In this post, we are going to see how to assemble the Anycubic i3 Mega 3D printer. In the previous post we saw the review of this great 3D printer for the domestic sector.
As we anticipated in the previous post, the simplicity of assembling the Anycubic i3 Mega is one of its strong points. Forget about assembly taking hours or even days for your home 3D printer.
Whether it’s your first printer or you are used to other 3D printers, you might think that a “quick” assembly will take a while. But no! Don’t be afraid, you can assemble the Anycubic i3 Mega 3D printer in 5 minutes. Literally.
Let’s review the complete assembly process. When unboxing the printer, we see that it has two main parts, the base and the “bridge”. We only have to screw both parts together and connect the wiring.
To do this, we pass the base through the inside of the bridge and place it in position. Then we screw in the 8 screws, 4 on each side, that hold the bridge to the base.
Now we must connect the three connection terminals of the printer. The terminals are located on one side, are color-coded, and also have different sizes. So it’s impossible to assemble it incorrectly.
We connect each cable to its corresponding terminal, following the colors. The three cables come from the print head, the base, and the filament sensor.
Finally, we install the filament spool (the Anycubic i3 Mega includes a 1Kg roll of black PLA) and thread the filament to the extruder, passing it first through the filament sensor.
To do this, we will need to place the metal sphere of the filament sensor on the magnet under the extruder and insert the filament following the direction of the arrow on the sensor. Then, we insert the filament into the extruder, for which we press the extruder lever. We insert the filament until it reaches the nozzle.
And that’s it! Just like that, if you’re fast it’s 5 minutes (but it’s also fine if it takes you 10, it’s not a race). There are no more screws to tighten, no wires to strip, no parts to adjust. It’s ready to print.
Next, all that’s left is to calibrate the bed. This is another strong point of the Anycubic i3 Mega due to its simplicity. We will see it in the next post of the 3D printing series.
