🧽 BUILD PLATE CLEANER & SCRAPER — Triangular 2-in-1 “No-Scratch” Tool
🚀 Why You’ll Love It
Clean your build plate in seconds and remove prints, purge lines, calibration tests, and supports without scratching.
This 2-in-1 triangular tool is designed for Bambu Lab and other 3D printer plates — compact, ergonomic, and heat-resistant. Once you try it, you’ll use it every time you print.
🔧 Key Features
- Dual Function: one side with microfiber pad for fast cleaning; one scraper edge for removing prints and residue.
- Triangular shape = 3 smart corners: tip for tight areas, long edge for wide surfaces, rounded edge for gentle passes.
- Heat-resistant design: optimized for high-temperature materials (tested with Bambu Lab ASA Gray at ~90 °C bed temp).
- Microfiber cutting template included: the .3MF file provides a cutting guide for your microfiber pad to make installation super easy.
- Photo & video tutorial included: step-by-step guide for cutting and mounting the pad.
- No-scratch edge: safe for textured and smooth build plates — effective but gentle.
🧵 Recommended Materials
- Best choice (high-temp): Bambu Lab ASA (my prototype) or PA6-GF (glass-filled nylon) for superior heat and rigidity.
- Alternative: PETG or PLA for lower-temperature printers or unheated beds.
⚙️ With PA6-GF, you get extra strength and stability. With PLA, avoid using it on plates hotter than ~60 °C.
🖨️ Printer Compatibility
- Works perfectly on Bambu Lab printers (X1, P1, A1 series).
- Also compatible with any FDM printer with a standard-size bed.
- Ideal for cleaning purge lines, calibration prints, brims, skirts, and supports.
🧽 How to Use (30 seconds total)
- Clean: use the microfiber side to remove dust, fingerprints, and small glue/spray residues.
- Scrape: use the edge to lift purge lines, test prints, or supports — smooth, flat passes recommended.
- Finish: wipe again with the microfiber side to leave the plate spotless and ready for the next print.
✂️ Microfiber Pad Installation (Template Included)
Print the cutting template.
Place it over your microfiber cloth and trace the perimeter.
Cut the perimeter
To cut the circumferences properly, just fold the edges, make a cut in the center of the circumference with the scissors and cut out the circumference
Now you reach this point
🔧 How to install the microfiber pad
1 Place the cutted microfiber cloth and the 3d printed build plate cleaner&scraper like in this following pic.
2 Take in your hand the build plate cleaner&scraper keeping the tip facing forward , rotate it about 35° clockwise along the Z-AXIS and insert the left side of the microfiber pad into the center screw of the print plate cleaning scraper.
3 Now rotate the microfiber cloth placed on the build plate cleaner & scraper 180° degrees counterclockwise
4 Again rotate the microfiber cloth placed on the build plate cleaner & scraper 180° degrees counterclockwise and insert the right side of the microfiber pad into the center screw of the print plate cleaning scraper.
5 Rotate the top of the build plate cleaner scraper counterclockwise 180° and place it over the microfiber cloth.
6 Screw the bolt
⚠️ Tips & Safety
- Avoid pressing hard on very hot plates (> 90 °C).
- Use wide, flat passes on textured plates to prevent micro-scratches.
- Optionally smooth the scraper edge with fine sandpaper for a softer feel.
- Do not pry large prints aggressively — let the plate cool first or use a little water on textured surfaces.
📦 What’s Included in the Download
- Build Plate Cleaner & Scraper model
- .3MF file with the microfiber-cutting template
Boost Me🙌 Support the Project If you like this tool, download it, leave a like, and post your make! Your support helps me earn points toward my dream upgrade — a Bambu Lab H2S printer. Thanks for printing and happy cleaning! 🧼✨
💡 Why Download It
- Faster setup and cleanup before/after each print
- Keeps your build plate clean and scratch-free
- Quick to print, easy to customize and replace microfiber pad
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