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Own er’ s M anual
Pegasus Touch 3D Printer
R 0.1 – M ay 4, 2014
(work in pr ogr ess)
© 2014 Full Spectrum L aser 3D , LLC
http://f sl3d.c om
Contents
Introducti on ..................................................................................... 6
Icons U sed in This M anual ............................................................ 6
Part 1: Saf ety .................................................................................. 7
Overview ...................................................................................... 7
Laser saf ety ................................................................................. 8
C ompli ance Statement .................................................................. 9
Gener al Prec auti ons .................................................................... 11
W ork Area ................................................................................ 11
R esin ....................................................................................... 11
Isopr opyl Alc ohol ...................................................................... 12
Part 2: Gettin g Start ed .................................................................... 13
Overview ..................................................................................... 13
U npacking ................................................................................... 13
Parts and Accessor ies ............................................................... 14
Addit ion al R ecommended Tools ................................................. 14
U npacking ................................................................................... 15
Setup .......................................................................................... 15
Build Tray (Vat) R ef er ence D rawing ........................................... 18
Build platf or m ........................................................................... 19
D ouble C heck ........................................................................... 19
R etinaC reate (sof t war e) Instal lat ion ........................................... 19
Part 3: Printing ............................................................................... 20
Add a model ................................................................................ 20
View C ontrol ................................................................................ 20
Zoom In/Out with a M ouse ......................................................... 20
C hange View with a M ouse ........................................................ 20
Pan .......................................................................................... 20
M oving and Ori enting M odels ........................................................ 21
M oving and Si zing ..................................................................... 21
Orientin g .................................................................................. 21
Gener at e Supports ....................................................................... 22
M anual Support M odif icat ion ........................................................ 22
Print............................................................................................ 22
Part 4: Af ter Printing ....................................................................... 24
R emoving th e Build Pl atf or m ........................................................ 24
Finishing Steps ............................................................................ 24
Gener al St eps ........................................................................... 24
R epair I mperf ect Prints .............................................................. 25
Part 5: Touch Screen Interf ace ........................................................ 27
Print M onitoring ........................................................................... 27
Pause/Play an d Stop .................................................................... 28
N etwork Set tings ......................................................................... 28
C alibr at ion .................................................................................. 28
FSL3D App Stor e ......................................................................... 29
Part 6: R etinaC reat e ....................................................................... 30
Overview ..................................................................................... 30
Save as J ob - The progr am wi ll s ave y our scene. ........................ 31
Part 7: M aintenance ........................................................................ 32
Pegasus Touch Laser 3D Printer C are ........................................... 32
To keep th e body of Pegasus clean, use microf iber cl oth t o wi pe
the outsi de. If you want shine f or the c over, use product s specif ical ly
recommended f or acryl ic (ex. N ovus #1). Avoid products that cont ain
ammoni a ( ex W index). ................................................................... 32
Transport ati on ............................................................................. 32
R esin Car e ............................................................................... 33
Appen di x A: Troubleshootin g ........................................................... 35
H ardware .................................................................................... 35
Sof twar e...................................................................................... 35
Appen di x B: W arranty Statement ..................................................... 36
Appen di x C : Pegasus Touch Specif icati ons ...................................... 39
Appen di x D : M ater ial Saf ety D at a (r esin) .......................................... 40
Introduction
Thank you f or your purchase of a Pegasus Touch Laser 3 D Printer by
FSL3D . It is our wish that this product adds valu e t o your business or
hobby activ iti es f or years t o come. Please tak e ti me to r ead this manual
in its ent irety to saf ely use y our device t o its f ull potenti al . For more
inf ormati on an d products, please visit htt p:/ /f sl3d.com.
Icons U sed in This M anual
This icon marks Warnings and Cautions . Please pay special
att enti on to inf ormat ion associ at ed with this icon.
The Wing icon is used t o in dicate inf or mat ion th at will hel p you oper at e
more ef f iciently.
Part 1: Safety
Over view
To ensure a saf e workin g environ ment, it is necess ary to treat th e
print er and accessori es with car e. Pl eas e car ef ully read all instructi ons
bef or e att empting to operate y ou r 3D Printer.
U se only pr inting mat eri als f rom FSL3D or appr oved part ners. U se of
other mat eri als may damage y our machine or voi d y our warranty.
M odif ying the print er without FSL 3D’ s appr oval wi ll invali date the
warr anty and may pose a heal th hazar d.
N ever at tempt to operat e y our Printer with the li d open or att empt t o
overr ide th e saf ety inter lock system.
W hen you receive y our Printer, pl ease c aref ully inspect i t f or any
shippin g damage and c ontact us immedi at ely vi a email if there ar e any
issues—please include your unit’ s seri al number and phot os of the
probl em.
C aution – M odif ying the machine or overr iding th e saf et y interl ock
may result in hazar dous las er r adiati on exposure.
Laser safety
The standard ref er ence f or las er saf ety is the A merica n S tandar d f or
the Saf e U se of Lasers, Z136.1-2000, devel oped by the A merican N at ion al
Standar ds Institut e (AN SI). This ref erence is th e basis f or many of the
f eder al regulati ons f or las er and las er system manuf acturers, and f or th e
Occupati onal Saf ety an d H ealth Administr ati on (OSH A) laser saf ety
guidel ines. I t cont ains det ail ed inf or mati on concerning pr oper instal lat ion
and use of las er systems. W hile the AN SI standar d i tself does not have
the f orce of law, i ts rec ommen dati ons, including warning signage, tr aining,
and th e desi gnat ion of a las er saf ety of f icer, may be compulsory under
local workplac e r egul ati ons when oper atin g l aser systems abov e C lass I.
