ajmonkey 2 Posted June 17, 2015 in MadeSolid PET+ Ultimaker 2 Firmware & setting questions Hi! I just recently purchased the Ultimaker 2 Extended-and am interested in printing with PET+ as there was a project I really wanted to duplicate that was printed in PET+ on YouMagine. I was wondering does the Made Solid firmware for Ultimaker 2 also work on the Extended and Go versions of the Ultimaker 2? Does the firmware from MadeSolid just add in the PET+ functionality? Or can I set this manually on my Ultimaker Extended? Here's the link to their page: http://shop.madesolid.com/pages/printer-settings Thanks for your help! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultiarjan 1,076 Posted June 18, 2015 in MadeSolid PET+ Ultimaker 2 Firmware & setting questions There is no reason to touch firmware to print pet. What they offer is a cura profile. Basically how to optimise your print settings. I did not look at the settings they offer but in my experience pet prints fine on UM2 at higher temps. I guess at least 245c. This will shorten the life of your ptfe (the little white thing in you printhead) which can relatively easy be replaced. but best to keep a spare. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ajmonkey 2 Posted June 18, 2015 in MadeSolid PET+ Ultimaker 2 Firmware & setting questions There is no reason to touch firmware to print pet. What they offer is a cura profile. Basically how to optimise your print settings. I did not look at the settings they offer but in my experience pet prints fine on UM2 at higher temps. I guess at least 245c. This will shorten the life of your ptfe (the little white thing in you printhead) which can relatively easy be replaced. but best to keep a spare. Thanks for the great advice! I also emailed MadeSolid, and I just received an email from MadeSolid's CTO David Rorex--and they also tell me not to touch the firmware on the Ultimaker 2 Extended as they are working on updated instructions which should be on their website in a few days Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisw 69 Posted June 18, 2015 in MadeSolid PET+ Ultimaker 2 Firmware & setting questions I've gone through 6 rolls of MadeSolid's PET+ so far. 250 head and 70 bed temps have worked very well. Measuring the diameter of that filament with a caliper before printing is important because sizes on my 6 previous rolls have varied from 2.88 - 3.03 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites