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Printing PrinterPrint technology FDM / FFF Fused Deposition Method Weight: Small: 18 KG

Medium: 22 KGLarge: 24 KG

Buildvolume (LxWxH): Small: 210x220x200 mm (8.27x8.66x7.87 inch)Medium: 210x220x400 mm (8.27x8.66x15.74 inch)Large: 210x220x600 mm (8.27x8.66x23.62 inch)

Dimensions printer (LxWxH): Small: 380x370x495 mm (14.96x14.57x19.49 inch)Medium: 380x370x710 mm (14.96x14.57x27.95 inch)Large: 380x370x890 mm (14.96x14.57x35.04 inch)

Resolution: Low quality: 0.3 - 0.2mmNormal quality: 0.2 - 0.1 mmHigh quality: 0.1 - 0.05 mm

Color frame: Red /White

Printspeed: Dual: 10 - 80 mm/s Print platform: Heated bed glass plateTravelspeed: Dual: 10 - 120 mm/s Certificate: CE certificatePosition accuracy X: 10 micron Y: 12.5 micron Z: 2.5 micronNozzle diameter: 0.4 mm TemperatureFilament 1.75 mm PLA/ Flex / Wood-Bronzfill Operating - temp. printer: 15 - 32° COperating temp. nozzle Dual: 180 - 250° C Storage - temp. printer: 0 - 35° CElectronics SoftwareAC input: 2x 100 – 240V 3A 50/60Hz

(6A 50/60Hz)Software Opensource Repetier (Cura /

Kissslicer)Power: 120 W (240W) Operating systems Windows, MAC

Connections: USB, Display Standalone File types STL / OBJ / AMF / DAE

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CAUTION!The Builder warranty is only valid when Builder approved material is used.

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Specifications 2Unboxing 4Accessoires 5Overview Builder 6

Start printingInstalling 8Control 9Interface 10-11Installingfilament 12Bedleveling 13-14Interface 15

Software Printsoftware 17Cura 18-22Colormixing 23

Maintenance & support BuilderDual-Feed 25-26Maintenance 27Troubleshoot 28-29Safetyinstructions 30Contactinformation 31

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Builder PremiumUnboxing

Placetheboxonaflatsurface Lift the top box Take out the accessiores box and the foam

Lift the printer out of the box

Place the printer on a flat stable surface and open the top

Remove the tywrap which is holding the axis together

Attach the spool holder to the frame

Place the filament spool and insert the filament trough one of

the holes

Accessiores

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AccessoiresThefollowingpartsareincludedwithyourBuilder3Dprinter.Pleasecheckiftheitemsbelowareinsidethebox.

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Pressure plug

2 x

Filament holder

2 x

Build Plate

1 x

Filament guide tube

2 x

Paint tray and roller

1 x

Power supply

2 x

Wifi USB adapter

1 x

Steel wire cleaning nozzle

1 x

Filament

2 x

Wood glue

1 x

Teflon tube

2 x

Nozzle 0.4 mm

1 x

Tool nozzle

1 x

Tool heaterblock

1 x

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Parts:1. Powersocket2. Spool holder3. FilamentGuide

4. LCD Screen5. USBSocket6. Nozzle7. Heatedbed

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PlacetheBuilderonastablesurface. MakesurethepowerswitchisintheOffposition.PlugthepowersupplyintothepowerinputoftheBuilder.Nowplugthepowercord

intoagroundedoutlet.

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ControlSwitchontheBuilderPremiumandwaituntillthemainscreenappears.ControltheBuilderbypressingthebuttonsontheLCDtouchscreen.

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Main ScreenThemainscreenprovidesinformationabouttheprinterandobject.Pressthewifibuttonandaconnectionwithanetworkcanbemade.InthemainscreenaIPadresswillbeshown.Typethisadressinyoursmartphonewhichisconnectedwiththesamenetwork.Nowfromyourphonetheprintcanbewatched.

USB stickPlugintheUSBstickonthesideoftheprinter.SelectprinttoselectthegcodesfromtheUSBstick

Wifi adapterPluginWifiadaptertomakeaconnectionwithyourphone.

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Main screenTheMainscreenshowsthemostimportantinformation.Fromthisinformationscreenafewsettingscanbechangedwhileprinting.Themostcommonlyusedfunctionsareexplainedinthischapter.

