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RE: What colors do you have loaded?

JoanTabb — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:08:09 +0000

Black and white ABS

Red and blue PLA

White PETG

RE: What colors do you have loaded?

TopFord — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:45:40 +0000

Black, white, yellow, red and brown is my current setup. I use mainly black and white.

I also live in a low humidity environment so have had no issues with not using a drybox.

RE: ¿Qué colores has cargado?

Albert Lozano — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:27:38 +0000

This is my set, dry boxes, dry buffer, dry myself :)

RE: What colors do you have loaded?

RedJacketPress — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:14:39 +0000

@iftibashir Nothing more elaborate than a very large plastic bin (I think it's about two feet wide) with holes drilled for fixtures that allow the filament to be fed to PTFE tubes to the MMU3. It's underneath and slightly to the left of the printer.

RE: What colors do you have loaded?

iftibashir — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:55:02 +0000

Posted by: @redjacketpress
I’ve set up five spools in a drybox (with desiccant), which feed to the MMU through a set of PTFE tubes — I’ve found that a rewinding device has been unnecessary, as the filament buffers itself in the two or three inches at the front of the box as it unloads. (I will occasionally take up the slack in the others when changing one of the spools, but I find this is not anything I need to pay close attention to.)
I kinda knew when purchasing the MMU3 that I probably wouldn’t do much multi-color printing — but I had no idea how convenient it would be having multiple spools pre-loaded.
(To answer the question: Black PLA, Black ABS, White PLA, Black PETG, Orange PETG.)

Which drybox do you use please?

RE: What colors do you have loaded?

RedJacketPress — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 17:38:15 +0000

@sngx1275 I did that process in reverse (MMU3, then MK4S upgrade) -- if I recall correctly, there were changes to the Nextruder when installing the MMU3 that are also part of the MK4S upgrade (and I was able to skip those steps for the MK4S). At a guess, depending on the model you select when ordering, you may recieve different parts. (If you have an MK4S, parts to upgrade the Nextruder may not be inclued with the MMU3 kit, as they would no longer be required.)

You could certainly install the MMU3 on the MK4 and do the additional upgrade to the MK4S later, as long as you have all the necessary parts.

RE: What colors do you have loaded?

sngx1275 — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:41:50 +0000

@redjacketpress I bought a 4S upgrade for my 4 a month or so ago, then a couple weeks ago I caved on the MMU3. During the purchase process it asked what printer I have and the 4 was different than the 4S. So I selected 4S. What is that difference? I assume I have to do the 4S upgrade before the MMU3 since thats what I selected - but why couldn't I use the MMU3 I bought on the 4 I already have?

RE: What colors do you have loaded?

RedJacketPress — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 02:24:19 +0000

I’ve set up five spools in a drybox (with desiccant), which feed to the MMU through a set of PTFE tubes — I’ve found that a rewinding device has been unnecessary, as the filament buffers itself in the two or three inches at the front of the box as it unloads. (I will occasionally take up the slack in the others when changing one of the spools, but I find this is not anything I need to pay close attention to.)

I kinda knew when purchasing the MMU3 that I probably wouldn’t do much multi-color printing — but I had no idea how convenient it would be having multiple spools pre-loaded.

(To answer the question: Black PLA, Black ABS, White PLA, Black PETG, Orange PETG.)

RE: What colors do you have loaded?

Intveltr — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 23:43:58 +0000

You can eliminate the buffer by using an automatic spool rewinder. A popular one is the Filamentalist. I have had some good experiences with that. The Nextruder filament gear is perfectly capable of driving the rewinder action. And as a bonus, it makes loading spools way way easier (if you use the "rear loading" version of the Filamentalist). I have 4 spools sitting in a dry box using those rewinders. The 5th is a Filamentalist sitting on my bench, to be used as a wildcard.

RE: What colors do you have loaded?

iftibashir — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:07:01 +0000

Dont have my MMU3 yet, but I intend to install Black, White, Yellow, Red, Blue.

I dont intend to change filaments often and want to just keep them loaded, even though I can go for long periods without printing anything as I'm just a hobbyist, so my intention is to create the filament storage boxes using the airtight cereal containers - lots of examples on Printables to choose from.

That just leaves the filament in the buffer cassette that's out in the open, which isn't too much when considering the whole setup. Or maybe that could be installed in another airtight container too.......