What are you most looking forward to printing with the new multi-color extruder?
I would like to print out a black/white chessboard. What are you most looking to print? How much do you think it will cost to upgrade?
Re: What are you most looking forward to printing with the new multi-color extruder?
Added use of soluble supports to allow for some more complex prints. There has been a few times some soluble support could have save some serious clean ups.
Lets just hope its revealed
Re: What are you most looking forward to printing with the new multi-color extruder?
The only real advantage that I see of dual printing is water soluble support.
I spent a lot of time and money converting my previous i3 to dual extrusion and all that I really managed was slightly lower quality prints (heavier hot end, slight ghosts where the unused nozzle moves over the print of the active nozzle). The amount of times I wanted to print multiple colors were very few and far between.
What I wonder about is how a single nozzle would cope with different materials that require different temperatures..
Re: What are you most looking forward to printing with the new multi-color extruder?
The reasons I bought the CCFP and used it for:
-Fused flex to rigid
-Soluble supports
-Conductive and non conductive mix for RF shielded cases
-Clear / non clear mix , led shine trough
-0.2 and 0.4mm (mixed result with this one) for optical path
I know I am going to toward the diamond head and bowden setup. But separate nozzles is where the need is for me.
Re: What are you most looking forward to printing with the new multi-color extruder?
We use prusa in high school and looking to print logos an plaques in 3 colors. Also to build more complex prints with soluble sopports
Re: What are you most looking forward to printing with the new multi-color extruder?
I am looking forward to multi color flat designs mostly. Right now I am attempting to print in multiple colors via the ColorPrint and for that, you need to use different heights. That's good but not good enough. I have a few things I want to print with multiple colors on the same layer. 😯
Re: What are you most looking forward to printing with the new multi-color extruder?
Soluble supports in PVA?
But tchiwam has posted some great ideas!