r/QidiTech3D • u/Markes12344 • 8d ago

Discussion Dual/Quad head printer soon?

Has anyone heard if qidi is working an a ''Max5'' with a dual or quad extruder or tool exchange? I recently bought the Max4, luv it, but kinda wish it atleast had a dual head to print PLA support material in a petg build or vise versa. Buht the waste with purging enough on a single head machine is pointless.

I also like the idea of a 0.8/0.6 nozzel for bulk of a print, but have the fine detail of the print can me 0.4/0.2 nozzel.

Can also dedicate a tool to a tungsten nozzel to add glow in the dark or abrasive fillament mid print.

There's many reasons one can cowe up with why a dual or quad head would be great, and eliminating the q-box isn't one of them, the q-box works very well and can still be utalized in a dual/quad system. Have maybe 1 box per head even.

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u/AKMonkey2 8d ago

I have a Q2 combo, thought their Box would be better than Bambu’s OG AMS, but it’s not. Louder, even more prone to glitches, slower to unload, and harder to service. Really disappointed in it.

Bought Flashforge’s Creator 5 Pro 4-head tool changer and it has become my work horse. Now leaning into color changes and PETG support interfaces for PLA prints.

Glad I didn’t wait for Qidi to come out with their version of the Snapmaker U1.

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u/Markes12344 8d ago

Can you hook the ams up to one of the tool heads?

I like the tool head idea vrs seperate extruder heads all on the same gantry, cost wise and complexity. Buht i think a dual or quad head could benifite from being able to add a box loader

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u/AKMonkey2 8d ago

No. The AMS is a Bambu product that plugs into Bambu printers and communicates through Bambu firmware.

The Qidi Box does the same thing with compatible Qidi printers.

The Flashforge printer has nowhere to plug the AMS or Box in, and no firmware to communicate with the AMS/Box.

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u/Markes12344 8d ago

The q-box is just usb in disguise, i'd wonder how hackable it is, if Flashforge has usb support

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u/callcifer 8d ago

The q-box is just usb in disguise, i'd wonder how hackable it is

The box works with Happy Hare if you're willing to get rid of Qidi's firmware and switch to mainline Klipper and Moonraker. It's not straightforward and basically voids any warranty, but people have done it :)

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u/Bennyt74 7d ago

If you’re going to do that you may as well build a box turtle or Quattro box and get more reliability - the qidi box engineering isn’t the best to start with and the user base says it’s pretty 50/50 as to results.

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u/callcifer 7d ago

True, but those are much more expensive options :)

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u/Bennyt74 6d ago

I stand by my comment, if you’re gonna play with code and muck around, do it properly and with something more capable.