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USER MANUAL – FELIX PRO 1
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1 INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing FELIXprinters! It is highly recommended to read this manual. It explains in short
how to make your first print and contains essential tips to operate the printer properly.
If you are unable to continue or have any questions, you can check at the support section of our website
or you can contact us directly:
Website: www.felixprinters.com/support
Email: support@felixprinters.com
Telephone: +31 (0)30 30 31 387
Address: Zeemanlaan 15, 3401MV IJsselstein, The Netherlands
Kind regards,
FELIXprinters
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2 SAFETY
To safely operate the FELIXprinter, we advise that you keep the following safety recommendations in mind:
General safety
Keep children under the age of 14 out of reach of the FELIXprinter.
FELIXprinters are only suitable for professional use.
Considerations when printer is in operation.
Don’t lean on the printer.
Be careful with long hair and wide clothes.
Don’t transport the printer.
Make sure all moving parts can move without any obstructions.
Don’t remove any objects from the hot plate while the printing
Caution with any moving parts that move in the X, Y and Z direction. Moving parts can
have a pinching hazard.
Printer placement
Place the FELIXprinter on a stable table/desk or something with a similar height. Place
the printer on a height where children cannot reach it.
Use the FELIXprinter in a dry environment
Electronic safety
Only use the power supplies and cables supplied by FELIXprinters. Always turn off and
unplug the printer before perfoming maintenance or modifications.
The power supply meets all CE mark regulations and is protected against short-circuit,
overload, over voltage and over temperature.
Ventilate
Good ventilation while printing is advised. When printing ABS, small concentrations of
Styrene vapour can be released. This can (in some cases) cause headaches, fatigue,
dizziness, confusion, drowsiness, malaise, difficulty in concentrating, and a feeling of
intoxication.
We recommend using filament types shown on the FELIXprinters website. Examples
PLA, PETG, ABS, Glassbend etc. Other types may be toxic pleaser follow instructions
from the filament supplier.
Caution with heater elements
There is a potential risk of burn, as the print head can reach temperatures of up to
275°C and the heated bed of up to 105°C.
Don’t place objects on the heated bed that are not being printed, not even when the
printer is turned off.
Always let the printer cool down for at least 10 minutes before doing maintenance or
modifications.
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3 CONTENTS
1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2 Safety ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
4 Printer specifications ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
5 FELIX Pro 1 at a glance ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
6 Unboxing .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.1 Contents of box ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.2 Opening the box ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
6.3 Install foot bracket and display unit ....................................................................................................................... 9
6.4 Prepare bed assembly. ......................................................................................................................................... 10
6.5 Heated bed ........................................................................................................................................................... 11
6.6 Install accessories ................................................................................................................................................. 12
6.6.1 Filament arm and guide ................................................................................................................................... 12
6.6.2 Cables .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
7 3d print preparations ..................................................................................................................................................... 15
7.1 Turn On the printer/General display unit overview ............................................................................................. 15
7.2 First checks ........................................................................................................................................................... 16
7.3 Clean the print-bed .............................................................................................................................................. 17
7.4 Turn on the heaters .............................................................................................................................................. 18
7.5 Load the filament ................................................................................................................................................. 19
8 Print an object with the SD card interface ..................................................................................................................... 20
8.1 SD card print ......................................................................................................................................................... 20
9 Printer Software ............................................................................................................................................................. 21
9.1 FELIXbuilder .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
9.1.1 FELIXbuilder for Windows ................................................................................................................................ 22
9.1.2 FELIXbuilder for MAC ....................................................................................................................................... 31
9.2 Slicing profiles....................................................................................................................................................... 37
10 Print Finished ................................................................................................................................................................. 40
