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Interestingly it also mentions the spool holder being replaced, so maybe they do have a solution for mounting multiple spools to the printer?
I would expect the "four on each side" mounts as shown at FormNext. They can be used either with bare spools or Prusa's new dry boxes, I think.
Personally I will probably not use those mounts, since they take up extra width and block the side view of the print in progress. In my setup I can mount a shelf on the wall just above the printer and plan to place the spools there, in a 4-spool filament dryer.
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Personally I will probably not use those mounts, since they take up extra width and block the side view of the print in progress. In my setup I can mount a shelf on the wall just above the printer and plan to place the spools there, in a 4-spool filament dryer.
Good suggestion, was pondering myself about workbench space but also the lost visibility. We will already be losing sight due to the tool heads up front. The spool holders will take the sides. I’d imagine the buddy cam will also now be obstructed too with all the ptfe tube. The cost of the 4 Prusa dry boxes you’ll get close to a decent 4 spool dryer. I think I’ll be shamelessly copying you and putting up a shelf 😂
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Hello,
On Printable, there is this project which is very promising.
https://www.printables.com/model/1561892-onetop-modular-top-enclosure-for-prusa-core-one-co
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Personally I will probably not use those mounts, since they take up extra width and block the side view of the print in progress. In my setup I can mount a shelf on the wall just above the printer and plan to place the spools there, in a 4-spool filament dryer.
Good suggestion, was pondering myself about workbench space but also the lost visibility. We will already be losing sight due to the tool heads up front. The spool holders will take the sides. I’d imagine the buddy cam will also now be obstructed too with all the ptfe tube. The cost of the 4 Prusa dry boxes you’ll get close to a decent 4 spool dryer. I think I’ll be shamelessly copying you and putting up a shelf 😂
My shelf is already in place since there is no room in my setup for adding stuff on the sides, the first mod would be moving those entry points to the same side pointing at the shelf.
/Anders
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Anyone have any idea of the turret height?
Still in 2 minds about whether I want INDX or not - I'm considering a 4 tool setup - but I have a shelf above my printer already and I wanted to see if the turret would fit.......
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Assuming it is the same cover as for the MMU, maybe an owner of the enclosed MMU can measure the height?
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Just measure the picture on the screen:
- height of Core One in picture on my screen: 185 mm
- height of turret on my screen: 40 mm
- actual height of Core One: 555 mm
- projected height of turret: 555 x 40 / 185 = 120 mm
- projected total height: 555 + 120 = 675 mm
Maybe add 10% if you want to be absolutely sure, account for parallax, etc.
(as an aside, I had no idea that the forum software will do the calculations above as soon as you type the "=" sign! Cool...)
Prusa MK4 since Jan 2024, MK4S/MMU3 since Jan 2025, Printables: @MikeB_1505898
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I like the Prusa USS dry boxes, but there's no way I'm paying what Prusa charge X 8.... I'll stick with my cereal boxes until some Ali knockoffs appear 😎
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I'm in the same boat! lol
I like the Prusa USS dry boxes, but there's no way I'm paying what Prusa charge X 8.... I'll stick with my cereal boxes until some Ali knockoffs appear 😎
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Assuming it is the same cover as for the MMU, maybe an owner of the enclosed MMU can measure the height?
The one I've got is 137 mm high. Subtract 2mm material thickness => 135 mm higher than the original.
But better add some safety margin before ordering solid oak furniture...
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Hey @stef86,
Thanks for the shoutout and “very promising” , really appreciate it! 😊
I’m the maker (chips_n_Spools). OneTop is a modular, tool-less top enclosure designed for MMU3 and INDX compatibility, with mounting points for future add-ons.
Happy to hear feedback on fit, magnets or PC sheets from anyone building it!
Link: https://www.printables.com/model/1561892
Cheers!
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Looks exactly the same as the cover I got with the Core One MMU enclosed kit, but I'd suggest the cutouts for the INDX filament entry PTFE tubes will be different.
Turret height of the MMU cover is about 135 - 140 mm.
Assuming it is the same cover as for the MMU, maybe an owner of the enclosed MMU can measure the height?
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I agree that the cover looks a lot like the one for the MMU3. My guess is that the cover will have a different part for the plate where he MMU3 would mount.
