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1. Using included platform scraper or similar tool, carefully scrape the
part off the print platform.
2. Using your hands, pliers, or dental/jewelry tools, remove the base and
other supporting architecture from the part.
Clean Printed Parts - Introduction
The following equipment is needed to clean parts produced on the printer:
1. Plastic containers with lids, which are included with the printer. If it is your preference to use other containers, be sure
they are large enough to accommodate the parts you will print.
2. Digital timer
3. Solvent, as prescribed in the
4. Optionally, you could have an an ultrasonic cleaner, which agitates the cleaning solvent using ultrasonic sound waves.
If this is the best solution for you, your ultrasonic cleaner should have:
a. Digital Timer
b. Volume big enough to accommodate the parts you will print, along with:
c. Stainless-steal or glass rinse tanks big enough to accommodate the parts you will print. Plastic containers (like the
ones included with the printer) will not have a good enough transfer of energy to be effective in an ultrasonic
cleaner.
NOTE: Some materials require the use of an ultrasonic cleaner for part cleaning to achieve certi cation as
a medical device for its printed parts. Please read your material's Instructions for Use to determine if you
must use ultrasonic methods.
ALWAYS WEAR 100% NITRILE GLOVES WHEN CLEANING PRINTED PARTS.
Cleaning Chart
Please use the chart below for the recommended cleaning method of your printed parts. The solvent choice is
speci c to the material used to build the part.
Recommended solvents for material spills - For any of the solvents listed below as being used in the 1st part bath,
you may also use that solvent to clean material spills.
Material Type
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Cleaning Chart
Ultrasonic Cleaning
User Guide
Max Number of Builds That Can
Be Cleaned Before Solvent is
Manual Cleaning
Saturated
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