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22Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the carriageFig. 16Insert the X guide rods in the rightshoulder. Take the stepper motor,with the integrated pulley pointingto the outside of the connector’splug (to the right), and pass the beltthrough and onto the pulley. ThenFig. 16Fig. 17place M3x6 bolts (2) through thesecuring loops and then inside themotor’s holes.Fig. 17 - 18Without tightening, place M3x10 bolts(2) into the threaded holes on thecarriage’s top part.Fig. 18

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24Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling X Carriage andthe extruderFig. 1To complete this step you will need:— X carriage— Nylon bearing carriers (4)— M3x6 bolts (4)— 5mm stand-offs (2)— M3x40 bolts (2)— Pre-assembled hot-end— 40x40 fans (2)— Stepper motor— Grey cable (extruder carriage)— PVC extruder block— PVC bearing carrier block— M4x16 bolt— 624zz bearing— D5 springs (4)— M3x18 bolts (4)— Cable ties— M3x10 bolts (4)— Brass gear wheel— M3 grub screwFig. 1— M3x25 bolts (4)

25Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling X Carriage andthe extruderFig. 2screw, paying attention that theBuild the extruder idler. Take theM3 grub screw is on the flat side ofsmall black PVC part and assemblethe motor shaft. Attention: the M3the 624ZZ bearing inside it, blocking itgrub screw must not be aligned withwith a M4x14 bolt.the bearing, because it will causeproblems during the dragging of theFig. 3Fig. 2Fig. 32Now join the extruder idler to thepushing body. You will need M3X16Fig. 5bolts (4) and D5 springs (4): insertUnscrew screws no. 2 and 4 of thethe bolts inside the springs, then eachstepper motor with a crossheadspring bolt should be inserted intoscrewdriver. Then tighten the 40mmthe bearing carrier block. Assemble thefan to the motor’s back, as in theextruder idler onto the extruder blockpicture. Mark the connector so thatleaving the grooved side on the motoryou will recognize it while wiring.side. Looking at the block, the bearingshould be on the left (that is the motorside). In the picture we marketed itwith a M.Fig. 4Assemble the drive gear onto theFig. 43Fig. 54filament.stepper motor. Screw the M3 grub

26Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling X Carriage andthe extruderFig. 6Fig. 8Take the M3x40 bolts. Align the fanYou should have saved 4 nylon bearingwith the stepper motor and then thesupports. Cut away the extra withconnector with the cable on the samescissors from two of those four asside. Fasten the fan with the screw thenseen in the picture.repeat the same operation with the 5mmFig. 6Fig. 7stand-offs and screw the fan on theFig. 9stepper motor’s back, as in the picture.Tighten the nylon bearing carrier withM3x6 bolts (4) onto the carriage. This6Fig. 7part must be positioned on the backNow attach the extruder block toof the carriage leaving the cut part onthe stepper motor, which helps keepthe inner side.the connector facing upward, withM3x25 bolts (4). Make sure to leavethe springs on the left side. Place thewiring support plate on the right. Theextruder block orientation is crucial;before proceeding further please makesure it is correct as in the photo. Thebearing adjustment screws shouldbe on the left. Once mounted thispart should be accessible when it is inFig. 8Fig. 98“home” position.

27Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling X Carriage andthe extruderFig. 10Fasten the 40mm fan to the carriagefront with the wiring oriented to thetop. Use M3x10 bolts (2) to do this.Fig. 11Screw the assembled stepper block toFig. 10Fig. 11the extruder using the threaded brassjoint. Join this part with the PVC part.9The hot-end wiring must stay on theblock front as in the picture.Fig. 12It is time to secure the assembledextruding block on to the plate withM3x10 bolts (2), the threaded holes aremarked in red (see the picture).Fig. 1211Fig. 13

28Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling X Carriage andthe extruderFig. 13 - 14To wire the extruder head, connectthe large white connector to thestepper motor and the black one tothe hot-end. The last two connectorsare to the fan: the one with theyellow-green cables is related to theFig. 14Fig. 15stepper cooling fan and the one withthe white-brown cable should beconnected to the material cooling fan(located on the carriage front).Fig. 15Fix the wiring by cable tying thematerial fan cable to the hot-endwiring. Now secure the grey cable tothe bent steel plate using two cableties: it is important that one of thetwo cable ties (maximum tightened)is gripping on to the cable grey.

