Rafts and their effect on prints

The Afinia printer prints a pretty strong raft (the material which supports a print on the build surface). This raft needs to be removed post print and can sometimes be difficult at best. The Replicator seems to build rafts which are generally easier to remove while the Afinia builds some incredibly tough rafts. In the image at right, the raft removal caused damage to the part itself. We are now printing with a thinner raft to see if this will make a difference. It could have something to do with the removable pierced build plate employed by the Afinia printer but we really don't think so.