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Printing PrinterPrint technology FDM / FFF Fused Deposition Method Weight: Small: 18 KG

Medium: 22 KGLarge: 24 KG

Buildvolume (LxWxH): Small: 205x215x200 mm (8.07x8.46x7.87 inch)Medium: 205x215x400 mm (8.07x8.46x15.74 inch)Large: 205x215x600 mm (8.07x8.46x23.62 inch)

Dimensions printer (LxWxH): Small: 380x370x495 mm (14.96x14.57x19.49 inch)Medium: 380x370x710 mm (14.96x14.57x27.95 inch)Large: 380x370x890 mm (14.96x14.57x35.04 inch)

Resolution: Low quality: 0.3 - 0.2mmNormal quality: 0.2 - 0.1 mmHigh quality: 0.1 - 0.05 mm

Color frame: Red /White

Printspeed: Dual: 10 - 80 mm/s Print platform: Heated bed glass plateTravelspeed: Dual: 10 - 120 mm/s Certificate: CE certificatePosition accuracy X: 10 micron Y: 12.5 micron Z: 2.5 micronNozzle diameter: 0.4 mm TemperatureFilament 1.75 mm PLA/ Flex / Wood-Bronzfill Operating - temp. printer: 15 - 32° COperating temp. nozzle Dual: 180 - 250° C Storage - temp. printer: 0 - 35° CElectronics SoftwareAC input: 2x 100 – 240V 3A 50/60Hz

(6A 50/60Hz)Software Repetier, Cura, Simplify3D

Power: 2x 120 W (240W) Operating systems Windows, MAC

Connections: USB, Wifi, Display Standalone File types STL / OBJ / AMF / DAE

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CAUTION!The Builder warranty is only valid when Builder approved material is used.

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Specifications 2Unboxing 4Accessoiries 5Overview Builder 6

Start printingInstalling 8Control 9Interface 10-11Installingfilament 12Wirelessconnection 13Bedleveling 14-15Interface 16

Software Printsoftware 18Cura 19-23Colormixing 24

Maintenance & support BuilderDual-Feed 26-27Maintenance 28Troubleshoot 29-30Safetyinstructions 31Contactinformation 32

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Builder PremiumUnboxing

Placetheboxonaflatsurface Lift the top box Take out the accessiories box and the foam

Lift the printer out of the box

Place the printer on a flat stable surface and open the top

Remove the ty-rap which is holding the axis together

Attach the spool holder to the frame

Place the filament clip and slide the filament through the clip

Accessiories

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AccessoiresThefollowingpartsareincludedwithyourBuilder3Dprinter.Pleasecheckiftheitemsbelowareinsidethebox.

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Pressure plug

2 x

Filament holder

2 x

Build Plate

1 x

Filament guide tube

2 x

Paint tray and roller

1 x

Power supply

2 x

Wifi USB adapter

1 x

Steel wire cleaning nozzle

1 x

Filament

2 x

Wood glue

1 x

Teflon tube (Spare parts)

2 x

Nozzle 0.4 mm

1 x

Tool nozzle

1 x

Tool heaterblock

1 x

Filament clip

1 x

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Parts:1. Powersocket2. Spool holder3. FilamentGuide

4. LCD Screen5. USBSocket6. Nozzle7. Heatedbed

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Start printing

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PlacetheBuilderonastablesurface. MakesurethepowerswitchisintheOffposition.PlugthepowersupplyintothepowerinputoftheBuilder.Nowplugthepowercord

intoagroundedoutlet.

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ControlSwitchontheBuilderPremiumandwaituntillthemainscreenappears.ControltheBuilderbypressingthebuttonsontheLCDtouchscreen.

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Main ScreenThemainscreenprovidesinformationabouttheprinterandobject.Pressthewifibuttonandaconnectionwithanetworkcanbemade.InthemainscreenanIPadresswillbeshown.Typethisadressinyoursmartphonewhichisconnectedwiththesamenetwork.Nowtheprintcanbewatchedfromyourphone.

USB stickPlugintheUSBstickonthesideoftheprinter.SelectprinttoselectthegcodesfromtheUSBstick.

Wifi adapterPlugintheWifiadaptertomakeaconnectionwithyournetwork

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Main screenTheMainscreenshowsthemostimportantinformation.Fromthisinformationscreenafewsettingscanbechangedwhileprinting.Themostcommonlyusedfunctionsareexplainedinthischapter.

