BQ Hephestos 2

About Hephestos 2

Assembly in under 2 hours
A DIY printer with professional results
In-house designed extruder with a Double Drive Gear traction system
Self-levelling via an inductive sensor
BQ Heated bed kit for Hephestos 2

Specifications:

PRINTING SPEED

Maximum: up to 200 mm/s*
*Subject to materials, profiles and software used.

OPERATING CONDITIONS

Optimum operating temperature range 15 ºC to 25 ºC.

RESOLUTION

• Very high - 50 microns
• High - 100 microns
• Medium - 200 microns
• Low - 300 microns

DIMENSIONS

• Product without PLA spool: 
• (x)450 x (y)516 x (z)571 mm (static) 
• (x)450 x (y)605 x (z)571 mm (dynamic)
• Product with PLA spool: 
• (x)450 x (y)516 x (z)661 mm (static)
• (x)450 x (y)605 x (z)661 mm (dynamic)
• Enclosure: (x)627 x (y)465 x (z)207 mm
• Printable area: (x)210 x (y)297 x (z)220 mm

MATERIALS

1.75 mm diameter filament: PLA, wood, bronze, cooper and FilaFlex

EXTRUDER MECHANICS

• Own design extruder with Double Drive Gear traction setting and filament guide to maintain compatibility with flexible or soft filaments.
• 0.4 mm nozzle for 1.75 mm filament
• Finned dissipator with axial fan controlled by firmware (low noise)
• Cooling blower
• Sensor specifically designed for 3D printing (auto-levelling)

GENERAL MECHANICS

• Powder-coated aluminium base and frame
• Hard chromed bars for the Y axis
• Lineal ball bearing for the Y axis
• Recirculating ball bearing guides with flat runner for the X and Z axes
• Cable chain
• Flexible couplings for the screwed rods of the Z axis
• 3-point print bed levelling system with shock absorber
• Rapid system for changing print bed

ELECTRONICS

• BQ Zum Mega 3D controller
• BQ Zum Inductive Sensor to aid levelling of the bed
• BQ Zum LCD Smart Controller graphical interface
• 100K thermistor on the hot-end
• Heater cartridge: 40 W, 12 V

SOFTWARE

• Marlin-derived firmware
• New features: auto-levelling, manual levelling using inductive sensor exclusively designed for 3D printing, power-saver system
• Improved user interface
• Recommended environment: Cura Software, slic3r, Repetier, Kisslicer
• Files accepted: .gcode
• Compatible operating systems: Windows XP or later, Linux and Mac OS X or later

COMMUNICATIONS

SD card reader
Type B micro-USB port

BOX CONTENTS

• Assembly guide 
• Warranty and FAQ 
• Structural elements 
• 4 GB SD card (with preloaded 3D example models) 
• 5 spare PTFE tubes 
• 2 cleaning needles 
• Spatula 
• Gloves

WEIGHT

Product plus box - ~16 kg

LICENCE

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HEATED BED KIT

• Dimensions
• 347x281x58 mm
• Box Contents
• 1x Power supply 24V 160W
• 1x 5 pin right angle connector
• 1x EU AC cable 1m
• 4x Acrylic spacer
• 1x Control board
• 2x Screw M2.5x12 DIN912 zink
• 1xHeatbed PCB 220x305mm
• 8x Black bridle 
• 1x Power cable 609mm
• 2x Clip to guide cables
• 1x Signal cable 650mm
• 15x Round bumper foot
• Characteristics
• Power: 160W 
• Warmup time (50ºC): ~2min.
• Warmup time (100ºC): ~11min.
• Warmup time (110ºC): ~20min.
• Maximum temperature: 110ºC
• Weight
• 1600 g