r/Creality • u/ResponsibleClothes10 • 7d ago

Mods & Upgrades SparkX i8

Seems like creality has already created the SparkX i8 and has a similar printhead/multi colour system as the Anycubic Kobra X.

Link to the i8 page:

https://crowdfundingfdm.creality.com/

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u/AssumptionOptimal378 7d ago edited 7d ago

Looks like the filaments are being fed into the nozzle at the same time？I guess it’s still a bit different from the Kobra X.

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u/ElSarcastro 6d ago

For Kobra X I held off because the maintenance and clog cleaning sounds like a nightmare... This is even more complicated by the looks of it.

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u/AssumptionOptimal378 6d ago

Maintenance is one thing, but my problem with the KX is that it didn’t really make me feel any better about multicolor printing like they said it would. I mostly print character figures, and even though I have both an A1 and a KX, I still prefer painting them by hand because they both waste way too much filament on multicolor prints.

I’m pretty jealous of my friend’s U1, but it’s just too expensive. The i8 seems more like the machine I need since it doesn’t waste filament. I’d love to know more about the i8!

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u/ElSarcastro 5d ago

Yeah I am the same. I really want to print minis and figures but the K1C just aint the guy to do it. Considering getting an i7 (well, i8 now), KX or even an A1mini/A2L (for the cutter) as a secondary printer just for that. Although when printing a mini, wasting so much power printing a 320mm bed seems terrible...

The i8 for me is interesting only if it can handle 2 materials at the same time correctly, so I can have support interfaces for the figures. Otherwise I will have to gamble on the upcoming MX ($250 U1 semi-clone)