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Settings screenThesettingsscreenshowsthemainfunctionsforpreparingtheprinter.Inthismenutheprinterheadcanbemoved,youcanpreheattheprinterorthefilamentcanbeloadedorunloaded.Whenaprintisstartedlockingtheprinterscreenispossibletosecuretheprint.Choosethelockmenuandenterapassword.Thispasswordcanbechangedanytime.Resetthepasswordbyswitchingoffandontheprinter.

Move screenMovetheprintheadinthemovescreen.Enteravalueandmovetheprintheadbychoos-ingthedirection.

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Preheat screenEntertherequiredtemperatureandselectpreheatnozzleorbedtoheatup.

Lock screenThelockscreengivestheopportunitytolockthescreenwhileprintingsonobodyisabletostoportunetheprintexceptyou.

Replace screenWheninsertingfilamentchoosetheextruderandpressloaduntillthefilamentisplaced.

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Installing filamentsInsertfilamentmaterialbyfollowingthestepsbelow

1. Selectreplaceinthesettingsmenu.2. Pressloadandtheprinterwillstarttoheatupthenozzle.3. Whenthetemperatureisreachedthetextnexttothebuttonsstartstoblink.4. Pushdowntheleverandinsertthefilamentuntilyoufeelsomeresistance.

Nowinsertthesecondfilamentbydoingthesame.5. Presstheloadbuttonuntilsomefilamentcomesoutofthenozzle.Dothis

withbothextruders.

Start Printing1. Selectprintinthemainmenu.2. Selectthestoragefromwhereyouwanttoprint.3. Selectthefilewhichyouwanttoprint.

WARNING!Make sure when printing with the Dual-Feed Builder both extruder holes are filled with a filament

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Press and hold thebuttontoload or unload filament

REPLACE LOCK SETTINGS← ←

↓LOAD↓

UNLOAD

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UNLOAD

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EXTRUDER 1 EXTRUDER 2

LOAD

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Builder PremiumWireless connection

Status:

Nozzle Temperature:

Bed Temperature:

Operational

022 / 000

022 / 000

Files:

Twistedvase.gcode

Bedleveling.gcode

BraceletColormix.gcode

Colormixbuilderbeker.gcode

Select file to upload (.... MB free):

Browse Uploadfile

Live webstream:

Wireless connection

WiththePremiumline3DprinterfromBuilderit’spossibletocontroltheprinterusingawirelessconnection.Toconnectadevicewiththeprinterselectawifinetworkbypressingthewifiicon.Allthewifispotsintheneigbourhoodwillshowupnow.Selectawifinetworkandenterthepassword.Gobacktothemainscreen.EntertheIPadressintheadressbarofadeviceandanewpagewillopen.Onthispageprintjobscanbeloaded,startedorstopped.Inaddition,theprintjobscanbewatchedwiththelivewebstreamcamera.

ToloadanGcodeontheprinter,browsethefileandselect.Usethe“uploadfile”buttontouploadthefileontheprinter.WhenusingChromeastatusbarisshowedattheleftbottomofthescreen.Whentheuploadiscompletethelistwillberefreshedandtheuploadedfilecanbeprintedwithaclickonthe“print”icon.Canceltheprintbyclickingthe“removedoc”icon.

Both devices need to be connected to the same networkNOTE!

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PrepareInstalltheglassplatebyopeningthetwobedclamps.Nowgentlyslidetheglassplateinsidetheclampsatthebackofthebuildplate.Holdtheglassplateinplacewiththetwoclampsatthefrontofthebuildplate.

Foragoodadhesiontotheglassplateit’snecessarytoapplyanadhesionlayer.BuilderprovideswoodworkersgluewiththeBuilderPremiumline.Dilutethewoodgluehalfwithwaterandapplythiswiththepaintroller.Usingagluestickisalsoanoption.

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HOTSURFACE

Bed levelingThePremiumBuildersareequippedwithaheatedbed.Theheatedbedensuresagoodadhesionbetweenobjectandglassplate.Besidestheheatedbedsignificantlyreduceswarpingoftheobject.

Levelingtheprintbedisextremelyimportantforagoodqualityprint.Aftertransportationyoumightwanttolevelyourglassplatetoensureyourobjectwillstickwelltotheglassplate.Usethefollowingthesestepstocheckthis.

CAUTION!There is a potential risk of burns, as the heated bed can reach a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius.

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Set height1. Cleanthenozzleforarightadjustment.2. Movetheextruderheadtohishomepositionsotheprinterrecognizeshiszero

position.3. Whentheprintheadisinhishomeposition,measurethespacebetweenthe

nozzleandthebedwithapieceofpaper.Adjustthescrewsuntillyoufeelslightfrictionwhenmovingthepieceofpaper.