10.1 Remove the 3d printed object .............................................................................................................................. 40
11 Automatic CAlibration .................................................................................................................................................... 42
11.1 What does the calibration do? ............................................................................................................................. 42
11.2 When to calibrate? ............................................................................................................................................... 42
11.3 How to do the calibration? ................................................................................................................................... 42
12 Dual head printing .......................................................................................................................................................... 44
12.1 X,Y Calibration between nozzles ........................................................................................................................... 44
13 Filament detection ......................................................................................................................................................... 46
13.1 Manually turn off filament detection ................................................................................................................... 46
14 Maintenance .................................................................................................................................................................. 47
14.1 Replace hot-end ................................................................................................................................................... 47
14.2 Print bed contact points ....................................................................................................................................... 48
14.3 Dust cleaners ........................................................................................................................................................ 48
14.4 Motion system ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
15 Tips and tricks ................................................................................................................................................................ 49
15.1 Flexible Filaments ................................................................................................................................................. 49
16 Trouble shooting ............................................................................................................................................................ 50
16.1 Z-sensor triggered, improper leveling, homing and printing in the air. ................................................................ 50
16.2 “Click to reheat" dialogue, filament detection ..................................................................................................... 51
16.3 No filament is coming out of extruder ................................................................................................................. 52
16.4 Z-sensor triggered. ............................................................................................................................................... 53
16.5 Heater decoupled / DEF / DEC message on screen .............................................................................................. 54
16.6 The printer doesn’t connect to FELIXbuilder ........................................................................................................ 55
16.6.1 Installation of drivers in Windows. ............................................................................................................. 55
17 Safety ............................................................................................................................................................................. 58
18 Material Data Safety Sheet ............................................................................................................................................ 59
18.1 PLA ........................................................................................................................................................................ 59
18.2 ABS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 61
19 Appendix: Terms Of Service ........................................................................................................................................... 63
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4 PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Printing
Electrical
Print Technology
Fused Filament Fabrication
AC input:
100-240V, 50-60 Hz
Build Volume
24 x 24.5 x 23.5 cm
Power Requirements
12V DC, 15 Amps
Print Quality
Low
Normal
High
Very High
Extreme
250 microns
200 microns
150 microns
100 microns
50 microns
Connectivity
USB
Coming soon:
Optional WIFI
Postioning Resolution
XY: 13 microns
Z: 0.4 microns
Power Usage
Max 220W
Filament Diameter
1.75 mm
Chipset
Arduino Due, 32bit
Nozzle Diameter
0.35 mm
Internal Voltage
24V
Amount of Nozzles
2
Mechanical
Software
Chassis
Aluminum profiles
and Steel
Software Bundle:
Bundled FELIXbuilder
Optional:
- RepetierHost +
CuraEngine/Slic3r,Skeinforge/SFACT
- Kisslicer
Build platform
Detachable aluminum
sandwich plate.
Heated platform
File Types:
.STL .gcode
XY Bearings
Linear ball bearings
Supports:
Windows, XP and newer
Z bearing
Linear ball bearings
Linux (Ubuntu 12.04+)
Stepper Motors
1.8 deg angle
1/128 micro-stepping
Mac OS X [10.6/10.7/10.8]
Physical Dimensions
Printer dimensions
40 x 42 x 55 cm
Weight
11.5 kg
Shipping Weight
13 kg
Shipping Box
59.5x63.5x22.0 cm
Temperature
Ambient operating
temperature
15-32 ˚C [60 – 90 ˚F]
Storage temperature
0 – 32 ˚C
Warmup time
Heated bed (60 degC)
1.5 min
Nozzle (200degC)
1 min
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5 FELIX PRO 1 AT A GLANCE
Display unit
Nozzles / Extruder
Detachable
Heated Bed
Lever for rotating bed
Foot Bracket
Filament Holder
Filament Holder
Filament Guide
Power input
USB connection
On / Off switch
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6 UNBOXING
This chapter will guide you to setup your printer.
6.1 Contents of box
Check if all the accessories are in the box. The box could contain extra parts like filament you have
ordered.
