Hey! Yes you can open it up and unclog it yourself. Be careful to put back the head with the same gaps as the original or else it will not be leveled with the other head.
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I bought a BFB 3D Touch in 2010, when the selection of preassembled machines was limited. It has been a good machine producing the largest prints in the home printing market. I still use it today without many issues and can produce great large scaled prototype parts for companies.
Even with their hugely over priced, proprietary filament cartridges,… We’ve added a CubePro Duo to our 3D printer lineup. We’ve been completely satisfied with its performance over the past few weeks since we’ve had it and it’s been running nearly nonstop since it’s install. I cannot say anything about any other model Cube printers, but the CubePro is a great system other than cartridge costs as compared to our other systems. It seems as though the CubePro is what the failed Cube X was intended to be. Only difference is the new fully enclosed chamber with a 400watt regulated heater installed inside the chamber. Simple solution has made the new CubePro able to excel at ABS printers, without a heated build platform, where the Cube X failed at ABS with nearly the exact same build specs. It’s tough to step into a Cube printer with their proprietary filament costs, unless you’ve found a resource for discounted filament online which helps.
They don’t trend because they are not reliable.
I would say the CubeX was not reliable but the CubePro is very well made and the bugs seem to have disappeared.
I own a 3d touch. The hardware compnents are really high grade. But I replaced all acrylic parts (bed holder) and the prining bed with milled aluminium. The bed is also heated now. Can print the full volume with ABS now. As soon as the electronics break down ill exchange it with an open source variant. I’d also like to replace the hot-end with a hot-end from another manufacturer.
Hi, Read the kisslicertalk forum to see the last evolution of the cubepro liberation ! Some of cubepro users are able to start a print with a file sliced by kisslicer but with the cartridge inside. I didn’t see lot of print from cubepro but the quality is equal to the stocked cubex with pla. I hope the little car heater inside the pro increase the quality for ABS. The funny thing is i printed polycarbonate, pla soft, hips, wood with my cubex before the new pro version, i don’t understand why they close so much their printer… One time i’ve to make a comparative print between a stocked version vs an upgraded cubex with kisslicer. Really it’s day and night…
You mean WITH kisslicer it is far better?
I sell these printers and have a CubePro Trio. It was expensive and so are the materials. Well built machine. I have not had to mess around with it at all. Supports ABS and PLA. Nylon soon also. Wireless printing is nice too. Transfer speed could be faster. I use a Jump drive and USB interface port when I have a huge file. For somebody that wants a high quality and well built FDM printer and does not want to mess around with adjustments, software, CubePro is a good fit.
great printer glad to have one. Simple and easy to use. No hassle setup. The Slicer software is a joke of some sort to get you to look at there other printing needs. Basically the retail line of these “CUBIFY”.Com is a joke. But I appreciate how they bring $$$ to devolve educational programs and a whole ecosystem of products. Unfortunately I constantly hear myself complaining about the support and employee knowledge of their products. 3D systems has bought and continues to buy companies doing well in this industry and repackage their product and ruins the functionality of the equipment. Be long wait times for part or long wait time for supplies. I only use “cube products” because it’s dumb not to… the propriatary cartridge system is where all additive manufacturing devices will be in the future…
I have the new Cube 3rd gen printer. The printer experience has been pretty good for prints but this is my first printer so I have nothing to compare it to.
I paid extra for their software which was a mistake. But again, I have limited experience with other 3D design software.
the delay in shipping the printer and even longer delay in shipping extra spindles (of various colors) was incredibly long - even by this industry’s standard it was ridiculous long - 4 months for printer…more than 6 months for more colored cartridges.
the proprietary cartridge system is annoying and expensive as hell! (excuse my french).
No wonder 3D systems stock is getting killed (actually I have no idea why 3D systems stock sucks but it hurts be a shareholder!)
