Removing stuck PLA material from print bed (CocoonCreate a.k.a. Wanhao Duplicator i3)

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the boards, and a fledgling 3D Printer'er.

I've setup my new CocoonCreate which is an Aldi Australia branded Wanhao Duplicator i3. My setup and calibration went great and I successfully printed the infamous Rockotpus. It turned out good for my first print, but it was quite difficult to remove and I've been left with quite a lot of material behind from the raft.

I cannot remove the raft! It's really quite thin. The tool provided simply can't get under the PLA to lift it up. I've tried to be careful but it's now quite scuffed from my attempts.

Any advice on cleaning this off? I've already attempt reheating bed no advice from another forum, but that didn't help. I've been reading in to solvents but sounds excessive and concerned it will affect the default print mat that is affixed to print bed.

Right now I'm literally thinking I just apply the spare print mat and work on getting a piece of glass cut to go on heating bed instead (my research and knowledge is limited).

Thank you in advance! :cool:

Cheers,
Cheyne

Have you used a kitchen knife to lift a corner so you can pull the rest up by hand? Seems to work for us when prints get really welded on!

Thanks for the suggestion. The palette knife I have is almost razor thin and just can't get it under the PLA raft. I scuffed and scraped the print bed mat quite a bit where I got a bit more aggressive with removal attempt.

The parts I could lift I pulled slowly to try and take as much material as possible but it just flakes up.

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Originally Posted by BiscuitP1mp

Thanks for the suggestion. The palette knife I have is almost razor thin and just can't get it under the PLA raft. I scuffed and scraped the print bed mat quite a bit where I got a bit more aggressive with removal attempt.

The parts I could lift I pulled slowly to try and take as much material as possible but it just flakes up.

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I am just new with the Cocoon Create printer and I see some use tape like this on the bed.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50mx50mm-...YAAOSwf-VWZr4i

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50mm-Widt...F60l_xLQM8tvvg

Someone using it may be able to provide more advice.

Thanks Firepower. After a bit of research, I've decided a glass bed modification might be the best option moving forward. Cheers!

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Originally Posted by Firepower

I am just new with the Cocoon Create printer and I see some use tape like this on the bed.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50mx50mm-...YAAOSwf-VWZr4i

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/50mm-Widt...F60l_xLQM8tvvg

Someone using it may be able to provide more advice.

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