Heating Up The Printer; Loading The Filament - CraftBot Flow User Manual

5.2. Heating up the printer

Warming up, loading or removing filaments the head is essential for printing. From the main menu screen, touch the
element to be heated (head, build plate icons) which will warm up to a predefined temperature.
If you want to change the heating values, follow the instructions below.
In the main menu, press the Heating
In the upper part of the new window you can select the desired material (ABS, PLA, PETG...) from the drop-down
list.
If you want to print material with different temperature values, you can change the values by selecting USER1 or
USER2. Adjust the sliders or the + and - marks to set the desired values for the head or build plate.
In the Heating menu you can switch on or off the heating by touching the element (head, build plate) icons.
Allowed temperatures:
• Head temperature: 40-300 °C
• Build plate temperature range: 40-110 °C

5.3. Loading the filament

Heat up the extruder where you want to insert the filament.
• Take the end of the filament out of the securing hole on the Filament spool.
• Cut and the end of the filament so the filament is straight and has no damages bends kinks or melted parts.
• Remove the filament guide tube from the insert hole on the top of the extruder.
• Insert the end of the filament from the spool UP into the filament guide tube holder, then into the filament guide
tube. Pass the filament through the tube until it protrudes on the extruder side of the tube.
• Push the filament into the top of extruder hole.
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