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Settings screenThesettingsscreenshowsthemainfunctionforpreparingtheprinter.Inthismenutheprinterheadcanbemovedpreheatorthefilamentcanbeloadedorunloaded.Whenaprintisstartedlockingtheprinterscreenispossibleforsecuretheprint.Choosethelockmenuandenterapassword.Thispasswordiscanbechangedanytime.Resetthepasswordbyswitchingoffandontheprinter.

Move screenMovetheprintheadinthemovescreen.Enteravalueandmoveprintheadbychoosingthedirection.

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Preheat screenEntertherequiredtemperatureandselectpreheatnozzleorbedtoheatup.

Lock screenThelockscreengivestheopurtunitytolockthescreenwhileprintingsonobodyisabletostoportunetheprintexceptyou.

Replace screenWheninsertfilamentchoosetheextruderandpressloaduntillthefilamentisplaced.

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Installing filamentsInsertfilamentmaterialbyfollowingthestepsbelow

1. Selectreplaceinthesettingsmenu.2. Pressloadandtheprinterstarttoheatupthenozzle.3. Whenthetemperatureisreachedthetextnextstarttoblink.4. Pushdowntheleverandinsertthefilamentuntilyoufeelsomeresistance.

Nowinsertthesecondfilamentbydoingthesame.5. Presstheloadbuttonuntilsomefilamentcomesoutofthenozzle.Dothis

withbothextruders.

Start Printen1. Selectprintinthemainmenu.2. Selectthestoragefromwhereyouwanttoprint.3. Selectthefilewhichyouwanttoprint.

WARNING!Make sure when printing with the Dual-Feed Builder both extruder holes are filled with a filament

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Press and hold thebuttontoload or unload filament

REPLACE LOCK SETTINGS← ←

↓LOAD↓

UNLOAD

↓

UNLOAD

↓

EXTRUDER 1 EXTRUDER 2

LOAD

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PrepareInstalltheglassplatebyopeningthetwobedclamps.Nowgentlyslidetheglassplateinsidetheclampsatthebackofthebuildplate.Holdtheglassplateinplacewiththetwoclampsatthefrontofthebuildplate.

Foragoodadhesiontotheglassplateit’snecassarytoapplyaadhesionlayer.BuilderprovideswoodworkersgluewiththeBuilderPremiumline.Dilutethewoodgluehalfwithwaterandapplythiswiththepaintroller.Usingagluestickisalsoanoption.

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HOTSURFACE

Bed levelingThePremiumBuildersareequippedwithaheatedbed.Theheatedbedensuresagoodadhesionbetweenobjectandglassplate.Besidestheheatedbedsignificantlyreduceswarpingoftheobject.

Levelingtheprintbedisextremelyimportantforagoodqualityprint.Aftertransportationyoumightwanttolevelyourglassplatetoensureyourobjectstickwelltotheglassplate.Usethefollowingthesestepstocheckthis.

CAUTION!There is a potential risk of burns, as the heated bed can reach a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius.

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Set height1. Cleanthenozzleforarightadjustment2. Movetheextruderheadtohishomepositionsotheprinterrecognizehiszero

position.3. Whentheprintheadisinhishomepositionmeasurethespacebetweenthe

nozzleandthebedwithapieceofpaper.Adjustthescrewsuntillyoufeelslightfrictionwhenmovingthepieceofpaper.

4. Nowmoveyourprintheadabovethesecondadjustingpoint(screw)andrepeatthestepswiththepieceofpaper.

Fine tune heightFinetunethenozzleheightwhenprintingthe“bedlevelling”gcod.Thefirstlayerhastosticktotheplatformasshownintheimagebelow.Duringprintingitispossibletooptimizetheheight.

Nozzletohigh Nozzleperfect Nozzletolow

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FilamentBuilder3Dprintersoffersyoumanydifferenttypesoffilament.Everyfilamentthatisforsaleistestedonourprinters.Thefollowingtypesareavailableinourwebshop

• Woodfill,woodenlook

• Bronzefill,abronzeappearanceafterpolishing

• PVA, material which dissolves when it makescontactwithwater

• PLA

Printing other materialsAfterprintingwithothermaterialsit’swisetoextrudesomePLAtopreventjamming.Pushdownthefilamentuntilitcomesout.

