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    Heated bed for the Ultimaker 1

    in UltiMaker 3D printers

    Posted

    I´m also highly interested and waiting...

    @ Daid, suggestion regarding the PSU:

    when delivering a second PSU, why not one capable to drive both - bed and UM?

    At least as an option it would be a good idea because I think that there are guys like me who would like to have only one power line instead of two in parallel...

    Just my two cents...

     

    Hello from Utrecht, Netherlands

    in Coffee corner

    Posted

    Hi,

    I know this issue as my printer also start "printing with hot air". Honestly I have alo no idea why. I already tried to add a few mm in the start.gcode but that was also not the perfect solution.

    My startup code now looks like this - how looks yours?

    ;Sliced at: {day} {date} {time}

    ;Basic settings: Layer height: {layer_height} Walls: {wall_thickness} Fill: {fill_density}

    ;Print time: {print_time}

    ;Filament used: {filament_amount}m {filament_weight}g

    ;Filament cost: {filament_cost}

    G21 ;metric values

    G90 ;absolute positioning

    M107 ;start with the fan off

    G28 X0 Y0 ;move X/Y to min endstops

    G28 Z0 ;move Z to min endstops

    G1 Z15.0 F{travel_speed} ;move the platform down 15mm

    G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length

    G1 F200 E5 ;extrude 5mm of feed stock

    G92 E0 ;zero the extruded length again

    G1 F{travel_speed}

    M117 ;Printing...

    Maybe someone of the experienced users could assist here too?

     

    Easier bed leveling?

    in Third party products & modifications

    Posted

    Hi!

    I would suggest to level the print bed with a cold nozzle and in a second step align the z-endstop with a hot nozzle and a sheet of paper - or a dial gauge (sorry, if I have misuderstood your description)

    For Z-adjustment I installed this one (but you have to drill an additional hole) :http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:22801

    Works perfect....

    Regarding the leveling itself (and considering that a flat surface can be defined by 3 points in space), take a look on this solution:

    http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:84754

    I´m currently modifying my UM to this solution to give it a try...

     

    X/Y-Axis vertical (dis)alignment

    in Coffee corner

    Posted

    Hi everybody!

    Recently I received the new side pannels from Ultimaker - Thank yo for great support!

    Yesterday I had time to dismount my old side pannels and try fit the new ones.

    The outcome:

     

    • dismounted right pannel, mounted new one => axis aligned well, no gap to see applying the glass plate but still a gap between foot and glass table (box twisted)
    • dismounted also right pannel, mounted new one => axis aligned well and also not gapbetween foot and my the glass table is gone

     

    Finally I disassambled the plates again to paint them within the next week.

    It seems that only the combination of both new side plates are able to fix my issues. I will post news after final assambly, print bed adjustment and first test prints.

     

    Cura Suppor Amount ?

    in UltiMaker Cura

    Posted

    Thanks gr5, I already recognized this version and installed it.

    Seems to be interesting as a few of my questions are obsolete with this new (beta)version. Just making some slicing trials without print something, I found out that on some models the V13.07. adds support without any connection to the print bed... Guess this prints will fail... :-(

    Nevertheless, understand the approach in 13.06.04 would be interesting too :-)

     

    Geschwindigkeitssteuerung "Fan Speed"

    in Deutsch

    Posted

    Hi Amano,

    danke für die Infos - ich werd dann doch lieber nochmal über der Idee brüten (Gewicht, Vibs).

    Mein Ansatz war, die Luft von 2 Seiten heranzuführen und so auch auf der anderen Seite des Kopfes einen gleichmäßigern Luftstrom hinzubekommen...

    Anyway, ich lass es mir nochmal durch den Kopf gehn :-)

    Danke !!

     

    Cura Suppor Amount ?

    in UltiMaker Cura

    Posted

    @ Daid,

    sorry for asking in detail - I haven't got it...

    In 13.06. it just effects the flow means that the way of the support structure is the same independend of the percentage, just the material which comes out of the nozzle is less? So it affects just the stiffness of the support, not the amount of struds placed?

    I played around a few days with it (currently my UM is "out of order") but was not able to understand the background.

    Are other support types planned to come up in future? e.g. support only between model surfaces, or an option to choose the surfaces to be supported?

     

    Quality of included PLA with Ultimaker

    in Improve your 3D prints

    Posted

    How was the uality at the first prints with the grey filament? Immediately bad? Or has it started after a few days/weeks?

    How have you stored your filament the time you´r not printing?

    I recognized at my silver and black ultimaker filament, that both worked great in the beginning and started being difficult to print after a few days/weeks on the reel. Therefore now I store it in sealed plastic boxes with silica gel pads and it seems that it helps...

     

    X/Y-Axis vertical (dis)alignment

    in Coffee corner

    Posted

    After a very interesting weekend disassambling/measure/assambling/measure.. I´m back and can give feedback.

    first step: dismount only right pannel, measure

    outcome:

    - withpout the pannel, the axis are aligned applying the glass plate

    - the UM case is not right angled to the glass table

    second step: dismount only left pannel, measure

    outcome:

    - the axis deviation is still existing, no change

    - when mounting right pannel, force is needed because a angular misalignment of notches/cutouts in hte right pannel is shown => leads to twisted case

    thirdstep: dismount right & left pannel, measure

    - front & rear are ok, axis aligned applying the glass plate

    Honestly I can not identify if it is the right or the left side plate bringing tension into the box so I would like to come back to the offer of Sander to get new side plate(s) - best way a right and a left one.

    So that´s my actual state... :-(

     

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