The BIQU Panda Edge is a CNC-machined aluminium scraper with an SK5 tool steel blade, built for lifting finished prints off the plate without gouging the surface or your knuckles. Two magnets set into the handle mean it lives on the printer rather than at the bottom of a drawer.
Why Not Just Use the Bundled Scraper?
The thin scraper that ships with most printers flexes under load, and that flex is what turns a clean lift into a scratched plate. You push harder, the blade skips, the tip digs in. A rigid machined aluminium body puts your force straight into the edge instead of absorbing it, so the blade goes under the print rather than skating across it.
What Makes It Work
SK5 tool steel blade. High-carbon tool steel, ground thin at the tip so it slides under a first layer instead of bruising it
Magnetic storage. Two magnets inset into the back of the handle hold it to the printer frame or any steel surface, so it is within reach at the moment you actually want it
Screw-retained blade. The blade is held by two screws rather than moulded in place, so a dulled or nicked edge does not mean a new tool. Replacement blades are stocked separately
Machined finger ledge and grip ribs for a controlled push, without your hand creeping forward onto the edge
Hanging hole at the tail if you would rather keep it on a hook or lanyard
Getting Prints Off Without Marking the Plate
Let the plate cool first. Most prints release on their own as the plate contracts, and a cold print lifts with almost no force
Start at a corner and keep the blade flat against the plate rather than tipped into it
Push, do not lever. Levering concentrates all the force on one point of the tip, and that is what marks PEI
Take the plate off the printer where you can, so you are not pushing against the bed and gantry
On flexible spring steel sheets you often will not need a scraper at all, just flex the plate. Keep this for the stubborn ones: large flat bottoms, PETG that has bonded a little too enthusiastically, and anything printed on a smooth plate.
Specifications
Blade: SK5 tool steel, screw-retained
Handle: CNC-machined aluminium alloy
Overall length: 161.87mm (6.37in)
Blade width: 22.9mm (0.90in)
Thickness: 18.46mm (0.73in)
Head height: 32.5mm (1.28in)
Magnets: two, inset into the handle
Brand: BIQU
Printer-agnostic and surface-agnostic, it works with whatever you are running. Blades are a consumable, so it is worth adding a spare scraper blade to your order rather than waiting until the edge is blunt. Pair it with our build plates, or browse the rest of our 3D printing accessories. Ships fast from our Sydney warehouse with Australia-wide delivery.
