Tested: Ultimaker 3 3D Printer Review!

[@3DPrintingNerd]

Great review of the machine, Sean! I loved your creative approach to fixing and refixing the purge tower. For me, my purge towers seem to fall over as well, but, I've yet to be even half as creative as you :)

[@EsquireR]

you should show close ups more often

[@MidwestTeks]

I love the Ultimaker's but the cost is so outrageous.

[@istvanmaasz6771]

A lot a research went into it and it's more plug-and-play than many other printers. Also, they need to make profit.

[@hillfortherstudios2757]

I agree. I fully understand that a higher quality printer tends to give a better print quality and higher usability. However, is it worth 4.5X my( $2000) most expensive machine that produces great prints?

[@bojunxu123]

ikr imagine paying that much and not getting auto bed leveling

[@Lksxx1]

the prints are outstanding smooth ! I am impressed

[@Немања-х1щ]

anycubic i3 mega with a raspberry pi and octoprint on it, install the noctua silent fans, exchange the extruder with a better one and you have a solid and nice printer for about 400€ 👍🏻

[@shadowblack1987]

FYI the tower issue has been fixed in the latest firmware version. Heck you don't even need it for more dual prints anymore!

[@Nergling]

Oh man I need me one of these. Incidentally you guys should totally do a series called 'Makers' and feature a different small channel in depth each week, I think that would be pretty cool :)

[@Phil659]

Made this comment in the last ultimaker review, but who is this video geared to? I'd suspect 90% of your viewers are not willing to pay 3k for a 3D printer. That being said, looks like a badass printer and well done on the Zorg. If you're looking to spread the word about 3d printing, get a normal reprap printer, and go through the assembly and tuning.

3K today, off the shelf tech for under $500 within a few years. It's like anything else - I watch car shows even though I don't have a license and have no intention of buying a car... but I can see myself in a Tesla in 5-10 years. I'm not in the market for a $1000+ Surface Pro, but I recently got a used SP2 for $250. This video is really interesting stuff for anyone with any interest in 3D printing, and that's a good thing.

[@kinseyjr21]

Phil659 I have an i3 at home but my boss wants me to pick out a printer for prototyping at work for under $4k. This printer is what I'm going to suggest because of the features and also ease of use as we don't have a lot of time to tinker with a cheaper printer. I think we are the target market for the printer and partially for this video.

[@Phil659]

kinseyjr21 yah I think you're right and it would be a great printer for the workplace, enjoy!

[@TechandDoc]

Fixing the wipe tower issue is very simple... have the print head wipe on a corner edge of the platform and draw around the entire perimeter a little bit at a time.

[@LukeE94]

I ordered an Anet A8 for $162 :) can't wait to see what I print :D

[@Gago3000LP]

LukeE94 I have one since 2 months and its soooo awesome ! Btw , for better prints use the Anet A8 fan ducts from thingiverse , level your bed and tighten the x and y belts

[@kjronning1]

Is there a guide somewhere on how to optimize it?

[@Gago3000LP]

Dokramuh There are a bunch of videos about upgrades made (either printed or bought) Sadly there barely any vids about optimization but the thingiverse community is very helpful IF you run into any problems

[@LukeE94]

Giuliano glad to hear you're enjoying it so far Giuliano :) I'm boldly exploring new territory with it :D

[@wingren13]

i have one, i spent my entire 1st roll on upgrades

[@StealthTiger99]

thats guy's alien shirt is dope

[@DigChaos]

Ultimaker was able to remove the need for a filament wipe tower in Cura 2.4

[@abukh86]

I would love a review of *Open Source Ecology 3D printer*. It is made of 40 unique pieces and can be built in a day. They recently completed the 1st iteration of it and have a workshop on the 29th.

[@SansP3ur]

Hey Sean. It's be nice to see in future broadcasts that when you're working on this stuff behind the scenes, to snap a few pics or a short video of the processes you're describing.

[@yamagawa9830]

i can already imagine the crazy stuff you can do with the dual extruders

[@UniquelyPenny]

Love having the Ultimaker 3. Next project will be trying to make my own eyeglass frames!

[@2ndBirth]

I wonder how the disoved support material when it is disposed of in the water will effect the environment? Is it a safe material or toxic when it gets into the water system?

