RE: INDX is coming for CoreOne?
Can't see it being released this year. Not by Prusa anyways.
Seems all the big 3D Print manufacturers are releasing details of multi-toolhead systems at the moment - but just that, teasers and minor details at this stage. We all know its coming, question is....when?!
Considering Prusa have experience with the XL, they should have had this cracked before the Core One was even released - instead we haven't even a good MMU solution, rather a previous gen MMU that's 'tacked on' and made to work with the Core One, irrespective of how 'messy' it looks. If Prusa had this cracked upon Core One release I could only imagine how much of the market they would have captured above the competition.....
Meanwhile Snapmaker U1 will be available in the next 3-6 months with 4 tool heads costing less than a base model C1. Competition is always a good thing in that it drives down prices and drives up innovation. I was considering the MMU but then multicolor is of no interest to me and multi-material with a single extruder is a no-go for me. I expect the INDX to be formally announced in November, pre-orders taken in January with delivery in June. I'm sure Prusa is looking forward to the 6m interest free loan.
RE: INDX is coming for CoreOne?
I'm wondering ...
As far as I understand things; after an indx upgrade to the core one there will be (at least) a surplus nextruder. Isn't there some sort of parts list imaginable to build a printer around that?
Would be nice to have a second printer around for simple pla prints and such (or donate it to a makers lab)
Pea
RE: INDX is coming for CoreOne?
The way I think I will setup my CoreOne INDX - or might go fully enclosed (see end of animation) - although I guess that might cause issues with keeping temps up etc.
RE: INDX is coming for CoreOne?
I remember the first Mk3 teases; it took well over two years for the thing to be purchasable after Joe said it would be available very soon. Meanwhile Prusa had money from a lot of people who purchased in advance. I would not hold my breath for this new wiz-bang tool.
From Wiki: The first Prusa i3 was designed by Josef Průša in 2012, and was released as a commercial kit product in 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prusa_i3
RE: INDX is coming for CoreOne?
I remember the first Mk3 teases; it took well over two years for the thing to be purchasable after Joe said it would be available very soon. Meanwhile Prusa had money from a lot of people who purchased in advance. I would not hold my breath for this new wiz-bang tool.
From Wiki: The first Prusa i3 was designed by Josef Průša in 2012, and was released as a commercial kit product in 2015.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prusa_i3
But then that was 10-13 years ago when there wasn't a lot of competition and printers where still (sort of) expensive. Things are changing rapidly and it would be business suicide for Prusa to announce a tool changer only to sit on it for even a year. The SnapMaker U1 is coming out end of this year with a 4 head changer that's half the price of a C1. Just to name one example.
RE: INDX is coming for CoreOne?
And it seems like the Bondtech kits will be available soonish, if the C1 upgrade is to far behind I’ll probably look at a voron kit with the INDX system.
RE: INDX is coming for CoreOne?
I'm wondering ...
As far as I understand things; after an indx upgrade to the core one there will be (at least) a surplus nextruder. Isn't there some sort of parts list imaginable to build a printer around that?
Would be nice to have a second printer around for simple pla prints and such (or donate it to a makers lab)
Pea
Extruder value: maybe $100; printer parts to reuse said extruder: piece price around $1500. Prusa Mk4s kit: $750. Not sure there is any decision tree where that spare extruder is anything but a spare part.