Comment on FYI (opinion.) don't buy an MMU

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elucubra@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The industrial ones may be tough, but the one in the video looks janky and the abundance of printed parts does not inspire confidence in its longevity. Also, it is an addon to an MMU, making the whole multi color set up closer to $500, and limited to bowden, which precludes flexibles. Once a tool has been swapped it must be heated to the proper temp for the filament.

I’m not intimately knowledgeable with subtractive CNC, but I own and have used a lot a hand router, so I’m familiar with the business end of the things. Reliability is not going to be the same with a dry tool or toolhead, than with an oozy nozzle.

The system is for bedslingers only, which are inferior to cartesian or CoreXY cube printers.

The INDX is way more capable, simpler (thus likely more reliable) made by Bondtech, which has a proven reliability and performance record.

The only scenario where I see this being equal or superior to a toolhead changer is, well, none.

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