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Software

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RepetierRepetierHostpreparesyourobjectintoafile(gcode)thatcanbereadbytheBuilder3Dprinter.

• DownloadRepetierHostfromourwebsitehttp://3dprinter4u.nl/3d-printer-installatie/.

• RepetierHostisadjustedtothesettingsoftheBuilder3Dprinter

• FormoreinformationaboutRepetierHost,checkchapter“RepetierHost”

Cura (Windows, MAC, Linux)Curaisaopensourceprogramwhichpreparesyourobjectintoafile(gcode)thatcanbereadbytheBuilder3Dprinter.

• Download Curasoftware

• AfterinstallingCura,selectCustommachineandenterthesizesofyourBuilder

• DownloadtheINI-filesforyourBuilder3Dprinter

• LoadtheINI-filesinCurabyusingtheoption“openprofile”

• Enterthenumberofextrudersinthe“Machinesettings”menu

• Reopenthismenuandsettheextrudersoffset(X-Y)valuestozero.

• FormoreinformationaboutCura,checkthemanual.

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CuraConfiguration wizard

Configuration WizardWhenyouopenupCuraforthefirsttime,youwillbeaskedtoselectthe3Dprinterthatyouhave.Tosetupyourmachinefollowthein-structionsbelow.

Guide to 3D printing with CuraCuraisaopensourceprogramwhichpreparesyourobject(STLfile)intoaGcodefilethatcanbereadbytheBuilder3Dprinters.Thisman-ualdescribeshowtosetupCuraforyourBuilder3Dprinter.

Select the option “Other”and choose if you want to submit anonymous usage information

Select the option “Custom...” Enter the correct width, depth and height for your Builder 3D printer and select “heated bed”.

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CuraCura settings

Builder Profile

Afterrunningthewizardthemachinesettingsmenuappears.Checkifalltheprintersettingsforyourprinterarecorrect.Whenyou’reusingaBuilderDualFeedsystemsetthe“Extrudercount”to“2”.Nowreopenthemenuinordertogetthe“Extruder2”offsetvalues.Setbothoffsetvaluestozero.

NowopentheBuilderprofile(INI-file)inCura

“File”>“Openprofile...”>“BrowsefortheINIfileonyourcomputer”(Checkdownloads)

Whentheprofile(INI-file)isloadedcheckifthesettingsarecorrect.Printspeeddependsonyourtypeprinter.

Move the mouse over an option for a description.Note!

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InterfaceTheimagebelowshowsthemainscreenofCurawiththemostimportantfunctions.Hereyoucanloadandadjust3Dmodelsandselectthepref-eredprintprofile,afterwhichCurawillconvertthe3Dmodeltoa3Dprintfile(Gcode).

Tools Cura

1. Load:Loada3Dmodel(STL-file)2. Save Toolpath: Save 3D model as a

GCODEfileoncomputerorSDcard.3. View mode: Thisoptionallows

youtoviewa3Dmodelindiffer-entmodes.Thiscanbeusefulltoseehowanobjectlookslikeafterslicing.

4. Rotate:Rotatethe3Dmodelinawayhowit’seasytoprint

5. Scale:Scalethe3Dmodel6. Mirror:Mirrorthe3Dmodel

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By right clicking on your model you can center, delete and multiply your object.

Note!

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Fast PLA printLayerheight:0.3mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:60mm/s

Normal PLA PrintLayerheight:0.2mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:45mm/s

Print profilesInthischapteryoucanfindbasicsettingsforsomemainmaterials.

Beginner:Whenyoufirststartwith3DprintingwerecommendtostartprintingwithPLAmaterial.BelowyoucanfindsomebasicsettingsforprintingwithPLAmaterial.

High Quality PLA PrintLayerheight:0.1mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:30mm/s

Intermediate:Afteryouunderstandtebasicsof3DprintingyoucanstartwithprintingPLAincombinationwithPVAasasupportmaterial.BelowyoucanfindthebasicsettingsforprintingwithPVAmaterial.

Normal PVA printLayerheight:0.2mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:35mm/sSupporttype:EverywherePlatformadhesion:BrimSupportDualextrusion:SecondextruderWipe&Primetower:On

Openthismenubyclickingthe“...”behind“supporttype”

CuraBasic settings

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Adjust tension leverWhenprintingwithhighspeedstheprinterhastoextrudemorematerial.Toavoidunderextrusionincreasethepressureonthefilamentbytighteningthescrewinthelever.

