Original Prusa I3 MK2 Manual

 
 
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for an updated v ers io n o f th is  3 D  p rin ting h an dbook ( P D F d ow nlo ad ).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
QUICK GUIDE TO  THE  FI RS T P RI NT
 
 
1. Read the safety instructions carefully ( ​page 7 ​)  
 
2. Place the printer on a flat and stable surface ( ​page 11 ​)  
 
3. Download and install the drivers ( ​page 33 ​)  
 
4. Calibrate the printer by following our calibration flow ( ​page 11 ​)  
 
5. Insert SD into...

 
About the author  
 
Josef Prusa ​ (born Feb 23
​rd
​
, 1 990)  beca me  in te re sted in  th e 3 D  p rin tin g p henom enon b efo re
 
joining the Prague’s Univ ersi ty  of Eco nomi cs  in  2 009 -  at first  it  w as  a h obby,  a  n ew
 
technology open to chang es  and imp rove me nts.  T he h obby  so on b eca me a  p assi on a nd
 
Josef grew into one of the  le adin g d eve lo pers  of Ad rie n Bo wye r’s  in te rn atio nal,  o pen so urce ,
 
RepRap project. Today, yo u ca n se e th e Pru sa d...

 
Table of contents  
 
About the author 3  
2 Product details 6  
3 Introduction 6  
3.1 Glossary 6  
3.2 Disclaimer 7  
3.3 Safety instructio ns
7  
3.4 Licenses 7  
4 Original Prusa i3 MK2  p rin te r
8  
5 Original Prusa i3 MK2  p rin te r  ki t
9  
6 First steps 10
 
6.1 Printer unpackin g a nd p ro per  handlin g
10
 
6.2 Printer assembly
11
 
6.3 Setup before prin tin g
11
 
6.3.1 Calibration flo w
12
 
6.3.2 PEI print su rface  p re para tio n
13
 
6.3.3 Increasing th e a dhesi on
13
 
6.3.4...

 
7.3.1.1 Hardened st eel  n ozzl e
33
 
7.3.1.2 0.25mm nozzl e
33
 
8 Printer drivers 33
 
9 Printing your own mo dels
33
 
9.1 Where you can g et th e 3 D  mo dels?
33
 
9.2 In what program you ca n cre ate  yo ur  ow n mo dels?
34
 
9.3 Slic3r 34
 
9.4 Bundled 3D models
36
 
9.5 Print in color with  C olo rPri nt
36
 
9.6 Printing of non-standard  mo dels
38
 
9.6.1 Printing wit h  su pport  ma te ria l
38
 
9.6.2 Large obje ct  p rin tin g
39
 
10 Materials 41
 
10.1 ABS 41
 
10.2 PLA 41
 
10.3 PET...

 
2 Product details  
 
Title: Original Prusa i3 M K2 / O rig in al  Pru sa i3  MK2  (ki t),  F ila me nt: 1 .7 5 m m
 
Manufacturer: Prusa Res earch  s. r.o., 6 21/8 a Prvn ih o p lu ku , Pra gue, 1 86 0 0, C ze ch R epublic
 
Contacts: phone +420 222  2 63 7 18, e -ma il:  
​in fo @ pru sa 3d.co m
 
EEE group: 3 (IT and/or t ele co mmu nica tio n e quip me nt),  D evi ce  u se : in door o nly
 
Power supply: 90-135 VAC , 2  A  / 1 80-2 64 VAC , 1  A  (50-6 0 H z)
 
Working temperature ran ge: 1 8 ° C...

 
3.2 Disclaimer  
 
Failure to read the Manual  ma y le ad to  p erso nal  in ju ry,  in fe rio r  re su lt s  or d am age to  th e 3 D
 
printer. Always ensure tha t a nyo ne w ho o pera te s  th e 3 D  p rin te r  kn ow s  and u nderst ands  th e
 
contents of the Manual. We  ca n n ot co ntro l  th e co ndit io ns  in  w hich  yo u a sse mble  th e
 
Original Prusa i3. For this  a nd o th er  re aso ns  we d o n ot a ssu me r e sp onsi bilit y  and e xp re ssl y
 
disclaim liability for loss, i nju...

 
4 Original Prusa i3  M K2  p rinte r
 
 
Unlike the  ​printer ​ kit, it’s comple te ly  asse mble d a nd a lmo st re ady  to  
​prin t
​. A fte r p lu ggin g in
 
and running the necessa ry calib ra tio n yo u, ca n 
​prin t
​ a  3 D  o bje ct  in  th e m atte r o f m in ute s
 
after unpacking the  ​printer ​. Ke ep in  mi nd yo u ca n u se  o ur 
​support
​ e m ail  w hen yo u
 
purchased the assembled  
​ prin te r
​ . D o n ot h esi ta te  to  w rite  u s  if  yo u n eed a ny  advi ce  o r h elp ....

 
5 Original Prusa i3  M K2  p rinte r kit
 
 
 
Original Prusa i3 MK2  ki t is  pict ure d in  p
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​Deta ile d
​ in fo rm atio n a nd a sse mbly
 
description can be fo und in  ch apte r 
​6.2  Pri nte r  asse mbly
​. W e o ffe r th e 
​ support
​ fo r
 
users who purchased th e 
​prin te r
​ ki t th ro ugh o ur  offici al  fo ru m . If yo u n eed h elp  d o
 
not hesitate to visit o ur  fo ru m  at 
​fo ru m. pru sa 3d.co m
​. Yo u ca n fin d th e a nsw ers  fo r
 
your problem there. If...

 
6 First steps  
6.1 Printer unpacking  and p rop er  han dlin g
 
 
Holding the upper frame,  ta ke  th e p rin te r  and p ull  it  o ut fro m  th e b ox.  B e ca re fu l  w hen
 
handling the  ​printer ​ not to d ama ge th e e le ct ro nics  and th us  th e 
​pro per
​  ​prin te r
​ fu nct io nalit y.
 
Anytime you move the  ​printe r,
​ a lw ays  hold  th e u pper  fra me  w it h  h otb ed u prig ht p oin tin g
 
away from you as picture d in  p
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​. 3 A
​. 
​Do n ot fo rg et to  re mo ve a ll...