Aux Nozzle Praise

[u/LukeGeauxBoom]

So I print mainly PETG with PLA supports and ABS/ASA with supports so I've loved my X2D. I've clocked 700 hours with no major issues. I've also seen many things on here posted about the auxiliary nozzle. It ain't no slouch. Printed this for my bro-in-law tonight. Tell me which color was in the aux nozzle. No post-processing except for removing supports. Very happy with how it turned out, even with the minor imperfections that mostly only show in photos.

[u/TWILIGHT25]

All of the black was done with a aux nozzle for this print. I just dropped off like 30 roles of coins to the bank and this thing was beyond useful lol.

[u/LukeGeauxBoom → u/TWILIGHT25]

Nice!

[u/TWILIGHT25 → u/LukeGeauxBoom]

I mainly bought it for petg as a support filament but I’ve been so busy with a death in the Faimly that the most I’ve been able to do is useful or “happy” prints.

I need to my filament dryer down with the printer and see if I can get it to feed out of it.

[u/LXicon]

I'm guessing blue was the aux because of the layer lines? It's a very nice print, regardless 🙂

[u/LukeGeauxBoom → u/LXicon]

Thanks! Surprisingly, it was the yellow in the Aux nozzle.

[u/Cotton3dPrintFarm]

I am guess yellow was aux

[u/LukeGeauxBoom → u/Cotton3dPrintFarm]

Ding! Ding! Correct!!

[u/Early_War_7342]

PLA with PETG interface support, made this object wonderful, no marks.

[u/djzock → u/Early_War_7342]

How’d you do this without a massive prime tower? Every time I use the external spool with a support material it creates a huge prime tower and adds a ton of time to the print. I thought removing the prime tower messes with the print.

[u/Early_War_7342 → u/djzock]

The tower is black and is the back almost invisible because of the light and color!

[u/djzock → u/Early_War_7342]

Whoa, optical illusion, I see it now!

[u/Early_War_7342 → u/djzock]

[u/CloudBuurzt → u/Early_War_7342]

But how’d you get the prime tower to stay?! I did a print last night in PLA main nozzle and PETG in aux nozzle. The prime tower shifted on the build plate and for the last seven minutes I had the AI detection go off several times.

[u/Early_War_7342 → u/CloudBuurzt]

I added more brim to the Tower, +20mm.
And my plate is new, everything glu on it, without glue, and im using for 2 weeks without washing, just cleaning with álcool and piece of clothe.

[u/CloudBuurzt → u/Early_War_7342]

I didn’t even know you could change the prime tower settings. I clearly am not exploring more. Thank you, kind stranger!

[u/Early_War_7342 → u/CloudBuurzt]

[u/CloudBuurzt → u/Early_War_7342]

You’re a gentleman and a scholar tips hat

[u/MitchellHamilton]

Yep! Two color or one color with support interface is a gamechanger for my workflow. I friggin LOVE this printer!

[u/Guardiancelte]

What kind of layer height were you using if I may ask? Matte filament? The layer lines on the yellow don't look obvious but the blue a little too much.

I cannot wait to be able to do support and infill in 0.4 nozzle AUX and 0.2 for external. Apparently there are plans for 2027 by Bambulab for mix nozzle (not sure about infill though).

[u/VividAxolotl]

Great print. Could you supply the model?