User's Manual

Handling Printed Models
7–2 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Removing Models After Printing
Afterȱprintingȱmodels,ȱyouȱshouldȱallowȱthemȱtoȱcoolȱasȱmuchȱasȱpossibleȱ
beforeȱhandlingȱthem.ȱIfȱadditionalȱmodelsȱdoȱnotȱhaveȱtoȱbeȱproducedȱonȱ
theȱprinter,ȱitȱisȱbestȱtoȱletȱtheȱprintedȱmodelsȱcoolȱinȱtheȱprinter,ȱwithȱtheȱ
coverȱclosed,ȱasȱlongȱasȱpossible.ȱ
If the printer must be used to produce additional models as soon as
possible:
1. Letȱtheȱprintedȱmodelsȱcoolȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱforȱatȱleastȱ10ȱminutes.ȱ
2. Veryȱcarefully,ȱremoveȱtheȱmodelsȱfromȱtheȱtrayȱwithȱaȱscraperȱorȱ
spatulaȱ(suppliedȱinȱtheȱtoolȱkit),ȱtakingȱcareȱnotȱtoȱpryȱorȱbendȱtheȱ
model.
3. Placeȱtheȱmodelsȱonȱaȱflatȱsurface,ȱandȱcoverȱthemȱ
withȱaȱcardboardȱ
boxȱorȱpaperȱhood.
Thisȱallowsȱtheȱmodelsȱtoȱcoolȱslowlyȱandȱevenly.
4. Letȱtheȱmodelsȱcoolȱforȱseveralȱhours.
Removing the Support Material
Afterȱprintedȱmodelsȱhaveȱcooled,ȱtheȱsupportȱmaterialȱmustȱbeȱremoved.ȱ
Thisȱcanȱbeȱdoneȱbyȱdifferentȱmethods,ȱdependingȱonȱtheȱsizeȱofȱtheȱmodel,ȱ
howȱdelicateȱitȱis,ȱtheȱamountȱandȱlocationȱofȱtheȱsupportȱmaterial,ȱandȱ
otherȱfactors.ȱUseȱtheȱfollowingȱmethodsȱasȱaȱguide,ȱandȱadaptȱthemȱ(or
ȱaȱ
combinationȱofȱthem)ȱforȱfinishingȱtheȱmodelsȱyouȱareȱhandling.
Removing Excess
Support Material by
Hand
Whileȱwearingȱprotectiveȱgloves,ȱbreakȱawayȱexcessȱsupportȱmaterialȱonȱ
theȱoutsideȱofȱtheȱmodel.ȱForȱdelicateȱmodels,ȱuseȱaȱtoothpick,ȱpinȱorȱsmallȱ
brushȱafterȱdippingȱtheȱmodelȱinȱwater.
Removing Support
Material with Water
Pressure
Forȱmostȱmodels,ȱtheȱmostȱefficientȱ
wayȱtoȱremoveȱsupportȱmaterialȱisȱbyȱ
usingȱaȱhighȬpressureȱwaterȱjet.ȱOneȱsuitableȱsystemȱisȱtheȱBalcoȱWaterJetȱ
cleaningȱunit.ȱThisȱdeviceȱisȱmarketedȱbyȱStratasys.
WARNING: Wear protective gloves when handling printed models
before they are washed.