Does ultimaker vibration upset the print ?

[ian 32]

Does ultimaker vibration upset the print ?

Just a quick question, when i have ultimaker running fast, there is a lot of vibration ?

does that really effect a print and also, do these printed feet off thingiverse actually help the matter ?

if vibration does effect prints, what would be the best counter measure ?

Thanks guys.

Best wishes.

Ian

[Daid 304]

There are 2 reasons why I've added feet to my printer. First is to get a bit more room beneath the printer (with my modifications it's already a wire mess, and it's going to get worse)

Second is to reduce the amount of vibrations transferred to the table, to reduce the amount of noise. I used the soft PLA for this.

[ian 32]

ok cool. thanks for the info Daid !

Can I ask, how much noise was reduced using the rubber feet ?

Sounds like a nice addon ?

Thanks and best wishes.

Ian

[Daid 304]

It depends on your table. Mine was standing on a small wooden IKEA desk which vibrated with the machine, making all objects on the table vibrate with it. But some normal soft padding might also help.

[dinac 0]

maybe putting ultimaker on vibration pad for washing machine ?

[IRobertI 516]

To keep the noise down I went really hi-tech... I cut off four pieces of rubber hose and stuck one piece under each corner :mrgreen: Simple, cheap and took all of a minute to do. Works great

[ian 32]

To keep the noise down I went really hi-tech... I cut off four pieces of rubber hose and stuck one piece under each corner :mrgreen: Simple, cheap and took all of a minute to do. Works great

KISS !!!

keep it simple stupid !

good idea Robert !

Ian

[futurejames 0]

To keep the noise down I went really hi-tech... I cut off four pieces of rubber hose and stuck one piece under each corner :mrgreen: Simple, cheap and took all of a minute to do. Works great

Hmm, now I know what I can do with that garden hose I needed to throw away. :twisted: