I’ve printed stuff before and it was ok but I’m trying to print a model from a video game I like but instead of printing it comes out stringy. HELP PLEASE

was given this printer for free from a work friend, i’ve tried to do my own research on the printer and haven’t really found anything of substance. Is it even possible to use the printer without the mobile app? I’ve never worked with this brand before so anything at all will be extremely helpful

I have a Makerbot Replicator 2 that was gifted to me. I plugged it in with the provided power cord however, the toggle on/off switch will not move. I am not sure if this is a fuse issue. It won't budge no matter what I do. I wonder if this has to do with the power cord maybe shorted it, but I can't be sure. Has this happened to anyone? Is there a fix?

https://www.makerbot.com/3d-printers/sketch-sprint/
Looks like they are leaning even more heavily into the Library/K12 sector to keep revenue high, rather than trying to compete for the Ender/Bambu home DIY users and the print farm fab-for-pay folks.

$2400 each. That includes their education bundle.

https://github.com/david0429/billy-pi/tree/master/Parts/Steering

Are you able to load and see these files?

Trying to see if the issues are on my side.

Anyone have any ideas on if this is another sketch unit. Or is there finally gonna be a update to the Method.

I have some smart extruders and smart extruder pluses I got cheap as-is on ebay and some work well and some not so much. I'm wondering if anyone has figured out what all to look for when trying to fix these up and tune them to work well?

Hi all,

I ended up getting my hands on a MakerBot Replicator running firmware 1.0.4. I’ve only been able to print the models that are already saved on the machine itself, but I can't seem to get it to print any custom files.

I’ve tried loading .makerbot files from a USB drive, but every time I try, I get an “Error 1500”. Also, I haven’t been able to get MakerBot Desktop to load on my computer, which is making things even trickier.

Anyone know how I can fix this or at least figure out how to print custom files on this thing? Any help is appreciated!

Thanks!

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Hi, I was lifted a makerbot (hand me down) that need some maintenance. I'd like to have someone take a look. Are there any repair shops that work on makerbots thar you might recommend.

In the united stated preferably on the east coast*

It's my high schools and it's around 3 years old. The problem with it is when it makes a purge tower eventually it drags the support filament which is the water solvable and it drags it across the print bed and ruins the print. Should it be doing this and how could it be fixed? I have a creality K1 so I have no idea how dual extruder works.

I'm ready to pull my hair out.

My Method X runs great if I use breakaway supports in PLA. When I try to load up PVA in extruder 2, I'm getting constant false jams detected. I can't get through a single print with PVA as a support material, without it throwing a jam error, when nothing is wrong. I think the process of trying to recover from a jam actually makes it worse. Here's the cycle of madness:

• start print

• PLA gets drawn on the purge tower

• PLA raft gets laid down, works great

• PVA gets dumped to the purge tower, seems OK

• PVA gets placed on the PLA raft, and seems fine

• PLA and PVA now alternates, and at some point, PVA throws a false error - again the print is fine

• machine halts, and forces me to clear the nozzle

• PVA extrudes fine, and I hit OK

• machine asks me to clear the extra material, and restart. I do

• during this process, a bit of PVA leaks from the nozzle

• when the machine starts again, the machine starts pushing PVA, but since so much leaked from the nozzle, it thinks it's not extruding at all

• repeat last few steps above, and consider throwing machine out the window

I've tried everything I can think of. I dried the filament. I swapped the filament. I bought a brand new Labs extruder, only to find out I can't load it in slot 2 to print supports with PVA. I've recalibrated things, rebooted things, recited ancient chants, and sacrificed several workbench tools as tributes.

Help?

My grandson has a Makerbot 2 replicator and said he broke the glass plate with magnets what part is this? I've been searching and found a glass plate with magnets in the descriptions of the parts

Few questions here, first one is what would cause filament to do this? I’ve switched the angle of the way it was feeding (multiple times/spots), changed the feeder, changed the extruder (twice), switched filament.

I’m running out of options lol

Second, fill me in with printing petg. I’ve had success but a ton more failures since switching to petg. Do I need an enclosure, what temp for the extruder, flow rate, all the specifics? 🙏

Third, dry box? Use it during prints or just use it to dry out then take out an use? I’m not sure I’m using it correctly 🤦🏻‍♂️ help

Hello! One of the labs at my school was giving away old 3d printers and I found myself with a replicator! I have been doing some test prints on the basic settings and it has struggled with quality and some serious stringing. First, does anyone have ideal settings or suggestions to get good quality out of it and stop the stringing? Second does anyone know how to get cura or any other software to export makerbot files? Cura has a makerbot option but gives a "mime type" error. Most of the suggestions I have found revolve around using a different splicer or changing settings beyond what the 2 makerbot programs can do. Any help is appreciated!

Not a question, but a solution to save a searcher 30 minutes or so:

Kept having prints fail on my classroom Makerbot Sketch with the error "No Material Detected" or "Reload Filament", etc. The errors seemed to suggest a problem with the feed side. So I changed filament 2x to see if it was spool or material issues, cleared the extruder nozzle, cleaned filament feed wheel knurls, cleared out filament housing tube, etc... It turned out to be a problem with the build plate being too close to the extruder. Moved build plate to .7 with the Calibration Utility...started working fine.

Swivel clips keeps breaking, what do? Like seriously is there a permanent solution? Am I doing something wrong?

I have a Makerbot Replicator 2, has been a top notch printer for as long as I’ve had it. Might beat my Ender 5 printer to be honest, here lately though. I’ve been having the issue of the filament quitting mid print.

I’ve tried all the remedies I know and I’ve came to the conclusion the extruder is going out.

With it being an older printer, should I just put the money I would sink into fixing this one into just a new A1 printer and cut my losses?

Or would it be a cheap enough to fix the Makerbot?

• I’ve researched and couldn’t figure out which would be the proper replacement part for the Replicator 2.

I have this Z18 just sitting around, I think I got it back in 2018 at auction and I didn’t print anything on it. What upgrades can I do to it?

As mentioned, I am in sight of a great deal for an 85 dollar 2X but I’m not sure if it’s the best value. This would be my first printer (first year engineering and some passion -usage). I’m pretty new to this (although I have used the replicator series before) I am not sure if this is the best choice (budget (80-100) dollars.

A school I support has a new technology teacher after some years. The tech lab has a method printer and quite a bit of old ABS and PLA spools. I’ve got the printer working but can’t find a clear answer as to whether the ABS is safe to print in a large classroom/lab setting. Does the Method’s stock ventilation filter ABS sufficiently?

Doing some research online today and I read that MakerBot prints metal? When trying to dig in to learn more I’m coming up empty handed. Anyone ever hear of this?

I have a Stratasys setup that includes a hot bath that dissolves SR30, we also have available another 3D printer, an Intansys, that also uses support materials. I was wondering, whether there is a non proprietary material that works like SR30, more specifically, that can be dissolved in the same bath. Should I maybe use some water soluble materials?

usb is detected in windows but the makerbot print wont show it for some reason any ideas

Does anyone know this extruder? If I change the extruder ID from 0x08 (Smartextruder+) to 0x64 as described in my post "Smart Extruder eeprom read and change the ID...", the Makerbot 5th recognizes the extruder as "Shiny Octo Parakeet"

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