Markforged SINTER-2 User manual

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SINTER-2 USER GUIDE



Markforged
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USA
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Version 1.1 / October 2020

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SINTER-2 USER GUIDE

SAFETY NOTES 4
CONNECTING YOUR FURNACE 5
NETWORK REQUIREMENTS 7
POWERING THE FURNACE ON/OFF 9
SETTING UP AND LOADING PARTS 10
SETTING GAS SUPPLY REGULATORS 11


DOOR FUNCTION AND OPERATION 14
STARTING A SINTER RUN 17
SMALL PART EXPRESS RUN 23
RAPID COOLING 25
REMOVING THE RAFT FROM A SINTERED PART 26
REPLACING THE GAS SUPPLY 27


REPLACING GAS SUPPLY FILTERS 31


REPLACING THE EXHAUST FILTERS 33
TROUBLESHOOTING A LEAK 38

CLEARING AN EXHAUST CLOG 44
GAS USE MANAGEMENT 47

SINTER-2 USER GUIDE
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SAFETY NOTES
Note: Consult the Safety Sheet included with your device for a comprehensive list of safety notes,
along with an explanation of the safety icons used in this manual.
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Safety
Sheet
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SINTER-2 USER GUIDE
CONNECTING YOUR FURNACE

If 




1. 
Note: Make sure that your LAN (Local Area Network) uses DHCP
2. 
er)


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SINTER-2 USER GUIDE
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2. 
3. 

1. 
2. 

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SINTER-2 USER GUIDE
NETWORK REQUIREMENTS




Advanced
Networking Features






















SINTER-2 USER GUIDE
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    
s3.amazonaws.com,
mfeiger-production.
s3.amazonaws.com
443 TCP yes Downloading .MFP part files
produced by Eiger (printers
only)
cdn.eiger.io 443 TCP yes device operation
www.eiger.io 443 TCP yes Connecting to Eiger --
required for viewing printer
status, queuing print jobs,
keeping printer software up
to date, etc.
*.pool.ntp.org 123 UDP yes Time synchronization via
NTP is required for furnace
to connect securely to
Eiger. See note above about
NTP requirements and
alternatives.
ipv4.connman.net 80 TCP no Status check of furnace’s
network connection
-- primarily used for
troubleshooting
data.logentries.com 443 TCP no Remote logging of device
events and errors
data.logentries.com 10000 TCP no legacy logging (version older
than 9/14/2018)

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POWERING THE FURNACE ON/OFF


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SINTER-2 USER GUIDE
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SETTING UP AND LOADING PARTS
Note: Only chemically debound (i.e. washed) “brown” parts can be run in the Sinter-2; see the Wash-1
User Guide for further information. Parts of dierent material must be sintered separately.
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(Raftless printing is also available; see the Support website for details.)
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Note: Parts that touch during the sintering process may bond together, resulting in unrecoverable
failed parts.
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