Ultimaker 2
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Ultimaker
This equipment is safety category 3:
- Mandatory, in person, instructions.
- Make sure you read the Wiki before asking.
This equipment is Noise Category 3: Can be used at all hours. No limits.
Inhoud
Safety
Maintenance
Recommenced maintenance schedule
To keep your Ultimaker 2+ in optimal condition we recommend the following maintenance schedule, based on 1,500 printing hours per year:
Every month | Every three months | Every Year | |
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Clean Printer | Check for plays on axels | Clean feeder and replace Bowden tube | |
Lubricate axles | Check for tension of short belts | ||
Lubricate lead screw Z moto | |||
Re-tighten hot end isolator |
Releasing clocked material in nozzle
- Over time filament will block the nozzle. to clean the nozzle follow the following steps:
- Remove remaning filament
- Get a 30cm of Nylon filament and straighten it as much as possible
- Remove the blue horshoe clip underneath the white coupling
- Remove the filament tube out of the print head, while holding the white coupling
- Select in the main menu Advanced
- Select Heatup Nozzle
- Raise the nozzle temperature to 260 degrees
- Once on right temperature, insert the straightened piece of filament in the nozzle
- Set the temperature to 90 degrees and wait for the printer to reach this temperature
- Pull out the filament, be aware may require substantial force
- Repeat this process as often as required
See also: Automic Cleanout (Youtube) Automic Cleanout manual
Applicability
Manual and procedures
Ultimaker Documentation Ultimaker Manuals
Operation
The Makerspace has two 3D printers:
- Ultimaker 2 +
- Ultimaker 2 Extended +
Characteristics
Property | Ultimaker 2+ | Ultimaker 2 Extended + |
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Max. size [mm] | 223x223x205 | 223x223x305 |
Nozzle size | 0.25, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 | 0.25, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 |
Voorbeeld | Voorbeeld | Voorbeeld |
- Switch on Ultimaker on the back side of the machine
- Change material:
- To change material or the enter material in to the printer, choose Material in the main menu
- Choose Change. The machine heats up and first will remove existing material
- Choose Ready once material is removed
- Feeding new Material
- Feed new material on the back side of the UtilMaker
- Choose Ready once the material is transported through the tube. The material will be transported to the nozzle.
- Wait till material flows through nozzle and confirm by selecting Ready
- Return to main menu by selection Return
- Print model
- Enter the SD card into the SD card reader
- Select Print
- Choose model you like to print. The printer heats up to the required temperature.