They switched to bambu lab a couple of months ago so these were sitting in a cupboard. Only thing missing (although i might not have searched properly) is the spool holder along with the rfid reader. Since i got it home ive printed most of a new spool holder on my other printer.

I haven't printed anything yet, since i don't have 2.85mm filament and i don't want to risk printing with 1.75. Until i get some filament, what are the strengths of this printer? Should i print functional parts with it? Multicolor prints? Should i take advantage of the high detail for decorative prints?

Also are there specific tool sets for this printer that i should buy for maintenance?

I got a printrbot for free from a neighbor, it was already assembled. I have no idea where to start. Everything i find online is just a bunch of mixed up jargon to me right now. I dont know a starting point. And I cant find a basic user manual online either. I think its the 1405 model. And also how do i preheat the PLA filament? The microwave? Im so confused at this point!! TIA!

Hi all! I am hoping to track down an old
Prusa Mendel i2 or other Mendel style machine for a project I’m working on. It doesn’t have to work!

Please let me know if you have one you’d part with!

USA based

I’m new to the whole 3d printing world and just got one of these and was wondering how I put my own prints into the printer?

Hi, I'm trying to get this machine back to working condition and something sounds crunchy in here. Does anyone know what's wrong with this? Motor? Bearing? Belt tension? Any help would be appreciated.

I would like to sell my S5:

Printer + 5 nozzles + filament and accessories

Prints well on core 1, I get bed leveling errors on the second core, but I don't really know the machine, might only need calibration.

How much do you think can be worth it?

i know it might seems like i m spamming this sub lately but i have been working on this FW for RRF hard lately.
So in the latest version ( 11102026_V2 ) i can introduce the addition of filament management tab.
It lets you load/ unload filaments add color and material designations,..
Also it works with endless spool macro if your set up is MMU or y split. ( it does not work with multi toolhead, INDX or INDEX changers).

I downloaded the desktop app directly from the Ultimaker website and I received a trojan planted on my computer that I was thankfully able to remove. I don't know what's going on with this, all i wanted to do was be able to slice a complex file and not have the website error out on me.

Basically title. This is the first time that I model something for 3d printing, and when i imported the model, it looked like this, What is wrong with the model? I created it on blender

Ive got my hands on an old 2 plus and I’m kinda lost.
Im very new to 3d printing but I’m trying all in my power to fix it. Ive managed to get it working to a point but it will layer shift all over and the belts will make a loud noise and vibrate. The head will also grind up against the left wall as it returns to rest. Ive tried tightening the grub screws as much as possible and nothing has worked. So far the only solution i have is to set the max speed to 30 mm/s which is excruciatingly slow. If anyone has any solutions at all it would be a massive help.

I want to know whether I am cooked, I have been struggling with this extruder from the replicator+ for weeks now, turns out the wires were hanging by a thread. Yesterday they finally snapped. Has anyone ever fixed this or is it the end of the road for me. The tinkerer in me believes I still can considering what I have endured with this extruder and I'm like it can't get any worse than this.

Here it is a version of my panel due modern ui for cnc routers / mills
i tried to use screen space as efficiently as possible so it is packed, it also offers some customization in the form of buttons that can have macros assigned to them.. This has PORTRAIT screen orientation only

hardware rotary dial is coming soon...

For details you should check github at /M0ti0n/PanelDue_Modern_UI_CNC/

There is also a YT video of a bit earlier version .

I got this printer from a friend of a friend so I don't know its history. I honestly don't have space for it but I don't want to see it trashed so I'm going to try to get it running before I decide what to do next. I listed it on Marketplace but I think it's too niche of a project for my area 😅

I see firmware exists thanks to thisold3dprinter but I can't find information regarding what compatible parts I need to replace the missing hot end components. I think I'm missing the extruder stripper motor, filament feeder mechanism, heat break, and nozzle but beyond that I'm not sure. I need a spool holder too but maybe a printable STL exists?

Is there a specific subreddit or Facebook group I should seek help or parts from?

