Summary of Portal Delta Pro
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Www.Massportal.Com portal delta pro 3d printer user’s manual – v1.0
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2 www.Massportal.Com welcome to the world of 3d printing! Thank you for your purchase of the mass portal 3d printer – we hope that it will serve you well and even exceed your expectations. Mass portal strives to deliver quality products, which will ease your work and make your life even more interes...
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3 www.Massportal.Com 1. Introduction 1.1. User manual this user manual includes such chapters as: introduction, general description, usage and printing of 3d objects. Please study this manual carefully before connecting, starting and using your printer and use your device according to these instruct...
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4 www.Massportal.Com 2. General description of the printer 2.1. Visual 1) on/off switch; 2) lcd display for standalone operation; 3) rotary switch for controlling the printer; 4) usb port, microsd slot, reset button; 5) power supply ac 110-240v; 6) plastic filament reel and holder; 7) plastic filame...
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5 www.Massportal.Com 2.2. Main characteristics printing technology fused deposition modeling mechanical technology delta robot external dimensions ~420x400x720 mm (width x depth x height) weight ~13,5 kg case aluminium and plexiglass case color black, transparent printing dimensions 210x210x260 mm p...
Page 6: Usage
6 www.Massportal.Com 3. Usage 3.1. Setup after removing the printer from packaging, remove the safety straps and fastenings (where applicable). Nb! By powering on the printer with the safety fastenings on you will most likely damage the printer! Printer then must be placed on flat and stable surface...
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7 www.Massportal.Com 3.2.2. Repetier-host software download the newest repetier-host software version from http://www.Repetier.Com/download/ for your operating system, install and run it. Follow the following steps to set the software up with your new mass portal 3d printer. For supplemental informa...
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8 www.Massportal.Com 1) first choose your language from the config->language menu. 2) you need to configure printer settings to connect to your printer. Please make the following changes as shown in the pictures. Press apply after making changes in each of the tabs. 3) press the connect button to co...
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9 www.Massportal.Com 3.2.3. Windows most of the modern operating systems have so-called sleep mode. The process of 3d printing is not blazingly fast and may take several hours. Therefore it is recommended to disable this mode so that the computer stays awake when printing. 1) on a computer running m...
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10 www.Massportal.Com change from balanced to high performance and click change plan settings. Click change advanced power settings in the edit plan settings window. 2) find the hard disk entry, open the turn off hard disk after sub-entry and change the setting to 0 and press ok. 3.3. Insertion and ...
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11 www.Massportal.Com 3.4. Calibration 1) timing belt adjustment. Use the two screws at the top to adjust the timing belt. By turning the screws clockwise the timing belt is tightened, but by turning them counter-clockwise the timing belt is released. The screws must both be turned equal amount of t...
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12 www.Massportal.Com nb! Keep your hands and fingers clear from the printing surface before sending script commands or moving head manually. Make sure that it is unable to move the head accidently when calibrating or checking status of the printer’s inner parts to avoid damage! 3.5. Repetier-host u...
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13 www.Massportal.Com 3.5.2. Object slicer 1) slicer – select your preferred 3d object slicer; 2) slice with [slic3r] – slice the object(s) with predefined profiles using the slicer of your choice (“slic3r” by default). Slicing means converting 3d object to g-code which is read by the printer; 3) ki...
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14 www.Massportal.Com layer height: the height of each layer for the 3d printed object, it should be between 0.05-0.3 mm; first layer height: height of the first layer – set it to at least 0.2 mm to get better grip to the printing surface; perimeters (minimum): how many lines should be made at the 3...
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15 www.Massportal.Com fill density: how much should the object be filled up. 1 means 100% and gives a solid object, but it takes much more time to make one. For partially filled objects use values between 0.1 and 0.9 which corresponds to 10% and 90%. Use 0 to get empty object with just the outer she...
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16 www.Massportal.Com perimeters: printing speed for normal perimeters – usually about 50–100 mm/s; small perimeters: if the radius is perimeters speed usually to 50-80%; external perimeters: printing speed for outer perimeter, recommended as above - 50-80% from perimeters; infill: how fast to print...
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17 www.Massportal.Com loops: how many loops to print around the object before printing itself. This allows to get an even flow of filament. Usually 1 to 3 is enough; distance from object: how far should these loops be printed. 5-6 mm is usually optimal; skirt height: loop height in layers. One layer...
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18 www.Massportal.Com pattern angle: adjust the support material pattern angle; interface layers: add extra layers where supports will be attached; interface pattern spacing: lower value gives denser interface filling. Complete individual objects: use when printing multiple objects simultaneously. C...
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19 www.Massportal.Com diameter: the width of filament diameter. May differ a bit in reality for lower quality filaments. Set 1.75 mm for mass portal printers; extrusion multiplier: normally set to 1, but can be adjusted if the extrusion flow is not as needed; extruder: change the extruder’s temperat...
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20 www.Massportal.Com bed size: size for the heated bed. 210x210 mm for portal delta pro and 150x150 mm for portal delta; print center: depending on printer but usually 0; z offset: use this in case you need to adjust the gap between extruder and printing surface without calibration. Use negative va...
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21 www.Massportal.Com nozzle diameter: diameter in millimeters for the extruder’s nozzle. Normally 0.4 mm; [retraction] length: set the length of raw filament to be retracted when retraction command is sent. 4 - 5 mm is optimal; lift z: how high should the extruder be lifted up above the object(s). ...
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22 www.Massportal.Com 3.5.3. G-code editor 1) g-code – here are all the generated g-code commands. You can make corrections, copy, paste and save. Depending on the slicer program used, you may find the calculated length and volume of the filament to be extruded for the object 2) visualization – view...
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23 www.Massportal.Com 3.5.4. Manual control 1) g-code input field – here you can manually type and send g-code commands. You can find more about g-code at http://reprap.Org/wiki/g-code ; 2) home position – printer head resets to the home position which is at the top of the printer. It should always ...
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24 www.Massportal.Com 7) heat printbed – same as with the extruder – can be heated up in advance; otherwise it will heat up automatically if specified in g-code. Can be adjusted under printing; 8) extrude and retract – note: it is recommended to check the flow of filament (and if it is not clogged) ...
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25 www.Massportal.Com 3) run (pause) job – you can start the printing by pressing this button. If the printing has already been started, it will change to pause job. You can pause printing if you need to change filament and even move the head around. It will resume where you left when clicking on co...
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26 www.Massportal.Com 7) show/hide filament – show or hide filament being printed in the real time. May not be smooth on older computers; 8) show/hide travel – show or hide the movements of the printer head; 9) emergency stop – use this button to immediately stop whatever printer is doing. Useful if...
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27 www.Massportal.Com main menu > position home all - put the printing head in the home position (center, at the top) home x – level the printing head at the home position of x axis home y - level the printing head at the home position of y axis home z - level the printing head at the home position ...