Safety:
Your Acceptance of Responsibility:
There are a number of potential dangers when using the PolyPrinter.
In careful hands
these do not normally present large risks. However, you must accept the responsibility of
managing those risks yourself, and in turn so must you also be responsible for, or transfer
responsibility to anyone else using or who has access to the machine. Do not use or purchase
the Polyprinter without full acceptance of this responsibility.
PolyPrinter Operation
By its nature, the PolyPrinter must use some very hot components.
● The heated bed and its supports can be hotter than boiling water. Treat it with as much
caution.
● The “hot end” where the plastic is melted is even hotter. It is in the range of a stove
element. It WILL cause burns if contacted while hot.
There are also potential problems of a chemical nature:
● Acetone, which is (optionally) used occasionally to clean the bed surface, is flammable
and its vapor may be harmful. It must be used only on a cool bed, and never poured or
spilled. The room must have adequate ventilation to disperse the vapors. Acetone on a
heated bed will vaporize rapidly, forming an explosive mixture.
● The ABS or other plastics used for printing may give off fumes. In general these are not
deemed very toxic but some people may develop a reaction after intense or long term
exposure.
● Keep small children, the uninitiated, and anyone else not able to be safe, away from the
PolyPrinter when its hood or side panels are open.
Mechanical Dangers:
The moving components of the PolyPrinter can hit, pinch and trap hands and fingers.
Sometimes they can move surprisingly quickly, and with enough force to cause harm. Do not
interfere with the moving parts. Be especially careful not to have a finger or hand become
trapped between the head and the bed, since both can cause burns.
Misuse, abuse:
● Do not use the PolyPrinter as a bird cage, reptile habitat, pet dryer, cat-startler or
anything else that could harm your pets. Using it to dry books, warm coffee, make
cupcakes, and to dry insects is fine.
● Pets can be bothersome. Cats in particular recognize that the PolyPrinter is a
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