To correctly load filament into your 3D printer, follow these detailed steps:
Filament Loading Steps:
Preheat the Nozzle:
Firstly, heat the printer nozzle to a temperature suitable for melting the filament. This can typically be set on the printer’s control interface.
Wait for Temperature Stabilization:
Wait patiently until the nozzle temperature reaches and stabilizes at the specified value.
Manually Insert the Filament:
After the temperature has stabilized, manually push the filament into the extruder, ensuring that it enters smoothly and begins to melt.
Extrude the Filament:
On the control interface, continue to click the icon for increasing extrusion (usually represented by “+”) so that the filament starts to be extruded from the nozzle.
Observe Filament Extrusion:
Observe whether the filament is extruding smoothly from the nozzle. Once the filament begins to extrude smoothly, you can stop clicking the increase extrusion icon.
Complete the Loading:
At this point, the filament loading is complete, and you can start your printing tasks.
When replacing filament in a 3D printer, please follow these steps:
Steps for Changing Filament:
Access the Filament Change Interface:
On the printer’s control interface, locate and click the filament change icon, usually found at the bottom right corner of the screen.
Wait for Heating and Purging:
The system will automatically initiate the heating process and prepare for filament purging. Wait patiently until the purging process is complete.
Manually Purge the Filament:
After the purging is complete, carefully pull out the old filament from the PTFE tube (also known as the Bowden tube).
Load the New Filament:
Manally insert the new filament you wish to use into the extruder.
Initiate Filament Loading:
On the printer’s control interface, find the filament loading window and click the load button.
Confirm Filament Extrusion:
Observe whether the filament starts to extrude from the nozzle. If the new filament extrudes smoothly, this indicates that the filament replacement has been successful.