Your First print
Before your first print, there are 2 important steps. The first one is to make sure
your print bed is level (see maintenance section for bed leveling). The second is to treat
the glass with PVAc or abs juice depending on what filament you are using.
Start by preheating to correct temperatures for your filament type. Under the
prepare menu you will find a preset for pla and abs. For the first print we recommend using
pla for it's ease of use. One the printer is to temp you can load your filament. Cut the end
of the filament to have a taper. Feed the end until you feel it enter the extruder gear.
Under the prepare menu, select move axis - .1 mm - extruder. Turn the control knob
clockwise until you see the color filament you inserted coming out of the no le.
After loading the filament, apply PVAc or abs juice to bed while it is at temp. This
will give better adhesion. Elmer's washable school glue sticks (purple) have shown good
results on both pla and abs filament.
Place the SD card into the slot on the side of the display. Go to the print from SD
menu and select your print. Your print will start with the axis going to the home position.
Watch the flow of filament to see if your tension is set correctly. Uneven flow is a sign of
low tension where as a buildup of fluffy plastic at the top of the extruder is a sign of
tension being high.
Plasticfab-3D 12 Cubed Users Manual v. 0.95
