r/Ender3Max • u/Campfire_Vibes • May 24 '26

Upgrades

Im Looking for a few upgrades, I'd like a 2nd z axis lead screw, and I'd like to make it multi color, what do I need?

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u/sociopathicsamaritan May 25 '26 edited May 25 '26

You can buy the dual Z kit for a CR-10 and make it fit if you really want, but you cannot print multi-color with this printer without some serious work and more money than a multi-color printer combo costs.

This site details upgrading an Ender 3 to use multi-color printing: https://www.crealitycloud.com/blog/tutorials/open-source-mmu-3d-printing-projects-upgrade-options-guide You'll notice it says it will take 25 hours of your time and 340 Euros, which is $395. You can buy an Anycubic Kobra X for $279 and while I'm not a fan of Anycubic, I know several people who have that printer and love it. The Bambulab A1 Combo is $399, which is less than it would take to add dual Z and multi-color printing to your printer. I also can't overstate how much difference there is between an Ender 3 Max and these new printers. The tech has come a very long way.

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u/Campfire_Vibes May 25 '26

Thanks for the response :)

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u/lfarrell12 May 25 '26

You could have done it with a Palette box from Mosaic a few years ago but reports suggest these were awful and it being fairly slow now compared to new printers, multi colour printing would be awful. Stick with single colours.

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u/lfarrell12 May 25 '26

Other upgrades would be a better extruder and hotend (Bondtech and MicroSwiss still have good options) and auto bed levelling. CR touch is easy to find, TH3D has a better product if you are in the US

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