Not completely unnecessary. I have several 95% used tricolor filaments that aren’t wound with the colors in the same orientation so I can’t just feed a replacement in. I’ve tried splicing but it’s been insanely difficult to get them to line up properly while the plastic is still heated.
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tty5@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Bambu allows you to automatically switch to a different spool from ams when you run out and continue printing, so this becomes unnecessary.
CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
tty5@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I meant in the context of the post where primary focus seemed to be using up the leftover bits of filament
TheRealKuni@piefed.social 1 month ago
Yep. I think other manufacturers do this with multi-material units, too. It’s a really clever way to handle the issue and one of my favorite features of the AMS. Spool running low? Just throw a second one on there, tell the printer they’re the same material, and bam. Wake up the next morning to an empty spool and a completed print.