futurejames

My new PFA tube just got here. 4mm ID 6mm OD. After a bit of monkeying around, I got things working. I can tell you both owen's bowden clamp and pit3k's bowden clamp are mandatory. Print out whatever is bigggest/strongest from the provided STL files. So far so good. I'm going to try some slightly larger diameter PLA and see if it can handle it.

Ulticontroller is still listed as a pre-order. Is there any estimated dates on when this will change?

Just as a guess, the bowden tube would start melting.

Hi Gael, Are things still printing OK with the 3.00mm filament and the bigger bowden tube? I found some cheap PLA but it appears to be 3mm, and want to know if it'll work with the bigger tube.

I looked up bowden tube size: https://shop.ultimaker.com/en/bowden-tube.html Ultimaker ships it out 67cm long (26.4")

Unfortunately for me McMaster doesn't seem to want to ship to Canada. Next one I've seen so far is at Flurotherm, but their shipping is kind of high (shipping is triple the price of the tube).

Well out of the two I'd have to say the UltiController option is easier . I guess now its a matter of waiting for them to be shipping again.

I think this is a great idea Joergen.

I've been following this thread with interest, as I've been running into similar problems. I've been thinking about doing something similar but using parts found in North America (save me a bit of cash on shipping & duty). I found a tube at McMasters that looks interesting: http://www.mcmaster.com/#pfa-tubing/=hrc6gt One of them is the 5/32" ID and 1/4" OD. Which is ~3.9mm inside and ~6.4mm outside for $4.33 per foot. The other is in the metric side, 4mm ID and 6mm OD. Cheaper too at $3.15 per foot. Are either of these fine to use, do you think?

Leak how? I had the kit but didn't use it, and I only extrude PLA. Is there something I should be watching for? Or should I just extrude the ABS now?

Thanks for the quick and infomative response. One other question comes to mind. If I also switch between OS platforms often, should I stick with 115200?

Just getting started with Cura RC4. I normally use either Ubuntu 12.04 or Win7. Thanks for supplying binaries for both! I had started originally with RepG. So when I went to Cura, it didn't work initially. I ended up setting the baud rate to 115200 and it was able to communicate with the printer.Will this have any impact on the speed of printing? Should I try to update the firmware from Cura to go to 250000 or is there no advantage to this? Are there any other things I should watch out for if I'm using multiple programs? Cura is becoming a fast favourite but I will probably still use RepG too.

Thanks for the tips guys! I am going to call Voxel Factory today to see if their filament is the right size -- its hard to pass up as the price is amazing and they're only an hour away. I will pick up a calliper to verify their claims. If it doesn't work out I am gonna go with protoparadigm and ultimachine. Thanks!

I feel like I made this post wanting to make one extra printer, now I feel like I want to make 2 Thanks to both of you for the tips. The Tantillus seems like the perfect portable printer so I don't have to lug my Ultimaker around.

I would love to see that!

I am really loving to tinker with my Ultimaker. However I really need the machine to be operational all the time, and I don't have the budget to order a second one. As an alternative & fun project, I thought about building a Reprap (like a Prusa). Then I could always have a printer to play around with while the other is working. Has anyone any experience with printing out the Prusa parts on an Ultimaker?

Been shopping around for PLA in North America. I found these two. If anyone has dealt with them before and can provide a review or summary that would be great. - http://www.voxelfactory.com/collections ... la-3mm-1kg These guys are selling multiple bundles at a reasonable rate but couldn't offer me any feedback on quality etc.. - http://botmill.com/index.php/materials/pla.html Any other suggestions you have are great.

Thanks!

Nice Panel! You should totally write a howto on doing this.

So there is now a native Linux version of Netfabb available. http://www.netfabb.com/netfabbforlinux.php Will there be an Ultimaker-Netfabb-Linux edition coming out?

Wow, 2 on your Y's? Did you put one on each side? I didn't have enough tension in my X's and added a small piece of wood between the tensioner and the belt. But I'd like to know how you did it, it sounds like a much cleaner solution.

New proud Ultimaker owner here. It actually got here a few weeks back and I've been fiddling with it when I have some free time. Getting the hang of it and having a blast.