The Mark Two is an FDM 3D printer from Markforged with a 320 x 132 x 154 mm build volume.
The Mark Two is an FDM 3D printer from Markforged with a 320 x 132 x 154 mm build volume.
Calibration
- Establish a clean mechanical baseline before any calibration print.
Action: Power the machine off, open the enclosure, and inspect the carriage path, fiber path, and bed surface for cured debris, dust, or stray chopped-fiber residue. Confirm that both extruder paths are unobstructed, the bed sits fully on its kinematic mounts, and the enclosure door closes without interference.
Common defects
- No official heater-based first-layer tuning path: The supplied review footage states that the bed is unheated, which can surprise users coming from conventional FDM machines and may lead to poor first-layer behavior if they rely on heated-bed assumptions. Symptoms include edge lift, inconsistent adhesion, or overcompensation in slicer settings.
What it is used for
- Functional engineering prototypes: The Mark Two is especially well suited to prototypes that must survive real mechanical loading, because Markforged positions the machine around continuous fiber reinforcement and aluminum-like strength in reinforced parts.