WOW3D Printer
From Diyode Community Workshop
Wow3D Printer (http://www.newstarway.com/)
Contents
Don't turn the power off with the printing bed at the top! The bed will crash to the bottom
Supposed to be an Afinia H480 clone (http://www.afinia.com/3d-printers)
Looks a lot like http://3dprintingsystems.com/products/up-plus-3d-printer
Software
Install the latest software from the Afinia web site.
Windows 7 - driver installs as "Free Motion Card : 3D Printer@FreeMotion" - 3D Printer "UP! Plus/60629"
Printing Platform Preparation
- Use the bread board as base.
- Set the Max platform height each time you use the printer.
- The top is best if it is almost touching the surface. I set the nozzle so that 2 thickness of paper can just barely make it under the nozzle.
- pre-heat the bed until it is at least 100C for 5 minutes.
- put super hold hair spray on the bed when it is at least 100C. I use (TRESemme unscented Superhold in a pump bottle.)
- print as soon as you can after applying the hair spray.
- make sure the object being printed has most of its mass over the central heating element.
Problems noticed so far...
- printers did not ship with North American plug
- Windows software from Afinia.com installs malware
- No assembly or calibration instructions included.
- One printer, the vertical axis is broken, judders when trying to rise.
- if print fails, you need to power-cycle printer and restart software, otherwise next print fails and steppers overheat.
- Up software and Afinia Software would not recognize printer on Simon's Win 7 box. Looks like drivers are missing
- Mac software seems to default to a ridiculous amount of supports
- Adhesion to the print bed seems very poor. Probably an extrusion-temp issue. Simon looking at how to tweak.