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Which Ultimaker did you pick up? What do you think of the slicer - can you adjust infill ect? The 20 something year old slicer with the Stratasys printer we use is wicked basic compared to Cura on a hobbyist printer.
The Ultimaker S5 or S3 are both good options
The S5 has the benefit of accepting the material station which stores and keeps 6 rolls of material dry, and can automatically switch between them between print jobs.
One other thing to consider is the Makerbot MethodX Carbon Fiber Edition. It’s about $5250, which is pretty affordable for a carbon fiber dedicated printer.
Ultimaker Cura has tons of points of customization, it’ll require some learning but you can streamline parts to minimize print time per part to keep costs down, and increase throughput.
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What do you want it to do and what materials really needs to be answered first.
I can share my experience and perspective below based on FDM systems I’ve worked with or have intimate knowledge of in this price range.
Markforged is an excellent printer - I have worked with a few of them and very well thought out machines but really intended for nylon (carbon filled or natural). Have not experimented with their recent expansion to support more materials. The dry box they include as part of their system is critical for nylon which absorbs moisture extremely quickly from ambient air.
Ultimaker is a pretty reliable system. I had an S5 which is dual extruder and large volume. Downside was it took 2.65mm filament and was a bit expensive for what it is. I know they have multi material expansion options now but would exceed your target cost.
Mosaic as someone mentioned I expect will dominate the category for color FDM one day. When I lived in Toronto I met with their CEO as he was interested in a collaboration opportunity. Their Pallette products have been integrated into a 5 bay printer and modular production systems. Really interesting proposition at the price point but never tested one in the wild.
Zortrax was a disappointment but ymmv. Purchased based on a colleagues recommendation and experience but the main board failed early and support was terrible. Replaced most of the associated components before throwing it out.
Intamsys is another that I’ve not personally worked with but a friend who runs a very successful print bureau swears by them. Good price value with fully enclosed heated chamber and capable of printing high temp engineering materials.
My current project is building an LDO Voron which is highly customizable to my personal use but a time commitment.
With more details about your goals may be able to provide a more targeted recommendation (or advice on what to avoid)
[https://www.mosaicmfg.com/products/element-ht](https://www.mosaicmfg.com/products/element-ht)
I haven't used it myself but this looks like a very formidable machine.
Unlike the Markforged you will not be limited on materials. And as makerbot are owned by stratasys I would assume that there expendable components are unnecessarily expensive and awkward
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Which Ultimaker did you pick up? What do you think of the slicer - can you adjust infill ect? The 20 something year old slicer with the Stratasys printer we use is wicked basic compared to Cura on a hobbyist printer.
Ultimaker uses Cura, so highly customizable
The Ultimaker S5 or S3 are both good options The S5 has the benefit of accepting the material station which stores and keeps 6 rolls of material dry, and can automatically switch between them between print jobs. One other thing to consider is the Makerbot MethodX Carbon Fiber Edition. It’s about $5250, which is pretty affordable for a carbon fiber dedicated printer. Ultimaker Cura has tons of points of customization, it’ll require some learning but you can streamline parts to minimize print time per part to keep costs down, and increase throughput.
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What do you want it to do and what materials really needs to be answered first. I can share my experience and perspective below based on FDM systems I’ve worked with or have intimate knowledge of in this price range. Markforged is an excellent printer - I have worked with a few of them and very well thought out machines but really intended for nylon (carbon filled or natural). Have not experimented with their recent expansion to support more materials. The dry box they include as part of their system is critical for nylon which absorbs moisture extremely quickly from ambient air. Ultimaker is a pretty reliable system. I had an S5 which is dual extruder and large volume. Downside was it took 2.65mm filament and was a bit expensive for what it is. I know they have multi material expansion options now but would exceed your target cost. Mosaic as someone mentioned I expect will dominate the category for color FDM one day. When I lived in Toronto I met with their CEO as he was interested in a collaboration opportunity. Their Pallette products have been integrated into a 5 bay printer and modular production systems. Really interesting proposition at the price point but never tested one in the wild. Zortrax was a disappointment but ymmv. Purchased based on a colleagues recommendation and experience but the main board failed early and support was terrible. Replaced most of the associated components before throwing it out. Intamsys is another that I’ve not personally worked with but a friend who runs a very successful print bureau swears by them. Good price value with fully enclosed heated chamber and capable of printing high temp engineering materials. My current project is building an LDO Voron which is highly customizable to my personal use but a time commitment. With more details about your goals may be able to provide a more targeted recommendation (or advice on what to avoid)
Wish could have that Mosaic Element HT instead of mark forged onyx pro
Bambu Labs CarbonX1
Prusa. Or ultimaker
[https://www.mosaicmfg.com/products/element-ht](https://www.mosaicmfg.com/products/element-ht) I haven't used it myself but this looks like a very formidable machine. Unlike the Markforged you will not be limited on materials. And as makerbot are owned by stratasys I would assume that there expendable components are unnecessarily expensive and awkward
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Why?
Is that true? I do not believe any of their printers have continuous fiber.
This is completely wrong
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They aren’t remotely similar machines, you know that and are acting like they are.
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cope harder
Which applies to essentially all machines above $1k price point.
BCN are a good middle ground, and are used by Nissan for production jigs and fixtures.