Expert:Whenyouunderstandallabout3Dprintingyoucanstartprintflexiblefilament.Be-lowyoucanfindthebasicsettingsforanormalflexibleprint.

Normal Flexible printLayerheight:0.2mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:20mm/s

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ColormixingBesidesprintingtwocolorsorsupportmaterialwiththeDual-Feedextrudersystem,it’spossibletomixtwocolors.Whenusingthecolormixingtool,acolorgradientcanbemade.Alsomanuallyacolorgradientcanbemadeduringprinting.

Colormixing Tool:

• Activatethecolormixapplicationwiththereceivedactivationcode(startswithBP)

• UploadtheGcodefileyouwanttocolorize.Clickbrowsetoupload.

• Choosethegradientbyslidingthebars.Thecolorsareanexampleofhowtheproductshouldlooklike.

• Colorinthemiddleisamixofthetopcolorandbottomcolor.Intheexampleblueandyellowmakesgreen.

• SavethecoloredGcodewhenyouaresatisfiedwiththesettings.

Color mixing manuallyForamanualcolormixingobject,navigatetroughthedisplaymenu.Duringprinting,theflowpercentageofeach(front/rear)extrudercanbeset.Selecttheextruderyouwantandsettheamountofflowyouwant.

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Maintenance & support

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Maintain printhead

MaintainingyourBuilder3Dprinterisimportanttoachievethebestresult.Afteralotofprinting,thefilamentmaterialfeedingwheelcancontainsmallplasticparts.Forcleaningthisfollowthenextsteps.

• PressdownbothleversoftheDual-Feedsystem

• Usethepressureplugtoremovetheshaftthatisholdingbothleversinplace.

• Takebothleversoutoftheextruderhead

• Checkthefeedingwheelforstuckprintingmaterial.Removethisbyusinga simple brush or compressed air.

• Whencleaningthefeedingwheelishard,youcanchoosetoremovethefeedingwheelfromtheextrudermotor.Removeonlywhenneeded!

• Whenassemblingthefeedingwheelbesurethatthegrooveisabovethehotendentrance

• Aftercleaning,assemblebothleversinplacebypushingtheshaftthrough

Forchangingthenozzleandtubesgotoouryoutubepage

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Pressure plug

Incasethefilamentmaterialgetsjammed,youcanchoosetousethepressureplug.Onlyusethepressureplugwhenthereisnootheroption.

• HeatuptheprintheadofyourBuilderDual-Feedextruder

• PressdownbothleversoftheDual-Feedsystem

• Usethepressureplugtoremovetheshaftthatisholdingbothleversinplace.

• Takebothleversoutoftheextruderhead

• Placethepressureplugintothejammedhole

• Addsomepressuretothepressurepluguntilthejammedmaterialcomesoutofthenozzle.

• Aftercleaning,assemblebothleversbypushingtheshaftthrough

Printing other materials

AfterprintingwithothermaterialsBuilderadvisetoextrudesomePLAtopreventjamming.Pushdownthefilamentuntilitcomesout.

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When using the pressure plug do not slide it along the feeding wheels. This can dam-age the printer feeding wheel serious.

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Maintenance Toachievethebestresultsandlifetime,maintainceofyourBuilder3Dprinterisveryimportant.

LubricateLubricationoftherotatingandslidingpartsisimportantforaniceprintsurface.Lubricatetheaxis(X-Y)2and3withoilwhentheprintedobjectsshowssomesignsofvibrations.LubricatetheZaxiswhenthosefeeldry.

Feeder wheels Afteralotofprinting,thefilamentmaterialfeedingwheelcancontainsmallplasticparts.Forcleaning,useatoothbrushorcompressed air.

NozzleDuringprinting,printmaterialcansticktothenozzle.Thisstuckmaterialcanpollutetheobjectwhileprinting.Cleanthenozzlebeforeprinting.

Useoiltolubricatepoint2and3

Usegreasetolubri-catepoint1

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WARNING!When the nozzle is hot clean the nozzle using a thick towel. Do not use any sharp objects to clean the nozzle, this can damage the nozzle.