It is the operator’ s res ponsi bil ity t o ensure that the instal l ati on an d
oper ati on of the Full Spectru m Las er H obby Adv anced Laser System is
perf or med in accor dance with all applic able l aws. C opies of ANSI
Standar d Z136.1 -2000 are avai labl e f rom:
Laser Institut e of Amer ica
12424 R esearch Parkway, Suite 125
Orlan do, FL 32826
(407) 380 -1553
N ever remove any of the case panels of the P rint er. R emoval of case
pan els wi ll expose you t o dan ger and voi d y our warranty. Overri ding the
interl ock system can expose y ou t o C lass 3B Laser R adi ation.
The Pegasus Touch 3D printer is a C l ass 1 Laser System. The Print er
case has a saf ety inter lock s witch that deact ivat es the laser if the c over is
opened during oper at ion, and n o speci al pr ecauti ons ar e necessary t o
oper at e the unit saf ely.
200m W C W M AXIMUM
405nm
C ompliance Statem ent
The Pegasus Touch 3D printer is a C lass 1 Las er Product, as def ined
in Internati onal St andard IEC 60825 -1.
Pegasus Touch compl ies with 21 C FR 1040.10 and 1040.11, the
Federal Perf or mance Standar ds f or Light -E mit ting Pr oduc ts, except f or
devi at ions pursuant to L aser N otice N o. 50, dat ed June 24, 2007 . The
C enter f or D evices and R adi ol ogical H ealth of the U S FDA issued Laser
N otice N o. 50 t o per mit manuf acturers to c lassif y and manuf acture their
products in acc ordance with the Intern ati onal Standar d.
21 CFR 1040 and IEC 60825 -1 require th at c ertif icat ion, i dentif icati on
and warning l abels be plac ed on l aser products. R epr oductions of the
labels f ound on th e Full Spectrum H obby Advanced Las er System f ol low,
with l ocat ions specif ied:
1. C ertif icati on/Identif icat ion L abel. This sticker is l oc ated on the rear
of the machine. Any updates to the inf or mati on ( dat e of manuf acture
and manuf acturer address) are added as adhesiv e overl ays.
Gener al Pr ecautions
Please f oll ow the instructi ons bel ow.
W ork Area
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The Printer must be inst all ed on a l ev el s urf ace t o prev en t spi llage
of resin. The r esin may s pil l out durin g the lif t cycles if th e surf ace
is uneven.
Always use a 9” x14.5" wide cuttin g boar d ( eg A mazon ASIN #
B00E4W RVTI) or other dr ip pr ot ector when r emov ing th e buil d head.
Other wis e R esin may dri p over the f ront of the print er.
N ever remove the buil d tr ay without f irst r emoving th e bui ld head.
Other wis e R esin may dri p f rom the h ead down ont o the in ternal
components of the pr inter .
The Printer must be inst all ed in a l ocat ion away f rom dir ect s unlight
or int ense artif ici al li ght sources.
The work area shoul d be kept at or sl ightly abov e r oom temper atur e
(21°C / 70°F).
The print er its elf emits no f umes an d the res in contains zero vol at il e
organic compounds. H owever, isopr opy l alcohol is c ommonl y used
to f inish prints s o an ar ea with good vent il ati on is r ecommended.
R esin
FSL3D photopoly mer r esin is a mil d irrit ant: t reat it with t he same car e
as you would any household chemical and f ol low stan dar d saf ety
proc edur es an d FSL3D handling instructio ns.
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● Only use resin f rom FSL3D or approv ed partn ers. U sing 3rd party
resin may damage your machine and v oid your warr anty. In
addit ion, the R et inaC reat e sof t ware end user l icense is vali d only
wh en used with mat eri als f rom FSL3D or approv ed partners
● W ear pr ot ective gl ov es when handling the r esin ; goggl es are also
recommended if ther e is a risk of spl ashing.
● R esin is not edi bl e in l iqui d or s oli d f or m.
● Liquid and sol id f or ms of resin ar e not appr oved f or use with f ood or
drink.
● Liquid and sol id f or ms of resin ar e not t est ed or appr oved f or use in
medical applic ati ons.
● D o not mi x the resin with any subst ances.
● Please ref er to Appendix G f or inf or mati on on h andl ing, s tor age,
properti es, and an out line of M ater ial Saf ety.
● M ateri al Saf ety D at a Sheets f or each color ar e avai labl e on the web:
http://f sl3d.c om/support .
The resin is l ight s ensitive so avoid lon g exposure t o str ong art if icial
light ing or sunlight.
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The transparent y el low cover is desi gned t o bl ock l aser r adiat ion,
but stron g exter ior li ght may ent er and cure the r esin. It i s
import ant that the unit be kept out of dir ect sunlight or hi gh-intensity
artif ici al l ight .
D o not pour used r esin back int o the or iginal bottl e to avoid
contamin ati on. It is saf e to stor e r esin in th e bui ld tr ay f or a peri od
of 24hrs or less bet ween pr ints. For peri ods >24hrs, we r ecommend
the bui ld tr ay should be empt ied and the r esin should be f ilt ered and
pl aced in a l ight- pr oof cont ainer ; amber N al gene Lab Bot t les work
wel l.
W e recommen d color ed r esins be gently st irred with a spoon f or 5
minut es bef ore use if l ef t sitting f or more than 7 days du e to
possi bl e pi gment s ettl ing.
All R esin should be stor ed in a cool dry pl ace.
Please ref er to Appendix G f or inf or mati on on h andl ing, s tor age,
properti es, and an out line of M ater ial Saf ety of the resin.
