CHAPTER 2. START PRINTING
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Figure 2.1: Load filament onto the Polar3D printer
1. Swing out the spool holder arm from the back (see Figure
) of the Polar3D printer.
2. Unwrap the spool of filament and place it onto the spool
holder; see Figure
3. Find the end of the string of filament.
4. Snip off the end of the filament – perhaps an inch or two –
with a pair of scissors or wire clippers to get a good, clean
end to feed into the printer (
especially
if the end is kinked,
or melted, or blobby); see Figure