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Questions tagged [ultimaker-2]

Questions about the second iteration of the Ultimaker printer and its variant versions, the Ultimaker 2+, Ultimaker 2 Extended and Ultimaker 2 Go.

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Ultimaker 2 ticking sound coming from feeder

Recently, the ticking sounds started to come from feeder of my UM2. Inspecting it I have noticed that once in a while stepper motor jumps back for few steps. I have an idea of what can be the reason, but I just want to hear what you can think of.…
Anton Osadchy
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Recommended settings for ColorFabb Copperfill Filaments on a 0.25 mm Nozzle?

I switched out my 0.4 mm Ultimaker 2+ Nozzle the other day for the 0.25 mm and started using a ColorFabb Copperfill 2.85 mm filament. I am having some issues with it clogging and sticking to the bed for larger prints: Current settings…
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Flow Settings in Cura 2.4 for Ultimaker 2+ not available (suspected overextrusion filling small holes)

Cura 2.4 reports that the (printer-dependant) G-Code mode prevents the "Flow" (extrusion rate adjustment percentage) setting from being available. Why? I am using an Ultimaker 2+. Is a firmware update required? I know the "Flow" can by dynamically…
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Technique for removing support from Ultimaker 2+?

I have made some prints with the Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 2 Extended+. The prints are in PLA. For slicing, I use Cura and I check the support checkbox (haven't gone to advanced settings to adjust support yet). I can clearly see that there is a…
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PLA filament not feeding correctly with Ultimaker 2+

I've got the following PLA filament that is not feeding correctly into our Ultimaker 2+ It starts to feed and then all of the sudden, the wire 'eats' (read breaks, but not entirely) the plastic filament as you can see on the picture below: Any…
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How to get a quality print of a thin single-walled shell?

I would like to 3D print a small thin tub/mold for an epoxy resin. I have tubings inserted into holes, and I need to fix these tubings securely with epoxy (see picture below). The space is very limited, and the whole assembly must have a smallest…
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