Tool Changers are the Future and your AMS is obsolete

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• RE

  @Rexit82 · 2 months ago

  Big props to snapmaker and the U1 for being early to the market while embracing the community.  They set a good bar for the rest.

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• NI

  @nilsdock · 2 months ago

  cannot wait for the indx to upgrade my trident

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• NE

  @NefariousElasticity · 2 months ago

  INDX never ending delays really have me looking at the U1 tbh.

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• CH

  @christopherwestphal7149 · 2 months ago

  You had me at toolchanger.

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• TE

  @teardowndan5364 · 2 months ago

  An AMS can be useful for a tool-changer too: automatic material changes, running leftovers and backup roll loading. If I had a tool-changer, I would still want to have one or possibly two AMS-fed tools.<br><br>Having an AMS also lets you load different sets of colors for different parts of the print. Instead of switching filaments every layer, you can go 100+ layers between filament changes. The boots of your character model could likely benefit from having a different color palette from the character&apos;s head and chest.

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• TR

  @TripTrooper · 2 months ago

  more content like this, great overview of what&apos;s happening in the 3dprinting market

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• SC

  @Schloppknat · 2 months ago

  Looking forward to that INDX build!

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• PO

  @powersv2 · 2 months ago

  The cut zoom on @<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR4eLlzi7ZI&amp;t=525">8:45</a> 😂😂😂

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• DW

  @DWIT3D · 2 months ago

  I agree with pretty much everything you are saying here. I can&apos;t see using my AMS&apos;s for multi colour printing any longer now that I have the Creator 5. AMS is good for holding various types of filaments so they are &quot;ready to go&quot; for single colour prints. Single nozzle printers will always have a place for prototyping and manufacturing multiple instances of the same part. Excited for the future of multi-tool printers for sure. Great video as always!

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• TO

  @toastsniffer · 2 months ago

  Ams is cool for drying and reel swaps on tool changer

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• JE

  @jelias999 · 2 months ago

  I&apos;ve had the snapmaker u1 for quite some time now over 3k hours no issues it&apos;s been such a great printer tbh, I&apos;m personally hoping to see a few more heads added to the future models

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• MI

  @MichaelDBeltran · 2 months ago

  I&apos;ve had a R1 trident kit sitting for a year that I haven&apos;t had a chance to build. Looking forward to all the tool changer options with R2 being designed to be able to offset the bed

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