Printing RP parts with Makerbot

Hi,
I'm borrowing a makerbot so I can print off parts for a mendel. Unfortunately it seems like some of the parts (like x-carriage-lower.par) are too big for the build platform. Is there a way around this?

Thanks in advance.

People have printed mendel parts on makerbots before now without a problem.

I am able to print x-carriage-lower.par on my makerbot. I print it horizontally lengthwise on the X axis. It just barely fits.

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Tony Buser http://tonybuser.com * http://reprap.org/wiki/User:Tbuser#Projects

Ok I sank the screws down so they're flush with the build platform and tried printing horizontallly. Printing raftless is a disaster and printing with the raft has failed twice.

Pretty much requires printing raftless and you'll need a heated build platform if you're using ABS. I was able to get it to print using PLA on an unheated acrylic platform.

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Tony Buser http://tonybuser.com * http://reprap.org/wiki/User:Tbuser#Projects

Well I am using a hbp without a raft but the extrusion sticks to its self and screws everything up.

Try to get the raftless skeinforge plugin which slows down the first layer to make it stick easier.

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Tony Buser http://tonybuser.com * http://reprap.org/wiki/User:Tbuser#Projects

gogogo, that is the hardest part to print on Makerbot period. Grok's advice works, also you can print a small raft on it if you size it.

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If you are printing pla
you can use painters tape on foam core and cut the foam a little longer than the build platform. This is how I print wades main body and the x carriages. I used to use foam core all the time but I now print on painters tape directly on the build platform. I find I get quite a few uses out of the painters tape and the parts are rock solid flat. I secure the foam core to the build platform with small alligator clips. You have to watch where you put them so they don't hit your z bars

bryan