LePaul

Very well thought out post. I completely agree

Particle size is a big issue, coming from the medical world (I'm in information technology at a medical center so the reading material on so many health concerns is abundant!). You don't want pulmonay issues or anything else! It looks even worse for materials other than PLA...note the toxic nature of ABS and others. So my friends, be safe!

I think dark green would be perfect for the etched robot Well today is build day. My R2-D2 is watching from the side...projector going...(don't mind the couch the cats have killed)

Great question I hope to see an answer to as well A robot club not far from me just built their Ultimaker and thought they had the hot end on very tight...but now it has PLA oozing out too. I'm about to put mine together and wonder how "tight" is "tight" without breaking something

Those are very popular here with the remote controlled airplanes, namely the ducted-fan jets. They can turn it on and it emits red/orange light, mimicking the afterburner (re-heat in UK verbage) of a jet fighter. I'm not sure where on the Ultimaker you could place that. However there are numerous fuse blocks/12v battery sources you could wire in.

44,99 euro = $55 US dollars...unless I seriously misread something

Well I started the painting...1/3 water-based latex paint, 2/3 water. Got one side done and love it. This diluted, the run lines will wipe off with ease later. After years of working with aluminum on my R2-D2's, I forgot how fun it is to sit with a paint brush and paint wood. I re-did a few spots (namely the front face) since I wanted that to look especially nice. No, the paint color isn't "pumpkin head", its actually called "Pumpkin Custard". At Lowes you can get a 1 pint sample for $2.49 and this is way more than I will need. I almost went with yellow, since I really thought it would be fun to have that "tonka truck" yellow color on this. But the orange on another Ulimaker I saw in a video really impressed me.

Friend shared this with me, its a good read http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1352231013005086 Ventilation is important!

It almost sounds like someone needs to design a means/way/device to seal the filament while attached to the ultimaker

I don't think you mean "thicker" tape but wider...right? Since narrower tape makes for a lot more lines/strips needed to cover the plate Can you elaborate on this? Assembly: You are given a bag of silver grub screws. Replace the black ones in your pulleys with those. Good timing....I'm painting the wood pieces tomorrow, assembly the next day!

I've had a fair amount of metal work/machining done overseas and DHL is always very quick. I saw there was a reselller in the USA (http://www.makershed.com/Ultimaker_3D_Printer_p/mkum1.htm) but it said they were out once you tried to add it to your cart. Based on the communication i was reading here on the Ultimaker site between company/technicians and customers, I was comfortable buying the latest and greatest direct from the company. I was on the pre-release list of the second extruder as well, so that I have too

Friends! I ordered my Ultimaker kit on a Friday afternoon here in the United States (so no doubt my friends in the Netherlands were closed for the day). It arrived the following Thursday from DHL. The box looks great, so it didn't get squished, damaged or the like. I was really impressed how well everything was packaged up, everything is well marked and labeled. I do a lot of online purchases and it takes a long time to get things shipped from across the USA at times. For this to come from Europe to here in so short a span...I am just completely impressed. I've been following the Ultimaker reviews, stories and news for well over a year. I am pretty excited to put this together over the Labor Day weekend...once, of course, I paint it Paul

Now one question I bought the second extruder option. Should I still build it into the machine (modifying the assembly some) and just not use it until I am ready to? Or simply build the kit with the single extruder? I am debating the merits of taking the Ultimaker apart multiple times. Paul https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pauls-R2-D2/433737735192

My kit arrived yesterday! Wow...lot's and lot's of pieces! Very well packaged! After work, I have to buy some latex (water based) paint, dilute and paint my wood pieces

Alright Daid, I felt like I wasn't giving my pets enough love and appreciation, so I changed my profile picture to match you

Thank you!

I second the 2.3x formula. People always want it for close to cost, but you will wind up supporting the Add-On in both a sales/info side and technical support too. Make it a complete package so the customer has everything they need without shopping for items that may not be very common where they are

Greengecko, I'd submit a support ticket for a quicker response

I skimmed thru the thread on this...what's the current cost and whom should I contact about purchasing some, when available Thank you.

What color?

Wow. Ordered on Friday afternoon (USA - East Coast time) and I ust got a DHL email saying they will be by to deliver Wednesday. That's really impressive shipping...getting anxious!

I would really love to see videos of the dual extruders in action I saw the Vimeo video showing the assembly process and was a bit sad that at the very end, it showed the print in process for a few seconds. Stop teasing

I plan to use the diluted recipe mentioned in the wiki with my airbrush Of course, it has to be R2-D2 blue to match my full-sized R2-D2 And R2 has a few thoughts on the Ultimaker sounding like him!

Thank you, that makes a bit more sense to me now p.s. Got my DHL tracking number :mrgreen: I already plan to paint it, per the instructions in the Wiki Would you suggest replacing the screws, as mentioned a few posts prior?

Ian, Even if I have the Ulticontroller ?