Ultimaker 2

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.

Maintenance

See Maintenance Ultimaker 2+

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
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

1. Over time filament will block the nozzle. to clean the nozzle follow the following steps:
2. Remove remaning filament
3. Get a 30cm of Nylon filament and straighten it as much as possible
4. Remove the blue horshoe clip underneath the white coupling
5. Remove the filament tube out of the print head, while holding the white coupling
6. Select in the main menu Advanced
7. Select Heatup Nozzle
8. Raise the nozzle temperature to 260 degrees
9. Once on right temperature, insert the straightened piece of filament in the nozzle
10. Set the temperature to 90 degrees and wait for the printer to reach this temperature
11. Pull out the filament, be aware may require substantial force
12. Repeat this process as often as required

See also: Automic Cleanout (Youtube) Automic Cleanout manual

Applicability

Materials

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 +
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

1. Switch on Ultimaker on the back side of the machine
2. Change material:
   1. To change material or the enter material in to the printer, choose Material in the main menu
   2. Choose Change. The machine heats up and first will remove existing material
   3. Choose Ready once material is removed
3. Feeding new Material
   1. Feed new material on the back side of the UltiMaker
   2. Choose Ready once the material is transported through the tube. The material will be transported to the nozzle.
   3. Wait till material flows through nozzle and confirm by selecting Ready
   4. Return to main menu by selection Return
4. Print model
   1. Enter the SD card into the SD card reader
   2. Select Print
   3. Choose model you like to print. The printer heats up to the required temperature.
5. Printing
   1. Once the nozzle and print table are at th erequired temperature, the printer will start.
   2. Printer releases small amount of filament through the nozzle