Thanks a lot for this reply, that's very good to know !
I have to say I'm quite surprised to read this. I expected that the fact that it is manually assembled by the user could have an impact on the accuracy, but it seems like it's not the case?
I also thought that the UM2+, with its several nozzles, was somehow designed for efficiency. What's the purpose of this otherwise?
Thanks again!
While the UMO is manually assembled by the user, the actual design is not much different from the new models... Sure, they use some fancier materials (like the frosted plastic stuff in the sides and dibond frames) with a higher WAF, but in the end its just panels put together in a box shape, and some axis, pulleys, belts and motors fitted to them... There is no reason to think that you wouldn't be able to put your own machine together just as well as an Ultimaker employee, after all, you only have to assemble that one machine, and can take your time.
The UMO is a wonderful and very sturdy machine, with great support to be found in the community and options for a wide variety of modifcations (I should know, I did quite a few myself).
I do think, some of those modifications are needed if you want to print with more exotic materials, but the machine will still end up being much cheaper than the newer models.
Now, when it comes to the UM3 (which is also the most expensive) there are quite a few changes like the dual extrusion head with the quick swap printcores.
It is totally possible to mod an UMO to dual extrusion using eg. some of E3Ds designs, but obviously it requires some effort.
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To be honest, I do have UMO with HB (but not "+" one). I do have Ultimaker 2 and Ultimaker 2+. I've seen UM3 prints. Best is old UMO. It prints faster with great quality. It's like that when I use recommended Cura presets. But UMO can go faster than presets with super quality.
When I use my UMO settings, UM2(+) prints a bit slower and quality is rather poor.
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Thanks a lot for this reply, that's very good to know !
I have to say I'm quite surprised to read this. I expected that the fact that it is manually assembled by the user could have an impact on the accuracy, but it seems like it's not the case?
I also thought that the UM2+, with its several nozzles, was somehow designed for efficiency. What's the purpose of this otherwise?
Thanks again!
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