Isopr opyl Alcohol
Isopr opyl Alcohol (IPA) is commonly used to remove uncured resin to
f inish parts (see Part 4: Finishing Steps ). FSL3D does not manuf acture or
sell IPA. Standar d 9 9% IPA is avai labl e f rom A mazon or y our l ocal
groc ery/conveni ence st ore. Please read an d f oll ow all us age and s af ety
instructions pr ovided wi th the IPA that y ou purchase.
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Good v entil ati on is str ongly rec ommen ded.
Keep away f rom f ir e, heat, or sparks
C ontainers shoul d be k ept cl osed or cov ered wh en not in use
Always f oll ow instructi ons pr ovided f rom your IPA suppli er. C onsult
the pr ovi der f or more inf or mat ion.
Part 2: Getting Started
Over view
The f ollowing s ecti on is a br ief gui de t o getting up and ru nning .
Setup of the Pegasus Touch usually takes less than 10 minutes, but
there ar e a f ew things t o t ake c are of bef or e it arr ives:
 Install R etinaC reat e sof t ware
 Prepare y our work ar ea
 Purchase 99% IPA f or cleaning of parts
 Purchase prot ectiv e gl oves . D isposabl e nitr il e glov es wor k wel l.
 Purchase cleaning an d r emov al t ools
 Save the box an d packaging! It is nec essary f or shippin g if your
unit requi res r epai r or warranty s ervice.
U npacking
Once your Pegasus Touch has arriv ed and you hav e removed the unit
f rom th e box, y ou wi ll notice that the accessor ies and st arter r esin are
shipped inside th e bui ld ar ea of the machine. You wi ll n eed to do th e
f ollowing to pr epar e th e machine ( wir e cutt ers or scissors required):
1. R emove all wr appin g an d packagin g material f rom th e ext eri or
2. C ut the zi p t ies holding the r esin an d cabl es t o the Z (ver tical) spin e
of the machine
3. C ut the zi p t ie restr aining the v at h ol der
4. R emove th e f oam padding f rom th e vat hol der
5. R emove th e r esin
6. R emove th e power brick and Ethern et cabl e
7. R emove th e r esin tr ay.
8. C heck that the r esin tr ay is cl ean and al l plast ic wr ap is r emov ed.
9. Inspect th e int eri or and exteri or of the pr inter f or damage
Parts and Accessor ies
The Pegasus Touch includes th e f oll owing par ts an d acc essories .
Please mak e sure th ey were sh ipped with your machine. I f anything is
missing, pl eas e emai l suppor t.
Table 1 - Packing List
Par t
Quantity
Pegasus Touch 3D printer
1 pc
Build Platf or m with Thumbscr ew
1 set
R esin tray (vat )
1 pc
Power c able
1 pc
Ethernet cabl e
1 pc
500mL Starter R esin
1 bot tl e
Addit ion al R ecommended Tools
FSL3D recommen ds the purchase of a nu mber of tools f or removing
prints f rom th e bui ld plate, cleaning pr ints, an d f iltering r esin. Some of
these t ools are sharp and can pos e a danger if u sed i mpr operly. The resin
can be sli ppery s o it is i mportant to be aware of your gri p and dir ecti ons
of moti on when r emoving parts f rom the bui ld plat e. Al ways take c are
wh en removing parts f rom th e build platf or m an d handle t ools in a saf e
manner.
FSL3D recommen ds the purchase of the f ol lowing additi onal
accessori es f or print f inishing avai labl e at A mazon.com and oth er
suppli ers:
Part removal:
 N itrile or dish washer gl oves ( eg A mazon B004E3LN 96 )
 9”x14.5" W ide C utting Boar d ( eg Amazon B00E4W RVTI)
 Steel paint scraper as a chis el: eg Tooluxe 6 -in-1 Paint er ’ s Tool
(Amazon B000VOK13Q)
 Flush cutters : eg Xuron 170 -II (Amazon B000IBSFAI)
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R ubber mall et (t o t ap the st eel paint scraper) , eg H ome D epot
#31030.
Part f inishing
 1-2L glass container f or soaking f inis hed parts in IPA : eg Amazon
B0000C FG5I
 2.5 ounce spray bottl e: eg Amazon B000N JHN LW
 Tongs: eg A mazon B00004OC K1
 Tweezers: eg A mazon B00BG8WW 2Y
U npacking
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U nwrap machine an d inspect f or damages
C ut zip ti es hol ding the VAT holder
C ut zip ti es hol ding the r es in and accessori es and r emove
resin/access ori es f rom printer
Setup
M ake sure that your printer is on a lev el surf ace, away f rom dir ect
sunlight, an d in a t emper ature -c ontroll ed l ocat ion. Af ter r emovin g all
accessori es f rom th e int eri or of the machine an d e nsuring it is cl ean, it is
ti me to connect t o y our machine.
1. C onnect the Ethernet port of the machine t o a f ree port on your
internet rout er using the suppl ied Ethernet cabl e .
2. Ethernet is th e pr ef err ed int erf ace but U SB PC connection
(requi res micr oU SB cable, not suppl ied) and W iFi (requir es
don gl e, not suppli ed) ar e als o support ed. You may also l oad j obs
via U SB key. R ef er to instructions at the user f orums at
http://f sl3d.c om/f orums f or mor e inf ormati on.
3. Plug the power adapt er into a c onvenient mains power ou tlet .
4. Plug the D C barr el c onnector into the power por t on th e machine.
5. The machine shoul d boot within 90 seconds.
The Pegasus Touch can get print data f rom on e of f ive sources:
1. Over Ethernet f rom the R etinaC reat e j ob preparat ion and
machine management sof t ware.
2. From a U SB f lash drive.
3. Over W iFi (requi res opti onal T enda W 311M USB W iFi dongle, not
suppli ed, eg Amazon B006GC YAOS )
4. Over U SB cable ( requir es microU SB cabl e, not suppli ed , eg
Amazon B004GF8TIK )
5. D irectly f rom the FSL3D M odel M arket pl ace.
Figure 1 - Exterior View
Figure 2 - Connec tions
Figure 3 - Interior View
Build Tray (Vat) R ef er ence D rawing
V a t R e ta i ni ng L oc a t i ng H o les
M a x F i ll L i ne
P D MS F i ll L i ne
M i n. F i ll L i ne
● N ever remove the VAT wi thout f irst r emovin g the bui ld h ead.
Other wis e r esin wi ll dri p onto the internal components of the pr inter .
● Pull the tr ay hori zontally t o r emov e
● Push back on th e VAT to return t o th e printer until y ou f eel th e click
● Pour resin int o the t ank. U se only FSL3D approv ed resin ;
other wise, your machine may be damaged and warr anty v oi ded. In
addit ion, the R et inaC reat e sof t ware lic ense is vali d only with use
with mater ials f rom FSL3D or appr oved partners.
● Be caref ul not to exceed the maxi mu m f il l lin e t o avoi d s pill age whi le
printin g
● If mor e r esin is n eeded wh il e printing, you can al ways pause the
print er and pour mor e r esin. Press the pause button on th e LC D
screen or si mply open the li d t o pause the print.
Build platf or m
● Always pl ace a 9” x14.5” cutting boar d over the VAT bef or e r emovin g
the bui ld platf or m to av oi d r esin dr ips over the f ront of the machine.
● To remove the buil d pl atf or m l oosen the l arge thu mbscr ew enou gh
so the buil d head sli des out. It is not necessary to f ully r emov e the
hand screw. Apply a down war d pressure to sl ide the buil d plate out.
● Always make sure t o r emov e th e platf or m bef or e the resi n tray t o
avoi d th e r esin dr ippin g int o the pr inter .
D ouble C heck
Please double check th e l ist bel ow bef ore you proc eed t o next steps
● Are al l t apes and f il ms r emov ed f rom all the print er par ts?
● Are the r esin tr ay an d the bui ld pl atf or m s ecurely instal led?
● Is resin f ill ed to maxi mu m f il l lin e? D o not ov erf ill the r esin.
● Is the print er well connect ed to the power out let?
● Is the print er connect ed to your c omput er wi th the Ethern et cabl e,
U SB cable or wir el essly?
R etinaC reate (sof t war e) Instal lat ion
D ownl oad the l at est sof t war e f rom htt p://f sl3d.c om an d f ollow the
onscreen instructi ons. Ensure you read, underst and, an d agree t o th e
ter ms in th e End U ser Licensing Agr eement. R emember t hat the
R etinaC reate s of t war e license is valid only wh en used wit h printers and
mat eri als f rom FSL3D or approv ed partners.
Part 3: Printing
Add a m odel
Open R et inaC reat e an d select A dd M odel under the Scene menu. Load
the model y ou want to pr int. R etin aC reate supports .st l and .obj f iles. The
box with gri d l ines on the bottom in the mi ddle of your screen r epres ents
the bui ld platf or m the print er. R etinaC reat e will plac e the model i n the
mi ddl e of the gr id when you add a model. Keep in mind that th e bui ld
pl atf or m is u pside down in the pr inter.
View C ontrol
Zoom In/Out with a M ouse
R oll up the mouse wheel t o zoom in and rol l down to zoom out
C hange View with a M ouse
To change the vi ew, ri ght click anywh ere on th e screen and mov e the
mouse around.
M ove the mouse t o the l ef t to rot at e in cl ock wis e an d the right t o r ot at e
in counter-cl ockwise.
D rag the mouse down t o achieve top vi ew and dr ag up to achieve the
bottom view.
Pan
To move the scr een vi ew as a whole, pr ess down th e mouse wheel and
move th e M ouse around.
M oving and Or ienting M odels
M oving and Si zing
C lick on the model and you wi ll s ee red, gr een, and black arr ows
surrounding the model. R ed and gr een arr ows ar e t o move the model in
the direct ion wh er e they ar e point ing t o. L ef t click on th e arrows an d drag
to move the model . The black arr ow on the top of the model point ing
upwar d is to change si ze of the model. Lef t cl ick on the arrow and drag
up and down t o incr eas e or decr eas e the di mensi ons of the model.
Orientin g
The curved bars att ached t o the arr ows ar e t o change th e model’ s
ori entat ion. Green, R ed, Blue bars repr esent Y, X, Z axis respectively.
Lef t click and dr ag v ert ical ly the G reen an d the R ed bars to chang e X, Y
ori entat ions of the model. Lef t click and drag h ori zont al ly to chan ge Z
ori entat ion of the model .
Gener ate Suppor ts
Supports ar e i mportant f or a successful print, especi ally f or models
with ov erhangs. For now, you only hav e on e model to pr i nt. Select
Support All under the Scene menu. R et inaC reat e wi ll generat e supports
with a base f or your model. The dr op -down menu wil l be cover ed in depth
in Part 6.
M anual Suppor t M odification
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C licking on a support wil l select it; sel ect ed supports are hig hli ghted
in red.
Press the del et e key t o manual ly del et e the sel ect ed suppor t.
Lef t-click on a support and h ol d the l ef t mouse button to drag th e
suppor t.
H old down the C TR L key and click on th e model to add supports
Pr int
R etinaC reate dis pl ays the c on nected print ers on th e upper lef t han d
side of your screen. You will see green circl es, the word ‘ Idle’ , and th e
print er’ s IP when th e print er is r eady. C lick th e gr een circ le with a tri angle
to st art print ing. R etinaC reat e will transf er the model t o t he pr inter. The
number of slices tr ansf erred wi ll be shown on the bottom of your screen.