4. Nowmoveyourprintheadabovethesecondadjustingpoint(screw)andrepeatthestepswiththepieceofpaper.

Fine tune heightFinetunethenozzleheightwhenprintingthe“bedleveling”gcode.Thefirstlayerhastosticktotheplatformasshownintheimagebelow.Duringprintingitispossibletooptimizetheheight.

Nozzletohigh Nozzleperfect Nozzletolow

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FilamentBuilder3Dprintersoffersyoumanydifferenttypesoffilament.Everyfilamentthatisforsaleistestedonourprinters.Thefollowingtypesareavailableinourwebshop

• Woodfill,woodenlook

• Bronzefill,abronzeappearanceafterpolishing

• PVA, material which dissolves when it makescontactwithwater

• PLA

Printing other materialsAfterprintingwithothermaterialsit’swisetoextrudesomePLAtopreventjamming.Pushdownthefilamentuntilitcomesout.

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Software

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RepetierRepetierHostpreparesyourobjectintoafile(gcode)thatcanbereadbytheBuilder3Dprinter.

• DownloadRepetierHostfromourwebsite.

• RepetierHostisadjustedtothesettingsoftheBuilder3Dprinter.

• FormoreinformationaboutRepetierHost,checkchapter“RepetierHost”.

Cura (Windows, MAC, Linux)Curaisanopensourceprogramwhichpreparesyourobjectintoafile(gcode)thatcanbereadbytheBuilder3Dprinter.

• Gotoourwebsiteandclick“support”-->“installation”(Step2).

• DownloadtheCurasoftware

• AfterinstallingCura,selectCustommachineandenterthesizesofyourBuilder.

• DownloadtheINI-filesforyourBuilder3Dprinter.

• LoadtheINI-filesinCurabyusingtheoption“openprofile”.

• Enterthenumberofextrudersinthe“Machinesettings”menu.

• Reopenthismenuandsettheextrudersoffset(X-Y)valuestozero.

• FormoreinformationaboutCura,checkthemanual.

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CuraConfiguration wizard

Configuration WizardWhenyouopenupCuraforthefirsttime,youwillbeaskedtoselectthe3Dprinterthatyouhave.Tosetupyourmachinefollowtheinstructionsbelow.

Guide to 3D printing with CuraCuraisanopensourceprogramwhichpreparesyourobject(STLfile)intoaGcodefilethatcanbereadbytheBuilder3Dprinters.ThismanualdescribeshowtosetupCuraforyourBuilder3Dprinter.

Select the option “Other”and choose if you want to submit anonymous usage information

Select the option “Custom...” Enter the correct width, depth and height for your Builder 3D printer and select “heated bed”.

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CuraCura settings

Builder Profile

Afterrunningthewizardthemachinesettingsmenuappears.Checkifalltheprintersettingsforyourprinterarecorrect.Whenyou’reusingaBuilderDualFeedsystem,setthe“Extrudercount”to“2”.Nowreopenthemenuinordertogetthe“Extruder2”offsetvalues.Setbothoffsetvaluestozero.

NowopentheBuilderprofile(INI-file)inCura.

“File”>“Openprofile...”>“BrowsefortheINIfileonyourcomputer”(Checkdownloads)

Whentheprofile(INI-file)isloadedcheckifthesettingsarecorrect.Printspeeddependsonyourtypeprinter.

Move the mouse over an option for a description.Note!

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InterfaceTheimagebelowshowsthemainscreenofCurawiththemostimportantfunctions.Hereyoucanloadandadjust3Dmodelsandselectthepreferedprintprofile.Curawillconvertthe3Dmodeltoa3Dprintfile(Gcode).

Tools Cura

1. Load:Loada3Dmodel(STL-file)2. Save Toolpath: Save 3D model as a

GCODEfileoncomputerorSDcard.3. View mode: Thisoptionallows

youtoviewa3Dmodelindiffer-entmodes.Thiscanbeusefulltoseehowanobjectlookslikeafterslicing.

4. Rotate:Rotatethe3Dmodelinawayhowit’seasytoprint.

5. Scale:Scalethe3Dmodel.6. Mirror:Mirrorthe3Dmodel.

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By right clicking on your model you can center, delete and multiply your object.

Note!

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Fast PLA printLayerheight:0.3mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:60mm/s

Normal PLA PrintLayerheight:0.2mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:45mm/s

Print profilesInthischapteryoucanfindbasicsettingsforsomemainmaterials.

Beginner:Whenyoufirststartwith3DprintingwerecommendtostartprintingwithPLAmaterial.BelowyoucanfindsomebasicsettingsforprintingwithPLAmaterial.