[@teapoweredyugi]

So the dual print head problem... just try that with a Prusa Mk2 I3 with the multi material upgrade! Up to 4 materials with 1 head!

[@SteveandLizDonaldson]

They mention running carbon fiber through the print heads -- I would love to learn more about that, to make structural parts, not just props and form/fit checks. Thanks.

[@pdxcvadam781]

I'm hoping these guys mention the fact that the nozzles retract, this is a game changer in the sub $10k printer market. Oh here he goes he's going to say it!!!

[@shadowblack1987]

We run severals for our business. Amazing 3D printer.

[@erikm9768]

Whats the point of the enclosure if theres no lid?? all the heat will be just streaming out

[@oyu7214]

can you look at the pre-production Moai SLA 3D Printer Kit from Peopoly! It is in Kickstarter

[@brandondickerson6313]

The best conventional industrial 3D printer is made by nScrypt, hands down. Best precision, multi-head, and multi-material.

[@RobindenHertog]

cool to see this review! The print cores should actually come calibrated out of the factory though (at least the AA that is in the printhead with the BB core that is in the little accessory box), so that is odd that they weren't and a firmware upgrade shouldn't delete that data. BTW shame on you for unplugging hot (orange/red pulsing) print cores. that is exactly what that colour was meant to prevent :(

[@AvidDreams]

I've taken some pretty intricate models and made it work on my ultimaker, took about 3 days to print but turned out amazing, saryn warframe model. And Kate from Life is Strange.

[@Ragnarok043]

how about using an ultrasonic cleaner when dissolving the support material?

[@fleischer444]

Why not test more reasonable priced printers? Like the Fabrikator Mini 2 or Anet A6?

[@billwells7464]

What's a "caveet"? Or did he mean "caveat"?

[@SnrKagemusha]

He meant "caveat", probably. Everyone has those words they've seen in text but never heard/spoken aloud.

[@persona2grata]

Lol, I had the same response. Made me squirm a little, but then again I once pronounced hors d'oeuvre as "whores dover". Not sure what I was referencing, but I'm certain no one would want to eat it. :)

[@the_dude9081]

how much electric does that use in 3 days of use...? what wattage is the printer pls?

[@AtomsLab]

According to google, it uses about 120W printing PLA. So it would cost between 25 and 35 cents to run it for a day straight.

[@the_dude9081]

***** ok cheers bud.

[@RobindenHertog]

I would assume that estimate is for a UM2? add 15-25 watts for the 2nd hotend. also the power supply is 210 Watts and it maxes that out when heating up the buildplate when it's cold. when it is on temperature though it doesn't use that much.

[@AtomsLab]

That was the wattage I found on some UM2 forums for printing PLA at 200C with a single hotend active, using a build plate at 60C.

[@RobindenHertog]

A. Smith that's what I thought, the UM3 uses a but more during a multi material print, but not that much more. I just thought it is worth noting it does use the full power available sometimes and a bit more nominally than the UM2 for sure (extra hotend + more electronics(+ extra cpu)). should we measure this?

[@ryanthethumb]

If ur desolving prints in a fish tank id put the bubbler under the print so it would desolve much faster with the bubbles removing the support

[@Anthromod]

I'm kinda surprised that if you're willing to put the time/resources into print several of them, you wouldn't have made the file more amenable to 3D printing in the first place. Anyway thanks for the review.

[@saumitrakhadilkar2339]

about the dissolvable support, doesnt it depend on the material you use and not on the printer..

[@zackeryehsalloum5202]

I'm sure u can connect the ethernet cable to a computer and use that as a direct feed, almost like a local network

[@gaffyh1745]

i miss Print the Mystery Object!

[@EASYHOT123]

Does the dissolution of the material poison?

[@mattsmith7316]

Extra $800 for 4" more vertical print area?! Wut? How could there possibly be anywhere close to $800 worth of R&D and materials in that 4" vertical? $100/$200, maybe, but $800? That's insane.

[@DarthBiomech]

Matt Smith dat's capitalism for ya. charge ridiculously more for trivially expanded functionality.

