Titus

I like the idea, but (read my long post first) I fear the amount of entries would be low, as many users won't learn anything they can use when actually printing.

My 2+ cents: In a contest I simply can not win when certain people from this community are participating. Both times I (almost) won were due lack of participants. At the same time it made me happy (I won stuff!) but mostly sad as I couldn't watch the amazing entries and learn from them. I don't care about the fact that I can't win in a straight up printing contest with most people here. I'm in it to keep printing, keep challenging myself, keep learning and the hope to win when I actually am proud of my entry. That being said I believe there are multiple ways this can go @SandervG: Those creative contests are fun. Lots of fun. But they mostly require time and inspiration into the design of the story and the props etc. At the end (if you didn't win) you had some fun, and some extra experience. Therefore I believe the prize has to be stimulating enough for some of the real talented printers we have here, to participate. And I'm sure we all want to see them compete for the love of seeing amazing prints. A few reels of filament? An interview for a feature on the site? An invitation to Ultimaker HQ if they are ever in the vicinity. Offering them stuff like upgrades probably wont work, as they either already have it, or don't need/want it. However the other path I see is the following, briefly mentioned earlier in this topic. I'm in it for learning stuff. I learned from @tinkergnome that I could pause the printer and park it, switch filament and have my multi color print just the way I want. Perhaps most of you knew, I didn't. The fact that I didn't means others didn't. Cue enter Ultimaker to do a write up on this functionality, get your fancy time lapse studio out and show this to everyone so not only the forum people learn about it, also the other UM users and even others that use cura. I have yet to try it, but I believe I learned some tricks to print smaller with a .4mm nozzle. More stuff I learned. What is stuff I want to become better at? -Print smaller -Print with more detail when printing smaller -Printing multiple objects at once without worrying -Printing stuff with overhangs, with or without support -Printing stuff that actually fits: Where dimensions match the model, i.e. holes etc. -Stuff with much retraction without stringing and ugliness What have I learned by myself that could still be useful: -Auto prints! (including writing Gcode yourself) -Make music with your UM These technical things are interesting for most users on the forums, either to learn, to improve, or to teach/show off. Go crazy with technical stuff, people here love it! We are tinkers, hackers, but also the artist love it, as they see something they can use to make their next piece even better! Worst example that still makes a point: Who can print the shiniest mirror, as in most flat and homogeneous surface? You can't measure it, it would be silly to award prizes, but people could see it as a challenge and a way to learn. Take challenging prints, that are not always about how small can you scale it. Take a mail armor part, or dress part. Take a voronoi thing, take crazy bridging, take something that needs supports. Take stuff like this, shamelessly saying I'm proud of this print, but I know people here can do so much better: Trying to wrap up I would like to express 1 fear: From experience I don't always print larger things as I don't have that much filament. The prospect of being able to win something/filament helps but it can still be an issue. There are multiple ways around this, i.e. not selecting the largest objects all the time. It doesn't have to be about small, but 20 cm high skulls are quite expensive, even in voronoi ;)Last thoughts on this: Ultimaker sponsored/discounted filament when entering multiple contests could help with this problem, but also make sure most entries use the same material for maximum comparison/learning potential. Probably not feasible with budget and logistics, but just putting it out there. For these technical contest you could award smaller prices, such as spare parts(that new coupler), bowden tubes, fans stuff like that. The incentive here is to learn, not to earn big prizes. That being said, you can award points into a competition ranking, and give out some bigger prizes after a more contests. Roll(s) of filament for the top 3 after 6 months, a (refurbished) printer for the most points after a year. Free stuff is nice, but I don't really need a second printer :PPerhaps the coffee mugs/HQ tour is appealing to more people. I don't know, poll us Note that I think these type of contest are not contests where random non community members would participate in. The prizes simply isn't appealing enough for people to become part of the community. Is that a bad thing? Not in my opinion. 2+cents turned into 2+ extended cents

@SandervG, no winner announcement? I thought @avogra 's entry was according to all rules, and besides that really awesome!

Blaming my UMO(+), I thought that was part of the Olsson block etc

Summarizing: Olsson block 25W went to 35W heater? New fan shroud with new fans New feeder Those are the differences right? Not being negative, just summing up everything I could find. I assume the shroud and feeder are a huge step in the right direction for consumers that are not tinkering with their machine. Also the preinstalled Olsson block should be quite nice. I think the UM2+ is pushing towards common homes, rather than to power users. For them there is almost nothing new right? Many of the members here were running custom feeders and shrouds and Olsson blocks. Only the 35W heater and the fans (shroud). I was hoping for something really cool and unexpected Something I could spend money on and mod to UMO(+). That being said I'm curious how good the fans are, both silent and powerful and if the shroud can be adapted to work on UMO(+). And I read something about those finger saving clips, got any of those to give away at an ulti-evening ?

