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METAL X PRINTER USER GUIDE
LOADING RELEASE FILAMENT
Note: See
Safety Notes
for additional instructions.
Supplies
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Scale accurate to 1g (if performing metered load)
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Brush pan
Release material is not as fragile as metal print material and doesn’t require the same precautions during
storage.
METERED LOAD
Material metering is a process carried out by your printer to track how much material is used during printing, and
to therefore determine how much material you have left on a spool. In order for material metering to work, the
printer has to be told how much material is on the spool when the filament is loaded into the printer. With your
Metal X, you can use the Metered Load routine to tell the printer how much material you are starting with. From
there, the printer will keep track of the rest and can even warn you when your print may require more release
filament than you have loaded.
1.
Manually move your print head to the center of the printing area, then remove the print head cover by
sliding it up, forward, and off the locating features.
Note: Always take extra care when working near the print head. Hold the print head from the top
and do not touch the nozzles, fan, or sensors.