[@aaron4820]

That's... not how capitalism works at all lol

[@Dsoginventor]

The wonderful thing about capitalism is you aren’t forced to buy it. If it’s too expensive for you, then pass on it and quit your bitchin’.

[@VladOnEarth]

Dual extruders, true revolution. 😄 For $3500 for such a small machine. I have been using my dual extruders flawlessly on my Flashforge Creator pro for a little over 3 years now and for a little under $900. I’d pass on this unfairly priced thing. I better wait for 3Dpassion to come out with their big premium machine. They promise $2500 price range and there will be SO MUCH more value for money.

[@tamasmarcuis4455]

Disprovable print material. That means you can make " Lost Wax " moulds for casting metals.

[@thijshoogenbosch5151]

You know that there is a plastic kind, that dissolve with alcohol? I know people use it as support. So if it's done you just take it away easily.

[@ricecrash5225]

$5249 here in Australia

[@_BangDroid_]

fuk

[@ricecrash5225]

BangDroid Yep, that sums it up.

[@EASYHOT123]

for complicated model I think it will save lots of time

[@_BangDroid_]

Ahh the purge, need to get one myself

[@chriswebb4651]

Question is where can I buy a clean 3D print of that ZF-1 like this?

[@wingren13]

shapeways

[@shadowblack1987]

pro3dservices.com cheaper than shapeways ,higher quality.

[@PreciadoProductions]

And in 2021, the camera viewing STILL only works on your LAN / Wifi without casting or using a VPN.

[@flaviorenatofrs]

Olá bom dia! Quem puder responder ficarei agradecido. Tenho uma ultimaker 3 e uso o Inventor para projetar o 3D e o Cura para converter para a impressora. Estou tendo problemas com medidas do desenho e o que realmente sai impresso. Para exemplificar um furo sai com dimensão inferior(5mm no desenho e 4,38mm impresso) e para um eixo sai com dimensão maior(5mm no desenho e 5,2mm impresso) usando PVA isso acontece com vcs?

[@drumbum7999]

anybody seriously interested in getting a really good 3d printer should check out the creality cr-10. it's got a YUGE print volume (300x300*400 mm^3) and is around $400 shipped. best part is that the quality surpases even that of the ultimaker 3.

[@TheDutyPaid]

It is a lot of money for what you get.

[@SammeLagom]

Is the filler organic?

[@k9foru2]

I would love to see a Pythagoras Cup 3D printed.

[@JD2jr.]

They have 'em.

[@AS-3D]

just port forward it?

[@AvidDreams]

I usually use a Samsung home wifi security camera and I get a great picture and can watch the print when I'm away from home.

[@cyzam]

what filament was used? your "pro" filament? not ultimaker.

[@prostheticaim8030]

Guy got me when he said Caveets instead of caveat lol

[@jackhammer8364]

They should make a 3d printer that remove the supports

[@Max_Weight]

Ultimaker. A Dutch company!

[@Srfingfreak]

Try an ultrasonic jewelry cleaning bath for faster results. Add some drano for even faster results.

[@magnetar02p.23]

My Robotics teacher has this exact printer for his high school class.

[@tremendoushater]

WHAT'S A CAVEET SEAN? WHAT'S A CAVEET?

[@_BangDroid_]

It's like Peent.

[@frankiesomeone]

really should have put Norm on the left side

[@0calvin]

Or back behind the printer with his mic off.

[@NeverStopSeeking]

Is this paid advertisement?

[@albertnov52]

Yes, they need to pay for the channel

[@NeverStopSeeking]

Nothing against it, just wondering if they said it because it's required by law, i must have missed it :)

[@nallath]

No. They did get to keep the machine, but it's a no strings attached deal as far as I understood it.

[@tested]

no, we never do and will never do paid product reviews

[@NeverStopSeeking]

Thanks for the answer :)

[@res00rny]

is there a service to print for u? in LA?

[@subodai85]

it would be great if tested could try and test some of the cheaper reprap i3 style clones coming out of China right now. ultimaker are great but when you can pickup a kit for $150 and get started at home, ultimately these $1000 + machines are going to die off. I have great respect for those companies, but 3d printing is finally becoming affordable to every day Jo's now just as it should have been. RerRap is coming into its own and these big companies aren't beating China in the race to the bottom on price

[@hankhill8973]

subodai85 bottom dollar buys bottom quality. trust me. i have a reprap and an ultimaker.

