RE: Bondtech INDX on CoreOneL
With the INDX and the new high-temperature nozzle (which only works with the Core One variants), does this mean the XL and MK4S are effectively at the end of their lifecycle? This is exactly why I hate buying tech—there’s always something new and better around the corner. All these new releases make you want to upgrade constantly, and even competitors are bringing out interesting products, which does create a healthy, competitive landscape. In the end, it really comes down to affordability versus reliability.
RE: Bondtech INDX on CoreOneL
I've been using my trusty old MK3S for six and a half years now. Only upgraded it with a Revo and to a MK3.5. I passed on the MK4 and Core One because the build volume was pretty much unchanged from the MK3 and because I wasn't convinced about the Nextruder compared to Revo. I like swapping nozzles a lot.
I also passed on the MMU because of the bad reputation earlier versions had gotten. And the engineering of this type of filament changers (including similar solutions like ERCF or AMS) doesn't feel right. It always reminds me of a Rube Goldberg machine. Too many failure points. The latest incarnation of the MMU3 seems to be ok though, but it is sad Prusa only got it right shortly before the tech became obsolete...
I'm glad I waited. I can now have it all in one fell swoop: the Core One L INDX (which I'm hoping/expecting to be available) will offer me a larger build volume, reliable, quick, zero-loss multimaterial printing, and different nozzle sizes ready to go without any swapping.
RE: Bondtech INDX on CoreOneL
Interesting, I’d wondered why they even were going to mess with an MMU when the INDX system was coming…
Agreed, I'll go with a MMU at this point as I'll have multi color and 400C
Trust, but verify….
Now, we need a 400C INDX system….
Carbon PEKK core, with an ASA exterior, some flexibles and conductives…..
RE: Bondtech INDX on CoreOneL
I passed on the MK4 and Core One because the build volume was pretty much unchanged from the MK3 and because I wasn't convinced about the Nextruder compared to Revo.
My journey has been kind of funny. I'm a CNC machining guy who bought Mk3 kit a few years ago that then sat in my closet until a few months ago when I finally decided to put it together. I'd been watching the 3DP space since the early RepRap days with Forrest Addy and others, but had held off because the tech felt far too immature to be useful.
When I got the Mk3 running I was blown away, then bought a Core One to increase my throughput. I was blown away by how much faster it was (typically 50-100% faster for what I do which is mostly coarse functional prints) and basically avoided using the Mk3 because of how much slower it was. I still have enough trouble with warping and bed adhesion that I don't really trust long prints though I'm slowly getting there.
More recently still I did the 3.5 upgrade on my Mk3 which makes it more useful to me but I still favor the Core, partly because I get better results with the enclosed build area.
I had been mooting the XL or MMU because I've been doing more multi-color prints (typically using an accent color for labeling) but both seemed problematic in their own ways. With the C1L now having a clear path to multi-color I am likely going to order one of them very soon.