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- Page 1 3DFEEDY INSTRUCTION MANUAL Version 1.0 April 29, 2021 3DBIZZ UG (haftungsbeschränkt) Zur Au 8 | 85256 Vierkirchen | Germany info@3dbizz.com www.3dbizz.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Connect other Extruder Drive Motor sizes to Drive Unit Cover ..........15 2.1. Marriage: Connect Extruder Drive Motor to 3Dfeedy ............... 16 Marriage: Connect other Extruder Drive Motor sizes to 3Dfeedy ..........16 3.1. Insert Selector Shaft ..........................17 Insert Fourth Selector Cover ........................ 18 Insert Third Selector Cover ........................ - Page 3 General Information » Read and keep the operation instructions ASSEMBLY 3D-PRINTER ........................... 21 Install 3Dfeedy to 3D-Printer ........................ 21 Insert PTFE Tubes to 3Dfeedy ......................21 Insert PTFE Tubes to Collector ......................22 Insert PTFE Tube to Collector ......................22 Calibration of the Extruder ........................
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Page 4: General Information
3Dfeedy or 3D-printers connected to. Applicable local and national legislation regarding the use of this product must be followed. Keep the operating instructions for further use. If you pass 3Dfeedy on to third parties, be sure to include this operating manual. -
Page 5: Security
Security » Intended Use SECURITY 1. Intended Use 3Dfeedy is designed exclusively for the home user in the hobby and do-it-yourself sector for the following purposes: • multi-filament printing • number of filaments dependent on number of Feedy units; 3Dfeedy intended for 3 filaments. -
Page 6: Preparation 3D-Printer
We cannot give any warranty for your 3D-printer. However, if you follow all the steps carefully and take care of yourself and your printer, no damage is expected. As you are installing 3Dfeedy to your 3D-printer, you have to make sure your 3D-printer does have a CE-Conformity. -
Page 7: Remove Extruder
It could look different with your 3D-printer to the visualization shown above. Sometimes, the drive gear already fits to the drive gear of 3Dfeedy (e.g. Ultimaker 2+), which makes it unnecessary to change it. You can check this by comparing the additional drive gear from the box with the mounted one of your 3D-printer. -
Page 8: Remove Extruder Drive Motor
Preparation 3D-Printer » Remove Extruder Drive Motor 5. Remove Extruder Drive Motor • Unscrew the screws of the extruder drive motor. • Remove the extruder drive motor. It could look different with your 3D-printer to the visualization shown above. Make sure the 3D-printer is disconnected from the power supply. If it is necessary for dismounting the extruder drive motor, unplug the extruder drive motor cable temporarily from the mainboard of your 3D-printer. -
Page 9: Preparation 3Dfeedy
Preparation 3Dfeedy » Remove Manual Adjustment Fixture PREPARATION 3DFEEDY Before Installing 3Dfeedy to your 3D-printer, you have to prepare it for installing some components of your 3D-printer, as 3Dfeedy is shipped in fully assembled state for quality check. This is the initial configuration of 3Dfeedy in the box. -
Page 10: Remove First Selector Cover
Preparation 3Dfeedy » Remove First Selector Cover 2. Remove First Selector Cover • Unscrew and remove the two screws with the Allen key. • Now remove the transmission unit selector cover. Be careful when removing the transmission unit selector cover for not breaking it! •... -
Page 11: Remove Third Selector Cover
Preparation 3Dfeedy » Remove Third Selector Cover 4. Remove Third Selector Cover • Unscrew and remove the screw with the Allen key. • Now remove the second repeater unit selector cover. 5. Remove Fourth Selector Cover • Unscrew and remove the three screws with the Allen key. -
Page 12: Remove Selector Shaft
Preparation 3Dfeedy » Remove Selector Shaft 6. Remove Selector Shaft • Remove the selector shaft from 3Dfeedy. Be careful when removing the selector shaft for not damaging the housing at the transmission unit! • If the selector shaft is getting stuck at the housing of the transmission unit, carefully rotate the shaft slightly to release the gear from the housing. - Page 13 Preparation 3Dfeedy » Remove Drive Gear Cover The prepared 3Dfeedy for installing the necessary components of your 3D-printer looks like following: Version 1.0 13 von 25...