[@subodai85]

Hank Hill well you don't have all the repraps. the anet a8 is a great starting point and you get a lot of printer for your money. it's self upgradable and is a far better learning exercise than any ultimaker. for a 7th of the price it's a better way to get people into the hobby. the entry level bar is finally at a level where it's feasible for real people to try. ultimakers have their place but the sub $200 dollar market is picking up the pace... and the print quality isn't as bad as people seem to think and is easily upgradable or fixable with a little reading around the communities that are springing up around them.

[@hankhill8973]

subodai85 you can buy a beginners printer for cheap but if you want a truly good machine, you have to spend some money. you dont get all the features of an ultimaker with any reprap and you surely cant buy a more polished product

[@tonyjones629]

You sir are correct, it just a matter of time, so hold off on purchasing a 3D. The Ulitmaker will become price conscience or die off like the Dino

[@mikegigabyte]

if you forget about the dual heads on the one advertised here, the rigidity, less maintenance and compact size my $200 anet a8 prints better, faster and better quality then my ultimaker 2 With the ultimaker I have issues with material removal, feeding, had to mod the bed to use 4 level screws to finally get a level bed Except for the barely larger bed size then my anet its not thousands of dollars better But they are very nice if you need to move them around and setup in various places as they are super rigid and the enclosure/lights are nice

[@JD2jr.]

2 lack tables: $15 led lights on amazon: $10

[@Bajicoy]

Please don't throw 3k plus cash at a 3D printer if you are a hobbyist or new to 3D printing, there are a lot of cheaper options to get into 3D printing for the same experience, Prusa i3 Mk3 or a lulzbot is probably the most expensive thing anyone should look at but start with something simple that you can learn from first

[@vulgardisplayoftruth2060]

Bajicoy, but do they have high quality prints that are equal to or better than this & what do you think about the cr-10?

[@saucykoala7822]

Does someone want to count the uses of the word 'like'?

[@cordempire4789]

Who else noticed that the print kept being nearly complete and back to the start again because of the editing

[@Idtelos]

Meh! For this price range, I rather get a Airwolf 3D AXIOM DUAL Extruder printer.

[@nickyto6200]

when 3d printer were cheap...they are still thousands of monies

[@cristianomaddog]

Expensive AF!

[@ShaoVideoProduction]

There are also good(-ish) ones for 150 USD...

[@cristianomaddog]

Lucky for you on US. Here in Brazil we can't get a very crappy one for less than 400 US Dollars.

[@ShaoVideoProduction]

Well, I am from germany, but still, yeah. That's protectionism for you.

[@cristianomaddog]

Yeah, I hate it. We don't manufacture a big percentage of a printer components, almost everything has to be imported, so even if a Brazilian company would try to make its own printer, it would still be very expensive. We have this problem with everything here. Lots of taxes, and we get no return from public services.

[@VoltMX57]

Its a really nice printer! - But the price is insane

[@Zplizor]

Take a look at Craftware for custom support, freeware and really custom support

[@momo.ru-kun]

How is this a review?

[@drewrmz8078]

Can a 3D printer print a 3D printer is the real question

[@KarinaLovely]

It is just a pain to feed the PLA in it.

[@patrickgriffin9754]

I want one

[@davidbabcock1468]

Send me the f****d up one - I need a Zorg ZF-1 in my life!

[@shadowblack1987]

Go to pro3dservices.com to get you stuff 3D printed. Did it and came out amazing. Cheaper than when i tried shapeways, high quality prints too!

[@twitte0king]

my wish list, 1.time machince 2.this thing!

[@MrChief101]

Compelling review.

[@twitte0king]

I just wanna use this so bad!

[@MrThegamemasterlord]

why dont the army use massive 3d printing

[@Fuzzycat16]

I'm poor...Can someone rich buy me one? i offer my friendship and loyalty.

[@a43-c2l]

And that whole thing is ignoring the fact that THE WHOLE GODDAMN THING IS 3000 FUCKING DOLLARS.

[@dennispremoli7950]

Just like apple, adding more "modules" to sell you more stuff.

