Lulzbot TAZ 4 and 5 3D printer user guide
Before starting familiarize yourself with the online product page for the user manual, startup guide etc. Lulzbot TAZ
The lab has 2 different TAZ 3-D printers, the TAZ 4 and TAZ 5. Both of the printers are nearly identical in operation and construction with slightly different firmware, which is located on the SD card in the card reader on the printer.
Any specific information regarding the operation of a specific type of TAZ will be notated.
Printable Materials
The TAZ can print virtually any material with the hotends and extruders we have in house. Each extruder has a specific material constraints and settings that need to be consistent.
Available Extruders
TAZ 5 Stock
TAZ 4 Stock
The stock extruder for the TAZ 4 uses the older Budaschnozzle from Lulzbot and can be found online here.
Features:
- 0.5mm nozzle
- Max printing temp of 245 degrees C
- Printable materials include: PLA, HIPS, ABS, Wood composites
- Active cooling fan for PLA printing
Requires TAZ 4 firmware for correct heating elements.
Flexydualy
The Flexydualy extruder offers 2 hotends and extruders allow multi-material printing with a rigid plastic and flexible plastic.
The flexible extruder looks similar to the flexystruder without the bright green mounting plate (since it is on the blue dual plate) and can only print flexible filament
Features:
- 2 Budaschnozzles each with 0.5mm nozzles
- Rigid plastic (black body) and flexible plastic (green body) compatibility
- No Cooling fan
Requires Dual Extruder firmware and proper machine profile in Cura