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Re: 4 Extruders? December 20, 2013 02:29AM |
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Multiple extruders are used for multi color, they are more commonly used for printing support material. With simple support, you print that first and then shut down the hot end. No heat, no ooze. Then you fire up and print the rest of the gizmo.
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Re: 4 Extruders? December 20, 2013 01:29PM |
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With good hot ends and proper settings, oozing isn't a huge deal on multi-extruder parts. See this two-color octopus I printed a while back: [www.thingiverse.com] . Support for more than two extruders is highly experimental at this point, although it is being worked on. See the 4 nozzle Kraken hot end for example.
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