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To remove cured resin with the cleaning mesh:
1. Put on a new, clean pair of nitrile gloves.
2. Tap the wrench icon on the
Home
screen. The
Settings
screen appears.
3. Tap
Maintenance
. The
Maintenance
menu appears.
4. Tap
Cleaning Mesh
. The
Print Cleaning Mesh
screen appears.
5. Tap
Clean
. The cleaning mesh begins printing.
6. Once the cleaning mesh is complete:
a. Remove the build platform and resin cartridges from the printer.
b. Remove the resin tank from the printer. Place the resin tank in the tank case on a clean, flat surface.
7. Separate the top and bottom parts of the tank tool. Place the top part aside.
8. Prepare several paper towels nearby to collect cured and uncured resin.
9. To remove the cleaning mesh:
a. Slide the long edge of the tool under the edge of the cleaning mesh.
b. Pry with moderate pressure. Slide or pry from different angles or increase pressure to
detach the cleaning mesh from the film surface. Do not press directly into the flexible
film with the edge of the tank tool.
c. Rest the cleaning mesh on the blade of the tank tool.
d. Lift the cleaning mesh out of the resin tank.
I. If the tank tool cannot hold the cleaning mesh:
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Attach the top part of the tank tool to the bottom part.
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Squeeze the cleaning mesh between the two ends.
e. Rest the cleaning mesh on paper towels.
10. To dispose of the cleaning mesh, refer to section
9.1 Disposal of resin and accessories
.
11. Clean the tank tool and work surface.
7.3.2
Removing cured resin manually
The Form 3BL comes with a tank tool, which is a custom two-part scraper and tweezers. The
tank tool is made of plastic and has rounded edges to protect the flexible film interior. Remove
individual pieces of cured resin from the resin tank with the tank tool.
Required supplies
Non-reactive nitrile gloves
Paper towels
Tank too
To manually remove cured resin:
1. Put on a new, clean pair of nitrile gloves.
2. Remove the build platform and resin
cartridges from the printer.
3. Remove the resin tank from the printer.
Place the resin tank in the tank case on a
clean, flat surface.
4. Separate the top and bottom parts of the
tank tool. Place the top part aside.
5. Prepare several paper towels nearby to
collect cured and uncured resin.