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The first layer does not stick to the print bedThisproblemiswellknowninthe3Dprintingworld.Thecolorsubstancesaddedtothefilamentmayinfluencethemeltingpointofthefilament.Tooptimizetheadhesionoffirstlayermakesurethat:• Thespacebetweenthenozzleandprintbedisnotcorrect.Thisshouldbe0.2–0.3mm.• Cleantheprintbed,replacetheadehesionlayeruseWoodglueorPritt• Increasethe”firstlayerthickness”forabetteradhesion.• Placea“skirt”aroundtheobject.Theskirtisalinedrawnaroundtheobjectatthefirst

layer.Thishelpsprimeyourextruder.• Extrudematerialbeforeprinting.

Under extrusion • Makesuretheextruderwheelsareclean.Afteralotofprintingthesewheelscanbefullof

dustand/orfilament.Cleanthemwithabrushorcompressedair.• Thereisnotenoughpressureonthefilament.Increasethepressurebytighteningthe

lever screws• Theextrusionspeedistoohigh.Decreasetheprintspeed.• Thenozzlegotjammed.CleanthenozzlewiththetoolsprovidedbyBuilder3DPrinters.• Increasethetemperature(250C)forashorttime(max5min).TheBuilderwillmelttheold

materialandextrudethisthroughthenozzle.• ThefilamentspecsaredifferentfromthefilamentdeliveredbyBuilder3DPrinters.Every

filamenthasitsownspecs.Contactthefilamentsupplierformoreinfo.• Thethermalprotectionisactivatedastheextuderheadgottohot.Cooldowntheextruder

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• ValueEsteps/mmareincorrect.ChecktheG-codeand/orresettheBuildertothefabricsettingswithLCDmenu(restorefailsafe).

No connection with the Builder:TheBuilder3DPrintersarestand-aloneprinters.IftheBuilderisconnectedtothepcorlaptopbutthesoftwareisunabletoidentifytheprinterthismightbetheproblem:• Isthedriverinstalledcorrectly?Useadministratorrights.• ChecktowhichCOMporttheBuilderisconnected.Use“devicemanagement”. Difficulty with inserting the filament• Bendthefilamentstraightandcutthefilamentatanangle.Thismakesiteasiertoinsert

thefilamentintheextruderhead.• Brokenfilamentintheextruderhead.Preheatto210andremovethebrokenfilament.If

thefilamentistooshort,usethepressureplug.• Extruderscrewsaretootight.Turnthemabitlooser.

The 3D printed object doesn’t look good. • Notenoughcooling.Increasethe“minimumlayerheight”time• Checkthetensiononthetimingbelts.Increasethetensionifneeded.Checkourofficial

YouTubechannel:https://www.youtube.com/user/builder3dprinters• ThefilamentspecsaredifferentfromthefilamentdeliveredbyBuilder3DPrinters.Every

filamenthasitsownspecs.Contactthefilamentsupplierformoreinfo.

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• DoNOTusewaterorfluidliquids,thebottomcontainselectriccomponents.• MinimumageforuseoftheBuilderisage14.• UsetheBuilderinabrightareaandpreferablyin20degreesCelsius.• DoNOTentertheprintingareawithyourhandswhentheprinterisinuse.• MakesuretheBuilderisplacedinaventilatedroom.• Whencleaningthenozzle,useapieceofcloth,butbeware(!!)thenozzleisstillhotafterprinting.• Aftera30hourprint,cleantheroundconductionwithapieceofclothandprovidetheprinterwithnewgrease/oilifnecessary.• TurntheBuilderoffwiththemainswitchonthebackoftheBuilderwhentheprinterneedsmaintenance.• TheBuilderhasbeenextensivelytested,butifafailureoccurspleasecontacthelpdesk@3dprinter4u.nl.• DoNOTopenthebottomside,butleavethistoourcertifiedworkers.• IfyoudecidetoleavetheBuilderunattendedtoprint,makesuretoremoveflammableobjectsneartheprinter.

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WARNING!If you do not follow these next instructions, it will lead to fire, electric shocks or other injuries or damage to the Builder or other properties. Read all safety information below before you start using the Builder.

Contact information:Builder3DPrintersHQSmelterij4,2211SHNoordwijkerhoutTheNetherlands

Telephone +31(0)252-744128Email: info@builder3dprinters.comEmail Helpdesk: helpdesk@builder3dprinters.comWebsite: www.builder3dprinters.com