I really love my Raise3D N2+ 12"x12"x24" They also make the N2 which is 12"x12"x12". You can get the printer with single or dual extruder.
Prints ABS, PLA, PC-blends, flexible, HIPS, etc. I think the only thing it won’t print is PEEK because the hot end doesn’t go up high enough.
For the times that the extruder gets clogged, it comes with a ram rod and it’s easy to get into the hot end. No having to take fans off. Just three short thumbscrews to remove the front plate and then insert the ram rod.
It’s a nice looking printer with extremely smooth and beautiful prints every time. My 0.2 layer height prints are cleaner than the prints from my Replicator 2x at 0.1 layer height. Touch screen control panel (running some version of Android software).
It runs 24/7 and has a great software interface. Manual placement or automatic support generation. You can even cut the part in the software.
I understand your pains completely. The comments from earlier in the thread talk about how the Ultimaker is not very good since it is a Bowden drive set up. They are somewhat right. I had two Ultimaker 2’s. They were ok, but since then I’ve upgraded them to the Ultimaker 2+ versions and they have been rock stars ever since. Not only are they more reliable, but I can print basically twice as fast. This is important because my business not only does product design and prototyping, but we 3D print products that we sell to consumers. If 3D printing directly to consumer doesn’t tell you about the reliable quality, then I don’t know what will. Like I said in the earlier post too, we run these things all day and night. This is all done with the Ultimaker 2+. Currently we stock over 20 different materials that the Ultimaker 2+ uses flawlessly. We have several machines in our farm and they work great.
I say this and I don’t work for Ultimaker, don’t sell for Ultimaker, and have no contacts at Ultimaker directly. My business does sell the best filament on the market if you are interested though :). We’re just passionate about 3D printing more than anything!
We lost all our videos we took when we had a company use one of our machines for a mini production run, but here is an interview with the engineer that used the machine
You can contact us at info@gizmo3dprinters.com.au and we can have a chat. If you look at our YouTube channel you will see many many live streams proving we can do production runs on our machines.
Sorry Jessica. Wish I could have helped you more. We don’t care for extruder based printers : ) Haven’t had any luck with them. Too mechanical in nature and prone to breaking.
We do however LOVE our GiziMax dlp sla printer. Less working parts and less problems. It’s the future! My husband went to U of A. Go Wildcats!
I woul recommend the N2 or N2+ from Raise3D. It’s a closed 3d printer how can reach 300 °c . It can work 100 hours without any check and the precision is really impressive.
