[Birchwood PLA 2.8mm]

Hi,

'Im nor sure I'm in the right htread but I'll ask anyway.

can anyone let me know where I can source   Birchwood  2.8mm, PLA?

I had ordered it from a local supplier here in Ireland but he can't source it.

Also if anyone has used it can they give me a heads up on the settings/ potential issues  to be aware of, or is it just the same as standard PLA?

Thanks in advance

Dermot

[The Ultimaker marketplace]

Hi,

'Im nor sure I'm in the right htread but I'll ask anyway.

can anyone let me know where I can source   Birchwood  2.8mm, PLA?

I had ordered it from a local supplier here in Ireland but he can't source it.

Also if anyone has used it can they give me a heads up on the settings/ things to be aware of, or is it just the same as standard PLA?

Thanks in advance

[ONE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE EMPTY.]

My polybox readings are , temp 21.5 ,   humidity 28%. Hopefully these values are stable and  adequate for 3d printing.

 

[ONE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE EMPTY.]

at last my polybox has arrived!!! 

 

I want to mount it behind the ultimaker on an extended shelf ( on my old portable computer trolly) to get it as close as possible to the infeeders so I'm wondering can I remove the ultimaker spool holder ? I  have another container for my spare spools and plan to put it on the bottom shelf, currently occupied by the polybox. My ultimate goal is to have a dedicated portable 3d printing station that can be rolled out to trouble shoot the feeder mechanisms should they need attention. 

[spare glass bed??]

Cheers !   I just ordered 2 spares from https://www.makerpoint.nl/en/print-table-glass-s5.html. 

 

Thanks again,  Dermot

[spare glass bed??]

Hi , I have just finished a batch of parts on my S5  and need to get the printer going again with another batch but I have to take the finished parts 

from the glass bed first. This takes  15 to 20 mins turn around. So I'm wondering if it would be an advantage to have a second glass bed waitting to 

place into my S5 and start the printer and then clean off my finished prints from the first print??  Any advice would be helpful .

 

Thanks in advance, Dermot

 

[PROBLEM WITH MATERIAL RECOGNITION]

Sure enough Smithy the filament was damaged which resulted in no feed.   Thanks again for the advice.

 

Dermot

[PROBLEM WITH MATERIAL RECOGNITION]

I have changed the material to Generic and the printer has accepted the file so fingers crossed!!!! 

[PROBLEM WITH MATERIAL RECOGNITION]

Yes, I'm using UM material spools PLA BLACK  on spool 1  and  NATURAL PVA on spool 2.  I took the spools off last weekend as recommended and stored them in a container. I didn't pay attention to the automatic detection. I went and loaded them manually because I had the following    errors.

 

[PROBLEM WITH MATERIAL RECOGNITION]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Hi. I keep getting a error message when I  send this to print on the network.   my material selection is set corrrectly (as  per image)  the slice function looks fine but when I send it to print this mesage appears  but if I overide the message  the print goes missing and I have to abort.   Has anybody encountered this before? 

 

Thanks in Advance  , Dermot                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

[ONE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE EMPTY.]

That's good to know because I'm in the process of buying a polybox and some storage vessels. there must be a sensor in the spool arm that detects the utimaker pva?

 

[ONE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE EMPTY.]

That polybox is just what I need so .   I will also have a look for  some sealable containers and get some silica gel while I'm at it. 

I'm using  PLA (white, black , silver) and  natural PVA   filaments  for the time being until I get familiar with the 3D printing process.    Thanks again you've   saved me a lot of hardship on the learning curve!  

 

[ONE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE EMPTY.]

I changed to a new  reel of PVA and the first thing I noticed was how ridgid and almost brittle the filament of the new reel is compared to the old reel that I took off. The old reel filament was  very compliable to the touch so hopefully that will solve the issue for me.   I am new to this so I'm trying to build a preventative maintenance mini programe to deal with the histories and issues. The old reel had been sitting on the back of the printer for a few weeks in a spare bedroom.  I did not know how sensitive the PVA filament is. I will build a container to keep it stable but for the time being I have the old reel in the sealed bag that came with the new reel.   fingers crossed!!!!   

 

Thanks again  Smithy.

[ONE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE EMPTY.]

Thanks fbrc8-erin,  how does my filament get ground down?  It looks o.k.  Its PVA Filament thats causiing me the issues and it looks fine on the reel. I cleaned the tubes this morning and might get some new tubing as spares before I change out a reel of material.  I measured the tubing and its 1/4 O.D. 1/8 I.D. clear tubing so I might give that a try before I get into to it futher.

[ONE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE EMPTY.]

cheers Smithy,  I must try turning off the sensor to get it finished but I have to find a long term solution. my prints take 1 to 2 days on average and I don't want to babysit the machine.    

[ONE MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE EMPTY.]

Hello, my ultimaker s5 keeps stopping and displaying this error. I have read the blogs and have tried to fix it but to no avail. I have disabled the network . that didn't help.

I have the latest firmware loaded. that didn't fix it either. I took the feeder apart and cleaned it . that didn't fix it. I have a print job on and its a 2.5 day print. I have 1 day and 5 hours left and am sick of restarting the printer. is there any  PERMANENT solution to this error?

 

highly frustrated,   Dermot