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				3 in 1 extruder
				Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 1:49 pm
				by boarddesigner
				Question:
Is there a way to add a 3 in 1 extruder to Rostock Max V2?  It appears my Rambo 1.3 can only handle a dual extruder.
Thanks for any info.
			 
			
					
				Re: 3 in 1 extruder
				Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 2:29 pm
				by Jimustanguitar
				Which 3 in 1 are you looking at? And do you mean the hotend or the 'coldend'?
			 
			
					
				Re: 3 in 1 extruder
				Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 2:34 pm
				by Renha
				Hi boarddesigner! Yes, there is a way to add a 3 in 1 extruder to Rostock Max V2!
Yes, your Rambo 1.3 can only handle a dual extruder.
			 
			
					
				Re: 3 in 1 extruder
				Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 2:43 pm
				by Xenocrates
				Actually, there are ways to get the rambo to handle triple extrusion.  
http://forum.seemecnc.com/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=9478 covers it.
 
			
					
				Re: 3 in 1 extruder
				Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 2:47 pm
				by boarddesigner
				I saw one in action on youtube and it got me thinking.  it appears to be readily available for the Kossel and can be found on Amazon.
Anycubic 3 in 1 Out Multi-Color Extruder Hotend for Kossel Reprap 3D Printer
This would require 3 cold end extruders.
			 
			
					
				Re: 3 in 1 extruder
				Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 2:50 pm
				by boarddesigner
				Xenocrates,
This is what I was looking for.  
Thanks!
			 
			
					
				Re: 3 in 1 extruder
				Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 4:09 pm
				by Xenocrates
				Board, so you know, the Anycubic is a cheap rip-off of the Diamond hotend.  
http://reprap.me/diamond-hotend.html.  The Anycubic is half the price, but most of the price is in the genuine E3D heatsinks.  I would avoid un-known knockoffs like that, as the quality is questionable, where E3D's and reprap.me's is not.  I also dislike supporting knock-offs like that, who reap the benefits of other people's work.
 
			
					
				Re: 3 in 1 extruder
				Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 7:09 pm
				by boarddesigner
				Roger that Xenocrates.  will avoid the knockoffs.
After researching this a bit, I am going to opt for the cyclops on this machine. Trying to keep it simple as I am still fairly new to the 3D printer scene.
thanks for the good info.