Chimera/Cyclops

Anybody interested in this better get one in pre-order because they stated in the video that the pre-orders are a trial, "once they're gone, they're gone". I'll bet that you won't be able to order it in 2015.

Something to note if you want both the Chimera/Cyclops but don't want to break the bank: Cyclops is the smarter choice. A Chimera is just the new heat sink with v6 hotends/hotblock on it, so if you buy a Cyclops, you can easily buy these later to convert it a Cyclops to a Chimera. Or 1-2 volcano hotblocks they just started selling. Note they DON'T sell the Cyclops hotblock which is experimental.


I'm not sure about anyone else, but I'm getting the Cyclops, plan to convert Robo's stock direct extruder drive block into a bowden driver, am getting an ezstruder for the other filament. I'll mount both to the top of my robo.

Everything I ordered:

Cyclops (batch 2)
2 bowden tubes
0.25mm nozzle (not sure if this+other nozzle will work with the Cyclops, if not will work for Chimera later)
0.60mm nozzle
Groove Mount Bowden Adaptor
200mm bowden tube (I ordered 1000mm more and asked to append to this)
printInZ plate (not required for this, just so I don't need to keep replacing painter's tape that only lasts 1 print)

Any thoughts on this? My printer is semi-new (Aug 21 2014) and I skipped out on getting a v6 for this. Not sure on what I'll need to do as far as firmware/adaptions but I think it'll work out.

 

Looking forward to pics

 

Have a look through this: http://forums.robo3dprinter.com/index.php?threads/dual-direct-drive-extruders-concept.3501/

Fortunately Mike Kelly has already started a design

I've gone for the Chimera, i paint pretty much anything i print anyway so the main advantage for me is printing in two different materials.