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Page 14: Assembly 3Dfeedy
Assembly 3Dfeedy » Connect Drive Gear to Extruder Drive Motor ASSEMBLY 3DFEEDY Now 3Dfeedy is ready for marriage: 1. Connect Drive Gear to Extruder Drive Motor You may use the extruder drive motor from your 3D-printer uninstalled in chapter “Preparation 3D-Printer”. -
Page 15: Connect Extruder Drive Motor To Cover Of Drive Unit
Assembly 3Dfeedy » Connect Extruder Drive Motor to Cover of Drive Unit 2. Connect Extruder Drive Motor to Cover of Drive Unit • Put the drive unit cover on the extruder drive motor. If the extruder drive motor is of the size NEMA 14 or NEMA 11 go to step 2.1 and take a closer look on how to install these extruder drive motors. -
Page 16: Marriage: Connect Extruder Drive Motor To 3Dfeedy
3Dfeedy. • Insert a M3 hexagon nut from the box to the groove. If the steps of the manual “3DFeedy Spacer Instruction Manual” has been followed, sometimes the hexagon nut is already installed. • Insert and tighten the M3x6 screw from the box hand-tight with the Allen key. -
Page 17: Insert Selector Shaft
Assembly 3Dfeedy » Insert Selector Shaft 4. Insert Selector Shaft • Insert the selector shaft to 3Dfeedy. Be careful when inserting the selector shaft for not damaging the housing at the transmission unit! • After inserting the selector shaft carefully rotate it slightly to fit the highlighted area of the selector shaft to the drive gear. -
Page 18: Insert Fourth Selector Cover
Assembly 3Dfeedy » Insert Fourth Selector Cover 5. Insert Fourth Selector Cover • Insert the drive unit selector cover. • Insert and tighten three M3x6 screws hand-tight with the Allen key. 6. Insert Third Selector Cover • Insert the second repeater unit selector cover. -
Page 19: Insert Second Selector Cover
Assembly 3Dfeedy » Insert Second Selector Cover 7. Insert Second Selector Cover • Insert the first repeater unit selector cover. • Insert and tighten the M3x6 screw hand-tight with the Allen key. 8. Insert First Selector Cover • Insert the transmission unit selector cover. -
Page 20: Insert Manual Adjustment Fixture
Assembly 3Dfeedy » Insert Manual Adjustment Fixture 9. Insert Manual Adjustment Fixture • Insert and tighten the manual adjustment fixture hand-tight. The assembled 3Dfeedy ready to install looks like following: Version 1.0 20 von 25... -
Page 21: Assembly 3D-Printer
1. Install 3Dfeedy to 3D-Printer • Install 3Dfeedy on or next to your 3D-printer for example with screws or zip ties (not included to the box). Make sure that 3Dfeedy is mounted at a sufficient distance from the printhead, so that it can move freely and reach any position on the print bed. -
Page 22: Insert Ptfe Tubes To Collector
Assembly 3D-Printer » Insert PTFE Tubes to Collector 3. Insert PTFE Tubes to Collector • Insert the second end of the three long PTFE tubes to the tube connectors of the PTFE tube collector from the box. 4. Insert PTFE Tube to Collector •... -
Page 23: Calibration Of The Extruder
As there are many different options for different 3D-printers, several different possibilities are described in the document “3Dfeedy Calibration Instruction Manual” for the determination of the correct value for the E-steps, for the saving of the settings to your 3D-printer as well as for reversing the rotation direction. -
Page 24: Service And Maintenance
The selector shaft is stuck, which can be determined by following the steps in “Assembly 3Dfeedy > 4. Insert Selector Shaft”. By The filament unit is not switched following these steps, the problem may also be solved. -
Page 25: Cleaning And Maintenance
Grease the gearbox whenever you grease your 3D-printer but at least once a year. • Clean the 3Dfeedy carefully with a brush or very carefully with compressed air whenever it is dirty. 3. Waste Management Sustainability is very close to our hearts. For this reason, we want to make recycling as easy as possible to help reduce waste.