Five-color 3D Printing
Earlier this year, we ordered two Prusa i3 MK3 printers from the Czech Republic. These are easily the best printers in our lab, producing highly detailed and accurate prints. Ashton, one of our lab staff, and I began upgrading these printers to support multicolor printing, using up to five filament colors in a single object.
Instead of five print heads, this upgrade uses a rotating filament selector that removes and feeds the multiple colors though the original print head. It’s a simpler design with clever ways to reduce filament waste/purging during color changes. We still have some bugs to work out, but the initial tests are encouraging! The upgrade will also support water-soluble supports, so we’re excited about that, too.
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