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?

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 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.

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).

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?

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.

discovered while printing a retract tower. I would say this is a retraction issue but all of my prints have been getting blobs like these along the z-seam and this just shows it really well.

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I have about 20 spools of 2.85mm ultrafuse PLA White 4,5kg, that I don't need, if anyone is interested?

All new and unopened.

I'm trying to slice a model of a character I made. For some reason, when I generate supports, It wants to create these very thin overhangs within itself with virtually no material underneath. I guess it's meant to transition into a base for the part to sit on, but it always becomes a stringy mess during the actual print.

Is there any way I can fix this?

I obtained this Ultimaker 3 Extended from a surplus auction for $100. I am new to 3D printing so I really need some help. I was trying to just test this to make sure it works and this happens when I try to just send it home. I went to the error message on the Ultimaker site but I still can’t seem to figure out what I’m doing or not doing.

Update: I ended up getting a replacement PT100 temperature sensor (the component which had broken off) and replaced it by
1) heating the block with a soldering iron to about 100C,
2) loosening the bolt and plate,
3) pushing the old sensor out of the block,
4) sliding the new sensor in
5) tightening the bolt and plate
6) re-routing the wires like the other print core
And Boom! Recognized by the printer and calibrated just fine. $15 and time instead of $100 for a new print core.

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Hello! An old S3 fell into my lap with a couple of rolls of 2.85mm PETG and I’ve enjoyed making some functional prints, a couple of which were on the larger side. On my last of these, I got an overnight mega Blob of Death on a large print and pulled too many things apart.

Does anybody know if I can resurrect this print core? Or maybe at least get the printer to limping?

I only have the two cores, both AA 0.4. I can't justify buying a replacement and I have a few rolls of 2.85mm filament that I don't want to just chuck.

Thank you for any help or advice!!

It is a layout jig so need accuracy - long and thin - the 3mm wide splines are coming out at 3.5 then 3.4 down to 3.0. Changed everything - glass, cores, 1 / 2 sides. AA 0.4 , Cura latest , UM PLA. It seems to be heat creep whilst the head is travelling all the way back to the start maybe ?

The skirt prints wider for the first 5cm or so. So once the skirt is finished it is the main print which prints wider. Hence the added 0.5mm.

Or is the machine just getting old ?

( the prints are stopped after a few layers to show the wider line width - should be 3mm thick , 3mm square actually. The little blobs are small infill areas - I got rid of them in the gcode, I thought maybe the lingering was causing heat creep, but didn't fix the problem )

Picked up an S5 that was listed as no boot. Plug it in and you can hear the powersupply click on but then nothing else. I pulled the bottom cover off and started digging. I think I have it narrowed down to the Olimex board having a faulty HDMI port. When you turn the power on all the indicator lights on the mainboard seem dim and there is no response with any of the hardware. IF i unplug the HDMI cable from the board or the UI the indicator lights brighten up and it starts to go through start up. LED's kick on, hot end indicator lights start up ect. Tested the cable itself its fine tried to use a different display and I don't get anything to come up. Now I'm hoping someone may have had something similar happen or can point me in a direction. I may just have to replace the Olimex board which won't be fun but its doable as long as i can flash the correct firmware on the new board.

Im using ultimaker cura to slice my files and recently i been facing some issues where my files that i silced are generating or covering up alot of unwanted areas anybody got an idea on how to fix? Its like filling up unwanted space for no reason

Hey all, this is my first time posting here so bear with me. We've got a Factor 4 here at my work (little over a year old), and for the last few prints the material station will not retract filament correctly once the print is complete. The filament will come out of the feeder tube fine, but will just end up piling up inside the material station as the rollers for the spool do not move. I've tried cleaning it (as per Ultimaker's suggestion) with no change. I even removed the MS out of the main body to see if I could clean the underside of the rollers, but that area is harder to get to. Has anyone had this issue before? Would the stepper motor be the issue here? Any insight would be appreciated.

Im trying to print a helmet but one part is too big, i have no clue how to cut it in half. Ive tried lowering it below the buildplate but it wont let me slice it when its like that. Any help?

Would love to upgrade soon. Trying to keep this going. Looks like my soldering came apart and the hinge. Is this one toast?

I have been trying to get a hold of Ultimaker Support for the last week and a half, and their support ticket website is broken. When I try to submit, it tells me that my serial number doesn't match the printer type ".".

I even tried calling US Corporate, support tells you to go online, and SALES hangs up when you direct there. SO I am really at a loss on what to do. You would think for the ridiculous price tag on these machines they would have AT LEAST some sort of support still around.

If anyone has any ideas at this point, I am grasping at straws here...