- purge waste
- multi color
- flush volume
Do all 3D printers poop? Which ones do and why
Do all 3D printers poop? No. Which printers eject purge through a chute, why they do it even in one color, and how many grams each purge wastes.
Do all 3D printers poop? No. Which printers eject purge through a chute, why they do it even in one color, and how many grams each purge wastes.
What flushing volume should you use? Bambu Studio and OrcaSlicer values by color pair, black to white and white to black, in mm³ and grams of PLA.
The flushing volume multiplier scales every flush in the slicer's table. Defaults, the 0 to 3 range, grams and dollars saved at 0.8 or 0.7, and how to test it.
The multi-color 3D printer with least waste is a tool changer. Waste per color change for switchers, dual nozzles, tool changers and IDEX, worked through.
The flushing volume from PLA to PETG and back: Bambu Studio's measured 650 mm³, why color-based tables run low, grams per change and how to raise it.
Where multi-color filament waste comes from, a worked cost and time example, the cheaper alternatives, and how to slice and paint a model to cut color changes.