bigseb
Alibre Super User
About a year ago I sold both my FDM printers (Flashforge Creator X and Creality CR-X) and currently only have a DLP printer (Anycubic Photon). I really regret selling the CR-X as it was an absolute beast and gave great results. I'm looking at what's currently available and shortlisted a few.
CONDITION: must allow dual extrusion!
The CR-X is on the list and my No. 1 choice at the moment despite being the oldest. I know what it can do and I still have all the profiles and whatnot for it. I really like the 2-in 1-out extruder too; I think that's a really good dual extrusion system. The only downside with the 2-in 1-out system is printing flexibles is incredibly difficult, but that'ss typical with bowden extruders.
There are a few IDEX printers listed as well. They look very promising. The Flashforge is only listed because I like the brand and they have the best slicer on the market. Realistically though it is overpriced for what it is. As far as IDEX goes the TL-D3 Pro is a strong contender.
The Geeetechs are pretty interesting too. They have an extrusion system similar to the CR-X except they are 3-in 1-out and one can blend filaments in the hot-end to either create a new colour or smoothly transition form one colour to another. The colour thing is, in all honesty, just a novelty but something that would be a lot of fun to play around with, especially considering the price. I'm more focused on being able to use a separate build material and support material. Having three extruders would allow for two (different colour) build materials and a support material... and that means very cool prototypes
And yes, I am aiming at the lower price range. I enjoy thinkering with these machine and fine-tuning them. Both my Flashforge and CR-X gave me excellent quality prints and as such I don't buy into the whole 'expensive is better' mentality.
In case anyone's interested here is my review of the Creality CR-X. Check it out. The test prints are phenomenal quality.
CONDITION: must allow dual extrusion!
The CR-X is on the list and my No. 1 choice at the moment despite being the oldest. I know what it can do and I still have all the profiles and whatnot for it. I really like the 2-in 1-out extruder too; I think that's a really good dual extrusion system. The only downside with the 2-in 1-out system is printing flexibles is incredibly difficult, but that'ss typical with bowden extruders.
There are a few IDEX printers listed as well. They look very promising. The Flashforge is only listed because I like the brand and they have the best slicer on the market. Realistically though it is overpriced for what it is. As far as IDEX goes the TL-D3 Pro is a strong contender.
The Geeetechs are pretty interesting too. They have an extrusion system similar to the CR-X except they are 3-in 1-out and one can blend filaments in the hot-end to either create a new colour or smoothly transition form one colour to another. The colour thing is, in all honesty, just a novelty but something that would be a lot of fun to play around with, especially considering the price. I'm more focused on being able to use a separate build material and support material. Having three extruders would allow for two (different colour) build materials and a support material... and that means very cool prototypes
And yes, I am aiming at the lower price range. I enjoy thinkering with these machine and fine-tuning them. Both my Flashforge and CR-X gave me excellent quality prints and as such I don't buy into the whole 'expensive is better' mentality.
In case anyone's interested here is my review of the Creality CR-X. Check it out. The test prints are phenomenal quality.