Maintenance; Tools And Supplies - formlabs Fuse Blast Manual

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Maintenance

To maintain the most efficient and long-lasting machine, ensure regular conservation and
maintain your machine as needed. Formlabs provides instructions to advise in installing,
operating, and maintaining the machine. It shall only be maintained by a qualified and trained
person. Unauthorized disassembly or repair procedures may damage the machine.
There are two groups of maintenance procedures: regular, which should be done after every
use, and intermittent maintenance, which only needs to be done occasionally. Please keep a
log detailing when each intermittent maintenance procedure was last performed.
Tampering with, or disassembling the Fuse Blast prior to disconnecting the power
cable and waiting approximately ten minutes can subject users to potentially fatal
WARNING
electrical hazards.
Wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when performing maintenance tasks. Use
tools only as described.
DANGER
When removing the exterior paneling, disconnect the machine from its power source
before maintenance. Moving parts present crushing and tangling hazards.
CAUTION
• Formlabs provides instructions to advise skilled and unskilled persons in installing,
operating, and maintaining the Fuse Blast. The Fuse Blast shall only be maintained
NOTICE
by a qualified and trained person.
• Do not open the Fuse Blast and/or investigate internal components unless under
the guidance of Formlabs Support or a certified service provider. Contact Formlabs
Support or a certified service provider for any additional guidance.
• Unauthorized disassembly or repair procedures may damage the machine and void
the warranty.
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Tools and supplies

Only use tools, chemicals, or procedures to maintain the Fuse Blast that are outlined in this
manual, by prompts on the touchscreen, and on support.formlabs.com.
Do not use any tools, chemicals, or unapproved procedures with the Fuse Blast unless
otherwise instructed to do so by Formlabs or a certified service provider.
• Blasting media (200-300 µm glass bead media)
Add fresh blasting media to the Fuse Blast to clean and finish printed parts. The level of
available powder is visible through the media hopper window.
• Recycled media
Good quality media circulates through the system and accumulates in the media hopper
on the right side of the Fuse Blast. The level of accumulated media is visible through the
media hopper window.
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