“Get an AMS” they said. “You can do multicolor prints. Up to 16!”
Me: What is “color”?
this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2024
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I never really got over the waste the AMS produces. I love it for the auto load and backup fillament features but multicolor printing needs a few more innovations to be really practical imo.
I have an AMS and love it but I wish it handled color changing like the Mosaic Palette, which melts together filament instead of cutting and purging.