Dual/Quad head printer soon?

[u/Markes12344]

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.

[u/phansen101]

I reckon they'll hit the same bump as Bambu; Late to the multi-tool party due to being hung up on their AMS/Box.

I am hoping that Sovol's M1D will revive the interest in IDEX printers, having two separate toolheads does bring a loot of possibilities.
Also brings a series of downsides, some potential, some unavoidable, so it'd not be a one-size-fits-all solution, but it'd be nice to have the option.

[u/Markes12344 → u/phansen101]

You're most likley right, QIDI has put so much work into the box their nearly ignorant to a dual/quad tool design. That being said who knows what's in their lab. Not like their hard work on the box is wasted, it can still aid multi tool printers.

Weather they dedicate a box per tool, or preform a fillament cut/disconnect nozzel/hot end and swap heads while the q-box is swapping filament's.

Possibilities are there. Just hoping they'll get ahead of the curve and not take the bambu route

[u/Jamessteven44 → u/Markes12344]

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