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Niko52
Jun '16

Hi, I just purchased a WASP 2040 and I am very impressed with its performance. I have some basic questions that I could not find answers for online or in the manual.

1, How do you clean the bed? especially after applying glue with a glue stick. Is scraping OK?

2, When calibrating, How far from the bed should the nozzle be?

3, When I pause to change filament midway through a print the WASP ejects the filament automatically, How can I get it to do this anytime I want to change the filament.

Thank you in advance for your help.

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Cosmo3d
Jun '16

HI, point for point answer:

1 - I remove the bed and use water. Scraping can be done, but you must be very careful, specially if you have the new Inox print bed (the older is glass made)

2 - 0.1-0.2 mm. You can use a standard A4 sheet for 0.1, business card for 0.2

3 - Not possible.

All the best. Enrico

massimo_11
Jun '16

hi, i’m max

1 take off the bed and clean it with water and a spunge (have you the glass or the metal bed?)

2 to calibrate put an a4 paper on the bed, than calibrate to have some friction between the nozzle and the paper

3 i don’t know if is possible but you have only to press the lever and pull off the filament

bye!

print3dee
Jun '16

Hi, glue you can remove with wet towel, i use for cleaning “window cleaner” products. You can’t use “Change filament” option when printer is not printing, you should do it manually.

Marcolungo
Jun '16

Hello, welcome to the WASP family :smiley:

1- i clean the bed whit hot water and soap.

2- for calibration of the bed i use a sheet of paper. Raising or lowering the bed until you reach a minimum of friction between the nozzle and the bed

3- Sorry but i did not understand the question. WASP always ejects the filament when you set filament change. In other time if you want change filament have to pull it out by hand.

I hope to be proved helpful.

Niko52
Jun '16

Thank you, The WASP family seems like a great group! And thank you for your suggestions.

Niko52
Jun '16

Thanks, I used a similar cleaner. It seems the easiest way to change filament is to start a print and then change it while it is printing the raft. This way it ejects the filament automatically.

Niko52
Jun '16

I do not have the glass. It is a metal bed. So you think it is best for the nozzle to be slightly touching the paper? I have been having some issues with the print not sticking to the bed and the nozzle knocks the print off. I will test again soon.

Niko52
Jun '16

Yes I have the newer bed and I do not want to scratch it. I have used a spray cleaner and soap and water. So, you are saying a business card should fit between the nozzle and the bed? I will try this. It seems the easiest way to change filament is to start a print and then change it while it is printing the raft. This way it ejects the filament automatically. Thanks for your help.

Niko52
Jun '16

No, I am of Greek descent. On this subject though, I plan to visit WASP this summer. have you been?