Ultimaker 2 Extended (review) // Crash Test | I Like To Make Stuff

I got a chance to test out the Ultimaker 2 Extended 3d printer and it's great! It prints fantastic quality prints, right out of the box!

Also check out my review of the Form1+

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Ultimaker 2 Extended (review) // Crash Test | I Like To Make Stuff

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[TheGeekPub]

This is the one I have been looking at it. I'm glad to hear you liked it!

[BrentBlueAllen]

Glad you did a crash test of your 3D printer, rather than a crash test of your new car.

[ccooper]

We have an Ultimaker at work and it came with a second print head but, like you said, it doesn't support dual extrusion. From our research they wanted to make dual extrusion work but there were too many issues so they didn't add it. It's still way better than a Makerbot.

Thanks for the video.

[BenBrandt]

Years ago I got spoiled running prints on a professional Stratasys machine. Someday maybe I'll get a 3D printer if my own, and thanks to content like this I can be a little better informed. Thank you for sharing your perspective.

[DBijl]

Adafruit has a video on using 1.75mm filament on an Ultimaker 2. No technical mods needed, just some set-up.

[camquintana]

I'm glad to see that all your hard work have make you able to reach and attract more sponsors.

[MichaelLawing]

Excellent overview. It's nice to see fair reviews and comparisons across media types.

[AwesomeWoodThings]

Great and thorough review. Thanks Bob!
Don't sweat "sponsor vs non-sponsor" comments... glad you're up front about it. That's all that matters to me.

[RoboCNCnl]

Nice video Bob.. seems like it has a nice resolution for an FDM machine..

[kevohh]

I love your 3D printer videos! I hope to see more. I know my kids would have a million ideas of what to print but I can't really think of anything to justify buying one of these.... yet.

[Waltuh]

Cool review! Ultimaker looks like a really nice printer, I'd be interested to see what you think of a Creality CR-10 in another video

[Engineer]

Regarding the power switch. It's good that it's on the back. You don't want to accidentally bump it to off whilst in the mid of a 30 hour print. It's even better to unplug the transformer brick from the mains when you are not using it, in the favor of your energy bill and fire risk. About the dual extrusion, i agree it should have been there, i would have liked it as well, but Ultimaker says that they have too many issues with it, temperature differences between nozzles, and the unused nozzle bumping the workpiece over. Every little detail on this printer has been discussed deeply on their forums, everything is well thought-through and has a reason.

[Retroweld]

Great video Bob! That looks like a cool machine. :)

[ZM-lzng]

You definitely need to check out the ROBO R1 3d printer, it comes pre assembled and has almost the same print size for 800$. It's quality isn't perfect right away out of the box but after a few days with the fine adjustments it works great, especially for the price!

[tooljunkie]

thats awsome bob! as the world turns, , people are gonna hate and not appreciate. i appreciate your honesty and creativity.. and videos u put out. one of these days ill get a 3d printer its too kool of a toy not to buy one eventually..lol have a good one man thanks for the honest review

[PolarBear]

Hey, Bob! I've really enjoyed the 3D Printer reviews you've put out there; it's interesting to learn about the specific models you've worked with.

I'd be really interested in a more general overview of 3D printing. In this video, you referred to the Ultimaker as a "cartesian" printer and in the comments I've seen SLA vs. FDM but I haven't seen you go into much detail on what that's all about.

Maybe you've covered this in other videos and certainly I'll do my own Googling but I'd love to see you do a run-down video with your thoughts on pros vs. cons and best-uses for different types of printers.

[EZ_shop]

Nice review, I've been thinking about the new 2+ myself.

[wjf]

Great video and review.

If money was not an issue and I mean REALLY NOT an issue, which machine would be the best to buy for the highest quality prints you can possibly get? Thanks and keep up the great work.

[sysghost]

About the wish for dual extruder option: The board even has a spare stepper motor driver output populated with the driver chip and support circuitry. So once a secondary nozzle and the parts for it has been put in place, the rest is just a firmware modification, which already exists and can be downloaded for free. Odd that they still haven't offered that "upgrade option" officially yet.

[Awesomekid]

those spots are for a second extruder, but the only expansion pack is for the original, so ya. But if there is one for the original, there should be one for this printer! Plus, the filament is wider because the filament system pushes the filament from the back of the printer through a tube into the extruder instead of the motor being on the extruder itself. This is a really good thing! It enables the extruder to move really fast and quietly, and the gantry doesn't have to hold up all of the weight of the motor.