- 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.
- flush volume
- purge waste
- multi color
What flushing volume should you use? Values by color pair
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.
- flush volume
- purge waste
- multi color
Flushing volume multiplier: what it does and what to set
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.
- multi color
- purge waste
- flush volume
Which multi-color 3D printer wastes the least filament?
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.
- flush volume
- multi color
- purge waste
Flushing volume from PLA to PETG and back
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.
- print cost
- print time
- failure rate
How to reduce 3D printing cost: each lever with its saving
How to reduce 3D printing cost, lever by lever: infill, walls, layer height, nozzle size, bulk filament, failures and purge, each with a measured saving.
- multi color
- purge waste
- flush volume
Is multi-color 3D printing worth the filament cost?
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.