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Re: What you've learned about your Makerbot Replicator2

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Originally Posted by IVAN View Post
Todd could you show some before and after pics of of quality with and without the covers?

Also the mos effective thing that i have found for removing parts from the build platform is a cheap tape measure just unroll it and the metal is thin enough that it'll separate the part from the platform quite easily raft or no raft.
We use a little paint scraper type tool to remove ours. Not even sure exactly what to call it, but it's a miracle worker.

I definitely agree with the no rafts philosophy. We haven't printed a single part yet that required a raft. For most things they're just a waste of material and time (that is assuming you've nailed removing parts from the build platform).
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