High Quality PLA PrintLayerheight:0.1mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:30mm/s

Intermediate:Afteryouunderstandthebasicsof3DprintingyoucanstartwithprintingPLAincombinationwithPVAasasupportmaterial.BelowyoucanfindthebasicsettingsforprintingwithPVAmaterial.

Normal PVA printLayerheight:0.2mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:35mm/sSupporttype:EverywherePlatformadhesion:BrimSupportDualextrusion:SecondextruderWipe&Primetower:On

Openthismenubyclickingthe“...”behind“supporttype”

CuraBasic settings

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Adjust tension leverWhenprintingathighspeedtheprinterhastoextrudemorematerial.Toavoidunderextru-sionincreasethepressureonthefilamentbytighteningthescrewinthelever.

Expert:Whenyouunderstandallabout3Dprintingyoucanstartprintflexiblefilament.Be-lowyoucanfindthebasicsettingsforanormalflexibleprint.

Normal Flexible printLayerheight:0.2mmShellthickness:0.8mmFilldensity:20%Printspeed:20mm/s

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ColormixingBesidesprintingtwocolorsorsupportmaterialwiththeDual-Feedextrudersystem,it’spossibletomixtwocolors.Whenusingthecolormixingtool,acolorgradientcanbemade.Alsomanuallyacolorgradientcanbemadeduringprinting.

Colormixing Tool:

• Activatethecolormixapplicationwiththereceivedactivationcode(startswithBP)

• UploadtheGcodefileyouwanttocolorize.Clickbrowsetoupload.

• Choosethegradientbyslidingthebars.Thecolorsareanexampleofhowtheproductshouldlooklike.

• Colorinthemiddleisamixofthetopcolorandbottomcolor.Intheexampleblueandyellowmakesgreen.

• SavethecoloredGcodewhenyouaresatisfiedwiththesettings.

Color mixing manuallyForamanualcolormixingobject,navigatetroughthedisplaymenu.Duringprinting,theratiopercentageofeach(front/rear)extrudercanbeset.Selectanextruderandsettheamountofratioyouwant.

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Maintain printhead

MaintainingyourBuilder3Dprinterisimportanttoachievethebestresult.Afteralotofprinting,thefilamentmaterialfeedingwheelcancontainsmallplasticparts.Forcleaningthisfollowthenextsteps.

• PressdownbothleversoftheDual-Feedsystem

• Usethepressureplugtoremovetheshaftthatisholdingbothleversinplace.

• Takebothleversoutoftheextruderhead

• Checkthefeedingwheelforstuckprintingmaterial.Removethisbyusinga simple brush or compressed air.

• Whencleaningthefeedingwheelishard,youcanchoosetoremovethefeedingwheelfromtheextrudermotor.Removeonlywhenneeded!

• Whenassemblingthefeedingwheelbesurethatthegrooveisabovethehotendentrance

• Aftercleaning,assemblebothleversinplacebypushingtheshaftthrough

Forchangingthenozzleandtubesgotoouryoutubepage

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Pressure plugs

Incasethefilamentmaterialgetsjammed,youcanchoosetousethepressureplugs.Onlyusethepressureplugswhenthereisnootheroption.

• HeatuptheprintheadofyourBuilderDual-Feedextrudertill230degreesCelsius.

• PressdownbothleversoftheDual-Feedsystem.

• Usethepressureplugtoremovetheshaftthatisholdingbothleversinplace.

• Takebothleversoutoftheextruderhead.

• Placethepressureplugsinbothchannelsasshownatthepicture.

• Add somepressure to the both of the pressure plugs until the jammedmaterialcomesoutofthenozzle.

• Aftercleaning,assemblebothleversbypushingtheshaftthrough.

Printing other materials

AfterprintingwithothermaterialsBuilderadvisestoextrudesomePLAtopreventjamming.Pushdownthefilamentuntilitcomesout.

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When using the pressure plug do not slide it along the feeding wheels. This can damage the printer feeding wheel.

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Maintenance Toachievethebestresultsandlifetime,maintainceofyourBuilder3Dprinterisveryimportant.

LubricateLubricationoftherotatingandslidingpartsisimportantforaniceprintsurface.Lubricatetheaxis(X-Y)2and3withoilwhentheprintedobjectsshowssomesignsofvibrations.LubricatetheZaxiswhenthosefeeldry.

Feeder wheels Afteralotofprinting,thefeedingwheelcancontainsmallplasticparts.Forcleaning,useasimplebrushorcompressedair.

NozzleDuringprinting,printmaterialcansticktothenozzle.Thisstuckmaterialcanpollutetheobjectwhileprinting.Cleanthenozzlebeforeprinting.