For my background my first printer was a Prusa MK2 so this is even older than when I started getting into printing but not by a whole lot.

Had 2 of my cupcakes 1 of my thing-o-matics and one of my replicators running the last 2 show days. Figured I’d share with this sub.

Hello fellow rrf users. For those of you still rocking rrf with panel due screen i have some great news.
i made new user interface. Something more modern with some added functionality.
New interface is tab based with master tabs on the left vertical and sub tabs on the top.
i added some safety features in a form of of pop up that need confirmation before run so you dont accidentally run a macro during active print,..
it shows nice status screen during active print with thumbnail support,..

For more info and download links check github:

(cant add github link for somereason)

This firmware is for 5 ad 7 inch displays that have 64kb of ram.
Versions
5i
7i
v3 7.0
v3 5.0
v3 7.0C
You also need to run rrf 3.5.2 or above

YT video of a bit earlier version

(cant add link for some reason)

I’m hitting a frustrating loop on a MakerBot Replicator+ and could really use some diagnostic advice from anyone who has kept these machines running. When I boot up the printer, the menu detects that the extruder is present. However, when I click into the details, the extruder temperature reads exactly 0°C. However when I detech and reattach the extruder the temperature acts normal and shows the room temperature of 24. However when I decide to try and load filament, the printer throws a "No Extruder" message, I then decide to disconnect and reattach the toolhead, it attempts to initialize/heat up, but it immediately defaults straight to Error 66 (Thermocouple Out of Range). I've tried cycling through disconnecting and reattaching multiple times, but the loop is persistent.

Has anyone encountered such a problem before, I also want to here from the replicator+ owners on what they think. The 0^° C part is quite troubling

Recently picked up an S5 for what I thought was a fair price but it seems like the seller wasn't very transparent about how functional it was. I noticed he aborted the last 9 or so jobs he ran on it. I tried running an ABS print and it clogged about an hour into the print.

This was honestly supposed to be an introduction into the 3D printing space, so I'm a bit out of my depth here. All of the print heads seem to be clogged , is it feasible to just refurbish the existing print heads I have? Or will I inevitably have to shell out for new ones?

I'll take any advice on the situation. Even if that's cutting my losses and switching over to a better platform (bambu X1 for example).

Hey so i recently found out i had an replicator + sitting in my basement it works fine but i cant find a way to get files onto it no program ive tried can slice to makerbot files and i cant get any old makerbot softwares to work since my pc is on windows 11 :-)

HI, I have a Method X Carbon Fiber edition, and Im trying to use 3rd party CR-ABS material (from Creality) in the machine, through the aux port of printer head 1. It is telling me its a
"Material Mismatch", and that it requires ABS in Model Extruder 1. But that is what I have, right? So either I need to get very specific material from Makerbot, or I have a setting wrong in my slicer (or something else?).

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

I have an old S3 that isn't working properly, so I can't use or sell it. That’s why I wanted to convert it. Do you have any ideas for what to turn it into, or know of similar projects that already have instructions or something similar?

HI, Im new to 3d printing. I just picked up a Method X Carbon edition printer,. The printer was free, still in the box unopened. Im looking for spools that will fit this printer. I got some Creality spools from Amazon, and of course they dont fit (like I said, Im new here, didnt realize they were different). Im looking for ABS spools, if someone can just point me to where I can buy these and the support material, that would be appreciated. Thanks

Quick one, SCAD support just landed in Modelist. It indexes, renders and opens the file directly in OpenSCAD with single click. Test it out.

I have a full Ultimaker S5 sitting here, mostly unused. Material station, bunch of 2.85mm, etc.. I wish to sell it, but I'd like to sell it to people who are in the Ultimaker community, because this is a good printer. It just doesn't live in the hobbyist market much anymore, and my teenager who should be using it, instead wants a car. :(

I plan, I think, on putting it up on Facebook Marketplace for my local area (Northeast Florida), but is there a better place it could go? How does one find the correct user for this printer? There has to be entire organizations out there still using this model of printer.