Please do not disconnect th e cabl e or cl ose R et inaC reat e bef ore it s ays
‘ All Transf erred’ .
If you are pr inting a bi g model and need mor e r esin whil e print ing,
simply click pause butt on, pour mor e r esin in the t ank, an d r estar t the
printin g.
Part 4: After Printing
R emoving the Build Platform
● W hen the model has f inished printing, wait at l east 10 mi nutes to
all ow excess r esin to dr ip out bef ore openin g the li d
● Insert a 9.5"x14.5" cutting board and l ay it on t op of the VAT.
Always insert th e cutting board bef ore removing the buil d pl atf or m t o
avoi d dri pping resin insi de the machine.
● R emove th e buil d head as descri bed P art 2: Build platf or m.
● R otat e the platf or m to f ac e upwar d or h ol d a cont ainer un der
the platf or m t o catch any resin.
● Scrape excess r esin of f the bui ld pl atf or m into the t ray bef ore
transf erring t o the f inishing stati on.
● M ake sure you keep the c over clos ed to pr ot ect th e r esin f rom
extern al U V light.
Finishing Steps
Gener al St eps
● Transf er the platf or m to your self -prepared f inishing st ati on.
● U se the corner of the paint scraper t o r el eas e some part of the base
of your model, th en remove the wh ol e model . The scraper may be
sharp. Pl eas e be c aref ul not t o hurt yourself . Someti mes you may
f ind it usef ul to use a rubber mal let in c onjunction with th e scraper
to work th e part of f .
● To rinse exc ess resin f rom the model , f ill y our cont ainer with 99%
isopr opyl alcoh ol ( IPA) and plac e your model insi de. Let it soak f or
15 minutes. You may try h olding the model with t ongs an d s wir ling
the model inside the container f il led with IPA to work out any loose
resin. W e recommend you c over the c ontain er with a pl at e t o
prev ent exc essive evapor at ion of the IPA.
● Take the model out of the IPA using the t ongs af t er soaki ng f or 15
minut es.
● R emove th e suppor ts car ef ully.
○ U se the f lush cutters to snip away supports or chisel them
away with th e paint scrapper + rubber mall et.
● Put the model on s ome paper tissue t o dry.
○ You may use 220-1500 sandpaper t o s and away any unwanted
marks af ter the model is f ully dry.
○ C lean sanding dust wi th isopr opyl alc ohol .
○ You may want to clear -c oat or paint the model as des ired.
● W ash the build platf or m with isopropyl alc ohol . All ow t o dry. You
want t o wash the pl atf or m r ight away af ter each print. L eaving it in
the air will mak e it very har d t o cl ean l ater.
○ You don’ t need to wash th e platf or m if you use th e same resin
f or your next prints. In this c ase, please put th e pl atf or m back
in the print er ri ght away.
Post-curing
● Printed objects ar e by desi gn cured to about 90% strengt h to
exten d the us ef ul lif e of the non -stick l ayer of the VATs
● To cure f ully, you may pl ace the models in sunlight af ter
cleanin g them
● Placing models in sunlight t o cure ma y cause the models to
turn slightly yell ow as sunlight c ontains a wide spectru m of light that
breaks down c ol or addit ives in th e r esin
● Alternat ively t o pr eserv e the best color (or tr anspar ency) of
the model, cur e the model under a 285nm U V light source eg
Phillips 325126 bulbs (Amazon B00172Y0H 4). Af ter it is cured under
285nm light, giv e i t a ant i -U V clear c oat such as Krylon 1305 to best
pres erve c ol or (A mazon B00397STRW ).
R epair I mperf ect Prints
Follow instructi ons below t o r epair i mperf ect models. R epa ir c an only
be done wh en the model came out nearly perf ect but with small hol es or
brok en parts.
● Prepare: a t ooth pick, r esin, natur al sunli ght (or a 405nm laser
point), 220 -1500 grit sand paper
● D ip the t oothpick in the r esin and f ill the h ole compl et ely w ith the
resin. Try to be accurate in order t o r educe san ding later on. D o the
same t o glu e parts and put them t ogeth er.
● Leave the model in the sun to cure. You may use a las er point which
is f aster.
● Once f ully cured, san d th e bu mp t o s mooth th e surf ace. W ash with
IPA to clean any dust.
Part 5: Touch Screen Interface
The Pegasus Touch comes equi pped with a t ouch screen interf ace on
the f ront of the machine. From this scr een you c an monit or prints, pause
and st op pr ints, conf igure net work settin gs, cal i br at e th e print er, and print
models dir ectly f rom the FSL3D App Stor e. The screen wi ll also pr ovi de
you with crit ical inf or mat ion such as l id open warnings an d r esin ref il l
warnings.
Figure 5 -1: The Pegasus tough home screen. The t op l ef t icon opens
the FSL3D App Store. The ethernet icon in the t op cent er -lef t opens up
the net work c onf igurati on win dow. The gear in the top ri ght opens up th e
cali brati on screen.
Pr int M onitor ing
W hen the printer is in an act ive print job, a screen is dis played which
ani mates th e print j ob. In th e bot tom lef t of this screen, t he el apsed t i me
and expected tot al ti me are displ ayed. Then i t l ists how many slices are
lef t t o pr int out of the total number of slic es.
Figure 5 -2: An image of the Pegasus Touch Screen D uring Printi ng.
Pause/Play and Stop
The user can pause, r esume, and stop jobs by pr essing t he t wo buttons
in the t op ri ght of the screen. W hen the stop butt on is pr essed, th e print er
will cease l asing an d sl owly r ais e the bui ld pl atf or m u p t o wh er e the h ead
can be saf ely dis mounted.