I have the CubeX Duo. I upgraded it to three print heads. I did make quite a few tweaks to it to get it working right but happy now with what I can do with it
I would like to meet with someone also using a CubePro
I am living in The Netherlands
Anyone interested in a get together and exchanging experiences
We are reselling cubify in China, but involving too much after-sales service… Anyway, I would like to propose ground-breaking desktop 3D scanner at Kickstarter, it could be a good integration with your 3D printers. EinScan-S: Fast, Accurate, Safe 3D Scanner for 3D Printing by SHINING 3D — Kickstarter 4
The Cubify printers are a great entry to 3D printing. The Cube 3 for under $1k gives you 75 micron resolution and two color printing. The Cube Pro line up is the same resolution but basketball size build. I think many makers are hesitant to go with 3D Systems because they are the elephant in the room. I own a company that resells the full line of 3D Systems printers and the entire product line up is great. They are not open source and you have to use their filament, but they stand behind their products. Exchange program for supplies is unbeatable and tech support is great. IF you want to buy one, I can get you a good deal and ship anywhere in the US.
Thanks for all the feedback guys. I think ill go with the Cube Pro Trio as this seems to be the most reliable.Does anyone know if they are still having delayed shipments?
Hi Kedon,
I can supply you with a CubePro Trio. And I have one here with me in Texas as my reseller demo unit.
I carry CAD software also.
Send me an email to jeffopel@ncscompany.com and I will check on delivery and so forth
Regards
Jeffrey Opel
NCS Company
Hello Kedon
We are 3DSYSTEMS reseller for professional and Cubify series in Canada for all of the cube the shipments are on time these days.
Erm… Why the Cubify pic, @kendongreenidge? Just to highlight the brand on the forum landing page, maybe??
I may be wrong but I don’t think this forum’s intended to be a marketing opportunity for anyone cheap enough to exploit it.
We have ordered several units in the last few weeks with no delays. I think as a reseller, we may be getting the units a little quicker. If I can help, let me know.
I did not post that photo .If you are accustomed to being on here you would know that.Not sure how ,but a photo appears based on the topic.
Thanks @cad ninja !Would you mind emailing me or posting just a couple photos of the quality prints you get?
Oh! My mistake. I do beg our pardon. Guess I must be a bit too sensitive to the latest trend of spammers who post ads in the guise of product recommendations. Let’s face it, 3D seems rampant with BS at the moment. Actually, I am accustomed to being on here but, must say I hadn’t noticed pics mysteriously appearing. I’ll have to keep and eye out for that.
Beste Freek, wij hebben een CubePro Duo en je bent welkom om ervaringen uit te wisselen.
Sorry guys I added that thumbnail since you were specifically mentioning the Cubify range of printers, we’ve noticed that threads with pictures get a lot more engagement, so was just trying to help. 
I’m happy to remove it though.
Freek, ons adres is de Ambachten 41, 4881 XZ Zundert. Bij voorkeur een keer op een avond komt mij het beste uit.
OK 's avonds is prima
Vanaf volgende week alle ruimte
Voorkeur voor een dag?
Deze dialoog misschien even off-line
fvankeulen@3dprintedproducts.nl
As a 3D Systems reseller for Eastern Ontario/Western Quebec, my experience with the Cube and CubePro printers has been positive. We can get these printers within days, and they usually work fine “out of the box” provided that the initial setup is done properly and if the equipment didn’t get bounced too much in shipping. We also sell RoBo and MakerBot, comparatively all three brands/models seem to work relatively well. My guess as to why very few Hubs list Cube and CubePro equipment is because most Hub operators tend to get equipment that is easier to modify and/or upgrade. A RoBo can easily be enhanced by upgrading the electronics, the hot end, etc. Can’t do that with a Cube or CubePro. Material availablility may be another reason. More brands and types of materials available for RoBo and other open-source devices than for the Cube and CubePro.
