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Materials Compatibility / Re: PLA raft removal

« on: October 27, 2016, 11:48:46 PM »

Thanks for all the replies.

I took the advice and got the ZT-HE in the mail today. Prints beautifully like a dream come true. The eSun PLA PRO prints perfect at -70C and the raft is easy to remove. I'm not using the shim, but the raft comes off the perf bed pretty easily with a Cricut spatula.

@Julia, I had a Makergear M2 printer with a similar tube in it, and would push it close to 300C temps in it also and it always seemed fine so that is reassuring to hear you say that.

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Materials Compatibility / Re: PLA raft removal

« on: October 22, 2016, 06:52:02 PM »

Cool, thanks for the additional info and I'll check out Z-sense. Regardless of the raft thing, I'm amazed at how flawlessly this stuff is printing by simply only fiddling with the temperatures.

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Materials Compatibility / Re: PLA raft removal

« on: October 22, 2016, 03:37:35 PM »

Hi,

I had to dial up the temp a bit here on the v2 nozzle to avoid extruder clicking. I was able to get the raft off with a chisel but it definitely wasn't ideal. I may take a look at the zt-he as perhaps dialing up the temp so much to get it flowing well is a double edged sword in that the raft bonds way too well.

Does the ZT-HE still permit the printing of the native zortrax materials at the temps beyond 260C?

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Materials Compatibility / PLA raft removal

« on: October 22, 2016, 01:12:34 PM »

Hello,

New customer here. I have a quick question regarding the removal of rafts from PLA prints in general. I did a print overnight using eSun PLA PRO and the v2 nozzle, using the provided shim (see pictures). And while the print came out ridiculously good at 0.9 layer height, the raft doesn't want to crisply break off like I expected.

I just realized that I used Z-suite 1.7.0, and that 1.6.x is the supported version. Anyways, it works great with the Z-ABS profile and -40 on the z-temp.

Any raft tips appreciated, thanks.