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    Ultimaker 3 vs LulzBot TAZ 6

    in Buying or selling your UltiMaker

    Posted

    If you consider the Lulzbot, you should also look at the Orginal Prusa MK2, from the user reviews the printquality are practical the same as Ultimaker, but the price is much lower than both the Lulzbot and Ultimaker, its just the popularity have driven the deliverytime crazy high, you can get 3 Prusa printers for the price of 1 Lulzbot.

     

    Be aware that there's a 10-12 week back order on the Original Prusa Mk2 (according to their order site)

    UM2 head on UMO

    in Third party products & modifications

    Posted · Edited by Guest

    I'll be curious how you make out

    My UMO (not +) has the heated bed kit and I was debating if it was worth the money to upgrade.  I'm just not crazy about China-components.  (I have the print head from my Ulimaker 2 I recently upgrade to 2+....just not entirely show how to upgrade that.)

    Document how you make it work!

    Ultimaker 3 vs LulzBot TAZ 6

    in Buying or selling your UltiMaker

    Posted

    I've heard a lot of good about the Lulzbot but agree with the above....I do not like the bedplate moving for prints. I prefer the enclosed setup, so that some filaments that need to have special considerations for heat/venting can be addressed easier.

    I've watched a lot of Lulzbot 6 reviews and they have really left me underwhelmed. Nothing really made me go "Wow".

    The Ultimaker 3 is a very well tuned machine. Frequent improvements and strong community support for it. The print resolution is outstanding and the PVA supports are very impressive.

    The Cura software makes using it a cinch.

    The Ultimaker 3 will set you further back financially than the Lulzbot, but if you're after very high quality prints, the 3 wins.

    Beta testing Cura 2.5 | Closed.

    in UltiMaker Cura

    Posted

     

    Yeah, it does sound like a nag when I read it now. But it wasn't my intention.

     

    No problem.

    You do make a valid point with the zooming. It would be a shame if it gets lost in this thread. Posting requests like this on github has a larger chance of being noticed (and remembered!) by devs. http://github.com/ultimaker/cura/issues

     

    I second the zooming suggestion. I wind up doing a lot of moving around to see what I want to see the first time! SolidWorks and others have that same zoom where the mouse is feature. Thanks!

    Having to use Move Material for additional prints

    in UltiMaker Cura

    Posted

    Hi LePaul,

    I agree, Ultimaker should definitely fix this issue, so here are some questions!

    1. Which version of Cura do you use to create the g-codes?

    2. Are you running the latest firmware version?

    3. It is normal for the Ultimaker 2+ to retract a few centimeter of filament to completely clear the hot end. This way your Ultimaker 2+ is protected from burning filament in the nozzle.

    a) How far exactly is the material being retracted? (It should not be visible in the bowden tube on top of the print head.)

    b) Has this always been an issue, or is it something new?

    4. Does turning the printer off and on again before starting the next print, resolve the issue?

    As you can see by my questions, I'm not completely sure where the issue lies. I hope you can answer a lot of them! :)

    Thank you in advance,

    Jeroen.

     

    1) Latest version of Cura but it has done this with many previous versions.

    2) Latest firmware (since Ultimaker 2+ upgrade installed)

    3) I'm not sure how much is being retracted, I do not see the "tip" of the filament in the bowden tube, so it's staying within the print head. Move material doesn't tell me how much distance I am moving it to prime the print head again, but it takes 30 seconds of "moving"

    4) If I power off the printer and on again, then load a print, it seems to lessen this issue.

    Having to use Move Material for additional prints

    in UltiMaker Cura

    Posted

    I don't know if this is a firmware or Cura thing, but one of the biggest annoyances I keep facing is how much material gets retracted at the end of the print.

    It seems like when I power on my Ultimaker 2+ and load a print, enough material is extruded to start the print. Once that print is complete and I load the next print, no material will extrude (or not enough) to ruin the attempt. (Even with 3 skirt lines!)

    As a process, I have had to go into the Menu and Move Material and manually prime the extruder for that second, third, etc print.

    That's become a bit of a hassle over time.

    Is there a plan to fix this, either in Cura or firmware? Please?

    Cura 2.4 Fans not starting?

    in UltiMaker Cura

    Posted

    Okay, this one has me stumped

    On my Ultimaker 2+ running the latest firmware (installed once 2+ Extruder upgrade installed)

    I'm printing with nGen which uses low fan, in my prints, fan is set to 15%.

    I observe the first layer go on, expect to see fans turn on on the second...nothing.

    I look at the settings on the Ultimaker 2+ console and see the Fan % is at 1%

    I manually set the fans to 15% and off they go

    But I've had to do this for a couple prints now. One, even set to 15%, the fans didn't move until I physically spun the fans with my finger.

    What's going on?

    Tips for a new UM3

    in Improve your 3D prints

    Posted

    That's a great point.

    Avoid the temptation of cheap filament (Luke, avoid the Dark Side!)

    I'm a bit of a snob with filaments and have really only used ColorFabb and Ultimaker brand at this point. It costs a little more but when you are spending so many hours on long, detailed prints, why have it fail because of lousy filament? It's just not worth the hassle.

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