[...]

52 E TROUBLESHOO TING, DIA GNOS TICS, AND MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE CONTINUED Adjus ting the Plung er | Continue d 2. A er you’ve r emov ed the screw s, mo ve the activ e cooling fan t o the side. Push the wires out of the wa y so you hav e a cle ar view of the bl ack plas tic drive bl ock. 3. L ocat e the small round hol e in the drive block. I[...]

AC TIVE COOLING F AN: The fan that cools the Mak erBot PLA Filament as it ex trudes. BLUE T APE: Blue masking t ape that makes a gr eat buil d surface f or objects printed with Mak erBot PLA Filament. Y ou can find bl ue tape at any hardw are st ore. BUILD PLA TE: The acrylic surfac e on which the MakerBot R eplicator 2 buil ds an object. BUILD PL[...]

MOT OR ASSEMBL Y : The stepper mot or and the drive bl ock that push fil ament into the e xtruder . MOT OR WIRES: The bundle of el ectrical wires that pr ovide po wer t o the motor . NOZZLE: The opening on the end of the ex truder from which heat ed Mak erBot PLA Filament emerg es to be spr ead ont o the build pl at e. PLUNGER: A part of the e xtr[...]

C ONT A CT US 55 E TROUBLE SHOO TING, DIAGNO STIC S, AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SALE S FEEDBA CK makerbot. com/ support Our websit e has ex tensiv e documentation and tr oubleshooting informa tion about your Mak erBot Replic ator 2 De sktop 3D Print er . It’s a gre at resour ce when y ou want to try t o sol ve issues quickl y on your o wn. support@m[...]

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