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Z406 System User Manual Z Corporation
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4.2 DEPOWDERING THE PART...............................................................................35
4.2.1 ZD4I DEPOWDERER DETAIL...................................................................................36
4.2.2 ZD4 DEPOWDERER DETAIL....................................................................................39
4.2.3 USING THE EXTERNAL VACUUM BAG LINER .......................................................42
4.3 DRYING THE PART.............................................................................................45
4.3.1 STARCH AND PLASTER PARTS..............................................................................45
4.3.2 ZCAST PARTS ..........................................................................................................45
4.3.3 POST PROCESSING TOOLS ...................................................................................46
5 INFILTRATING THE PART........................................................................................49
5.1.1 USING Z-MAX
TM
EPOXY ...........................................................................................49
5.1.2 USING Z-BOND
TM
CYANOACRYLATE .....................................................................51
5.1.3 USING Z-SNAP
TM
EPOXY.........................................................................................52
5.1.4 USING PARAPLAST X-TRA WAX.............................................................................53
6 APPLICATIONS .........................................................................................................54
6.1 GLUING MULTI-PIECE PARTS...........................................................................55
6.2 PAINTING PARTS................................................................................................56
6.3 POLYESTER RESIN............................................................................................57
6.4 ELECTROPLATING .............................................................................................58
6.5 WATER TRANSFER PRINTING..........................................................................59
6.6 INVESTMENT CASTING .....................................................................................62
6.7 FLEXIBLE PARTS................................................................................................64
6.8 THERMOFORMING.............................................................................................65
6.9 RTV MOLDING.....................................................................................................67
7 MAINTENANCE .........................................................................................................73
7.1 CHANGING THE PRINT HEADS.........................................................................74
7.2 ALIGNING THE PRINT HEADS...........................................................................76
7.3 COLOR ALIGNMENT...........................................................................................82
7.4 FLUSHING THE BINDER ....................................................................................84
7.5 GREASING THE FAST AXIS...............................................................................84
7.6 GREASING THE SLOW AXIS .............................................................................85
7.7 OILING THE SNOWPLOWS................................................................................86
7.8 CLEAN UNDER THE GANTRY ...........................................................................86
7.9 GREASING THE PISTON SCREWS...................................................................87
7.10 REPLACING THE SCRAPER BLADE .................................................................88