UltiPlotter, plotter head for the Ultimaker2

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WARNING! IF YOU USE THIS HEAD WITH THE DEFAULT UM2 FIRMWARE IT WILL CRASH INTO THE FRONT OF THE PRINTER AT PRINTSTART! ALWAYS LEVEL YOUR BED AFTER A HEADCHANGE. This Plotter fits the Ultimaker2 modular printhead. https://www.youmagine.com/designs/modular-printhead-for-ultimaker2-v2-2 Unlike in a normal ballpoint, you need to place the spring at the back of the pen in this thing. I modified my firmware to keep away from the edges of the printer a few cm more during print start and bed leveling. This is where I learned how; http://umforum.ultimaker.com/index.php?/topic/6436-more-information-during-print/?p=96906 Use CURA to load a photo, with total height around 0.8, layers at 0.1. Other settings after picture import are Z hop 3mm and cut off object bottom; play with this depending on the picture, look at layer view. Nozzle size determines the distance between infill lines; from the two pictures included here one is at 0.4 nozzle and the other at 2.5mm. When starting the print, dial bed temp and nozzle temp to 0 and printing will start. This article provides the use on a CURA setting file but I did not use it; https://ultimaker.com/en/stories/view/99-transform-your-ultimaker-in-a-desktop-pen-plotter