LulzBot TAZ User Manual

3.3. FIRST SLICE
• Radius - The clearance that should be given around the extruder.
Take care if the extruder is not mounted centrally - take the largest
safe value.
• Height - The vertical distance between the nozzle tip and the X axis
rods, or lowest part which may interfere with a finished print.
Filament Settings
The Filament Settings will normally be used infrequently, for example
on receipt of a new roll of filament.
Figure 3.13: Simple Mode: Filament Settings.
Filament. The Diameter setting will already have been filled from the
value given during the wizard (see p.45), but can be updated here.
The Extrusion multiplier setting allows the fine tuning of the
extrusion flow rate, and is is given as a factor, e.g. 1 means 100%, 1.5 would
mean 150%. Whilst the value should ideally be set in the firmware it can
be useful to test slight changes to the rate by altering this value. It varies
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LulzBot TAZ Specifications

General

Nozzle Diameter	0.5 mm (standard), interchangeable
Print Speed	Up to 200 mm/s
Max Hotend Temperature	300°C
Max Heated Bed Temperature	120°C
Connectivity	USB
Supported Materials	PLA, ABS, HIPS, PVA, PETG, Nylon, TPE, TPU, PC, wood-filled
Print Surface	PEI-coated borosilicate glass bed
Bed Leveling	Automatic
Operating System Compatibility	Windows, macOS, Linux
Power Requirements	100 - 240 VAC
Print Technology	Fused Deposition Fabrication (FDM)