Plastic Scrapper

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  1. Mossy

    Mossy A classic grump Yorkshire man Full Member

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    I bought one of these off a well known website (other websites available) and had to use it for the first time today to remove failed print debris off my FEP. Simply brilliant and dirt cheap - highly recommended for all our 3d print buffs out there.

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    Walkingthedog Full Member

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    I can also recommend them. We have two in the kitchen, one with a metal blade and one with plastic. Great for scraping pancakes off the ceiling :giggle:
     
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  3. Mossy

    Mossy A classic grump Yorkshire man Full Member

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    Walking

    Is your aim that bad? Welcome to the club.:facepalm:

    This one came with both plastic and metal scrappers. 5 of each.
     
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    Noted, ta, :thumbup:
     
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    Andy_Sollis Staff Member Moderator

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    Didn’t one come with the printer?
     
  6. Mossy

    Mossy A classic grump Yorkshire man Full Member

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    Andy

    Yeah the plastic beastie did but this one is more like a plastic razor blade and easily gets under resin stock on the fep without risking doing any damage to the fep.
    I saw it being demo'd on youtube and thought for a few quid lets see what it can do.

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    Andy_Sollis Staff Member Moderator

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    Ah.. I see.. sounds good!
     
  8. Mossy

    Mossy A classic grump Yorkshire man Full Member

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    Andy

    The demo actually showed one being used to remove cured resin from a mono plate, again claiming it didn't damage the mono film. I think I would rather stick to having a screen protector over the plate.

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    paul_l Staff Member Administrator

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    On order ...... I would suggest when removing depris from the fep, that the fep rests on a flat surface with a smooth soft covering - paperback book with a slilicon mat works for me. As when removing that stubbon bit, it is so easy to snag and cause a ding, often resulting in a new fep being required. No prizes for guessing how I know :avatar:.

    May even be worth rounding off the two ends of the scrapper to remove the point contact that's most likely to create the dind.

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    Mossy A classic grump Yorkshire man Full Member

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    I agree with your synopsis of padding and support Paul. I hadn't thought rounding the ends but will be doing so, also I am finding the metal scrapper useful clean up build plates etc all up a cheap natty little tool.

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