UpCycled

Quick links: Usage • Troubleshooting • Maintenance

Nickname	Make	Model	Where	Manual	Issue Tracker	Status
"Violet"	Beijing Tiertime Technology Co., Ltd.	UP Plus 2 (with replaced electronics)	Workshop	PDF	Tool: 3D Printer - UP3 (Violet)	TBC

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Overview

This small 3D printer has been recycled from the broken Up3dPrinter. Its board and firmware has been replaced with a Duet Wifi board in an ongoing process that is documented in Issue 397.

Specifications

• Build Volume: 140mm (W) × 140mm (H) × 135mm (D) (5.5” × 5.5” × 5.3”)
• Layer resolution: 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35, 0.40mm
• Print speed: ?
• Travel speed: ?
• Filament diameter: not sure which: 1.75 mm or 2.85?
• Nozzle diameter: ?
• Operating nozzle temperature: ? - 260°C
• Operating heated bed temperature: ?
• Printing technology: Melted Extrusion Manufacturing (MEM)
• Supported Printing Material: ABS, ABS+ and PLA; for best results use ABS or ABS+
• Supported File Formats: STL, UP3, UPP

Using the machine

To use this machine, you'll need to:

• Follow safety precautions
• Design 3D object
• Convert to G-Code
• Set printer filament
• Print the object

Let's get started...

Safety precautions

This is a consumer-oriented machine, so it's very safe to use. Just be careful of the "hot end" that does the printing, it gets... hot.

• Workshop Safety

TO-DO

Hints & tips

TO-DO

Troubleshooting

If the advice below doesn't solve the problem, please create a new issue to let us know.

TO-DO

Maintenance

• If the machine is broken or needs maintenance, create an issue in the issue tracker (link in Troubleshooting above)
  • Label the issue: Tool: 3D Printer - UP3 (Violet)
  • If broken, add Broken label (this triggers various systems to flag the machine unavailable)
  • If maintenance required, add Maintenance label (the machine is working, but needs TLC)
  • If parts need purchasing, add Shopping label
• Spare parts are kept in a box in the 3D printer supplies cupboard underneath the printers.
• Consumables: Materials: 3D Printer Filament

See also

• Wikipedia: 3D Printing
• Tool: 3D Printer - Ultimaker 2
• Tool: CNC Mill - Proxxon
• Tool: CNC Mill - Arcitype