RE: Any info on whether the new hot end is a higher flow design?
I don't know where you're located, but it's worth remembering that it's not Prusa deciding to add on these taxes, it's your government. I believe here in the US, the threshold is $800. In the past, if you bought a Prusa kit for $749, they had a shipping option that kept the price of the machine under $800, so you didn't have to pay any taxes/fees from the government, but if you added anything on to your order, that changed. I've been hit by those unexpected taxes a few times, and while they suck, they aren't because Prusa is trying to screw you over.
Well, it is a heatbreak after all. My titanium V6 one cost me 40eur, so this price doesn't surprise me that much 😜
30 bones, sheesh! Shoulda gave them for free for all the early MK4 guinea pigs 😛
In stock!
https://www.prusa3d.com/product/nextruder-v6-nozzle-adapter/
I'll wait for aftermarket parts. Anything I buy from Prusa is stupid expensive after shipping and import duty taxes. I don't remember ever having to pay import duty on previous purchases from Prusa but this time they tacked on another $55 for the printer. The shipping is already very very expensive so that was a real disappointment.
RE: Any info on whether the new hot end is a higher flow design?
I don't know if you can keep the adapters paired with specific nozzles. It looks like they screw into something (most likely the heater block), so unless you buy additional nozzle assemblies as well, I don't know if that will work.
That's my plan as well. I've ordered two adapters. I'll keep them equipped with my most common nozzles.
I'd like to buy more hotends (heat block with heater and thermistor) beside the adapters, so that I can attach various nozzles in advance (CHT, hardened, 0.25mm) and have them ready to swap in a minute.
Since the cable management is improved in MK4, it's easier to get the printer operational quickly in the case of e.g. thermistor wire damage. And if you have multiple hotends on hand, you won't have any downtime with the machine.
RE: Any info on whether the new hot end is a higher flow design?
Yeah I know. I don't blame Prusa at all and it wasn't my intention if it was conveyed as such. Thanks though.
I don't know where you're located, but it's worth remembering that it's not Prusa deciding to add on these taxes, it's your government. I believe here in the US, the threshold is $800. In the past, if you bought a Prusa kit for $749, they had a shipping option that kept the price of the machine under $800, so you didn't have to pay any taxes/fees from the government, but if you added anything on to your order, that changed. I've been hit by those unexpected taxes a few times, and while they suck, they aren't because Prusa is trying to screw you over.
Well, it is a heatbreak after all. My titanium V6 one cost me 40eur, so this price doesn't surprise me that much 😜
30 bones, sheesh! Shoulda gave them for free for all the early MK4 guinea pigs 😛
In stock!
https://www.prusa3d.com/product/nextruder-v6-nozzle-adapter/
I'll wait for aftermarket parts. Anything I buy from Prusa is stupid expensive after shipping and import duty taxes. I don't remember ever having to pay import duty on previous purchases from Prusa but this time they tacked on another $55 for the printer. The shipping is already very very expensive so that was a real disappointment.
RE: Any info on whether the new hot end is a higher flow design?
I don't know if you can keep the adapters paired with specific nozzles. It looks like they screw into something (most likely the heater block), so unless you buy additional nozzle assemblies as well, I don't know if that will work.
That's my plan as well. I've ordered two adapters. I'll keep them equipped with my most common nozzles.
I'd like to buy more hotends (heat block with heater and thermistor) beside the adapters, so that I can attach various nozzles in advance (CHT, hardened, 0.25mm) and have them ready to swap in a minute.
Since the cable management is improved in MK4, it's easier to get the printer operational quickly in the case of e.g. thermistor wire damage. And if you have multiple hotends on hand, you won't have any downtime with the machine.
yeah that's why we were saying we'd like to be able to order more hotends