u/Main-Promotion7272 — reddlx

▲ 43

Do you know much about tool changing?.....

Instead of my idex setup, though it's great!

I've decided - being, I've got 6 sprite extruders..... I should use them in a tool changer configuration..

But I've never seen one up close, never tried to build one.

I was honestly hoping someone would make something better than mmu or stealthchanger by now, for Klipper..

Anywho. If you know anything about how to use pins and magnets, maybe servos?? Or who knows what... For parking a toolhead, then being able to unpark said toolhead, etc etc?

I'm struggling to find ideas. I've been searching the Internet for weeks (months actually, maybe a couple years lol) for anything viable. I've watched videos of every current system... I just can't wrap my mind around how they can have sub mm accuracy for the offset every tool change...

u/Main-Promotion7272 — 11 days ago

▲ 8

First impressions from a veteran printster.

I have built custom, large format high speed printers for over 5 years.

I've owned dozens of different printers over the last 11ish years.

I am NOT easily impressed...(Got an ender clone that runs faster than the A1 - with few extra mods, it wasn't hard) (I've also got idex printers up to 700x350x400 faster than any commercial printer... 1000mms travel speed, and up to 30k accel for moves under 300mms)

-----------------------------

The print quality is 100% impressive, on par with my VERY WELL tuned printers. Off the stock profile....

The speed is really good on stock profile, but the accelerations are NOT impressive. Though only on my first print and haven't touched them at all. Printing at 'high speed' or whatever it says, no degradation in quality. But at those accelerations, there shouldn't be lol

Setup on LAN was a little pain, but once working, great.

Orca NEEDS this printer in it's setup. AC slicer is OK. Made for beginners. For advanced users it's leaves A LOT to be desired.

It's got 10 filaments in the stock profile, annoying. (OCD)

It's VERY quiet. Those complaining I don't get it. It's WELL under 50db @ high speed.

Initial setup is LONG AND BORING... Again - set up to help the beginner avoid issues.

Z offset seems not perfect, but time will tell.

Purge needs tuned much better. Particularly at start up... But there room for a LOT of improvement to reduce waste. But that'll be up to the individual user.

Bought an extra ace toolhead and did a teardown... Really impressive engineering! The FIRST UNIQUE design I've seen in years, THAT WASN'T STOLEN... Yes they took the cam from MMU, but making it TINY and functional, inside the toolhead, is really innovative.

Mine doesn't 'shake' the table or anything.. think some people got terrible tables.

If you cut your screen with the build plate?? I don't know how... I'll call you names in the comments later lol...

Retraction causing the filament to cross needs addressed, though there are some options already.

This seems like some of the BEST first versions of a printer I've ever seen. It doesn't feel like most printers, where you beta test it for them. And they slowly fix it with firmware or newer models.

It's very refined. And not from like a clone of anything...

A few quality of life issues that are probably not on anyone's mind, but I would like. Other than that....

Wow...

Good job anycubic.

reddit.com

u/Main-Promotion7272 — 19 days ago

▲ 11

Anycubic Kobra X*