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Thank you for the reply. The reason I was told to to go to 1,75mm was that it is not breaking as easily as 3mm. And yes I was talking about ninjaflex. I thought TPE is like the family just like PLA and ninjaflex is the brand. But again what do I know. You are saying you can print ninjaflex without modifications? That would actually be awesome.

Hello, I currently want to buy my first 3D printer and I am kinda undecided between the Ultimaker 2+ and a different one. I am not completely unexperience with 3d printing currently all the models I created were printed by a friend of mine. So I already know I want to get a better product. But anyway that is not what I wanted to ask. It seems like that most 3D printers nowadays are using a 1,75mm filament. Also a friend told me I shall get a printer with 1,75mm now I've searched around a bit and it seems like the 1,75mm can also be used with the UM2+ without modification is that correct? Also regarding different filaments, for me it is kinda important to also be able to use different filaments like TPE. I really want to try those rubberized materials. Now I have already searched but sometimes it is hard to be sure this is the latest stage or thread. Can TPE and other stuff be feeded into the UM2+? From my understanding it is not possible, or rather hard and the outcome is unpredictable. So I have seen some have created modifications for the UM2+ to use a E3D hotend (E3D-v6) with the direct feeder etc. But I am a bit concerned that this modification is getting too heave on the axes. And will lead to problems. Is this concern unfounded? Maybe someone can help me there. Cause this might be a modification I might be interested in to use other materials like TPE. Thank you!