Arduino Materia 101Assembling X Carriage andthe extruderFig. 16 - 17 - 18You can hook the X carriage with theextruder to the Y slide and link thebelts as you see in the picture. Youhave to push first on the front nylonsupports then on the back ones.Now, working on the stepper motor,Fig. 16Fig. 1716151729Assembly ManualFig. 18we can tighten the belt and tightenthe screws.

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31Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 1— D6 bearings (4)— Pre-assembled tray— M4 Z axis adjustment screw— Pre-assembled Z carriage— Pre-assembled XY carriage— Y D8 315mm guides— D6 bars (2)— Frame— LCD display— M3x10 nylon stand-offs (4)— M3 nuts (4)— M3x6 bolts (4)— On/off switch— Bipolar cable— LED— Metal rod guides— Y motor— T2.5 620 belts (2)— T2.5 160 belt— T2.5 16 pulley— End stop three wire cable (2)— Motor four wire cables (2)— X carriage grey cableFig. 3— Cable spiral

32Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 2belts in this order: long, short, long,Mount the frame and the D6 bearingslaying them on the respective pulleys.using pressure, from inside to outside,Start placing the grub screws withininto the holes on the inside ears tothe pulley’s threaded holes withoutthe frame, as pictured. For bettertightening them.assembling, just use hand pressureFig. 2Fig. 3on the bearing and then with pliers,Fig. 5move the bearing inside the hole.Move on to the D6 front bar. LocateCareful not to break the bearing.the entrance hole and insert halfof the bar. Insert the two pulleys,Fig. 3orienting them, as pictured, and passCouple the metal rod guides and fastenthe two belts inside the bar, layingthem on the Z axis guides holes withthem on the respective pulleys. AlsoM3x6 bolts (2) as you did in chapter 3.here, place the M3 grub screw inthe pulleys threaded holes withoutFig. 4Get the 6mm bars (2) and pulleys (5).Starting with the rear bar, locatethe entrance hole and insert the baruntil it passes just to the first yellowbearing and stick it in three pulleysaccording to the orientation shown inFig. 4Fig. 5the picture. Before you slide the barup to the second bearing, insert thetightening.

33Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 6Now set the pulleys, as pictured,and tighten the pulley’s grub screws(you will tighten them more duringcalibration). You need the bars to stayin their site without moving.Fig. 6Fig. 7Fig. 7 - 8Tighten at least 1 cm of the Z axisend-stop knob. You have to use justa bit of threadlocker on all of thescrew’s length.Fig. 9Take the LCD display, M3x10 nylonstand-offs (4) and M3 nuts (4).Fasten the stand-offs onto theexternal display’s four holes then tothe LCD side (see the picture) usingthe M3 nuts (4).Fig. 9Fig. 10

34Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 10With M3x6 bolts (4) assemble theLCD to the frame.Fig. 11Insert the Y D8 guides inside the preassembled carriage. Attach the metalFig. 10Fig. 11rod guides.Fig. 12The X/Y carriage must be orientedas pictured, then tighten the guide,securing points with M3x6 bolts (8).Fig. 13Now insert the Z carriage on makingit pass through the guides and spinthe lead screw until it is half way fromthe top.Fig. 12Fig. 13

35Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 14to have the same distance betweenInsert the pre-assembled frame onX and Z guides.the carriage. The borders must passoutside the carriage and the Z guidemust fit into the top guide carriers.Fig. 15Fig. 14Fig. 15Secure the frame to the carriagewith M3x6 bolts (8).Fig. 16Now insert the Y belts inside theshoulder (picture), screw off thepulleys’ grub screws then tightenthe M3x10 screw assembled at theeach shoulders’ center.Fig. 17Once you have tightened the Y belts,align the X and Z guides so they aresquared then fasten the pulleys’grub screws. Having a squaredFig. 16Fig. 17carriage is crucial so it is important

36Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 18Take the Y motor and using acrossheadscrewdriver,unscrewscrews no. 2 and 4 from the motor’sback. Connect the motor cable withM3x35 bolts (2). Assemble the motoron the frame, leaving the connectorFig. 18Fig. 19oriented towards the frame’s bottom.Fig. 19The T2.5 160 belt must be hookedup to the stepper motor pulley.Working on the same motor andtightening the two screws, you willpre-tighten the belt.Fig. 20 - 21 - 22Take the remaining grey cable andconnect the white connector tothe X motor (Fig. 20). Connect themotor cables (2): one to the Y motor(fig. 21) and one to the Z (fig. 22).Fig. 20Fig. 21

37Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 23Take the end stop three wire cables(2) (dedicated to the Z end-stop), cutoff the tinned ends and remove about10mm of the cover. Place onto everywire a 5mm piece of the 3mm shrink.Couple the wires by intertwining theFig. 22Fig. 23same colour ends (red, black, blue)so you can obtain a 1.5m cable withconnectors placed at each end.Fig. 24 - 25 - 26Connect the soldered end stop threewire cables to the Z end-stop. Takecare to respect the polarity: RED VCC;BLACK GND;BLUE SIG(fig.24).Connect the two remaining greycable connectors to the Y end-stop,the white-brown-green with polarityWHITE VCC; BROWN GND; GREEN SIG. The remaining connector to Xend-stop with polarity: YELLOW VCC;Fig. 24Fig. 25GREY GND; PINK SIG.

38Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 27It will help if you mark a X, Y and a Zon the connectors to help you withthe wiring.Fig. 28Use a cable tie to secure the cableFig. 26Fig. 27onto the shoulder, as in the picture.Fig. 29Use the cable-leads spiral to wrapthe Z end-stop cable.Fig. 28Fig. 29

39Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 30Clean the contacts by removing therubber protection from the white LEDstrip using scissors.Fig. 31 - 32Take the bipolar red-black cableFig. 30Fig. 31and strip both ends. You need tosolder the cables to the LED striprespectingthepolarity( red,-black). You can close off thecontactswithinsulatingtape.Remove the adhesive band andattach the white LED to the frameinside the front of the printer,leaving the wiring oriented to theleft (to the display).Fig. 33 - 34Take 40 cm of the bipolar cable,strip the cable ends and cover withtwo pieces of the shrink tube. WithFig. 32Fig. 33the socket, locate the and - pole(in the picture you can see the 33

40Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the framepoles market in red) and solder theends, RED, - BLACK.Fig. 35 - 36Insert the socket cables inside thehole that you find in the back sideof the printer and fasten it with the34Fig. 34Fig. 35black plastic nut.Fig. 37Get the red cable coming from thesocket: cover it with a piece of shrinkand solder it on one of the twoswitch sockets (there is no differencebetween them).Fig. 36Fig. 37

41Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Assembling the frameFig. 38Take about 20cm of the red cableand strip the ends, cover it withshrink tube and solder it at the otherend of the switch.Fig. 39Fig. 38Fig. 39Get the hot end and move it tothe right bottom of the printer(as pictured). The wiring shouldhave enough length to move therewithout obstacles.Fig. 40Secure the cable with a cable tieonto the left front side, to theframe’s holes. Once secure, thewiring should look like an elegant“S”, as shown in the previous picture.Fig. 40

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43Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Board rXYour Materia 101 is assembled andready to be wired. You need only aflathead electrician’s screwdriver.Fig. 1In this step, we are going to wire rFig. 1ZYXEND-STOPsStepperEXTON/OFF

44Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Board wiringFig. 2now connect the fans, paying closeStart with the wiring of the twoattention to the polarity (as pictured).displays. Take the ‘EXP1’ and ‘EXP2’Fig. 2Fig. 3connectors and insert them insideFig. 4each pin (they are marked on theNow connect the extruder’s stepperdisplay and on the board), orientedwith the correct polarity, as shownwith the tap looking to the board’sin picture. Now take the screwdriverborder. Now connect the end-stopsand start to connect the cable of the(3), paying attention to the polarityheating cartridge (red and grey but(as pictured). Last, we can connect thehave no polarity) into the slots locatedthermistor on the firsts two pins, asin the lower right corner, as shown inpictured. The polarity is not a problemthe picture. Finally, connect it, payingin this case.attention to polarity. The LED goes inthe same slot where we will connectFig. 3the power supply. The black cableNow move on to the X, Y and Z steppercoming from the wall socket goes intomotors’ wiring. They have also beenthe first top slot (negative) and the redmarked to identify them more easily.cable coming from the switch goesStarting from the first X stepperinto the slot below (positive).connector on the picture’s right, weconnect all three of them, payingclose attention to the orientation.Fig. 4If not connected like in the picture,the motors will run backwards. We

45Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Board wiringFig. 5 - 6Order the wiring so it is not anobstacle to the board fan. Join themachine’s bottom wiring (Y stepper,Z stepper and Z end-stop cable) withcable ties. Lead them to the frame’sside, in the direction of the board.Fig. 5The excess part of the wiring shouldbe wrapped together with somecable ties. At this point, lead theLED cables to the front frame board.Now wrap the excess wiring of theextruder and of the X carriage. Usethe cable ties and position them onthe printer’s bottom.Fig. 6

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47Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101CalibrationTake a look at the power supply’sadjusting the potentiometers and usewiring. If it is OK, turn it on! Now wea ceramic screwdriver.can look at a couple of things. If youFig. 1Fig. 2do not see “MATERIA 101” on yourFig. 2LCD panel, you need to upload theOn the display you will read “Materiafirmware onto your 3D printer. You101” and a thermistor temperaturecan download it here: http://arduino.next to the ambient one.cc/en/Main/ArduinoMateria101Fig. 3Fig. 1From the LCD menu select PrepareWhen the printer is on, the white-- Autohome : you see that X, Y e ZLEDs are also on. Take the multimetermotors will read every end-stop (X toand set it on the DC reading; placethe right, Y to the bottom, Z goes up).the black tip on the negative input(black). Place the red tip on theFig. 4stepper motor’s driver potentiometer.WhenPotentiometers are the small star-triggered, the back extruder motorshaped screws that you find onfan must turn on.the driver. To check the stepperdriver Vref, adjust the Vref with thefollowing values: X0.4 Y0.4 Z0.4 E0.5and adjust the potentiometers withFig. 3Fig. 4a small screwdriver. Be certain not totouch anything else conductive whentheautohomehasbeen

48Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101CalibrationFig. 5From the “Prepare” menu you canIf you choose Prepare -- Preheattry to launch the “Change Filament”from the LCD menu you will see thecommand; the printer will heat upLCD temperature going up and theand the axes will finding their homefrontal fan turning on.position. When the printer is at thecorrect temperature it will unloadthe filament. The extruder motorwill run clockwise with a beepingsound at the end. You must click theknob to stop it. Now the motor isrunning counter-clockwise. You caninsert a filament inside the extruderby using just a bit of pressure.IF YOU HAVE NOT ENCOUNTEREDANY PROBLEMS SO FAR, YOU AREDOING A GREAT JOB!Fig. 5

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50Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Shell and finishingFig. 1Fig. 4You will need:Push the On/Off switch, from theprinter’sthe OFF position) to the right.— M3x10 bolts (8)— Washers (4)— ON/OFF switch sleeves— Control knob— M3 nuts (8)Fig. 2Paste on the Arduino Materia 101stickers as you see in the picture.Fig. 3Remove the wrapping from thefront case and begin putting it onthe printer and fasten it on withFig. 4outside,— Machine case kit— M3x6 bolts (36)Fig. 3theleaving the groove (which means— M10 screw with 2 M10 cap nutsFig. 2to— Pre-assembled and tested printer— Arduino Materia 101 sticker kitFig. 1insideM3x6 bolts (8).

51Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Shell and finishingFig. 5Screw on the switch sleeve. Take theknob and insert it onto the display’spotentiometer.Fig. 6Fasten all the external covers.Fig. 5Fig. 6Fig. 7 - 8 - 9Take the two electronic part coversand insert them one at a time. Startfrom the bottom and make thecables pass into the appropriateslots, as in photo. Attach the twobulkheads, using the M3x10 bolts (4)and the 4 washers.Fig. 7Fig. 8

52Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Shell and finishingFig. 10 - 11 - 12Assembling the spool holder.Using the M3x10 bolts (8) with theM3 nuts (8), assemble the spoolholder. Apply the Arduino’s stickeronto the back case. Insert the spoolthen the M10 threaded bar, securingFig. 9Fig. 10Fig. 11Fig. 12it with M10 cap nuts (2).

53Assembly ManualArduino Materia 101Shell and finishingBEFORE THE FIRST PRINT:should hear a noise like a “tak taktak”). Be careful not to tighten theFig. 13springs too much: this will cause aLubricate the Z lead screw withloss of steps to the motors and grindsewing machine oi

Materia 101 is designed by Sharebot for Arduino. 08 - Board wiring 09 - Calibration 10 - Shell and finishing 42 46 49 INDEX 00. INTRODucTION 01. Assel Maal 4 Arduino Materia 11 We are excited that you have decided to take part in this new industrial revolution. Like all new technology, it is pioneers like