N etwork Settings
The print er can be wir el essly connect ed to your home net work using a
U SB wif i dongle. The wif i settin gs can be input dir ectly f rom the pr inter via
the net work s ettin gs menu.
To access the net work settings, t ap the ethern et or wif i connectivity
icon in the top c enter - lef t of the home screen.
C alibration
WAR N IN G: Mi suse of the C al ibrati on Screen can permanentl y
damage your pri nter. Generall y, you should not have to use the
C al ibration Screen unl ess di rected to by FSL3D custom er support.
The print er's l aser can be r ecali br ated manual ly. A print abl e cali bration
sheet f il e is avail able at f sl3d.c om. This sheet consists of a coll ecti on of
twenty-f ive dots the s pan th e bui ld ar ea of the Pegasus Touch. To perf or m
cali brati on, pr int the cal ibr at ion sheet and cut out the squ are regi on which
f its into a res in vat. Pl ace the sheet in a r esin vat an d opt ionally t ape it in
pl ace. Insert th e r esin vat into the print er and cl ose the printer's li d.
N ext you wil l need t o steer the l aser t o ea ch of the 25 cal ibr ati on
points in the pr oper or der . Turn on the las er by pr essing t he "Laser On"
button in the t op ri ght. The las er shoul d glow bri ghtly on t he insert ed
sheet of paper. Pressin g "Laser H old" wil l dramat ical ly reduce the
bri ghtness of the las er and may hel p y ou to mor e accurat ely posi ti on the
laser on th e cali brati on points. To st eer th e l aser, use the 9 dir ecti onal
buttons in th e cent er -ri ght of the cali brati on screen. In or der to tr avers e
the l aser acr oss the buil d area, it will be nec essa ry t o uti l ize the three
laser step si zes av ail abl e in the bott om r ight of the c ali br ati on screen.
Steer th e l aser to the c enter of each of the pr inted dots and pr ess the
"Add Point" button. Once the 25 points have been added, pr ess the
"Accept" butt on to c ompute and stor e a new cal ibrat ion t abl e. This wil l
over wr it e the pr evi ous cali br ati on t able. Press the "C los e" button wh en
f inished or to c ancel c al ibr ati on.
Figure 5 -3: The cali br ati on screen.
FSL3D App Stor e
The FSL3D logo in the t op l ef t of the h ome scr een is a bu tton which
opens up th e FSL3D App Store. You can only connect t o the app store
with a working int ernet connecti on. From the FSL3D App Store, y ou can
brows e print able models and print dir ectly f rom the web. M odels in the
FSL3D App Stor e have b een test ed an d shoul d successf ully pr int on y our
Pegasus Touch print er.
Part 6: RetinaCreate
Over view
R etinaC reate is an easy to use progr am f or preparing 3D models f or
printin g on y our Pegasus Touch. R etinaC reate is int ended only to
f acilitate pr inting obj ects--it is not a gen er al purpose 3D editing pr ogram.
It includes basic 3D manipul at ion t ools f or par t plac ement, or ient ati on,
and si ze. R et inaC reate uses the st andar d .STL f ile f ormat pr oduced by
many 3D progr ams such as Blender, ZBrush, AutoD esk Inve ntor,
Solidworks, etc.
M odels may cont ain def ects such as hol es that prev ent th em f rom
being print ed. For advanced 3D editin g and r epair f eatur es, consi der
using 3rd party 3D pr eproc essing sof t ware such as the f reely av ail abl e
M eshM ixer ( www. meshmixer.c om) or N etFabb Privat e/Prof essional
(www.netf ab.c om). B oth of thes e progr ams wil l all ow you to r epair brok en
.STL f iles bef ore pr inting.
Scene
Add Model
W ill add des ired model on th e gri d lin es wi thin the bl ack background,
the workspac e.
Scene > select Add M odel > select .stl or . obj f il e > open
Save Scene
W ill save th e whole sc ene including the suppor ts an d adv anced opti ons
Scene > select Save Scene > save
Load Scene
W ill load the wh ol e scene includin g the supports and advanced opti ons
Scene > select Load Scen e > sel ect a Scene Fil e ( .f slscene) > open
C lear Scene
W ill delet e the wh ol e scene but t est patt erns remain
Scene > select C lear Scene
Support Al l
W ill auto matic ally support al l the models in the scene.
Generate Base Only - The progr am creat es a f lat base wi th the model
without any cylinder supports. The base wi ll be at tached t o the given
model .
C lear All Supports - The progr am r emov es all supports on every models
that is pl ace inside th e gri d lin e 3D -space, this includes any cylinder
column and f l at bas e suppor ts. H owever, if you choos e t o lef t click with
your mouse on a specif ic model an d click on this f unction, it wil l only
remov e th at specif ic model suppo r ts.
Anal yze Onl y - The progr am wi ll hi ghli ght areas that need supports f or a
successf ul print out of your model. Thes e highl ight ed areas wi ll be col or
yell ow and r ed. As mat ter of f act, the red ar ea must have suppor t f or a
successf ul print out.
Save as J ob - The progr am wi ll s ave y our scene.
Part 7: Maintenance
Pegasus Touch Laser 3D Pr inter C are
To k eep t he body of P eg asu s c lean, us e m ic rofiber c lot h t o w ipe t he out side. I f
you w ant shi ne f or t he c ov er, use pr oduc t s spec ific ally rec om m ended f or ac r yl i c
(ex. N ovus #1). A voi d produc t s t hat c ont ain am m onia (ex W index).
Please D O N OT clean the c over with is opropyl alc ohol si nce it will cause
per manent damage t o the acryl ic.