Useoiltolubricatepoint2and3

Usegreasetolubri-catepoint1

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WARNING!When the nozzle is hot, clean the nozzle using a thick towel. Do not use any sharp objects to clean the nozzle, this can damage the nozzle.

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The first layer does not stick to the print bedThisproblemiswellknowninthe3Dprintingworld.Thecolorsubstancesaddedtothefilamentmayinfluencethemeltingpointofthefilament.Tooptimizetheadhesionoffirstlayermakesurethat:• Thespacebetweenthenozzleandprintbediscorrect.Thisshouldbe0.2–0.3mm.• Cleantheprintbed,replacetheadhesionlayerbuusingWoodglueorPritt• Increasethe”firstlayerthickness”forabetteradhesion.• Placea“skirt”aroundtheobject.Theskirtisalinedrawnaroundtheobjectatthefirst

layer.Thishelpswithprintingagoodfirstlayer.• Extrudematerialbeforeprinting.• Usetheoption“brim”tocreatesomeextragriparoundtheobject.

Under extrusion • Makesuretheextruderwheelsareclean.Afteralotofprintingthesewheelscanbefullof

dustand/orfilament.Cleanthemwithabrushorcompressedair.• Thereisnotenoughpressureonthefilament.Increasethepressurebytighteningthe

lever screws• Theextrusionspeedistoohigh.Decreasetheprintspeed.• Thenozzlegotjammed.CleanthenozzlewiththetoolsprovidedbyBuilder3DPrinters.• Increasethetemperature(250C)forashorttime(max5min).TheBuilderwillmelttheold

materialandextrudethisthroughthenozzle.• ThefilamentspecsaredifferentfromthefilamentdeliveredbyBuilder3DPrinters.Every

filamenthasitsownspecs.Contactthefilamentsupplierformoreinfo.

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• Thethermalprotectionisactivatedastheextuderheadgottohot.Cooldowntheextruder

No connection with the Builder:TheBuilder3DPrintersarestand-aloneprinters.IftheBuilderisconnectedtothepcorlaptopbutthesoftwareisunabletoidentifytheprinterthismightbetheproblem:• Isthedriverinstalledcorrectly?Useadministratorrights.• ChecktowhichCOMporttheBuilderisconnected.Use“devicemanagement”. Difficulty with inserting the filament• Bendthefilamentstraightandcutthefilamentatanangle(seeexample).Thismakesit

easiertoinsertthefilamentintheextruderhead.• Brokenfilamentintheextruderhead.Preheatto210andremovethebrokenfilament.If

thefilamentistooshort,usethepressureplug.• Leverscrewsaretootight.Turnthemabitlooser.

The 3D printed object doesn’t look good. • Notenoughcooling.Increasethe“minimumlayerheight”time• Checkthetensiononthetimingbelts.Increasethetensionifneeded.Checkourofficial

YouTubechannel:https://www.youtube.com/user/builder3dprinters• ThefilamentspecsaredifferentfromthefilamentdeliveredbyBuilder3DPrinters.Every

filamenthasitsownspecs.Contactthefilamentsupplierformoreinfo.

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• DoNOTusewaterorfluidliquids,thebottomcontainselectriccomponents.• MinimumageforuseoftheBuilderisage14.• UsetheBuilderinabrightareaandpreferablyin20degreesCelsius.• DoNOTentertheprintingareawithyourhandswhentheprinterisinuse.• MakesuretheBuilderisplacedinaventilatedroom.• Whencleaningthenozzle,useapieceofcloth,butbeware(!!)thenozzleisstillhotafterprinting.• Aftera30hourprint,cleantheroundconductionwithapieceofclothandprovidetheprinterwithnewgrease/oilifnecessary.• TurntheBuilderoffwiththemainswitchonthebackoftheBuilderwhentheprinterneedsmaintenance.• TheBuilderhasbeenextensivelytested,butifafailureoccurspleasecontacthelpdesk@builder3dprinters.com.• DoNOTopenthebottomsideorthecoverplatebehindthedisplay,butleavethistoourcertifiedworkers.• IfyoudecidetoleavetheBuilderunattendedtoprint,makesuretoremoveflammableobjectsneartheprinter.

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WARNING!If you do not follow these next instructions, it will lead to fire, electric shocks or other injuries or damage to the Builder or other properties. Read all safety information below before you start using the Builder.

Contact information:Builder3DPrintersHQSmelterij4,2211SHNoordwijkerhoutTheNetherlands

Telephone +31(0)252-744128Email: info@builder3dprinters.comEmail Helpdesk: helpdesk@builder3dprinters.comWebsite: www.builder3dprinters.com