Item
Amount
Item
Amount
Felix Pro 1
1
Filament holder
2
Foot bracket
1
Filament Guide
1
Heated Bed
1
Teflon tubes
2
Display Unit
1
M4x20 bolts
2
Tweezers
1
Allen key
1
Power supply
1
Power cable EU/US/AU/GB
1
Quick start Manual
1
microSD Card + Reader
1
FELIXbuilder License Voucher
1
USB cable
1
Optional: Filament Roll
1
Next to the provided set we recommend the following tools: small pliers, scissors, (plastic) spatula,
detergent like methylated spirit or denatured alcohol, paper towel or cloth.
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6.2 Opening the box
Take out the foot bracket and leave the
printer in the box for now.
Place the foot bracket on a flat and stable
surface.
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6.3 Install foot bracket and display unit
Place the foot bracket on a flat and stable surface. Place the printer on top of it and fix the parts together
with the supplied M4 bolts and Allen key.
First push the connector into the display unit and then slide the display unit on the two pins.
WARNING: Make sure the power is turned off when connecting the display.
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6.4 Prepare bed assembly.
Flip out lever
Turn table assembly, might cost a
little force to turn, and flip lever
back in place
Flip lever back to fasten the table
assembly.
NOTE: When turning the table very
often. The pretension on the table
locking mechanism could become less.
This makes the heated bed assembly
less stable. You can fix this by turning
the bolt clockwise.
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6.5 Heated bed
Place the edge of the bed in the
slot, indicated with the red line.
Lower the bed until the three
magnets match the positions on
the bracket.
Make sure when looking
from above, the edge of the
bed is in parallel with the yaxis bracket edge.
Note: It is important that the
bed is placed properly to prevent
damage to the heater.
Note2: Do not take off the
bed while the bed is being
heated.
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6.6 Install accessories
6.6.1 Filament arm and guide
Snap in the two spool holders on
the right back side of
the frame and the filament guide
on the right front side
of the frame.
Position the filament guide at
least 5 cm from the top and
place the filament spools on the
filament spool holders
so that the filament can unwind
clockwise
Click!
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Take the end of the filament and
insert it through the
filament guide and then through
the Teflon tube. Repeat
this process for the second
spool.
The filament should come out
of the Teflon tube and
push it into the hole on the top
of the extruder.
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6.6.2 CABLES
1. Turn the power off
2. Insert the power cable and connect with a power outlet.
3. Insert the USB cable and connect it to your computer
4. Turn the power on.
Caution:
Never turn off the printer for longer than 20 seconds while heaters are still above 100degC.
The heat in the heater part of the hot-end can travel upwards if the top part is not actively
cooled. This can cause a clog/filament jam in the hot-end.
Make sure the power is turned off when connecting the display. Failing to do so may cause
serious damage
The printer setup is done. Please
continue to the next step to make your
first print.
ON/OFF switch
Power inlet
USB
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7 3D PRINT PREPARATIONS
Basically to ensure your 3D print finishes successfully, at least make sure the following is true:
A perfectly clean heated bed surface.
A calibrated printer
Proper installation of filament guiding accessories.
Good quality filament
The above points will be explained in more detail in this chapter.
7.1 Turn On the printer/General display unit overview
You can control the printer with the display unit. To navigate through the menu, rotate the button and
push the rotary button to execute a command.
Below is an overview of the main screen of the display unit.
E: 0.00mm
Mul: 100%
Buf: 0
189.1/ 190°
189.1/ 190°
55.3/ 55°
X: 0.00
Y: 0.00
Z: 0.00
Idle
Actual heater
temperatures.
Mul = Speed over
ride
Buf = Amount of
movement
commands pending
Extruder position
Actual position
of printer.
Fan speed
Target heater
temperatures.
Status
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7.2 First checks
Due to shipping it could happen that the electrical contacts of the probe-mechanism inside the
removable hot-ends are slightly loosened. To ensure this is not the case, please do the following.
1. Open front flap
2. Pull out hot-end a few mm, by pulling on the aluminum flange of the hot-end, and firmly push it
backwards again to ensure the electrical contacts inside the hot-ends are properly connected.
