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* Log in with your credentials to the attached members-only terminal | * Log in with your credentials to the attached members-only terminal | ||
* Check that the bed is all the way up on the sprung screws on all 4 corners before starting a print, or it will not be level. It has a tendency, if compressed when removing a part for example, to stick down on some of the corners. | |||
* The only tweaks you should need to make for your prints are layer thickness and infill style/density related. | |||
* Please do not change the bed level or limit switches. | |||
* Turn off machine when done | * Turn off machine when done | ||
= Basic Operational Knowledge = | |||
* How to home it. | |||
* How to load and unload filament (optional, but you'll be stuck with the loaded plastic type and color) | |||
* How to slice and send a job to it. | |||
* How to abort a failed job. | |||
* How to properly remove a print once it has completed. | |||
= Advanced Operational Knowledge = | |||
There are some more advanced tasks that not everyone needs to know to | |||
print, but needs to know to troubleshoot: | |||
* How to level a bed | |||
* How to replace the covering on a bed | |||
* How to tighten belts, fix misaligned axises, replace worn out parts, etc. | |||
== Specifications and Detailed Instructions == | == Specifications and Detailed Instructions == | ||
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* [http://download.lulzbot.com/AO-100 LulzBot AO-100 Downloads] | * [http://download.lulzbot.com/AO-100 LulzBot AO-100 Downloads] | ||
* [http://hackaday.com/2013/02/09/adventures-in-3d-printing-our-first-week-with-the-lulzbot-ao-100 Hack-A-Day Review] | * [http://hackaday.com/2013/02/09/adventures-in-3d-printing-our-first-week-with-the-lulzbot-ao-100 Hack-A-Day Review] | ||
* [http://download.lulzbot.com/AO-100/documentation/2012Q3/AO-100-User_Manual.pdf Direct link to manual PDF] | |||
= Warnings = | = Warnings = | ||
TODO: specify warnings | TODO: specify warnings | ||
Revision as of 18:37, 19 June 2013
Zone
01: 3D Printing
Owner(s)
- Freeside
Permissions
For general use by members. Treat equipment as if it were your own and put away as or better than you found it.
Restrictions
TODO: specify all the restrictions
- Use only with members-only terminal connected to AO-100
About
Freeside was one of only 8 hackerspaces in the world to win this printer as part of the LulzBot hackerspace printer giveaway!
Basic Instructions
TODO: complete instructions on use
- Log in with your credentials to the attached members-only terminal
- Check that the bed is all the way up on the sprung screws on all 4 corners before starting a print, or it will not be level. It has a tendency, if compressed when removing a part for example, to stick down on some of the corners.
- The only tweaks you should need to make for your prints are layer thickness and infill style/density related.
- Please do not change the bed level or limit switches.
- Turn off machine when done
Basic Operational Knowledge
- How to home it.
- How to load and unload filament (optional, but you'll be stuck with the loaded plastic type and color)
- How to slice and send a job to it.
- How to abort a failed job.
- How to properly remove a print once it has completed.
Advanced Operational Knowledge
There are some more advanced tasks that not everyone needs to know to print, but needs to know to troubleshoot:
- How to level a bed
- How to replace the covering on a bed
- How to tighten belts, fix misaligned axises, replace worn out parts, etc.
Specifications and Detailed Instructions
TODO: complete specifications, links to documentation, etc.
Warnings
TODO: specify warnings
Safety
TODO: specify safety requirements