3D printing handbook
1 About the author
1.
2 Product details
2.
3 Introduction
2.1.
3.2 Used symbols
2.2.
3.1 Glossary
2.3.
3.3 Safety instructions
2.4.
3.4 Assembled Original Prusa i3 Plus printer
2.5.
3.5 Original Prusa i3 Plus printer kit
2.6.
3.6 Licenses
3.
4 Original Prusa i3 Plus printer
4.
5 Original Prusa i3 Plus printer kit
5.
6 First steps
5.1.
6.1 Printer unpacking and proper handling
5.2.
5.3.
5.4.
6.2 Printer assembly
5.5.
6.3 Setup before printing
6.
7 Printing
6.1.
7.1 Printer controls
7.
8 Printer drivers
8.
9 Printing your own models
8.1.
9.2 In what program you can create your own models?
8.2.
9.1 Where you can get the 3D models?
8.3.
9.3 Slic3r
8.4.
9.4 Printing of non-standard models
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10 Materials
9.1.
10.1 ABS
9.2.
10.2 PLA
9.3.
10.3 PET
9.4.
10.4 HIPS
9.5.
10.5 PP
9.6.
10.6 Flex
10.
12 FAQ - common issues when assembling the printer kit
10.1.
12.1 Nozzle/glass gap is greater in the middle than at the corners
10.2.
12.2 Printer stops printing soon after start
10.3.
12.3 Printer can’t read SD card
10.4.
10.5.
12.4 Burned heatbed connector
10.6.
12.5 Loose X- and/or Y-axis belts
10.7.
12.6 Unattached cables to the heatbed
10.8.
12.7 Loose heatbed zipties
11.
11 FAQ - Printer maintenance and print issues
11.1.
11.1 Glass cleaning
11.2.
11.2 Filament handling
11.3.
11.3 Clogged / jammed extruder
11.4.
11.4 Nozzle cleaning
11.5.
11.5 Axis fluency
11.6.
11.6 Calibration issues
11.7.
11.8.
11.7 Printing problems
11.9.
11.8 Problems with finished models
12.
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11.5 Axis fluency
If one of the axes doesn’t move fluidly you can apply a small amount of oil (e.g. all purpose machine oil). This will lower a friction.