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There's more than enough rivet holes. I cant see why a couple can't be used to add holders. I'd expect Prusa to do this rather than aim to sell a new side panel type with additional holes. But if that is the case, I'll look to get my drill out and add the necessary holes if it'll save me the price of a new panel 🤣
new update from Prusa
As expected but good to see it confirmed. Also looking forward to this series. Here’s hoping there won’t be too much of a wait before the next update
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Thanks for sharing 👍
Where did they post this?
CS
Sascha
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Thanks for sharing 👍
Where did they post this?
CS
Sascha
The only "social media" I use is youtube as I find it useful for learning, got rid of everything else for my sanity! I follow them on youtube so saw it when it was put up. They use most of the other platforms though so I'd be surprised if it isn't on everything from IG to reddit
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GIMP to the rescue (reposting after conversion - if problematic, feel free to moderate).
Looks like a laundry hamper turned upside down. Yikes.
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new update from Prusa
Thanks for sharing. So it looks like four filament sensors will be grouped in the little attachment at the upper edge of each side panel, where the PTFE tubes start? That's less than ideal for the filament solution I have in mind (external four-spool dryer, PTFE tubes feeding directly to the top lid from there).
Ideally I want the filament sensors directly at the dryer, at the entry to each PTFE tube, so I was hoping for individual units. Will probably need to design my own sensors then?
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new update from Prusa
Thanks for sharing. So it looks like four filament sensors will be grouped in the little attachment at the upper edge of each side panel, where the PTFE tubes start? That's less than ideal for the filament solution I have in mind (external four-spool dryer, PTFE tubes feeding directly to the top lid from there).
Ideally I want the filament sensors directly at the dryer, at the entry to each PTFE tube, so I was hoping for individual units. Will probably need to design my own sensors then?
I am not sure that there will be external sensors at all...
Like you I have already a 4 bays dryer so I was planning to connect to the side "block" to avoid cutting the supplied tubes.
The issue I see with the sensors is that the HW in the CoreOne is missing discreet inputs for 8 filament sensors. Putting all sensors in parallel to the existing one line would work but prevent the implementation of logic like "if 1 is empty, keep extruding from 2" as you loose the info on who has a problem.
It woul dbe nice for Prusa to share some more details beyond the little video...
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Thanks for sharing. So it looks like four filament sensors will be grouped in the little attachment at the upper edge of each side panel, where the PTFE tubes start? That's less than ideal for the filament solution I have in mind (external four-spool dryer, PTFE tubes feeding directly to the top lid from there).
Ideally I want the filament sensors directly at the dryer, at the entry to each PTFE tube, so I was hoping for individual units. Will probably need to design my own sensors then?
I am not sure that there will be external sensors at all...
Like you I have already a 4 bays dryer so I was planning to connect to the side "block" to avoid cutting the supplied tubes.
The issue I see with the sensors is that the HW in the CoreOne is missing discreet inputs for 8 filament sensors. Putting all sensors in parallel to the existing one line would work but prevent the implementation of logic like "if 1 is empty, keep extruding from 2" as you loose the info on who has a problem.
It woul dbe nice for Prusa to share some more details beyond the little video...
This is my thought as well. There will have to be some form of individual filament sensor for empty spool change over. Id be surprised if this is omitted. But I wonder if they'll rely on one sensor in the toolhead monitoring each tool as it's connected rather than an individual sensor per filament externally. I know they mentioned at the time of Formnext they hadn't a finalised filament sensor set up yet.
Looking at the video, I don't think there is an external sensor. It looks like the box on the side is purely a guide. This is just a guess but to have wired from that point they'd have had to cut holes in both the acrylic and the steel piece. While they may have here in pre-release, I do think to keep overall costs down they will opt not to have to ship out more acrylic panels/steel for that type of set up.
The unit he's demonstrating has another filament guide to the back. This maybe the best place to put the external sensors just before they run into the top of the unit. Much easy to wire down from there. That said as you mention for that to even work you'd have to connect these individual sensors to another board and microcontroller before sending a single output back to the mainboard. I'm pretty clueless in this area, so not even sure this would even viable.
He mentioned in the video that it would be a series of videos released to answer questions. So Id expect more, but they'll spoon feed the info. I guess they are listening to feedback around the sheer lack of info they tend share prior to shipping a new product. But they will string this out over the next couple months