User's Manual

DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1) 2–5
Stratasys P750K User Guide
Model and
Support
Materials
Modelȱandȱsupportȱmaterialsȱareȱmadeȱofȱchemicalȱsubstances.ȱAlthoughȱ
precautionsȱmustȱbeȱtakenȱwhenȱhandlingȱtheseȱmaterialsȱdirectly,ȱallȱ
modelȱandȱsupportȱmaterialsȱusedȱbyȱtheȱStratasysȱsystemȱareȱhandledȱinȱ
sealedȱcartridges.ȱNormally,ȱoperatorsȱofȱtheȱprinterȱshouldȱneverȱbeȱ
directlyȱexposedȱtoȱhazardousȱmaterials.ȱInȱtheȱunlikelyȱevent
ȱofȱaȱleakȱorȱ
spill,ȱfollowȱtheȱinstructionsȱthatȱareȱincludedȱwithȱtheȱprintingȬmaterialȱ
cartridgeȱused.
¾ Storeȱmodelȱandȱsupportȱmaterialsȱindoors, ȱinȱaȱdryȱareaȱwithȱadequateȱ
ventilation,ȱbetweenȱ16Ȭ27ȱdegreesȱCelsiusȱ(60Ȭ81ȱdegreesȱFahrenheit).ȱ
Neverȱexposeȱthemȱtoȱflames,ȱheat,ȱsparks,ȱorȱdirectȱsunlight.
¾ Keepȱmodelȱandȱsupportȱmaterialsȱawayȱfromȱareasȱwhereȱfoodȱandȱ
drinkȱareȱstored,ȱpreparedȱandȱconsumed.
¾ Uncuredȱprintingȱmaterialȱisȱconsideredȱaȱhazardousȱsubstance,ȱ
requiringȱcertainȱprecautionsȱwhenȱdirectlyȱhandlingȱit.ȱToȱpreventȱskinȱ
irritation,ȱwearȱneopreneȱorȱnitrileȱgloves.ȱIfȱthereȱisȱanyȱchanceȱthatȱ
modelȱandȱsupportȱmaterialsȱmightȱsplashȱintoȱtheȱeyes,ȱwearȱsafetyȱ
goggles.ȱProlongedȱdirectȱcontactȱwithȱprintingȱmaterialsȱcanȱcauseȱ
anȱ
allergicȱreaction.
¾ WhenȱhandlingȱUVȬcuredȱmodelsȱthatȱmayȱnotȱbeȱcompletelyȱcuredȱonȱ
theȱsurface,ȱcommonȱlatexȱglovesȱareȱadequate.ȱ
¾ Toȱpreventȱrespiratoryȱirritation,ȱventilateȱareasȱwhereȱmodelȱandȱ
supportȱmaterialsȱareȱused.ȱIfȱtheȱprinterȱisȱnotȱequippedȱwithȱanȱ
exhaustȱduct,ȱtheȱroomȱventilationȱsystemȱshouldȱreplaceȱtheȱairȱatȱleastȱ
20ȱtimesȱperȱhour.ȱ
¾ CleanȱupȱmodelȬmaterialȱandȱsupportȬmaterialȱspillsȱwithȱdisposableȱ
towelsȱorȱotherȱabsorbent,ȱnonȬreusableȱmaterial,ȱsuchȱasȱsawdustȱorȱ
activatedȱcharcoal.ȱRinseȱtheȱspillȱareaȱwithȱdenaturedȱorȱisopropylȱ
alcoholȱ(IPA),ȱfollowedȱbyȱsoapȱandȱwater .ȱDisposeȱofȱtheȱabsorbentȱ
materialȱinȱaccordanceȱwithȱlocalȱregulations.
¾ Doȱnotȱwashȱcontaminatedȱclothingȱatȱhome;ȱclothingȱshouldȱbeȱ
professionallyȱlaundered.
¾ Disposeȱofȱcontaminatedȱshoes,ȱbeltsȱandȱotherȱleatherȱitemsȱinȱ
accordanceȱwithȱanyȱapplicableȱregulations.ȱAbsorbedȱprintingȱ
materialȱmayȱreȬexposeȱtheȱuserȱwhenȱtheseȱitemsȱareȱworn.
UV Lamps
UVȱlampsȱusedȱbyȱtheȱprinterȱtoȱcureȱprintingȱmaterialsȱcontainȱaȱsmallȱ
amountȱofȱmercury.ȱInȱtheȱunlikelyȱeventȱofȱlampȱbreakage,ȱavoidȱinhalingȱ
mercuryȱvapor,ȱandȱventilateȱtheȱroom.ȱIfȱtheȱlampȱrupturesȱ(breaks)ȱ
duringȱoperation,ȱleaveȱtheȱroomȱandȱventilateȱitȱthoroughlyȱ(forȱaboutȱ30ȱ
minutes).ȱ
Useȱprotective
ȱglovesȱtoȱpreventȱcontactȱwithȱmercuryȱandȱotherȱlampȱ
components.ȱCarefullyȱremoveȱspilledȱmercuryȱwithȱaȱmethodȱthatȱ
preventsȱtheȱgenerationȱofȱmercuryȱvapor,ȱsuchȱasȱaȱsyringe,ȱpackingȱtapeȱ
orȱpaper.ȱ
Placeȱtheȱbrokenȱlamp,ȱmercuryȱandȱcontaminatedȱmaterialsȱinȱanȱairȬtight,ȱ
nonȬmetallicȱcontainer.ȱDisposeȱofȱtheȱ
containerȱinȱaccordanceȱwithȱ
applicableȱregulations.