RE: Prusa Core One - Intial thoughts......
I could never bring myself to buy the bamboo machines. The moment this was released I made my order. I came here thinking there would already be a lot more chattering about it. This will be my first Prusa. I have been using my monoprice select minis for the past.. 8ish years or so? Anyways, I am excited to finally go.. big and fast.
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As I stated above, I'm planning to upgrade at some point, even if it's not immediately after they become available.
As I've pondered this upcoming change, something has come to mind that I hadn't thought of previously. No mention was made of a nozzle wiper on the Core One. This is something that before now hasn't been as much of a possibility due to the fixed position X axis on our MK series printers. Now that we'll have a core XY motion system, I'm expecting that this may become a possibility. As someone who prints primarily PETG, I see real value here in saving the few seconds before printing for checking/wiping the nozzle clean. This is genuinely not a big deal, but would be a quality of life feature, if it works.
For those of you with Bambu and other brand printers with nozzle wipers, how well do they work for the stickier filaments like PETG? Do you still have to pay attention to the nozzle every few prints, or clean build up out of the wiper etc?
It seems like since the X axis is being swapped for a linear guide, they should have been able to add the bit of extra length needed to clear the plate and make this a possibility... if not from the factory, perhaps as a user customization.
-J
RE: Prusa Core One - Intial thoughts......
That's a good idea. I found the Mk4s to be super sensitive to anything stuck to the nozzle for getting a decent first layer for anything but PLA. Interestingly my XL not so. I've never made the connection to nozzle wiping but yes, having a wiper to take care of dirt on the nozzle prior to first layer calibration would be probably an improvement.
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