black filament

Zortrax M200 General Discussion
#1

I just received some black z-filament and it works fine but the rafts don’t peel off.

I am printing chess pieces and I will have to sand the bottoms of all the pieces to get the raft off.

I printed with the white, grey and brown and the rafts came off nice.

anyone have the issue with black?

thanks,

-Lou

#2

I haven’t ordered any black yet but did you try sliding the putty knife between the part and raft? That might work. I have also noticed it comes off easier after it cools down.

P.S. Love the pic of your dog!!!

#3

Weird, I haven’t had any problem removing the raft from my black prints.

#4

thanks guys this isn’t my first foray into 3d printing and model making

kyle…nice dog pic also.

I have tried putty knife and letting it cool.

very weird.No problems with any other colors.

thanks

#5

Support came off very easily from the black “Cerberus” print I did.

#6

Well, it’s a little weird that you’re having issue with black filament. I’ve printed different types and colors of filament, and I did not encounter any problems except some minor issues that I can easily fix. I’ve read from 3d2print.net that getting a good print with different colors depends on how you set up the printer and the temperature settings.