Routine Cleaning; Vacuum Excess Core Material - 3D Systems ProJet x60 Series User Manual

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ProJet x60 Series User Guide

3 Routine Cleaning

This chapter describes the routine cleaning you should complete after every build. This will prepare the
printer for the next build and keep the printer running smoothly. These tasks take only a few minutes to per-
form but make a huge difference in how well your printer runs.

3.1 Vacuum Excess Core Material

After every build, vacuum up all loose Core material in the Build Chamber, including the Build Bed, Deck,
and Fast Axis including the Rails and Carriage. To vacuum:
1. Close the printer top cover.
2. Select VACUUM on the LCD menu.
3. Open the printer top cover. The vacuum starts. Remove the vacuum hose from its stand.
4. Vacuum any excess Core in the Build Bed, around the Deck, and on top of the Fast Axis. Pull the Fast
Axis forward and check for Core towards the back of the Build Chamber as well.
• You can leave Core in the Spread Deck (the area behind the Build Bed where Core is deposited
from the Feeder and spread to the Build Bed).
5. The vacuum will stop automatically if the Feeder becomes full, or you can push the Control Knob once
to shut off the vacuum. If the Feeder does become full, the LCD displays:
6. Only continue running the vacuum if there is very little Core remaining to be cleaned up.
NOTE - When the feeder is full, it has enough Core to complete a build that uses the entire vertical
capacity of the Build Bed. Adding further Core provides no benefit, and risks overfilling the feeder. Do
not continue running the vacuum after the
tinue to vacuum Core into the feeder, the LCD will display
be disabled.
7. When you are finished, return the hose to its holder.
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FEEDER IS FULL
AUTO SHUTOFF IN 10 SEC
KEEP VACUUM ON
FEEDER IS FULL
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message appears. If you con-
and the vacuum will
FEEDER LIMIT
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