From your experience, how do you use the finish kit?

I think the finishing kit is neat. I wish it didn’t slide around so easily on my desk though. A rubberized bottom would help.

Attached is a photo of what it looks like next to my Form1. I use most of the components, but have also added a pre-rinsing container of alcohol. That way I don’t contaminated the main bucket as much.

I also use the cover of the container to keep any resin from dripping onto the machine when removing the build platform.

It’s funny, and I can’t believe no one has mentioned this yet, but I could have sworn that I saw a picture of what the finishing kit would look like on Form Labs website and it included 2 buckets, not 1 :wink: And those buckets look nicer and larger.

here is a link http://formlabs.com/pages/form-finish-kit

In another picture you can see the scraping knife that I use to remove the part. It works much better than the included spatula. What I do is I lift the edge of the base a little using the scraping knife and then shove the spatula underneath and remove the part with ease.

I think the tweeters are nice but I rarely use them.

I did buy some jeweler’s cutters for about $10 that I use for cutting the supports off. It’s easier to cut the supports right after you removed the part. Once it cures a bit, they have a tendency to shatter or snap with force when you cut them, and sometimes with negative effects (broken parts, damage to the part, etc)

I also use sanding paper and some small files to smooth out the bumps left by the supports after the part has cured a bit.

I think this kit should not be called a “finishing kit” until all the parts are provided for finishing, including the sanding materials, and maybe a small UV curing box. For now it should be just called a “part removal kit” :wink: