BOY Color Changing Guide

Close shut-off gate on the hopper

Remove resin hopper by unscrewing the bolt and dump all clean resin into Clear resin bucket

Replace hopper onto machine

1 coffee can or 500 grams of clear resin

1 teaspoon or 2.5 grams of colored resin

Combine the colors in a mixing container and shake and mix appropriately. You want the colored resin to be distributed evenly throughout the clear polypropylene.

Pour the colored mixture into the hopper

Open shut-off gate on the hopper

AFTER YOUR RUN...

Close the hopper shut-off gate

Remove the hopper and dump all contents into the bucket labeled “TYE DYE”

Replace the hopper (Remeber to tighten the bolt on the side!

Dump about ½ coffee can of Dyna-purge into the hopper

Go into manual mode by pressing the (HAND) button

Retract the PLASTICIZING NOZZLE

Extrude all the Dyna-Purge in the hopper by repeatedly pressing "circle" and the <- buttons

After every 1-2 extrudes, open the Nozzle Protection Door and remove the extruded plastic from the Nozzle using the knife. Be careful! The plastic may still be hot!

After the Dyna-Purge is finished, add about a ½ coffee can of clear resin to the hopper

Extrude the clear resin until it no longer has any color by repeating step #7.

Remember to clean the extruded plastic from the nozzle

When the plastic is finally clear, go into the “Setup” mode by pressing and holding the (HAND) button for longer than 3 seconds, then move PLASTICIZING UNIT back to operating position