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About t he a uthor rd Josef P rusa ( born F eb 2 3 , 1 990) b ecame i nterested i n t he 3 D p rinting p henomenon b efore joining...
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Table o f c ontents 2 P roduct d etails 3 I ntroduction - G lossary, D isclaimer, S afety i nstructions, L icenses 4 O riginal P rusa i 3 M K3 p rinter 5...
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8 A dvanced C alibration 8.1 P ID t uning f or H otend ( Optional) 8.2 P INDA p robe c alibration/ T emp. c alibration ( Experimental/Optional) 8.3...
2 P roduct d etails Title: O riginal P rusa i 3 M K3 / O riginal P rusa i 3 M K3 ( kit), F ilament: 1 .75 m m Manufacturer:...
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3.2 D isclaimer Failure t o r ead t he M anual m ay l ead t o p ersonal i njury, i nferior r esults, o r d amage t o t he 3 D printer....
3D-printed e lements o f t he p rinter t hat c an b e i mproved u pon c an b e f ound a t http://www.prusa3d.com/prusa-i3-printable-parts/...
5 O riginal P rusa i 3 M K3 p rinter k it Original P rusa i 3 M K3 k it i s p ictured i n p i ct . 2 . D etailed i nformation a nd a ssembly description...
6 F irst s teps 6.1 P rinter u npacking a nd p roper h andling Holding t he u pper f rame, t ake t he p rinter a nd p ull i t o ut f rom t he b ox. B e c areful w hen handling...
6.2 P rinter a ssembly For t he O riginal P rusa i 3 M K3 p rinter k it w e s uggest f ollowing t he g uidelines a nd assembling...
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With y our f irst s tart-up o f y our f reshly-assembled p rinter, i t w ill g uide y ou t hrough a ll t he t ests and...
There a re f ew s pecial o ccasions w here y ou w ill n eed t o r edo t he c alibration o r p art o f i t. ●...
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not t o t ouch t he b ed s urface o r t he n ozzle. W hen c leaning a t h igher t emperatures t he a lcohol will...
6.3.2.1 D ouble-sided t extured P EI p owder-coated s pring s teel s heet Powder c oating d irectly o n m etal m akes i t v ery h ard t o d amage t his b uild p late. I f a h eated nozzle...
6.3.3 I ncreasing t he a dhesion In s ome s pecial o ccasions, l ike a t all o bject w ith a v ery s mall c ontact a rea w ith t he p rint surface,...
6.3.4.1 S elftest e rror m essages a nd r esolution ( kit o nly) Front p rint f an/ L eft h otend f an - N ot s pinning: Check...
run t he X YZ c alibration f rom t he C alibration m enu o n t he L CD p anel. T his s hould n ot b e necessary...
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1) XYZ c alibration f ailed. B ed c alibration p oint w as n ot f ound. The c alibration r outine d id n ot f ind a b ed s ensor p oint. T he p rinter s tops c lose t o t he bed...
If t his a dvice i s n ot f ollowed a nd t here i s a p lastic d ebris o n t he p rint n ozzle, t hen t he d ebris may...
● Press t he L CD-knob o n t he L CD p anel t o e nter t he m ain m enu. I nsert t he f ilament into...
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6.3.9 F irst l ayer c alibration ( kit o nly) Now w e w ill f inally c alibrate t he d istance b etween t he t ip o f t he n ozzle a nd t he p robe. Check...
7 P rinting ● Make s ure t hat t he n ozzle a nd t he b ed a re h eated t o t he d esired t emperature. I f y ou forget...
3. Progress o f p rinting i n % - s hown o nly d uring t he p rinting 4. Status b ar ( Prusa i 3 M K3 r eady / H eating / f ile_name.gcode, e tc.) 5.
Pict. 1 6 - L CD s creen a nd c ontrol b uttons By s ingle p ressing t he c ontrol b utton o n t he i nformation s creen, y ou e nter t he m ain m enu. The...
7.2.4 F ail s tats The p rinter k eeps s tatistics a bout t he f ailures i t e xperienced a nd r ecovered f rom d uring t he last...
If y ou e xperience r andom g litches a fter a f irmware u pdate, o r a fter a p rinter u pgrade, u se t he All...
7.2.9 L CD l ayout Items n ot m entioned b elow a re n ot u sed f or t he c ommon p rint s etup - y ou s hould n ot c hange any...
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❏ Move Y ❏ Move Z ❏ Extruder ❏ Disable s teppers ❏ Filament s ensor - O n / O ff ❏ Fans c heck - O n / O ff ❏...
7.2.10 P rint s peed v ersus p rint q uality Printing a s mall o bject t akes a f ew m inutes, b ut p rinting l arger m odels a re t ime c onsuming - there...
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● Connect t he p rinter t o t he c omputer w ith t he U SB c able. Pict. 2 1 - Y ou c an f ind U SB p ort h ere ●...
Pict. 2 2 - P ronterface 1. Load f ile b utton i s u sed t o l oad t he d esired m odel . . M odel m ust b e i n * . gcode f ile format.
7.3 P rinter a ddons 7.3.1 D ifferent n ozzles E3D, a U K-based c ompany, t hat s upplies h otends f or t he O riginal P rusa i 3 M K3, h as a whole...
7.3.2 C onnecting R aspberry P i Z ero W Raspberry P i Z ero W c an b e c onnected t o t he a ccessory h eader o f t he p rinter m otherboard (EINSY)...
