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Seeking advice choosing a multi-color printer (self.3dprinting)

submitted 6 months ago by capably8341 to c/[email protected]

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Hello,

I am trying to figure out which printer with multi-color capabilities to buy, and I'd like to hear some other people's opinions.

Note: I can't buy Bambu Labs products, so please do not recommend one.

Current options:

Prusa Mk4 and MMU3.
Voron 2.4-style (either Formbot kit or Sovol SV08) and ERCF, and eventually DAKSH toolchanger.
Ratrig V4 and the upgrades when they come out.
Creality K2 Plus (when it comes out).
Qidi Q1 Pro and the rumored multi-color unit.

My current thoughts:

I am happy wait a bit if that's the best option.
I like the fact that the MMU3 mechinism doesn't waste as much filament as some other mechanisms. It's easier for me to pay more up front for the mechanism than constantly keeping tons extra filament in stock.
The potential for a Voron to be upgraded to a toolchanger with DAKSH is intising.
High print quality is important to me, although I can't imagine any of these would result in bad quality.
Prusa XL is outside my budget :(

Please let me know your opinions, and thank you to anybody who read this far.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

My personal experience with a couple MMU2 on a mk3 at college is it's garbage. You have to sit there and babysit it as it will error frequently and the filament changer seems to need endless readjustment lest it jam with a filament sprig for the 55th time today. Maybe they are better if you customize them more and don't beat on them like college freshmen do, but... I like the idea but the ones i've used are not that fun.

Be careful of what other kind of filament changers you buy though. If you want to do multi material changes involving TPU, systems like the MMU where it's a single feed tube switcher seems to be OK, but integrated feeders like the Bambu Labs ams style will eat tpu for breakfast because it doesn't follow guided paths very well. I think? the ERCF can feed tpu fine?