Assembly instructions
I have the Core One kit on order - can we get the build instructions posted here so I can see what tools etc Ill need ?
RE: Assembly instructions
I don't think prusa have released that information yet.
Try the Chat option... typically in the past, Prusa have provided basic tools wit the kits
however many builders prefer screw driver allen (Hex) wrenches and torx wrenches, to the L shaped tools provided by prusa. so they may be a good starting point for you, plus a pair of flush cut cutters to prevent sharp ends on cable ties.
I am hampered by Long fingernails, so I use long nose pliers to pick up small objects... this may not be an issue for you...
Joan
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RE: Assembly instructions
The build instructions will be available most likely as soon as the Kit versions start to ship. They are still being revised and finalised right now.
--> MK4 - MK4S - MINI+ - MMU3 - Accelerometer Guide - BambuLab A1 Combo <--
RE: Assembly instructions
In the past, the supplied tools did allow me to build a Prusa. They are sufficient but not ideal. Not an issue for me, since I have a rather extensive tool cabinet.
RE: Assembly instructions
Yup all tools will be supplied (see my previous build guides below).
However, I would recommend a good set of Hex drivers (including ball end drivers) as this will save you having to use the Allen keys that are supplied with the package, and can get quite annoying to use! The hex drivers will make the process much quicker and easier.....
--> MK4 - MK4S - MINI+ - MMU3 - Accelerometer Guide - BambuLab A1 Combo <--
Or, if you have another printer, make check Printables for handles of Allen keys.
Yup all tools will be supplied (see my previous build guides below).
However, I would recommend a good set of Hex drivers (including ball end drivers) as this will save you having to use the Allen keys that are supplied with the package, and can get quite annoying to use! The hex drivers will make the process much quicker and easier.....
Or, if you have another printer, make check Printables for handles of Allen keys.
RE: Assembly instructions
I think that the preparation of the assembly instructions is one of the causes of the kit shipping delay.
I recently noticed on some PRUSA internal process videos on YouTube, that the way they assemble their printers is different than how they tell their customers to do it in the manuals.
For example, they were assembling the MK4S in a different order, using a custom precision geometry guide tool that ensures the parts are square and forces zero tolerance when assembling parts that may be slightly up or down when you screw them in by hand.
The CORE One is complex to assemble, and should be assembled exactly square and perpendicular, so they are probably thinking about how this could be achieved by regular customers who don't have all the special PRUSA tools to facilitate precision assembly. Assembling a critical part of the printer out of alignment because you don't have a good process or special tooling can cause it to fail and result in thousands of support calls. They may even change at the last moment the design of a part, if this improves the capability to be assembled.
This is why I think there are shipping delay in addition to their chronic production delays.
RE: Assembly instructions
I think that the preparation of the assembly instructions is one of the causes of the kit shipping delay.
I recently noticed on some PRUSA internal process videos on YouTube, that the way they assemble their printers is different than how they tell their customers to do it in the manuals.
For example, they were assembling the MK4S in a different order, using a custom precision geometry guide tool that ensures the parts are square and forces zero tolerance when assembling parts that may be slightly up or down when you screw them in by hand.
The CORE One is complex to assemble, and should be assembled exactly square and perpendicular, so they are probably thinking about how this could be achieved by regular customers who don't have all the special PRUSA tools to facilitate precision assembly. Assembling a critical part of the printer out of alignment because you don't have a good process or special tooling can cause it to fail and result in thousands of support calls. They may even change at the last moment the design of a part, if this improves the capability to be assembled.
This is why I think there are shipping delay in addition to their chronic production delays.
Why do you refer to a "delay" there? Prusa has announced that shipping will "start in March". (They actually brought it forward by a month by swapping the order of the full kit and the Mk4s upgrade kit.) As of today, they have not told us that they might miss that target.
It was always planned to ship the fully assembled printers first, then the kit a few months later. I believe that's how Prusa has always approached new product launches. It makes good sense to me to first gather some experience on the internal builds, to become aware of tolerances and alignment issues which kit builders will have to watch out for (and which hence need to be explained in the instructions). A business interest to sell the higher-revenue assembled units first may also play into it.
I don't think that the question "how can customers assemble this without our custom fixtures?" is giving them a major headache. Sure, production will use special jigs and fixtures to make the printers quicker to build. But Prusa's R&D team has probably assembled multiple generations of prototypes and alpha units before those custom tools were made, and have figured out how to do it with standard tools. (Plus maybe some little helpers like the planetary gear alignment tool, which actually get included with the kit.)
RE: Assembly instructions
A friend received his Core One Kit a couple days ago, but still no assembly manual available (as far as we can tell)…odd.
RE: Assembly instructions
He may have received a pre-assembled Core One, but he definitely did NOT receive a Core One kit.
A friend received his Core One Kit a couple days ago, but still no assembly manual available (as far as we can tell)…odd.
RE: Assembly instructions
My apologies, I just confirmed that he changed his order from kit to assembled. Sorry to get everyone excited about the kits shipping already. 😞
RE: Assembly instructions
humm just ordered CoreOne Kit. Have the tools, I have developed many startup to advanced post graduate level guides. If Prusa needs help, ping me. Looking forward to playing with this and building diode laser accessories for X70 Atomstack systems. Wonder how long it will take to get delivery?
Guess time to start learning slicer and find a usable 3D cad tool. FreeCAD is just ugly, looking for options. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
J
RE: Assembly instructions
I use Fusion 360 or Oneshape. Both are free for private users.
RE: Assembly instructions
@JohnBirdlebough: The modeler best suited for you depends on what you want to make. If I take myself as an example: I have long experience with coding and I make mainly functional things. I thus use, solely, OpenSCAD. What I like is that models are built from the base up every time, you make a preview so if I later find I did something wrong in the early stage, it usually is easy to solve. With other modelers it is often very difficult to 'get back'. Also I like the compact instruction set and the ease to make exactly those extension modules you need for the project.
Be sure to use a recent daily build, available on GitHub. Extensions relative to the latest formal release are a much faster render engine and the possibility to send the model directly to the slicer of your choice.