[@webdevvy]

$42 per kg!? Filament here in Europe is about 19-24 euro per kg (about $20-25)

[@puffcap_]

Did he really just say ka-veets instead of caveats?

[@BadHabitMarco]

OMG ... he really did; that's just astonishing. Dude, who gives a fuck?!

[@puffcap_]

BadHabitMarco why so aggressive marco, are you secretly saying keveets at well? You in kaveets kahoots?

[@BadHabitMarco]

I just figured the poor guy was trying to apply his reading lessons, but it didn't work out so well. It's difficult to go for twenty minutes without mistakes .. so I'd excuse his cuhveets. Sorry, I didn't mean to attack you.

[@puffcap_]

BadHabitMarco ❤👌

[@johnwayne2103]

Reminds me of Dot matrix printers. When Bi Directional printing was a big deal. Come on let's stop with the step by step upgrades and get to Laser 3D printing. Ok Why can't you connect directly to the printer? It's not an expensive option.

[@RobindenHertog]

There is the equivalent of a small computer inside the printer so you don't need to attatch yours and those printers you used over USB were not being monitored over USB but sending gcode and controlling the printer which is now done from the printer itself allowing you to take your laptop away when the print still continues. While monitoring print progress can be done in a bunch of ways over the network you can still see on the screen how far the print is, and print time estimates are fairly accurate if you slice with Cura. We have laser 3d printing it's called selective laser sintering (AKA SLS) and it's cool if limited to one material, still hugely expensive and a mess of powder. similar limitations aptly to SLA, imho but if you want high resolution SLA is still the way to go.

[@johnwayne2103]

Yes I understand that the printer has a small computer installed inside the printer. Just about everything has a small computer inside of it. Hell the Mars rover has a computer inside of it. BUT it needs someway to interface with it so that you can reprogram it.

[@geddyleesowlnose]

Shit is getting trippy..

[@ylee4827]

you know, you guys spent 3 mins to talk about the corner camera already throw this review into an amateur level. BTW, I don't really care about how elegant the machine design, I care about how elegant things it can print out.............come on, give a proper review.

[@QuantumBraced]

It's impressive, but honestly still nowhere near the quality of a traditionally manufactured product. Resolutions have to get much better, and also we need to be able to print in stuff other than plastic at home, like aluminum or something.

[@DesignsbyCADPRO]

I'm looking for a new 3d printer to take the place of my crappy makerbot.

[@thefourstooges2376]

sean looks like brian brushwood...

[@fa.h.]

Way to expensive :(

[@pdxcvadam781]

Meshmixer from autodesk for supports, free

[@kyleeaton2717]

Paint it!

[@r1tual226]

Kind of a tool for recommending this printer at all. Dual extruders, dissolvable supports, purge towers, capacitive leveling is not an ultimaker exclusive. These options are present in much cheaper printers. The Ultimaker is not capable of printing higher resolutions or at higher quality's then other FDM printers. This printer is overpriced, and you would be a fool to buy one.

[@thatguyfromca]

No hobby 3D printer is worth $3500.

[@syd4952]

i have an Ultimaker at my school and i have been designated to keep it running, IT IS BUGGY AS ALL HELL, and it breaks ALL the time, it is fun to use and print things but if you leave it alone it tends to start printing a western tumble weed and physically break itself by bending and breaking peaces like detection triggers. if you aren't willing to spend all of your time fixing it and watching over it DO NOT BUY ONE. And it cannot in any way print flat horizontal faces. Also the option to automatically support your object just encases your print in a brick that you cannot open(i guess it is supported though).

[@aaron4820]

Are you handling the Ultimaker original or the Ultimaker 3 in this video? That distinction really matters when you're giving advice about the product.

[@syd4952]

Ultimaker 2+

[@syd4952]

as far as i know they run of the same programming

[@joshuagreening3713]

lmao You totally gotta get him to say "ultimate".. Cause the way he says the name of the printer, "ull-TEE-maker". It's hilariously weird sounding..

[@matthewcorcoran4562]

This thing’s way too small to justify that price tag. Even with all the features, that’s just ridiculous. “Prosumer” my ass

[@KriLL325783]

Not much better than a mk2, a lot more expensive.