Malek
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MakerBot Replicator 2X Users, Finally there is A Fantastic Solutions which make the R2X A Reliable 3D Printer.
The reason why I purchased the MakerBot Replicator 2X in Mid 2014 is to be able to print in One/Two colors using ABS and PLA filaments. I paid almost 3000$ for the MakerBot Replicator 2X 3D printer and more than 2500$ for ABS and PLA filaments.
Unfortunately, I had a Very Hard Frustrating time in getting good quality prints and the PLA filaments Never Worked.
MakerBot customer service at that time was extremely unhelpful and unprofessional. Nevertheless, recently the customer service has Improved by a Million Folds where they did their best to assist me in resolving problems with the R2X printer. They even sent me a new extruders unit (for FREE), but I still faced problems with the printer " the Extruders".
Through searching the net, I found a British based company “Robosavvy” that manufacture a modified and improved extruder for the R2X " MM2X Extruder Kit, a Makerbot Replicator 2X Extruder upgrade", (https://robosavvy.com/store/mm2x-extruder-kit.html),With the claim that you can print using ABS and PLA filaments.
After receipt of the MM2X Extruder Kit, I was Astonished with how easy it was to print One/Two colors using either ABS or PLA, Spatially Printing PLA.
I wonder why MakerBot did not modify or improve their extruders to work as good as the MM2 extruder or purchased the British based company to upgrade the R2X that they have sold and still selling.
I Strongly Recommend the MM2X Extruder Upgrade Kit for All MakerBot Replicator 2X Users, It Will Make Your 3D Printing Life a lot More Enjoyable.
Other Excellent MakerBot Replicator 2X upgrade Kits and Software that I am using are:
A- Simplify3d Software (The Best 3D Printing Software I Ever Used),
B- The Aluminum Arm Upgrade from BC Technological Solutions.
C- The Removable Heated Build Plate Upgrade from BC Technological Solutions.
D- Fleks 3D Build Plate, Excellent for PLA, No More Need for Tape.
Which I cut the Plate to fit my Heated Build Plate Upgrade from BC Technological Solutions,
Using CNC Machine, and added the required Magnets.
For more than Two Months, after I have installed the MM2X Extruder Kit, I have been Printing 24/7 without any problem using ABS and PLA filaments, Except for one time where I had a problem with Right Extruder Thermocouple connector, which was Resolved Quickly with the help and support of Mr. Scott Heppell, Technical Support Manager of Robosavvy.
Malek Kabariti
Sounds like a lot of money and effort to make an already expensive machine “work”. I think the take away here is that these machines over promise and are overpriced. If someone wants to do all of the above they should get a kit or start from scratch and have a couple $k left over for filament and plenty of pizza & beer for the build process.
-Jesse
Malek
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You are 100% correct, but in 2014 the MakerBot R2X was the recommended 3D printer with Two Extruder, to print Two colors, one color and PVA support, and ABS, PLA Filaments ???,
So the MM2X Extruder Kit is the best way to make the best out of all MakerBot R2X .
