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a. Blast: Tap up or down arrows to set the duration of the media blasting cycle. Drag
the slider up or down to set the air stream pressure for the blasting cycle. Formlabs
recommends setting the blasting pressure at 30 psi.
b. Rinse: Tap the up or down arrows to set the duration of the ionizing air rinse. Drag the
slider up or down to set the air stream pressure for the ionizing air rinse.
c. Speed: Tap the up or down arrows to set the speed of the tumbler basket’s rotation.
8.
Tap Start. The Fuse Blast activates and the timer starts. Use the touchscreen to pause
the cycle.
Moving parts present crushing and tangling hazards. Do not reach into the blasting
chamber while the automatic blastic cycle is running.
Powder and blasting media may escape the Fuse Blast when the chamber door is
open. Wait for dust to settle before opening the chamber door. The Fuse Blast has
interlocks to prevent blasting operation while the chamber door is open.
9. When the cleaning cycle is complete, wait 30 seconds for dust particles to settle before
opening the blasting chamber door.
10. Inspect parts.
11. If necessary, repeat the media blasting cycle until the parts are clean.
5.3.5 Cleaning printed parts with a manual cleaning cycle
Formlabs recommends a manual cleaning cycle for removing powder from tight corners, fragile
parts, large interior cavities, or parts too large to tumble eectively. There are two options for
manually cleaning parts in the Fuse Blast:
•
Assisted manual cleaning: With the blast gun mounted on the blast arm in the active position,
point the blast nozzle down towards the grate and manipulate the part with both hands
• Hand-held manual cleaning: With the blast arm in the idle position, hold the blast gun with
one hand and the part in the other hand.
The blast gun mounts directly on the blast arm. To remove the blast gun for hand-held manual
blasting, slide the blast gun directly up and o the blast arm. To mount the blast gun, slide the
blast gun onto the blast arm.
After extracting printed parts from the powder cake with the Fuse Sift, clean and media blast
printed parts with the Fuse Blast’s manual cleaning mode:
To clean printed parts manually:
1.
Collect printed parts in the supplied transfer container for ease of transportation to the
Fuse Blast.
2. Unlatch and open the Fuse Blast’s chamber door.
3. Move the blast arm to the right into the idle position. The blast arm should be out of the
way of the tumbler.
4. Place the printed parts inside the tumbler basket for storage.
5.
If you plan to clean your parts with the blast gun mounted on the blast arm, move the
blast arm to the front of the chamber in the active cleaning position with the blast nozzle
pointed down.
CAUTION
NOTICE