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15 minutes? Why would anyone caring about time loss do that? You swap entire hot ends. 2 screws and 2 electronic connectors. 1 minute or two to swap...
9:27 - LOL they printed a huge version of my vase design (tall one on the table in front of the printer). Awesome 10:30 the one in his right hand too. :)
I’m interested in the mako. But I’m waiting to see what the flow rates are and at what printing parameters the flow rates were achieved at. I find it hard to believe it doesn’t need pid running more like Bambu won’t let you pid tuning it.
@@SliceEngineering aww man, that's kinda disappointing since I already bought the diamondback nozzle and it arrived. I kinda assumed the MAKO was just around the corner since the nozzles were already shipping 😥 Still excited about it though
I can't wait! The only thing I'm upset about is having to wait until mid August. Increased performance and super simple swapping between different size nozzles. If you don't care about removing screws, disconnecting / reconnecting cables or even swapping the fan and thermistor then maybe this isn't for you. If you're like me and want a simple and fast way to switch between different size or manufacturer nozzles then this seems like an awesome option.
The only reason I watched the video was TO SEE HOW THE ONE-HANDED NOZZLE SWAP WORKS! Just about anyone who has used a Bambu Lab machine enough to want this upgrade already knows how to do everything you DID show. If your video was this much of a waste of time to view, will your product be as much of a waste of time????
How did we come so far and then engineer backwards? I used to have the stock bambu x1c hotend. Took like 2 minutes for me to change but not 20 lol. Concern was always the plugging and unplugging the connectors and limited nozzle size availability from bambu. I upgraded to the E3D Panda revo. Which unlike you guys, actually showed how to remove the nozzles. Comes assembled out of the box by the way, so true plug and play. Now I have 8 different nozzle sizes including 1.4mm; obxidian, diamond backs, High Flow those are all available too. not worried about snapping of a connector any more. Lefty loosey righty tighty all with your fingers, no wrenches needed, dont need to remove the sock. No heatcreep, i print PLA with doors closed and 55c bed temp. And as a bonus, the aluminum heatsink is blue anodized instead of being left bare like this one lol
I managed to dislodge the JST connector on my X1C accessory board whilst swapping nozzle. So this replacement sounds like a really great idea. Mind you, at $124, i might just risk the jst connector. That's a rather high price.
Wow tough crowd. Interesting product, would like to see test results and actual nozzle swap though. 15 min swap time for oem nozzle is a bit steep, but that's obviously based on if you need to do a full swap of the fan and thermistor. I do wish bambu had this nozzle only swap ability though. It's a steep price, but if quailty remains and results are close to 60 percent speed increase that's a considerable upgrade.
That sounds great, but really would be a game changer if the nozzle diameter would be variable. That's where you should focus your dev. Honestly, I will spend the 20 minutes changing the nozzle rather than pay for $100 of something that won't give me new features. Hope you can come with better innovations.
Thank you for all the feedback and questions! We want to clarify a few points: Downtime Explanation: While the video shows the physical swap of the hotend taking just a couple of minutes, the 15-20 minute estimate accounts for the entire process, including swapping heater, sensor, fan, and the cooling and heating cycle - basically going from a printing hotend to another printing hotend of another size, aka downtime. The intent of Mako is that you won’t ever have to do that again, since swapping a nozzle is so much easier and doesn’t cause wear and tear on the fragile heater and sensor cables. Speaking of nozzles… One-Handed Nozzle Swap: We hear you! A demo video showcasing the one-handed nozzle swap feature is coming very soon. Major oversight on our part not to include that in this video. Stay tuned! Flowrate Numbers: We're in the final stages of flowrate testing for various materials. Detailed results will be released shortly along with material-specific profiles. We appreciate your patience as we finalize a full set of profiles. Installation Clarification: This video's “Preparing Mako” section features installing Mako with the electronics that came with your printer, which requires additional steps vs. the preinstalled version. Mako can also be purchased with electronics pre-installed. Slice is known for producing industrial products that last for thousands of hours. Mako is an opportunity to take advantage of that expertise and have a hotend designed to outlast your printer in addition to the flexibility of having application-specific nozzles.
I don't understand the need or the sell here. Honestly, this is just for folks who want to use more standard nozzles. It doesn't realistically save time, because a whole nozzle hotend Bambu assembly change is just the two screws. Changing a nozzle requires heating up and tightening. That could also lead to leaking, over tightening and stripping etc. It's kind of a step backwards just to be able to use other brands of standard nozzles. A bit of a miss here on the marketing, although it is a useful adapter
When a video is so poorly thought out it makes me think the product probably is as well. Add in the high price and I'm out. No tests? No one handed nozzle swap? No visual justification why I should buy this over the much cheaper Chinese versions?
Prices are an absolute Joke. Your claims are bullshit. This has been available from other suppliers for well over a year for a tiny fraction of your price.
This is bad math. Let's run through a theoretical example. Let's say you run a print farm and this even just 10% faster. Let's say the prints you make generate $30 per profit in a 24 hour period (probably pretty conservative if you have a good customer base). Assuming your printer is running at max capacity, this means you can now generate 10% more profit by churning out 10% more prints. So now you're making $33 per day in profit or $3 more per day. At a $100 cost, this is a payback period of 33.33 days. Extrapolated over a year with these assumptions, you could make nearly $1000 in extra profit. If it's 20% faster, your payback is even shorter and potentially yearly profit increase is over $2k. Obviously this is an over simplified example, but your math and logic is way worse. Is it more expensive than most nozzles/hot ends? Yes, but even small increases in output add up a lot over time. This increased output does need to be proven by Slice, but my discussion is assuming it is faster.
@@3DHRFARM if you have the capital up front, yes that may be a valid strategy. If you're limited on space? You want every bit of performance from each printer. My main point was saying that it doesn't have to be 9x faster to be a good financial decision.
Wait Consumers still buy Slice products? Especially when they make a claim of, "This product will allow you complete a print *up to 60% faster" I'm going to say that's some extreme propaganda. I feel like I am trying to be sold a used car here... Maybe in Vase mode and even then I am still going to doubt the 60%
Yep! Turns out making 3D printing more reliable for consumers and businesses keeps you in business! If you like to read we'll have a white paper out soon showing the flow rate testing protocol and results.
@@Frost-zy4nz ahh yes people willing to overpay for less then $2 worth of metal that doesnt do any better then most $15 CHT nozzles, stop giving companies reason to over charge for no real reason, the target group is who ever they can manipulate using skewed numbers to bait in people who buy into this shit
@@Frost-zy4nz it's just another over priced product that does no better then then $20 options. No quick swap, don't show flow rates(probably because they have not desided how to fudge the numbers in their favor) the target audience is who they can pull a fast one on
Missed the mark on this one chief, where’s the a1 hotends and why is this being sold for $100 starting, what makes it worth that outrageous price without even having a diamond or ruby tip option?
I've tried all the aftermarket hotends with the interchangeable nozzles and they suck. It took longer to change one of them and risk damage to the print head than just swapping out a Bambu one. 1 minutes max, 5 minutes if you need to swap over the electronics
"The Ultimate Hotend Upgrade You’ve Been Waiting For" Takes literally 1 min on the video to remove the stock nozzle. 1 min to reverse and install another one. Where does 15-20 minutes comes from? Also, the hotend we've been waiting for, doesn't even show quick swap of the nozzles or flowrate results... So, please remind me, why should I pay over a $100 for?