3. When the printer is turned on, please make sure the status message z-sensor triggered!! Is not
shown in the main menu.
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7.3 Clean the print-bed
A grease free bed is essential for proper print-object adhesion to the heated bed. Since the whole object
depends on the adhesion of the first layer, it is the most important layer and you should make sure this
layer finishes perfectly. When the objects comes loose, the print fails or worse it could damage the printer.
To clean the bed please do the following:
Clean the bed from plastic residue from a previous print
job. Scrape it of or carefully use the supplied tweezers for
smaller particles.
Degrease the bed with a detergent like alcohol, blue spirit
or acetone by putting it on a cloth or paper towel and
gently rubbing the heated bed surface.
Tip: For better access, you can remove the print bed.
When placing it back make sure it is placed back properly.
NOTE:
- The bed is able to reach temperatures of 100 °C, so
be aware of the current bed temperature.
- Make sure the contact points underneath the heated
bed are clean from debris and finger grease. This
could cause bad electrical contact.
IMPORTANT:
Please make sure before leaving your printer without supervision, that the first layer is printed
successfully.
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7.4 Turn on the heaters
Turn on the heaters by following the next steps on the display unit:
Back
Quick settings
Print file
Position
Extruder
Fan speed
Back
Bed temp : 20.1/ 55°C
Temp. 1 : 20.1/ 0°C
Temp. 2 : 20.1/ 0°C
Turn extr 1 off
Turn extr 2 off
E: 0.00mm
1 click = 1mm
E:190.3/190°C =>-0.10
0.0 m printed
Back
Bed temp : 20.1/ 55°C
Temp. 1 : 20.1/ 0°C
Temp. 2 : 20.1/ 0°C
Turn extr 1 off
Turn extr 2 off
Turn extr 1 off
Turn extr 2 off
Select extr. 1
Select extr. 2
Extr. Position
Set Origin
Turn extr 1 off
Turn extr 2 off
Select extr.
1
Select extr. 2
Extr. Position >>
Set Origin
Go to extruder settings.
Note: This example is for PLA
Select the bed temp. and rotate the
button until it is set to 55 °C and push
the button to confirm.
Scroll down and make sure extruder
1 is selected.
Set the temp. of extr. 1 to 190 °C.
Note: never turn the printer off
when the extruder is above 100 °C.
Wait until the extruder has reached
the set temperature of 190 °C.
Navigate down and select extr. position.
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7.5 Load the filament
After setting heater temperatures, you can load the filament into the printer.
From previous step you have guided the filament
through the guiding tube and the filament guide.
The plastic that comes out of the tube it is
recommended to cut off the end in a skew manner
and throw the just cut off debris away.
Insert the filament into the left opening on top of
the extruder.
Push the filament in and rotate the button
clockwise until the filament is automatically pulled
in.
Keep rotating until a small thread comes out of the
extruder. Use the supplied tweezers to remove this
thread.
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8 PRINT AN OBJECT WITH THE SD CARD INTERFACE
This chapter describes how to start a print-job in several ways. The printer understands gcode files. These
files are obtained by preparing a 3D file (STL, OBJ, 3DS, AMF) into a gcode file. This is called slicing.
We’ll cover printing standalone with an SD card and via a PC through the USB interface. To be sure the
delivered printer is working out of the box, it is recommended to start a print-job from the supplied SD
card.
IMPORTANT: Please make sure before leaving your printer without supervision, that the first layer is
successfully finished.
8.1 SD card print
If this is your first print with the FELIX Pro 1, it is recommended to confirm the printer is working properly
after unboxing by starting a print from the SD card.
Insert the provided micro SD card in
the slot with the logo facing up.
After inserting the SD card a menu will
pop up. Select test_print_1
The print will start automatically.
The print can also be started from the
main menu.
SD print -> Print File -> Select
test_print_1
The print will start immediately.
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