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- Clean
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- Lube z
- Clean
- Oil
But before that, read the assembly manual again and review every part, check every belt, etc.
Didn't even think of oiling. Thanks for that!
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Any help is appreciated.
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Hi Ultimaker Board,
It's been like 4 years since I put my Ultimaker Original to use. It has been sitting in the closet and has been carried on 2 migrations (moving from apartment to apartment over the years). I powered up the Ultimaker earlier today for a print and it turns out the X and Y axis don't move at all! Z axis (bed) moves perfectly fine, up and down very smoothly.
The entire unit shakes very hard when I try to make a print. PLA plastic oozes out just fine.
With the Ultimaker turned off completely, I cannot move the print head freely at all. I would need to use excessive force on the rods (which I don't want to do) to move the slightest bit.
Any suggestions on what to do to bring my Ultimaker back to life?
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Where are you?
I just upgraded my UMO to a heated bed plate, so I am no longer using my original one.
i'm here in los angeles. care to sell?
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just moved to a new apartment and realized I left the PSU for my Ultimaker Original somewhere (nowhere to be found). can someone advise to where i can buy a replacement Power Supply Unit? I see tons on eBay and Amazon but there's so many different ones, I'll probably end up getting the wrong one. Any help is appreciated!
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And YES, I do appreciate your input Illuminarti.
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Illuminarti, I do understand your point, and yes I know there is no simple answer to what I asked, but a simple answer wasn't what I was looking for. It's already obvious to me there is no one God setting that prints all fine things in life at Mach 1 speed. What I was asking was what are YOUR optimal settings for fine print quality. One example setting would have sufficed, instead you turn this topic into something else and I have to respond. Take a look at the quality and see what I'm talking about. All the bad ones, I chucked in an office can, these are the only ones I found out of at least 30 small prints. All of these were printed at 0.2mm layer height.
"Business Card" (Printed on Preset NORMAL QUALITY/SPEED Print):
http://oi47.tinypic.com/110dw6u.jpg
Key (Printed on Preset HIGH QUALITY/SLOW SPEED Print):
http://oi50.tinypic.com/34yem47.jpg
Fan Cone (Printed on Preset LOW QUALITY/FAST SPEED Print):
http://oi50.tinypic.com/9zou9y.jpg
Screw-on Capped Bottle (Printed on Preset NORMAL QUALITY/SPEED Print):
http://oi50.tinypic.com/p82np.jpg
http://oi46.tinypic.com/wquiqw.jpg
YES, my bed is properly calibrated. YES, my unit is on stable grounds. YES, unit is most likely assembled properly (purchased assembled by Ultimaker). Quality check?
I've printed several more at 0.1mm, which came out really nicely, although I still want finer quality. I've switched up a couple settings as I just learned I could do from Owen, at the moment I'm printing at 0.6mm height and B/T0.18mm of a sample file. I'll see how that turns out and update on those later...
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Hi James
The quickest way to see some finer results is print a bit slower. Other than that you could try a layer size of 0.06. You can look through the forum to see what settings other people have used on there prints. After that though it's really experimenting. Different models benefit from different settings.
Appreciate the input. I didn't know I could go less than 0.1mm on the layer. Would slowing down the print speed along with thinning the layer be necessary? Or can I stay at the default speed?
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In what ways is the quality disappointing you? I have no way to know what your expectations were, but if your printer is working ok, and your expectations were even half-way reasonable, the I'd expect you to be pretty blown away with you new printer. I know I certainly was. So I think there's a reasonably good chance that there are some problems that need fixing, and I think it would be a good idea to work on that a bit before trying to get more adventurous.
There's no one simple answer to the question of what settings to use. Different objects need different settings based on the type of object, and the challenges that each has. There are not really any simple answers as to what settings work best. It all depends on the object, and how well calibrated your printer is. Generally speaking, slower prints will work better than faster ones, and thinner layers will look better than thicker ones. But both of these things can be taken too far... its rare for me to print much thinner than a 0.1mm layer height, or slower than about 50mm/s. But, there again, sometimes there are good reasons to. The ultimate challenge is to find the settings that give you a print whose quality meets your needs without it taking any longer to print than it really needs to.
