Formlabs Fuse Blast - Emptying the Waste Hopper

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6. Close and latch the blasting chamber door.
7. Ground yourself before touching any electronics in the unit by using the grounding strap
attached to the Fuse Blast.
8. On the touchscreen, choose the settings for your desired cleaning cycle or use the preset
settings:
a. Blast: 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: Drag the slider up or down to set the air stream pressure for the ionizing air rinse.
Blasting media propelled at high speeds can damage skin. Do not operate in manual
mode if there are tears or holes in the blast gloves.
Powder and blasting media may escape the Fuse Blast with the chamber door 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.
The tumbler basket will not rotate if the user taps the manual control pedal to start the
manual media blast.
9. Place your hands in the Fuse Blast gloves.
10. If using manual hand-held configuration, remove the blast gun from the blast arm and grip
it in one gloved hand.
The blast and air rinse functions are controlled with the two foot pedals under the Fuse Blast.
•
The right foot pedal controls the blasting media stream, which removes compacted powder
and Surface Armor.
• The left foot pedal controls the ionized air stream, which rinses o loose powder to leave
parts clean to the touch.
11.
Step lightly on the right foot pedal to start the media blasting. The media blasting continues
as long as there is pressure on the foot control pedal.
12. Pick up the printed part and orient it as required in the blast stream. Continue until all of
the Surface Armor and compacted powder is removed from the part.
13. Step o the right foot pedal to stop the flow of media. Step lightly on the left foot pedal to
start the ionizing air rinse.
14. Pick up the printed part and manually rinse the part with the air nozzle to remove any loose
or settled powder.
15. Repeat steps 11–14 as many times as needed.
16.
If you were using the manual hand-held configuration, mount the blast gun on the blast arm.
17. Wait 30 seconds for the dust particles to settle before opening the blasting chamber door.
18. Inspect parts. Repeat the media blasting cycle until the parts are clean.
5.4 Emptying the waste hopper
Check the waste hopper window before using the Fuse Blast and empty the waste hopper
as needed. The Fuse Blast will not run if the waste hopper is full. Do not reuse media blasting
materials from the waste hopper.
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