N ever remove the buil d pl atf or m without f irst pl acing a 9. 5"x14.5" cutting
boar d on top of the vat t o prev ent res in dri ps.
N ever remove the VAT bef or e r emovin g the bui ld pl atf or m to pr event r esin
damage to the mirror or galv anomet ers.
W ipe mirr ors only with a dry micr of iber cloth . N ever attempt t o cl ean the
galvo mirrors or the f irst surf ace 45 degr ee mir ror with any solvents or
other li quid solut ions as these wil l l eave s ome streaking and y our pr int
perf or mance wil l degrade. You may use f irst cont act polymer soluti on to
clean mirrors wh en ext remely dirty ( http: // www. phot oniccl eanin g.com/ ) .
Follow all manuf acturer instructi ons wh en using f irst cont act poly mer.
R emoving cured pieces fr om failed pr ints
In case of a f ai led print, y ou wi ll n eed t o r emov e cured r esin remnants
f rom th e buil d tr ay. Li ghtly run a s of t rubber s patul a across the bott om
surf ace of the tr ay t o f ind the piec es and dislodge them. Tweezers ar e
never a good i dea bec ause th e shar p ti ps can damage th e sil icone release
layer .
Tr anspor tation
To transport the print er, pl ease f ol low the instructions bel ow.
● C lean exc ess resin f rom th e bui ld platf orm wi th isopropyl alcoh ol
and paper t owels.
● W rap the buil d pl atf or m in pl astic wr ap and r eatt ach to th e printer.
● C lean the resin tr ay as instructed in next part, wr ap the tr ay
and put it back in the pr inter. U se a zip ti e t o s ecure the VAT holder
to th e magnet s witch brack et t o prev ent it f rom moving during
transport. If you do not secure the VAT holder, th e VAT may be
damaged.
● Lower the buil d pl atf or m by manually tu rning the Z l ead s crew
all the way down until i t pr esses against the VAT.
● Position th e protect ors or scorin g car dboar d ov er th e f ron t edges,
and bind in plac e using pl astic wrap.
● R ebox th e printer an d accessori es in th e ori ginal package as they
wer e when y ou rec eived th em.
R esin Car e
H andli ng
● Please wear pr ot ective glov es when han dlin g r esin. If you get any
on your skin, wash thor oughly wi th soap and water i mmedi ately. The
resin can cause mil d skin irr it ati on.
● N ever ingest r esin nor use pr int parts f o r that purpose.
● N ever pour r esin back into the ori gin al bottl e t o avoid
contamin ati on. Keep unused r esin in the VAT or pour i t out into a
secondary dark bottl e and st or e in a dark c abinet.
● C ured resin is saf e t o t ouch and h andl e without gl oves or other
protect ion.
● R ef er to Appen di x H f or chemic al inf or mati on.
R efi lli ng
● Pause the print
● Pour resin direct ly int o the tray. D o not exceed the maxi mum f ill line
as it wil l spill and damage th e printer whil e printin g.
Spi ll s
● C lean up i mmedi at ely bef or e it har den s.
● To clean pr inter body and mirr ors: use isopropyl alc ohol and paper
towels, or cl ean microf i ber c loths.
● U se only f irst contact poly mer solut ion t o cl ean mirr ors - never cl ean
the mirr ors with solv ents
● To clean up th e cov er: N ever use is opr opyl alcoh ol o r s ol utions
including IPA. use war m wat er and mil d dish soap.
Storage
● Always stor e the resin in opaque bott les or under th e prin ter c over.
N atural l ight wil l cure the r esin.
R eusing
● You can r euse th e r emaining r esin in the tr ay, but do not return it to
its or iginal bott le since it may r esult in c ontamin ati on. Keep it in the
tray under the cover .
D isposal
● C leaned par ts an d cured res in can be thr own away as nor mal wast e.
They are n on -recyclabl e.
● R esin in liqui d f or m must be cured bef or e thrown away. P ut the
liqui d in a cl ear pl astic bot tl e or bag and use sunli ght or U V lamp t o
cure.
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
H ardwar e
Issue: M achine does n ot r ecognize cl osed c over
Solution: Adjustment of the cov er may be nec essary. This can be
accomplished with a set
Issue: Prints f ail t o adh ere to bui ld pl at e
Solution: The VAT levelling screws may need adjust ment to ensure f lat
contact against th e buil d VAT. C ontact suppor t f or more i nf ormat ion.
Software
Issue: M achine does n ot boot f or mor e th an one minute
Solution: U nplug power c able f rom machine (not at wall) f or 5 sec onds
and plug back in.
Appendix B: Warranty Statement
FSL3D warrant ies th e Pegasus Touch 3D Laser print er f or a bas e per iod
of 90 days. Ext ended warr anty peri ods ar e avai labl e at t he ti m e of
purchase.
