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Snapmaker U1 on Kickstarter

Interesting looking, and fast change, implementation of colour swapping! Be interested to hear your thoughts once you have it.
 
Bambu just released info about upcoming H2C and Vortek nozzle changer. Prusa is also teasing about possible Bondtech INDX integration on Core One…a lot of new things coming up.
 
Elegoo is supposed to announce a Filament Switching System (their term) by the end of Q3 (September 30th?) for their Centauri Carbon.

Rumor is it is based on the opensource Box Turtle system:

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cadtec said:
Hello everyone
We was lucky to get hold of one of these printer :)
https://www.snapmaker.com/en-US/snapmaker-u1

The campaign has already raised an incredible 12 million dollars.
We should receive the printer in October and will post a short report here in the forum.

Beste Grüsse,
www.cadtec.ch
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Really curious to see how this performs. I was in the market for a new printer recently and Snapmaker was on my list, specifically the JS1. Closer inspection revealed that while good on paper it was lacking certain features that made it unsuitable for my use.

4x IDEX is complex wrt to firmware. Be interesting to see if they can pull it off.
 
There has been a patent filing on a nozzle since:


www.3printr.com

Patent suggests: Elegoo is working on an extruder system for multi-material 3D printing

Elegoo is one of the few major desktop 3D printing providers that has not yet introduced a solution for multi-material or multi-color printing. Competitors such as Bambu Lab, Prusa Research, Creality, and Anycubic have been offering systems that can automatically change filaments for years. Some...
www.3printr.com www.3printr.com

which hopefully augurs well.
 
cadtec said:
We was lucky to get hold of one of these printer :)
https://www.snapmaker.com/en-US/snapmaker-u1

We should receive the printer in October and will post a short report here in the forum.
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Did you receive that printer yet?

I am seriously tempted by the new Anycubic Kobra X.
Pros: Dirt cheap at £239 if ordered within 48 hours, 4 colour, 260x260x260mm volume, 300 degree nozzle, quick change nozzles (.25, .6 & .8mm alternatives).
Cons: Still produces a fair bit of poop, filament spools not enclosed, no enclosure for really exotic materials.
Trouble is I already have 5 working printers including an Anycubic resin one. Also volume isn't a problem as my biggest is 500x500x500. I don't have a multi colour machine though.
I think my main use for a multi filament printer would be PVA soluble filament for cleaner supports. The resin printer provides incredible detail but everything has to be painted to protect from UV and that isn't ideal when producing working parts like gears.

Edit: Kobra X is temptingly cheap but it doesn't do much more than my existing printers so going to hang on for something like the Anycubic Kobra S1 Max Combo which will print more exotic engineering materials, over 3x the price but would be a vast improvement over what I have already. 3d printer technology appears to be advancing rapidly at the moment.
 
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Stu3d said:
I am seriously tempted by the new Anycubic Kobra X.
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You missed two cons, well one which translates to two:

- bedslinger, so takes up more space
- not CoreXY, so slower

I've been using a Flashforge AD5X w/ an 0.25mm nozzle (bought before their recent social media gaffe) and it has been working well:

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(ob. discl., I work for Carbide 3D, but I bought that pendant w/ my own funds)
 
WillAdams said:
You missed two cons, well one which translates to two:

- bedslinger, so takes up more space
- not CoreXY, so slower

I've been using a Flashforge AD5X w/ an 0.25mm nozzle (bought before their recent social media gaffe) and it has been working well:
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3 of my filament printers are bed slingers so I am used to that although funnily enough my first printer was a dual extruder core xy, 11 year old Wanhao D4X, but don't use it anymore as small volume and getting it to print 2 colours was a nightmare.
I hadn't seen the Flashforge social media thing until now. Interestingly the camera on the Kobra X has a little flap you can swing across the camera.
There is a lot of multi colour printers out there now but the Kobra X is so cheap with that offer, off to watch more videos. Only worry is they bring out something signicantly better a few weeks/months later, I have been down that rabbit hole with Revopoint 3d scanners!
Never had a reason to use CNC, maybe I experiment when I retire.
 
FWIW, Since it seems like cadtec never replied -

I got a Snapmaker U1 from the kickstarter, too. I've had it for 6 or 7 months now. Absolutely loving it. The quality is excellent, the speed and the ability to do multiple materials is awesome; it is light years better than my old bed-slinger in every respect. The sidewalls keep drafts out, making it *possible* to print ABS, but without a top, it's hard to keep the chamber warm enough. if you get a top for it (even just a cheap DIY with an IKEA plastic bin and some framing) you can get steady internal chamber temps up to about 55-60C, depending on insulation, and I've had good success printing ABS and ASA with that. In theory, the bed/nozzle.chamber should be able to do some PC or PA6-CF, but I have not had any reason to print anything that expensive yet. :^)
 
Sorry for the delay... :-)

Yes, we highly recommend the Snapmaker U1. It delivers on its promises, and the value for the price is excellent.

So far, we haven’t noticed any major flaws, and the print quality is comparable to our Bambu P1 printers—if not better—with ridiculously few pop shots compared to the P1 printers.
 
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