RepRapPro Huxley
General notes
Give yourself plenty of space and ensure your work area is clean. Dust and dirt are a 3D printer's worst enemy. All printed parts have been printed on various RepRap machines from suppliers within the RepRap community. Despite the fact that these machines are highly tuned RepRap 3D printers, some holes and features may need a little fettling to get the best performance from the eMAKER Huxley. This is especially true for the Igus bushings used for the Z axis.
Before you start the build, please ensure you have all the components as listed on the packing list included in the kit. If anything is missing, please contact us via email: [email protected]
We understand that people may want to change aspects of the machines design, and in fact we encourage this as it is one of the benefits of open source development. Before changing anything, please be aware that the eMAKER Huxley has been designed to maximise the build volume relative to the the machine's footprint, and as such many of it's components fit closely to others. So consider your changes carefully before you try to implement them. And when you find improvements, please tell us so that we can include them in future kits, and so that existing owners can upgrade their own machines.
BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO ASSEMBLE ANY PART OF THE eMAKER HUXLEY 3D PRINTER, PLEASE READ THE BUILD INSTRUCTIONS FULLY AND ENSURE YOU UNDERSTAND THEM. Although all parts are covered by warranty, this will be invalidated by not following the build instructions.
The eMAKER Huxley is a robust RepRap machine once assembled, however it does require a certain amount of care during assembly. If in doubt, force is usually not the answer! There are many ways to get support and advice, see the Get Support section below.
Table of Contents
Frame Assembly Y-Axis Assembly X-Axis Assembly Z-Axis Assembly Heated Bed Assembly Hot End Assembly Extruder Drive Assembly Electronics Assembly Wiring Commissioning All images shown in these instructions can be found on our Picasa web albums:
eMAKER Huxley 4 Frame Y axis X axis Z axis Bed thermistor and nichrome Heated bed Extruder drive (cold end) Hot end
Get support
If you find you need help or advice with assembling, commissioning or using your eMAKER Huxley 3d printer, you can use the following channels:
- Our Forum
- emaker channel on freenode irc
- Email [email protected]
Tool List
Mechanical
Tools required for the mechanical build of the eMAKER Huxley RepRap 3D printer
- Drill bits
- Precision screwdriver set
- Allen keys, 1.5mm and 2.5mm
- 10mm Spanner
- 6" adjustable spanner
- File
- Half round needle file
- Craft knife
- Fine tweezers
- 6" rule
- Vernier calipers
- Square
- Fine nosed pliers
- Pliers
- For the Hot End Assembly you will also need some PTFE plumber's tape
Electrical
Tools required for the electrical build of the eMAKER Huxley RepRap 3D printer
- Digital Multimeter
- Soldering station (temperature controlled soldering iron)
- Precision screwdrivers
- Solder (flux is also useful for soldering the FTDI chip)
- Lighter (or other heat source for heating heatshrink wire sleeving)
- Wire strippers/cutters
- Ratchet crimp tool
- Molex crimp tool (such as the 63811-1000, you may also want the extraction tool 11-03-0044, Molexkits.com)
- Scissors (primarily for cutting Kapton Tape)
