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Removing the Top Hood

For certain maintenance operations (such as changing a nozzle), you will need to remove the top hood of the Filament Maker.

Before you start

Please make sure you disconnected your Filament Maker from electricity and that the hopper is empty.

Set up

Step 1: Find a flat surface, for example a table.  

Step 2: Place the machine on something like a cloth or piece of plastic so that the machine remains undamaged.

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Opening

Step 3: Use hex key 2,5 to remove M4 bolts on the upper plate

At the front of the machine two bolts must be removed, indicated by the two red arrows.

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At the top of the machine six bolts must be removed, indicated by the six red arrows.

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At the back of the machine four bolts must be removed, indicated by the four red arrows.

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Step 4: Remove upper plate and place edge of the upper plate on the soft surface 

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