MakerBot Replicator 2x User Manual download pdf (Page 29)

ONBOARD OPERATIONS

4. Run the Filament Loading Script

Use the LCD panel to navigate to

Utilities > Change Filament > Load

Right or Load Le. Then press the M

button to start the process.

NOTE: The loading ﬁlament section of

the startup script only walks you through

loading the right extruder.

The MakerBot Replicator 2X will start to

heat the selected extruder.

CAUTION: Do not touch the extruders

while they are heating — they heat to

230° C.

5. Press the M to Continue

Aer the extruder reaches 230° C,

the LCD panel will prompt you to load

ﬁlament into the extruder. Press through

the message until your MakerBot

Replicator 2X asks you to press the M

when you see plastic extruding.

6. Push the Filament into the Extruder

Take the end of the plastic emerging

from the end of the ﬁlament guide

tube and ﬁrmly push it into the hole

in the top of the extruder. Ensure that

the ﬁlament goes into the center of the

opening and doesn’t get caught at the

edge of the opening.

Maintain pressure on the ﬁlament and

continue pushing it into the opening.

Aer about ﬁve seconds, you should

begin to feel the motor pulling in the

LOADING MAKERBOT FILAMENT CONTINUED

Press the M

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