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MAKERS LAB 

Benno Premselahuis 

Rhijnspoorplein 1 

1091   GC Amsterdam 

 

 

 

Custom

 menu 

There is no standard setting for 

printing complex models. 

Experimenting is recommended. 

Always try to use as little support 

material as possible in order to be 

able to remove it easily, leaving as 

few ‘scars’ as possible on the 

model. 

 

 

 

The 

‘Shell’

 menu is used to set the 

thickness of the walls, bottom and 

top. Things to consider regarding 

settings: 

  Strength of the product  

  Costs 

  Printing time 

 

 

 

The 

‘Infill’

 menu is used to set the 

density and the filling pattern. 

Things to consider regarding 

settings: 

  Strength of the product 

  Costs 

  Printing time 

 

 

 

The 

‘Support’

 menu is used to set 

the pattern and density of the 

support material. The 

recommended 

Support Pattern

 is 

‘Lines’

Things to consider regarding 

settings: 

  Easy removal of support 

material  

  Support scarring left on 

product 

 

 

The 

‘Build Plate Adhesion’

 menu is 

used to set the adhesion of the 

model to the glass plate.  

Build Plate Adhesion Type

 standard 

Brim

 or 

None

.

  

 

A number of matters depend on the 

dimensions and shape of the 

footprint on the glass plate. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for 2 Extended

Page 1: ...Manual for the Ultimaker 2 and Ultimaker Extended 2 3D printers Makers Lab...

Page 2: ...Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Contents Begin 3D printing 3 Removing and introducing material 4 Introducing material 9 Preparing build plate 12 Preparing 3D print in Cura 4 2 1 13 Be...

Page 3: ...ere is already material in the printer and I will be printing with this material Continue on page 12 There is no material in the printer Continue on page 9 There is already material in the printer but...

Page 4: ...ing material Switch on the printer with the switch on the back to the left Twist the knob on front and select MATERIAL Press the button Select CHANGE and press the button The printing head will be hea...

Page 5: ...r Be certain that you also remove the thin strands of residual material from the Bowden tube which are attached to the material Press the spool holder inside and remove the spool from the spool holder...

Page 6: ...hijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Place another spool on the spool holder The material should run off the spool on the bottom on the feeder side Snip off the end making a level cut Select READY and p...

Page 7: ...ead will heat up Wait until the menu Insert new material from the appears Now insert material into the bottom of the feeder until the feeder grasps the material If necessary you can press up the switc...

Page 8: ...is Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Wait until the material leaving the nozzle is the same colour as the material that was introduced Select READY and press the button Select Return and press it tw...

Page 9: ...the printer with the switch on the back to the left Place a spool on the spool holder The material should run off the spool on the bottom on the feeder side Snip off the end making a level cut Select...

Page 10: ...ead will heat up Wait until the menu Insert new material from the appears Now insert material into the bottom of the feeder until the feeder grasps the material If necessary you can press up the switc...

Page 11: ...uis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Wait until the material leaving the nozzle is the same colour as the material that was introduced Select READY and press the button Select Return and press it t...

Page 12: ...for the material to adhere to the plate properly the plate must be given a coating This coating 3DLAC is applied prior to printing Open the two clips on the front of the build plate Slide out the gla...

Page 13: ...1NL okt19 13 MAKERS LAB Benno Premselahuis Rhijnspoorplein 1 1091 GC Amsterdam Preparing 3D print in Cura 4 2 1 Open Cura Click on Open File s and open the stl or obj file Select the file and click Op...

Page 14: ...2 or Ultimaker Extended 2 Select the right material and nozzle diameter Generic PLA and 0 4 mm Check the dimensions of your model with Scale S If necessary adjust the dimensions Ensure that the Unifo...

Page 15: ...th of the product Costs Printing time The Infill menu is used to set the density and the filling pattern Things to consider regarding settings Strength of the product Costs Printing time The Support m...

Page 16: ...cates how long printing will take and the amount of material being used Click on Preview for an image of what the print will look like To do so use the sliding switch on the right side Click on Save t...

Page 17: ...ng Select PRINT and press the button Select desired file and press the button The build plate will be heated up to 60 Celsius Once the build plate has reached the right temperature it will move upward...

Page 18: ...the printer Open the two clips on the front of the build plate Twist them completely open Slide the glass plate to the front and remove it from the printer A note of caution Make sure not to exert an...

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