In general, the difference that settings makes should be in making a reasonably ok print, into a really good print. That's the intuition that you need to develop as you get more experienced. Rather than randomly trying different settings, what might be a better approach for you would be to post some examples of things that you've tried to print, and the results that you got. That way we can help you calibrate your expectations first, and then your machine :smile: Chances are that the folks here can help to identify a) any technical problems that might be spoiling your results, and/or B) suggestions as to how to tweak your settings or tune your printer to get better results. And then you will need to begin a process of careful experimentation as you begin to learn how the different parameters - mostly speed, temperature and layer height - affect the outcome of each print. I highly recommend taking lots of pictures, and keeping a note book of the different things that you are trying. It's a great way to begin to identify a middle ground of 'not bad quality, and not unbearably slow' that you can then begin to refine from.
What Illuminarti said. That's what I wanted to say.
That space under your print bed - it's purpose is to keep a notebook with notes on every print you ever do so you can go back and say to yourself "what did I do different on this print that it came out so well?". Or "so poorly".
I believe you two have taken it the wrong way. Never, was I disappointed in the machine. Nor were my prints resulting to poor results. If I've somehow offended either of you with my topic, I didn't mean to. As a matter of fact, I love this machine and I think it's the sickest thing ever. It's my first 3D printer to own and some of the other machines I've seen like Printrbot, the Afinias and the POS Cube don't even come CLOSE when it comes to the quality and speed factors (although I do plan to purchase a Rep 2 in the near future). But this wasn't a review of the machine. My question was regarding what your Cura print settings are for the finest quality of printing. I'm currently printing at default settings with the exception of 0.1mm layer height and 0.3mm B/T thickness settings. 0.2mm height and 0.6mm B/T thickness wasn't cutting it, and some of the prints resulted to cracking up.
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Cool. Sorta creepy A.F. but still cool.
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Enjoying my new Ultimaker that I received just 3 days ago. I've already printed so many different objects so far but I noticed the quality just isn't what I expected it to be. What are your settings for finer quality prints? I'm on CURA and using the standard default settings printing basic objects like toys, gadgets, and little tools. But now I want to print out some sculptures that require some more detail. Basically, I'm trying to go for much finer prints, I don't mind the time as much. I can leave the machine running overnight.
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Just want to update to you all, I'm having so much fun with the machine. Already on my 30th print. Going mad!!!! :-P :mrgreen:
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You already asked the same question in another thread...
Cross-posting is bad.
Punish me lol. Thanks for the tip(s) Trion, including for the previous thread
The lack of manual for the assembled machines is an oversight from our (Ultimakers) side.
The most important thing you need to get started is Cura from http://software.ultimaker.com/
But some proper unboxing instructions, final tuning and filament instructions are also needed.
A video showing how to insert filament can be found here:
You should read all the assembly guide for understand how you Ultimaker works. An ultimaker is not plug and play, you already have to calibrate, check, modify the printer to obtain the best results as possible.
In the Ultimaker wiki you should find all informations you need to print, then, read the forum, you'll find a lot of issues (and solutions) and tips to increase you print quality.
Ultimaker is a very good printer, but (it's my opinion) it's better to assemble it yourself to make one with the printer... When you understand well how your printer work, you are able to fix any problems !
Go to step 2 here - software setup. And if you have any mechanical problems refer to step 1 - assembly. For example the last thin in step 1 talks about setting the z limit switch which is a good thing to know how to do.
http://wiki.ultimaker.com/Software_setup_guide
A plethora of saves. Thank you!
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Trion, You're the man.
Thank you.
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Is there anybody out there?
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I just got my new Ultimaker in the mail and it's fully assembled and I'm VERY excited to use the Ultimaker, but it didn't come with any instructions, documentations. NOTHING. Just the machine, the roll of PLA, and some small parts... And I can't find anything (in the box or on the internet) that'll help me get started to my first print.
Are there any links to documentation or a manual to start using?
Thanks all.
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It's fully assembled and I'm VERY excited to use the Ultimaker, but it didn't come with any instructions, documentations. NOTHING. Just the machine, the roll of PLA, and some small parts... And I can't find anything (in the box or on the internet) that'll help me get started to my first print.
Are there any links to documentation or a manual to start using?
Thanks all.
UMO Sat Inside Closet for 4+ Years: X and Y Axis Stuck (Ultimaker Original)
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Ok lubing definitely did the trick. Thanks again @neotko!