Support Removal Tool Kit - Stratasys FORTUS 360mc Manual

FORTUS 360mc/400mc and FDM 360mc/400mc User Guide

Support Removal Tool Kit

Item
Safety Gloves
Safety glasses with
hanging cord
Sharpening pad
Pliers
Description and Usage
The safety gloves are leather and heat resistant, shielding hands from
minor cuts while removing supports.
Safety glasses must be worn for your safety while removing supports in
case of flying particles from the supports.
The sharpening pad sharpens and removes nicks in the chisels.
The pliers remove support structures and large pieces of support
material. After you build or reheat a part, use the pliers to remove as
much support structure as possible, working with the part upside
down.
Tips:
1. Push the tip of the pliers into the support structure and grab the
support while pulling and twisting it. It's usually easier to start
removing supports from a support edge.
2. Clamp a small area of the support face that extends beyond the
part and pull away from yourself. If you pull the supports in the
direction of the support face roads, you may be able to get a
section started or remove a large section of the support from the
part.
3. Work around the part by grabbing the support face extension.
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Support Removal Tools:
1. Straight Chisel
2. Gouge
3. Hook Awl
4. Awl
5. Hook Chisel
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