Assembly general discussion

[Julian]

Hello everyone!

Assembling the iFactory3D One can be more challenging for some users, as the type of printer is simply not common.

Feel free to discuss the assembly of the One in this thread.

You can always find the latest version of the assembly manual here: https://ifactory3d.com/support/#manual

 

[Sean Ryan]

My Print head "trolley" is very tight on the guide rail, such that it takes significant force to insert and move. I see instructions for adjustment of the inclined axis, but not for the horizontal one. Any suggestions?

 

[Julian]

Hello Sean,

its pretty easy to fix. You have to unscrew the grub screws that are inside the silver excentric part of the roller and then just adjust the stiffness on the guide rail. See the part in the picture below (its the same on the Hotend-Plate):

 

[Nerdx86]

Hello Sean,

its pretty easy to fix. You have to unscrew the grub screws that are inside the silver excentric part of the roller and then just adjust the stiffness on the guide rail. See the part in the picture below (its the same on the Hotend-Plate):

But those screws are embedded under the print head, so I assume that I have to disassemble the printhead assembly so do so?

 

[goregut]

Got my machine this week. Beyond excited. Instructions were a bit difficult with explanation, and pictures were rough to figure out on some parts. Also when parts didn't match what were in the instructions. Seemed like I was bouncing back and forth between a few instructions and the videos just to figure some out, but yeah. Fun build. I just built the printer and then finished the upgrade kit. When I turn the printer on I get a thermal runaway on e1. Thermistor issue I'm assuming. Just seeing if anyone had any thoughts. I've been building it all day. I'll look into it more tomorrow.

 

[goregut]

Reporting back. Luckily it seems to have just been the hotend thermistor screw being a tad too tight. I can actually connect and control the printer now!

 

[SABO]

Assembling explanation video # 11, because it is not a post-insertion nuts, go back to # 1 and disassemble the frame again and start over ...
It's a terrible design ...

Postscript

As Nerdx86 points out, it was fixed to a slide nut version in the PDF manual (step 14). I overlooked it.

 

[Nerdx86]

Had a few gotchas during assembly: (Documenting for hopeful corrections) (and FYI, I actually watched the entire video assembly process first, but hadn't gotten the parts out yet so still missed a few details)
1. The video and pdf instructions go in different orders. Some assembly steps were clearer in the video and others in the PDF, so I was swapping back and forth. Difficult when they are in different orders and the steps vary a bit.
2. The 530mm 20x20 rails have only one that is threaded, but the initial steps didn't caution to look for the threaded one and leave it aside for the top rail. *Suggestion, note this in each use of the 20x20 rails*
3. There were no 4x12mm screws in the kit, but there were 4x14 without any other use, so I assume they were substituted.
4. Square bars had small holes in only one end that I didn't notice and that weren't called out in the manual. I got to step 52 in the printed manual and found out that I had inserted one of them wrong in step 24.
5. The metal plates that attach to the square bars are asymmetric (extra holes on one side), took some time to figure out that they didn't matter.
6. As SABO pointed out, the video assembly instructions show T nuts for the side rails and the PDF (and kit) show slide nuts.
7. The Print engine screen (vs the PI) does not fit on any of the rails and the instructions don't show it..
8. The camera doesn't seem to work "out of the box", will need to troubleshoot.
9. The X axis belt teeth rub on themselves just a little and I can't adjust anything further to separate them more.

 

[goregut]

Had a few gotchas during assembly: (Documenting for hopeful corrections) (and FYI, I actually watched the entire video assembly process first, but hadn't gotten the parts out yet so still missed a few details)
1. The video and pdf instructions go in different orders. Some assembly steps were clearer in the video and others in the PDF, so I was swapping back and forth. Difficult when they are in different orders and the steps vary a bit.
2. The 530mm 20x20 rails have only one that is threaded, but the initial steps didn't caution to look for the threaded one and leave it aside for the top rail. *Suggestion, note this in each use of the 20x20 rails*
3. There were no 4x12mm screws in the kit, but there were 4x14 without any other use, so I assume they were substituted.
4. Square bars had small holes in only one end that I didn't notice and that weren't called out in the manual. I got to step 52 in the printed manual and found out that I had inserted one of them wrong in step 24.
5. The metal plates that attach to the square bars are asymmetric (extra holes on one side), took some time to figure out that they didn't matter.
6. As SABO pointed out, the video assembly instructions show T nuts for the side rails and the PDF (and kit) show slide nuts.
7. The Print engine screen (vs the PI) does not fit on any of the rails and the instructions don't show it..
8. The camera doesn't seem to work "out of the box", will need to troubleshoot.
9. The X axis belt teeth rub on themselves just a little and I can't adjust anything further to separate them more.

