3D Print Lifter by SteveCaplin

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3D Print Lifter

SteveCaplin

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Published on January 29, 2013

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It can often be hard to remove a print from the bed. This holder grips a flexible razor blade that's then supple enough and thin enough to slide between the thing and the bed, so enabling it to be lifted off easily.

The surprising thing about this object is that 3D printers are able to cope with a horizontal slot of just 0.4mm high into which to slide the blade.

The scraper was created with the free app 123D Design, and you can read about how it was made on 3dgeni.us

Instructions

Print with medium fill. The razor blade should slide into the slot easily, where it will be held tight.

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haiyan on March 21, 2013 said:

Can't wait to print this. Could really do with a cap as well for when you're not using it.

how_eee on March 12, 2013 said:

It is great thing!!! I printed it to remove old silicone sealent in my beathroom.

ramai on March 1, 2013 said:

Thought this was cool, printed it at .4 layer height on a printrbot jr. I don't have a fan. The razor won't fit in the slot, in fact, i don't really see a slot. Should I have printed it at a different layer height or is my printer not able to manage the slot?

SteveCaplin on March 4, 2013 said:

.4 layer height is perhaps too coarse. You could try it at .2, see if that works. But without a fan, it could just be that the filament isn't cooling fast enough to be able to bridge the gap.

I assume you're printing in ABS... are you able to try PLA? With its lower melting temperature you might just find you see a gap appearing.

SteveCaplin on February 13, 2013 said:

As it's no longer on the front page of 3DGeni.us, you can jump straight to the feature here:

http://www.3dgeni.us/the-simpl...

lions3 on February 13, 2013 said:

great idea. I'll have to print one later this week. Any chance you might add a cover for the razor?

xonegon on February 6, 2013 said:

looks great ! I mostly use dental-floss to get underneath the piece

carlosgs on January 30, 2013 said:

...and how are you supposed to lift this print then? ;)

SteveCaplin on January 30, 2013 said:

Ha ha good point - check out the workthrough on http://3dgeni.us and you'll see that I started off just printing the head. So I used that to lift the whole thing!