WANHAO DUPLICATOR I3 MINI Instruction Manual - 3.5 Adding Filament
SETUP
3.5 Adding Filament
1. Place your roll of filament on the Filament Spool Holder
2. Turn on the 3D Printer with the power switch located at the back of the printer
3. Push the Dial Button to access the main menu and navigate to Quick Settings Change
Filament Add Filament. The Extruder will automatically
raise and preheat; always wait until is has fully preheated
4. After the extruder has preheated, hold the Filament clamp
filament through the entire tube until it reaches the extruder.
The filament will satrt to extrude once the extruder has
motor can push the filament through
5. Once filament is extruding from the nozzle press back to
stop extruding
6. Carefully remove any excess filament from the nozzle using
the scraper;Filament is loaded and ready to print
WARNING: The extruder will still be hot and the scraper should be
used to remove the filament from the nozzle
3.6 Levelling the bed
Levelling the bed is arguably the most important step in producing successful prints and should
be checked before every print.Before levelling the Print Bed check all springs and thumbwheels
are in place
3.6.1 The levelling wizard
1. Clean off any excess filament residue from the tip of the nozzle using the scraper
2. Enter the main menu and select level bed
3. After initializing , the level wizard will guide you through levelling all 4 corners of your print
bed. Press next to proceed to the next screen/corner
4. On each corner, turn the relevant thumbwheel until you can just slide a piece of copy paper
between the extruder and print bed with slight resistance,about 0.1mm
5. After levelling the last corner you can return to the main menu or restart the levelling wizard.
If this is your first time levelling the bed we recommend completing the wizard again to
ensure it is level
NOTE: The maximum depth is 135mm on the Y-Axis.
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