Thank you for posting this! I had/have all these issues as well. I should have wrote them all down and kept track of them. My current major issue is

I couldn't tell which version of the fw it was and the octoprint instance didn't have the filiment sensor plugin installed. So I went to install the fw update. The filament sensor was already plugged into the pi, but I still unplugged it like the update instructions said. Now whenever I turn the printer on Marlin throws the "Outage Recovery Printer Halted Please Reset". I can't get past this screen. Email iFactory and posting here as well.

Update: Didn't notice the github link in the firmware section of the forums before. I pulled that down and compiled. Updated, and back in business.

 

[Nerdx86]

I couldn't tell which version of the fw it was and the octoprint instance didn't have the filiment sensor plugin installed.

Neither could I, but I saw that there were hardware changes with the firmware update, so I thought that I'd use what I had until I could figure out if I needed the update.. Does anyone know how to tell which firmware that we have?

 

[SABO]

Assembling explanation video # 11, because it is not a post-insertion nuts, go back to # 1 and disassemble the frame again and start over ...
It's a terrible design ...

View attachment 514

Postscript

As Nerdx86 points out, it was fixed to a slide nut version in the PDF manual (step 14). I overlooked it.

Additional points to be noted

1. In the PDF manual (step 7), the frames to attach did not have threads (only me?).
I couldn't wait for the replacement parts, so I made the threads myself. I have already contacted the support team.

2. The USB cable that connects to the display is too short to reach. My cable was about 20 cm.
Or everyone was okay? This case is waiting for a reply from the support team.

 

[goregut]

My pi cable and the usb cable were both pretty freaking stretched when I mounted it to the side. With my set up, it made more sense to just set it on the table on the other side, which is where I'd be doing anything with it anyway. Probably will make a custom mount for it later and get some longer cables.

 

[Nerdx86]

1. In the PDF manual (step 7), the frames to attach did not have threads (only me?).
I couldn't wait for the replacement parts, so I made the threads myself. I have already contacted the support team.

They must've missed one! Mine both were fine..

The USB cable that connects to the display is too short to reach. My cable was about 20 cm.
Or everyone was okay? This case is waiting for a reply from the support team.

The usb "B" was quite a bit shorter than I would have liked ( mostly because the right angle goes the wrong way) but I just figure that I'll get a different one later.
the micro USB (power to the PI) was long enough (but not excessive).. Wondering if yours got hung up inside the main board box?

 

[Nerdx86]

On the good: other than the camera not seeming to work, I ran through the calibration and startup and printed a couple low resolution parts (0.3mm) easily and without issue. Z axis and extruder were both off, but did a rough recal and things looked good.

I figure that I'll wait to hear from the IFactory team on firmware, camera, etc before I try to print high resolution parts. (I need to print a new part cooler fan plate and shroud, as mine got broken in shipping and even more so during assembly)

 

[SABO]

My pi cable and the usb cable were both pretty freaking stretched when I mounted it to the side. With my set up, it made more sense to just set it on the table on the other side, which is where I'd be doing anything with it anyway. Probably will make a custom mount for it later and get some longer cables.

Thanks.
I'll look into mounting it on the other side of the frame.

 

[SABO]

They must've missed one! Mine both were fine..




The usb "B" was quite a bit shorter than I would have liked ( mostly because the right angle goes the wrong way) but I just figure that I'll get a different one later.
the micro USB (power to the PI) was long enough (but not excessive).. Wondering if yours got hung up inside the main board box?

My usb「B」cable was long enough.
for Micro USB, I will add an extension cable.

 

[goregut]

On the good: other than the camera not seeming to work, I ran through the calibration and startup and printed a couple low resolution parts (0.3mm) easily and without issue. Z axis and extruder were both off, but did a rough recal and things looked good.

I figure that I'll wait to hear from the IFactory team on firmware, camera, etc before I try to print high resolution parts. (I need to print a new part cooler fan plate and shroud, as mine got broken in shipping and even more so during assembly)

Not sure where I'm going wrong on mine. If I slice with Cura it prints half way up. If I slice with ideaMaker then it crashes into the bed hard.

Also noticed if you have the upgraded hotend, then watch your cable management at the top left. With the new position of the fan it can get caught.

 

[goregut]

So I'm curious where these options are available at? I know there's a big time difference and it was just the weekend, but I'm at the point where I think I could use some help getting my printer running correctly.

 

[Julian]

Oh dear, i was just away for a few hours and already so much answers.

@goregut Please message build[at]ifactory3d.com

 

[goregut]

@Julian I did. I'm not trying to be dramatic. I understand it's a new product and the company is busy. I just need some help.