AD5X printer
Moderator: CrazyIvan
Re: AD5X printer
Looks good for the price, with multi-filament built in, but be aware of the filament waste and additional print time required each time the print changes filament (because of the required nozzle purging). Even after the purging, there can still be colour contamination – which produces discoloured bands in the final print.
Obviously the option for multi-colour printing adds flexibility (note multi-material is impractical with one nozzle), but you have to ask whether you'd use it often enough to justify the extra cost. That's a "maybe", plenty of people do.
I've opted for a full-fat multi-nozzle (multi-hotend, therefore multi-colour and multi-material without purging) Snapmaker U1, that's a lot more money.
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Obviously the option for multi-colour printing adds flexibility (note multi-material is impractical with one nozzle), but you have to ask whether you'd use it often enough to justify the extra cost. That's a "maybe", plenty of people do.
I've opted for a full-fat multi-nozzle (multi-hotend, therefore multi-colour and multi-material without purging) Snapmaker U1, that's a lot more money.
viewtopic.php?p=1873#p1873