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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction to the ProtoCycler ........................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Safety ........................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.1 General Safety: ...................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1.2 Extrusion Safety:.................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 ProtoCycler Layout ....................................................................................................................................... 4
2.0 Grinding ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Grinder Operation ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1.1 Grinder Safety: ...................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.2 Grinder First Time Setup: ....................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.3 Operation: ............................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 Sorting Ground Material: .............................................................................................................................. 7
2.3 Regrind Size & Extruding Recycled Plastic...................................................................................................... 7
3.0 Important Things to Know Before Extruding ...................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Puller Wheel Storage .................................................................................................................................... 8
3.2 Cleanliness ................................................................................................................................................... 8
3.3 Plastic Care: Dry vs Wet - Clean vs Dirty ........................................................................................................ 9
3.4 Opaque vs Transparent Plastic .................................................................................................................... 10
3.5 Spooler Set Up ............................................................................................................................................ 10
3.5.1 Spooler Assembly Instructions: ............................................................................................................ 13
3.6 Light Guide Alignment ................................................................................................................................ 13
3.6.1 What you need to check Light Guide Alignment: .................................................................................. 14
3.6.2 Light Guide Alignment Overview: ......................................................................................................... 14
3.6.3 Step 1 - Adjusting the sensor height ..................................................................................................... 15
3.6.4 Step 2 - Evenly lighting the sensor........................................................................................................ 16
3.6.5 Step 3 - Calibrating the readings .......................................................................................................... 17
4.0 Extrusion Operational Instructions .................................................................................................................. 18
4.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 18
4.2 Initial Extrusion Steps for both Manual and Automatic: ............................................................................... 18
4.3 Automatic Extrusion ................................................................................................................................... 19
4.3.1 Automatic Extrusion Steps ................................................................................................................... 19
4.4 Manual Extrusion ....................................................................................................................................... 22
4.4.1 Manual Extrusion Steps: ...................................................................................................................... 22
5.0 Intro to the ProtoCycler Purge Procedure (PPP)............................................................................................... 24
5.1 Purging ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
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