C overed parts:
The f ollowing parts are c over ed dur ing th e warr anty peri od: l aser diode,
galvos, mot ors, power supply, lin ear rails, el ectr onics, touchscreen
display
N ot cover ed consumable parts:
The f ollowing parts are c onsider ed c onsum able and ar e n ot cov er ed under
any warr anty an d need t o be r epl aced per iodic ally:
a) R esin: Once cur ed, resin c annot be reused. H owev er, uncured li quid
resin can be reused f or th e next pr int. D o not r eturn used r esin to the
ori ginal bot tl e t o avoi d c ont amin ati on. Al ways stor e unused resin in a
dark c abinet or bottl e. U nopened unused r esin carr ies a 1 year warr anty
and will be r epl aced f ree of charge if it cures in th e bot tl e without li ght
exposure ( exc ludes shi pping/h andl ing char ges) .
b) VATs/Build tr ay: W e esti mate every 2 -4L of resin the antistick surf ace
of the VAT wil l be c onsumed and the VAT wi ll need t o be replac ed. T he
antistick l ayer of the tray may begin t o cl oud af ter many prints. To l i mit
this and ext end th e lif e or the t ray, v ary the pr in ting loc ati on. You can
buy repl acement VATs f rom FSL3D .
c) Build platf or m: C onstant r emoving parts f rom th e bui ld pl atf or m wil l
eventually wear down th e aluminum surf ace. W e esti mat e it t o l ast 10L or
more of pr inting. You may want to consider s par e buil d platf or ms if you
print / change r esin f requent ly. Spares pl atf or ms will all ow to begin a new
print i mmedi at ely af ter th e pr evi ous pr int.
d) 45 degr ee First Surf ace M irror: This mirr or shoul d n ever wear out but if
resin f alls on it then it wi ll l ike ly need to be r eplac ed unless cleaned
immedi ately wi th f irst contact poly mer solut ion
(www. phot oniccleaning.c om).
Excluded Events:
The warr anty is vali d f or nor mal use only and excludes Acts of God,
user err or and use outsi de of nor mal paramet ers.
Parts cover ed in spill ed r esin ar e consi dered user err or and ar e not
cover ed under warr anty:
 Always ensure the pr inting surf ace is l evel as the r esin can spi ll
whi le pr inting.
 N ever f ill th e r esin past the f ill l ine
 Always use a 9.5" x14.5" cutting boar d over t he VAT when ever
removin g the bui ld platf or m to pr event spi lls when r emovi ng the
buil d platf or m.
 Always remove the buil d pl atf or m bef or e r emov ing th e VAT to
prev ent dri ps f rom f all ing int o th e int ernal parts of the machine.
R eturn Policy
Products purch ased dir ectly f rom FSL3D :
W ithin the f irst 30 days, you may r eturn the machine subj ect t o a 20%
restocking f ee + shi pping f ees if the 3D Printer is opened due to the need
to r eplac e consumabl e i tems. If it is r eturned new, unopened or order
cancell ed, only a 5% r estockin g f ee + shi pping f ees (if an y) is appli ed.
C onsumable it ems (bui ld plat e, VAT, resin) may not be r eturned if opened.
If unopened, th ey ar e subject to a 5% r est ocking + shippi ng f ees.
Products purchased f rom other 3rd party distri butors o r r esel lers:
review the 3rd party distri butor /res ell er return policy.
Shipping Expenses
W ithin the f irst 30 days, FSL3D will repl ace or repair any def ectiv e
par ts f ree of charge and pay f or gr ound shi pping of parts if you paid
FSL3D f or shipping on y our or der. Ov erni ght shipping is avai labl e at
extra charge. If you picked up in person or used your own shipping
methods, FSL considers th e par ts to be sold FOB our war ehouse and y ou
must arran ge y our own shipping or pickup r epl acement parts as FSL does
di d not mak e the or iginal shi pping arr angements.
Outside the f irst 30 days, Full Spectrum Laser wil l r eplac e or r epair any
def ectiv e within the war ranty per iod f ree of charge but al l shipping
charges to and f rom FSL3D are th e r esponsibi lity of the c ustomer. T he
warr anty includes parts and labor only. Shipping of def ective and
replac ement c omponents to/f rom FSL3D is excluded by the warr anty. The
customer may arr ange th eir own shippin g or drop parts of f to exchange
par ts at our war ehouse f ree of charge. Typic al ly Full Spectrum Las er has
most r eplac ement parts on hand f or i mmedi at e shipment of under warr anty
par ts.
Advance R eplac ement Policy
W ithin the f irst 30 days, FSL3D will advance repl ace any f ailed par t
f ree of char ge
Af ter the f irst 30 days, all def ect ive parts must be returned t o FSL
post age pai d f or evalu ati on bef or e r eplac ements ar e issued unless
other wise author ized. FSL3D 's warr anty pol icy is to repair parts
wh enever possible and repl acing them only if they ar e unrepair abl e.
Thus, all warranty par ts must be r eturned f irst t o det er mi ne if they can be
repair ed.
Accuracy and Toler ance Statement
FSL3D mak es no s pecif ic accuracy or t ol er ance gu arant ees but machines
are desi gned wi th f ull end user cal ibrat ion/ adjustment. U sers may self
cali brate their machines to f ine tune accuracy r equi rements. For details
contact FSL3D tech support.
Appendix C: Pegasus Touch Specifications
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Technology: 405nm sol id stat e di ode las er cured l iqui d r esin
Average Las er Beam Spot Si ze: ~80um FW HM
XY Posit ion C ontr ol: 16 bit D i git al to Analog C onvert er (D AC ) to
closed l oop galvan ometer (3 micron positi oning r esoluti on)
XY D raw S peed: up to 10 x f aster than other c onsumer 3D print ers,
up to 3000mm/s ec l aser dr aw s peed
Z M otor C ontrol : screw dr iven stepping mot or (5 micron s tep
resolut ion)
On boar d computer: 1GH z proc essor with 512MB SDR AM f or on
boar d proc essing, 2 GB int ernal stor age, 8GB micr oSD ext ernal
storage
D isplay: 4.3" LC D C olor Touchscreen
Interf aces: U SB, Ethernet, W iFi (requir es option al dongl e), U SB key
Build V olu me: up t o 7" x7"x9" buil d ar ea
D imensi ons: 11"x14"x22.5"
W eight: 29lbs
Power: 24V 2.5Amp external power brick (<75W total power draw)
Appendix D: Material Safety Data (resin)
(In pr ogr ess)