8 A dvanced C alibration Additional c alibration t ools a nd s ettings f or a dvanced u sers a re a vailable, b ut t hey a re entirely...
This p rocedure m ust b e d one i n a p lace w ith n ormal r oom t emperature a round 2 1°C/69°F. Do...
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in g code s cript. H owever, i f y ou d o n ot u nderstand t he c oncept o f g codes y et, o r n ever played...
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8.5 E xtruder i nfo Extruder i nfo p rovides d ebug i nformation a bout t he e xtruder s ensors. It p rovides i nfo o f: ●...
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10.2 I n w hat p rogram c an y ou c reate y our o wn m odels? To c reate a 3 D m odel y ourself, y ou n eed a d edicated p rogram. T he e asiest w ay t o q uickly create...
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You s pecify t he p rinting m aterial, p rint q uality a nd t he p rint s peed i n P rusaControl. Y ou c an manipulate...
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10.4 S lic3r P rusa E dition PrusaControl i s b uilt o n t op o f t he S lic3r P rusa E dition a nd h ides a ll t he u nnecessary c lutter you...
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10.5 B undled 3 D m odels We a sked a c ouple o f k nown 3 D d esigners t o p repare s ome p rintable o bjects f or y ou t o p rint. They...
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Pict. 3 0 - A dding c olor c hange i n P rusaControl ● First o f a ll, y ou n eed t o p repare r egular g code w ith c ommon p rint a nd f ilament settings....
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Pict. 3 1 - W eb v ersion o f C olorprint i nterface a t p rusaprinters.org/colorprint Insert t he f ilament w hich y ou w ant t o s tart w ith i nto y our p rinter a nd s tart p rinting t he f ile. When...
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from t he n ozzle . W hen t he c olor i s p ure w ithout a ny r emains o f t he p revious f ilament you...
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Pict. 3 2 - P rint w ith s upport m enu 10.7.2 L arge o bject p rinting Another...
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If y ou n eed t o p rint a n o bject t hat d oesn’t f it t he p rinter , y ou h ave t o c ut t he o bject u sing Slic3r....
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11 M aterials Temperatures a nd t he h eatbed t reatment b efore a p rint a ccording t o a s pecific m aterial. 11.1...
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● Heatbed: M ake s ure t he s urface i s c lean a s d escribed i n 6 .3.2 P EI p rint s urface preparation...
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● Nozzle t emperature: 2 15 ° C ● Bed t emperature: 5 0 - 6 0 ° C ● Heatbed: M ake s ure t he s urface i s c lean, a s d escribed i n 6 .3.2...
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● Nozzle t emperature: 2 40 ° C ● Bed t emperature: 8 0 - 1 00 ° C ● Heatbed: M ake s ure t he s urface i s c lean, a s d escribed i n 6 .3.2...
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● Bed t emperature: 9 5 - 1 00 ° C. ● Heatbed: T he b est r esults a re o btained w ith c ommon s cotch t ape - j ust a ttach t he tape...
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● Bed t emperature: 5 0 ° C. Y ou c an s et t he b ed t emperature u p t o 6 5 ° C d epending on...
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11.9 A SA Acrylonitrile-styrene-acryl ( ASA) i s a m aterial w ith p roperties s imilar t o A BS, i ts m ain b enefit is...
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11.11 P C-ABS ( E3D) Polycarbonate ABS (PC-ABS) is an enhanced version of traditional ABS. It offers easier processing, higher strength, stiffness, and temperature resistance. PC-ABS is also suitable for structures with openings, its bridging capability is improved compared to ABS. Typical usage...
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12 F AQ - P rinter m aintenance a nd p rint i ssues 12.1 R egular m aintenance 12.1.1 B earings Every...
Pict. 3 6 - F an e rror The n ozzle c ooling f an i s m ade b y N octua . T hese p remium f ans a re k nown f or t heir s uperb quietness...
The f ilament s ensor c an d etect: ● Running o ut o f f ilament ● Filament g etting s tuck - j ammed n ozzle 12.3.1...
12.3.3.1 D ust o n t he s ensor - h ow t o c lean If y ou s tart g etting a l ot o f f alse a larms o n f ilament j ams o r f ilament r unning o ut, y our s ensor might...
Pict. 3 9 - C leaning t he e xtruder - y ou c an s ee t he h obbed p ulley t hrough t he s ervice h ole 12.5...
12.7 P rinting p roblems 12.7.1 L ayers b reak a nd s plit w hen p rinting f rom A BS m aterial ABS m aterial h as a h igher t hermal e xpansion t han o ther m aterials . W e s uggest o ther materials...
13 F AQ - c ommon i ssues w hen a ssembling t he p rinter k it 13.1 P rinter i s r ocking - Y Z f rame - g eometry c heck If...
13.2 P rinter s tops p rinting s oon a fter s tart Extruder i s l ikely o verheated. M ake s ure t he n ozzle f an i s w orking p roperly . I f n ot, p lease inspect...
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13.4 L oose X - a nd/or Y -axis b elts Check i f b oth b elts a re p roperly t ightened, l oose b elts w ould c ause a p rinter m alfunction a nd prevent...
Pict. 4 4 - A p roperly - tightened X -axis b elt 13.5 D etached c ables t o t he h eatbed Do...
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