The irony is strong indeed. 2 machines, 1 larger than the other. I see a shot with pulleys, perhaps direct drive? Also a shot from the feeding wires?

Meh, again I believe it is a "one time visitor" vs "community contributer" question. Or atleast, it is something that some new users might find useful. For me it would clutter my screen with information I already know about/where to find/irrelevant. Also, I bounce a lot too. Check if there is something new, no? bye bye! Every hour or so.

I have a pair of foehnsturm's dual fan shrouds that are really concentrated, up to the point the normal UM fan can't push air through it at all. He probably had better fans. I can't find the topic on the forum. The search still gives me results with only 1 of the words I'm looking for first. What I am wondering about is what a good fan is, as the UM standard fan seems to be insufficient, although I don't have a second one, that might improve things a lot as you mention. I was running this shroud in single setup: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:77107 Now I'm running a folded version of the UMO+ shroud, for safety with kids around As for UMO upgrades: -Pick your UMO up with a handle: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/ultimaker-handle -SHINY LIGHTS: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/ikea-dioder-clamps-for-ultimaker-original -Feet, noise reduction and traction: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:25950 -Spool holder with bearings: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:262924 -Extruder help: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:38311 -various tool/card holders, bowden clips: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:18098 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:46318 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:218913 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:371441

That was actually a left over from installing my heated bed. My first print came out like that

Oh no! Professor Ultimaker disturbed the Egyptian mummies! Some crazy virus turned them into stretched zombies. Luckily with the mysterious powers of the Ancient Moai Professor Ultimaker was able to summon Joenny the Cube to fight against the zombie! https://ultimaker.com/en/community/prints/2102-community-contest-part-7-the-final-rotated Not sure why the image is rotated?

Ah, I can make that myself too Thanks for the explanation. Your page is unavailable: You are not authorized to access this page.

Do you have an stl file ?

Still printing!

What a great entry! Is the netting also printed?

When I wanted to autoprint without tape, for the show, I went through the process of finding the right temperature that keeps the print on the glass while printing, but can be removed with some force. Perhaps in your case just having a little colder bed might do the trick?

Those long black locks go a long way too I recon

@tinkergnome, nice one! Though the face is blurred out, it still has some distinctive features that makes me think of a specific employee I'm not an UM2 user, but am I seeing 2 teflon pieces there ? @SandervG I'll have a look if I can find some time to print a toy or two.

I'm assuming you also had a scary print like in this topic: https://ultimaker.com/en/community/17376-heated-bed-official-kit-stretched-z#reply-118433

This was advertised by UM back when I got my UM2. I'm Still waiting for the upgrade. I'm aware of that, just like the dual extrusion ;)The question is, why is it still being advertised? I have a doodle3D Still have to get my octoprint rasp pi to work though :(

Uhm, UMO+ has UM2 electronics. I'm not sure if that board/power supply allows for 2 UMO heaters. Do some research on the forum/ask staff on the forum/support.

I've seen "filament welders" perform pretty well: https://www.google.nl/search?q=filament+welder

Or bad leveling perhaps, if the surface isn't flat as a mirror, the gap between the nozzle and bed might be too big.

Hm, wow. @Korneel, shit always happens to you first man. @SandervG, really? Again no communication before stuff happened? Accompanied by the fact that stuff wasn't really ready when launched? Sadly it's always this way arround and not like there will be an Ultimaker 3 in my room printing, a few days before the announcement comes. May I add to the discussion: -The up- and downsides of the printer @coolblue note: " Printen met 2 printkoppen is op dit moment nog niet mogelijk. ". Is this saying it is coming, but was the announcement delayed? Same goes for UMO: " De printer is uit te breiden met onderdelen zoals een wifi-module of extra een printkop. " - Makerpoint says for UM2: "Connectivity: SD Card, WiFi printing ready (future upgradeable)" Wifi? Wait whut? -What's up with coolblue also selling leapfrog and other printers. Is that a good or a bad thing?

I'm running 100% fan always, so I guess that's still the problem. UMO fan's are lacking?