User Manual

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4. Print it
Save the Gcodes to the SD card and insert into your printer. Prepare your printer and start
printing, we prefer to use SD card rather than direct USB connection. Scaling the model will
lead to unusable result!
you will need: LW PLA filament - (by ColorFabb)
3DLac, Strong hair spray, PEI or your favorite adhesive bed surface
Razor blade
AND... please watch our VideoGuides:
video printing guide
Basic Tips and Advice
While stadard PLA filament could possibly be used, this plane has been designed to be printed
from foaming LW-PLA by ColorFabb that means about 50% weight reduction on printed parts.
Please Experiment with temperature and extrusion multiplier. Hotend temperature is very
important (220° up to 260° celsius). The temperature determines, how much the LW-PLA
foams while printing. Cranking up temperature means, you can go lower on multiplier as the
material will gain on volume. Turn OFF cooling fan for better layer adhesion (HE fan should be
ON). We dont need it for thin wall printing. Heated bed is very recommended, 55-60° Celsius
(to prevent warping ends).
Price of the LW-PLA may look a bit steep at first glance, but since we’re using 50% less material
thanks to the foaming feature, the cost dierence is not so high as it looks.
LW-PLA by ColorFabb comes in two colours. White and Black. We found no dierence in
printing of both colours, but the black colour will probably attract the sunrays more, causing
warping of the thin wall surface. There are many 3d printers on the market, most of them are
capable of printing our airplanes (specific thin wall printing...) suficient volume, heated bed,
0.4mm nozzle.
Please see the Printing Guide (FAQ):