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Routine Cleaning
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3 Routine Cleaning
This chapter describes the routine cleaning you should complete
after every build
. This will prepare the
printer for the next build and keep the printer running smoothly. These tasks take only a few minutes to per-
form but make a huge difference in how well your printer runs.
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Section 3.1, ’Vacuum Excess Powder’
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Section 3.2, ’Empty The Debris Separator’
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Section 3.3, ’Clean The Fast Axis Rails and Carriage’
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Section 3.4, ’Clean The Service Station’
3.1 Vacuum Excess Powder
After every build, vacuum up all loose powder in the Build Chamber, including the Build Bed, Deck, and
Fast Axis including the Rails and Carriage. To vacuum:
1. Close the printer top cover.
2. Select
VACUUM
on the LCD menu.
3. Open the printer top cover. The vacuum starts. Remove the vacuum hose from its stand.
4. Vacuum any excess powder in the Build Bed, around the Deck, and on top of the Fast Axis. Pull the
Fast Axis forward and check for powder towards the back of the Build Chamber as well.
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You can leave powder in the Spread Deck (the area behind the Build Bed where powder is depos-
ited from the Feeder and spread to the Build Bed).
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Likewise, leave the powder around the edges of the Build Plate (between the Build Plate and the
wall of the Build Box). This powder helps support the powder out at the edges of the Build Plate
during the next build.
5. The vacuum will stop automatically if the Feeder becomes full, or you can push the Control Knob once
to shut off the vacuum. If the Feeder does become full, the LCD displays:
6.
Only continue running the vacuum if there is very little powder remaining to be cleaned up.
FEEDER IS FULL
AUTO SHUTOFF IN 10 SEC
KEEP VACUUM ON