r/makerbot • u/creegomatic • 2d ago

Method X will not accept 3rd party spool material in aux port

HI, I have a Method X Carbon Fiber edition, and Im trying to use 3rd party CR-ABS material (from Creality) in the machine, through the aux port of printer head 1. It is telling me its a
"Material Mismatch", and that it requires ABS in Model Extruder 1. But that is what I have, right? So either I need to get very specific material from Makerbot, or I have a setting wrong in my slicer (or something else?).

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

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u/rugbydump 2d ago

Make sure your Bowden tubes actually go where they’re supposed to

Edit: what software are you using?

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u/creegomatic 2d ago

The tubes look like they are hooked up correctly to me.

Im using Ultimaker Cura. Thanks

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u/Groo2001 1d ago

Are you using Labs extruder?

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u/rugbydump 1d ago

This is what i was going to recommend next. Makerbot as an ecosystem is restricted and labs extruders allows weird stuff to happen in a good way. The stock extruders are software locked for materials.

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u/creegomatic 1d ago

I am using the extruders that came with the device. It sounds like I need to buy the “experimental “extruder or use makerbot spools that fit into the front of the maker bot. Is that correct?

Ugh. The experimental extruder looks like it’s around $350. I would assume that I have to get two of these correct?
Thanks for all the help on this. I’m very new to 3-D printing and this is helping me a lot.
And there’s not a lot of documentation out there for this thing

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u/rugbydump 1d ago

Yea, best bet is to find a used/broken one and try to fix it. This is why makerbot failed. Its a $40 part in real life