I own a Cubepro and even though it’s a beautiful and well built machine it is crippled by a poor slicer that makes you waste it’s overpriced material. I love my printer but hate the fact that software and cartridges are designed to excesively waste a filament that costs 4 times the price for less than a 1kg (I had to open up a cartridge and weight it of course, not that 3dsystems is any clear about this info) and that this ridiculous pricing is a consequence of all the control methods they use and not the result of an outstanding quality and performance. I would be willing to pay the price for a good product but I deeply regret being engaged in this vicious cycle. There are companies out there with a wider variety of colors and textures, at a reasonable price who don’t confuse customer’s loyalty with forceful dependency. This is not cool.
I feel strongly that the community should be boycotting companies who introduce proprietary filament systems. Here in the UK the Cube filament is twice the price of others. Think what happened with inkjets! Just a thought…
We had develooped lots of accsesorys for BFB machines in the past we still have extruders, heated beds, metal replacements, etc!
I’m in Argentina if you are intrested contact me via infoche3D@gmail.com !!
Good prints!
Besides the expensive price tag of the Cube printers (I own a CubePro Duo) and was curious if anyone else out there has also had new cartridges with unreadable/ unrecognizable chips in them? I’ve only had this happen with 2 of the 3 black PLA cartridges I’ve bought. No matter how sure I am that the new cartridge is positively seated to the reader, I continue seeing the “Not installed” status for the bay these cartridges are in. I’ve tried loading them in the secondary bay with the same results. All of my other new and used cartridges all are recognized and read properly, except for these brand new black PLA cartridges.
I’ve got RMA numbers for returning them, however I was wondering if anyone else here has had this experience, and possibly even found a way to remedy it….
I own a trio and so far I haven’t had any problems with the cartridges except that they are overpriced. I have talked to many people that are trying to hack their printers either because they want to use bulk filament (like myself) or because their chips are not readable and don’t want to wait another several weeks to get new ones. From what I know, they end up returning them…
I own a CubePro Duo and:
- I did experience unreadable cartridges (forgot if it was ABS or PLA). It got replaced, no question asked.
- I had HW failure after a firmware update. Here too it got replaced, no question asked.
I will echo a lot of pros and cons already stated on this forum:
Cons:
- Proprietary and expensive Cartridges, close to a scam ($99/cartridges - between 3 and 4 times more expensive than it should be)
- Still experiencing warp on ABS in spite of heated enclosure (one of the reason I bought it in the first place)
- Poor slicer functionality (can’t manage supports yourself: either all in or none)
- Nylon still not available, although part of the sales pitch for buying the machine
Pros:
- Elegant design
- Heavy and solid machine with quality components
- No extruder issues after 6 months of use, can’t say the same for few friends owning Replicators 
- Relatively non-noisy (subjective comment)
- As per above, excellent customer service which dealt promptly with my issues and kept me in the loop
Agree with earlier comments - the scanner (sense) is beta version level. Almost impossible to complete an acceptable scan so far.
20 days later
We are Cubify resellers, and to keep in with our philosophy of knowing what we sell, I have been using a Cube Pro Duo for a while and have just got a Cube 3.
Having scanned the previous responders, I agree that the Cube products are exceptional quality, but the consumables are hideously priced.
The Cube 3 is a lovely machine, and loading the filament is indeed pretty simple. The extruder tip is part of the filament spool and locates easily into the head where a light shines to show you which hole to put it in. I did notice that one extruder sat about 1mm above the other. When I removed the filament, I found you could simply extend the tip a bit and pop it back in. User interventions were presumably intended to be a thing of the past, but as ever, this is not the case.
On firing it up, the test print failed to stick to the bed. The cube glue does not seem to work well in a cool environment, so I used the glue stick from a DeeGreen and it worked fine.
The user interface is typically 3D Systems in that it is very restrictive. I now have 3 versions of 3D systems slicers, one for the Cube 3 (pretty pants), one for the Pro (moderately pants) and one for the ProJet 4500 (rather good).
I visited Leapfrog in The Netherlands last week. They think that cartridge filament systems are set to become the norm. What a shame if that is the case.