Removing Support Material; Manually Removing Support Material; Removing Sr-100 Support Material; Adding Solution To The Tank - Stratasys FORTUS 360mc Manual

Removing Support Material

Manually Removing Support Material

Warning: Always wear safety glasses and safety gloves when
removing support material by hand. The support material is
very brittle and can become shards when manually broken off.
Manually removing support material is an option to shorten the support
removal time in the tank. Using a pliers and/or a chisel, remove as much of
the support material as possible before placing the part in the tank. Carefully
drill out support material from deep channels or openings. First use a drill bit
that is slightly under sized and then use a drill bit that is the correct size to
clean out the opening.

Removing SR-100 Support Material

It is required to manually remove small amounts of SR-100 support material
to eliminate any likelihood of part breakage in the support removal tank.
Thin-walled or feature part geometries (less than or equal to 0.02 in. (0.50 mm)
with encapsulated regions of support may be susceptible to breakage or
cracking. This is due to slightly faster thermal expansion of the SR-100 soluble
support material compared to the thermal properties of the polycarbonate.

Adding Solution to the Tank

Warning: Always wear safety goggles and heat, alkaline, and
water-resistant safety gloves when handling the concentrate.
1.
Fill the tank with water. The ratio of water needed is 11 gallons (42
liters) of water per one bottle (2.1 lbs or 950 g) of soluble concentrate.
Make sure to fill the tank according to the operating instructions set by
the manufacture to avoid burning out the heater (or generator in
ultrasonic units) in the tank.
2.
Carefully open one bottle of soluble concentrate (per 11 gallons of
water) and slowly spread the powder over the entire water surface in
the tank.
Note: Always add the soluble concentrate to the water, never
add water to the concentrate.
3.
Seal and store bottles with remaining concentrate. Dispose of empty
bottles appropriately.
Note: The soluble concentrate bottles are made of recyclable
plastic and can be recycled according to local recycling
programs.
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