Question about the Core One from someone who hasn't followed it much.
I recently watched a video review of the Core one and it seemed very underwhelming. Other than its looks, the Core One seemed very sub-par to the MK4S (which I'm currently running). I am in the process of building up my small business and want to have a print farm as part of my production line. The enclosed Core One looks like an enticing option, but the print quality seems to be lacking (I've seen that from a few different sources).
My question is, is this the direction Prusa is planning on heading with the Core XY over the bed slinger? If so, I don't want to buy a bunch of MK4S printers when I can just wait for them to hash out the problems with the Core One (as they always inevitably do).
Best Answer by FoxRun3D:
Obviously I can't speak for Prusa but I suspect the CoreXY is the direction they're on.
Coming from Mk3 to Mk4 to Core One, I'm also in the "underwhelmed" camp. While I like the concept, it's been—rough. VFAs like I've never seen on any of the bedslingers. Suboptimal homing and bed warming procedures that I would have hoped would have been resolved by now. The hardware is—ok. I'm not a fan of the side-mounted spool holder, which is awkward if you have more than one on a bench. The big metal bar in front runs right across home position and makes it awkward to get to the hotend. Camera and filtration unit should really be included at that price point. The camera is just now beginning to get to acceptable functionality. MMU3 support is just bad. None of the options are attractive to me, so I'm sitting on an unused upgrade kit because I keep one of my Mk4S's for use with the MMU3.
Some of the issues are even more puzzling given that they've solved them all for the XL. My 5 toolhead XL was also quite rough in the beginning but by now is super solid.
RE: Question about the Core One from someone who hasn't followed it much.
Obviously I can't speak for Prusa but I suspect the CoreXY is the direction they're on.
Coming from Mk3 to Mk4 to Core One, I'm also in the "underwhelmed" camp. While I like the concept, it's been—rough. VFAs like I've never seen on any of the bedslingers. Suboptimal homing and bed warming procedures that I would have hoped would have been resolved by now. The hardware is—ok. I'm not a fan of the side-mounted spool holder, which is awkward if you have more than one on a bench. The big metal bar in front runs right across home position and makes it awkward to get to the hotend. Camera and filtration unit should really be included at that price point. The camera is just now beginning to get to acceptable functionality. MMU3 support is just bad. None of the options are attractive to me, so I'm sitting on an unused upgrade kit because I keep one of my Mk4S's for use with the MMU3.
Some of the issues are even more puzzling given that they've solved them all for the XL. My 5 toolhead XL was also quite rough in the beginning but by now is super solid.
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RE: Question about the Core One from someone who hasn't followed it much.
That is a very informative reply, thank you. I also started with the MK3 and have done all of the upgrades up until the MK4S. I also went from the MMU2 (horrendous product) to the MMU3 (I've had very few issues and use it often). So I trust Prusa to fix the issues but will be waiting until they are solved before I try to move to the Core XY. I also dislike the side filament holder. There are some alternatives on the printables site you might want to check out. Makes the filament top mounted.
I also bought the XL 5 nozzle and am still waiting for it to be delivered. So its great to hear that its a solid machine at this point.
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My question is, is this the direction Prusa is planning on heading with the Core XY over the bed slinger?
Based on their release video (at 10:24) they're signalling pretty heavily that the Core One (or similar design) will be the future of their printers. Plans can change of course, but I've been assuming that core xy will be the future over bed slinger designs (not just for Prusa but for the entire industry).