Five heads are better than one - Prusa XL

[@shakeelali20]

"Now if you don't mind, id like to be alone with this thing for a little while". Ah yes Dan, the words of every tech geek right after we open a shiny new gadget.

[@zybch]

For $4k it'd better be a LOT more than just 'a little while'.

[@Pixelplanet5]

@@zybch luckily buying a Prusa printer means you gonna have a lot of years with that thing. they are reliable work horses and if something goes wrong you can easily get replacement parts. you can even still get parts for the old Prusa i3 MK2 which came out in 2016

[@viduraherath4008]

@@zybch For 4k you are better off building a voron that does the same things and better too

[@demacherius1]

I hope someone makes that opening joke into a meme that we can use till eternity.😂

[@svenanon1146]

Dan really is such a wholesome presenter. I want to say "comfortable nerd" in the best way possible too.

[@Hybris51129]

He is filling in the spot that Anthony used to occupy when it comes to the line up of hosts.

[@danipickles]

@@Hybris51129 Emily*

[@Ravenhold]

MORE DAN, we need more dan.

[@DJphotoandtech]

Yes! I love these kinds of videos hosted by Dan where he just geeks-out over cool shit!

[@emerje0]

ShortCircuit: New amazing Prusa printer All the comments: Dan

[@Avruthlelbh]

Is there a problem?

[@Psyden5757]

8:36 That's dan strategically avoiding the gummy bear in a natural fashion, as he knows it's probably poisoned.

[@d.i.d]

This sweets are chemy cheap crap.

[@johanneslinnemann6660]

​@@d.i.dNope.

[@d.i.d]

@@johanneslinnemann6660 so buy 100 and eat it 🤣 i prefer natural food not crapy one

[@johanneslinnemann6660]

@@d.i.d Ever cared to read the ingredients?

[@Dynamicdrifting]

Well five heads are better until they disagree 💀

[@shadowryft4964]

We still talking about printer head

[@TheSimRacers]

I dunno, thrill of the fight at that stage :)

[@rinhayashi8949]

My first thought was a hydra with its heads nipping at each other angrily lol

[@Vortex001_MLG]

Why would they disagree? They have specific gcode to follow

[@johns_craft8582]

😂

[@Alpha7377]

best presenter at LTT, simple to the point and very soothing to listen to. Might i say the "Bob Ross" of LTT

[@MrZulkiits]

I just Love Dan "nerding out" over this thing

[@Polemistis93]

Dan is by far my favorite host. Everyone has their strengths but I love Dan's take on things. It just resonates.

[@ProfessorBear510]

"They know who I am talking about" that was funny!

[@jronmantech]

Big Brother is watching

[@Solarium07]

Big brother bambu

[@M4r10h]

I love my bambu printer, I printed in paper a portion of the anti ccp copy pasta and put it where the camera can somewhat view it (need large font, camera is low quality) so if ccp wants to spy, they can see anti-ccp propaganda. As for the models I print, its pretty much hobby stuff, a lot directly from their makerworld site, so they already have the files

[@Solarium07]

@@M4r10h I have an ender 3 s1 pro currently but might shoot for a mk4 or p1s

[@jronmantech]

haha yeah literally@@Solarium07

[@Duckferd]

Worth noting is that at least several months ago, quite a few creators have highlighted issues they've had with the Prusa XL. A lot of updates have happened since then so it's hard to say what the current state of the printer is. Even in Dan's example I can see some ugly layer lines and yeah, some color blending- but it also finished, which at least a couple of months ago wasn't even guaranteed. I really want this printer to succeed, because the toolchanger concept beats out the bambulabs AMS if you're into multicolor/multimaterial printing by being way faster and with significantly less waste (also, some people paid literally $5K+ for their printers and it's unacceptable for those folks to not get the performance they've been expecting). I've also seen some mods for Voron 2.4s from the 3DP community that also look very promising, so in a few years we might have quite a few options out there.

[@Mr_Denuto]

Yeah i'm holding out for a 2-3 head option on a mk4 size unit

[@zdenekcerny9019]

I wouldn't worry, everything will get better and better with each next update, as is usual with the Prusa. Compared to Bambu, it is really a significantly better piece, prints faster, prints with less waste material and is able to combine different materials. It's an obvious choice for me, the $5K is back for a few large prints. (filament consumption and, in the case of a shorter print, also electricity consumption)

[@Duckferd]

@@zdenekcerny9019 "I wouldn't worry" is probably not the phrase I'd use. If I dropped $5K on one of these machines I'd replace "worry" with "expect" that they would fix the problems, because guaranteed I'd never buy anything from the company again if they don't stand behind it. They released it in a half-assed state when they didn't have to and damaged their reputation, so it's on them to fix it.

[@Duckferd]

@uto You're probably looking at a Voron 2.4 250mm with tapchanger. But at that size it's usually more common to find an IDEX printer from any number of vendors (or building your own).

[@josephrosati690]

You’re right Dan, we could all use more head

[@jjblue95]

No way he opened up with a head joke 🤣 I'm dead get this man an Oscar

[@huntakan]

Finally the brains behind the wan show telling me about heads, let’s go Dan!

[@Keptains]

Amazing, i would love a full-sized LLT main video on the Prusa XL! No one buys and should buy the single tool head version. The only reason to do so is financial reasons and even then you should get atleast the two-head version in my opinion. I personaly got the two-head version because i wasnt sure about the investment for the additional ones and because of the hickups they had in the beginning. I can confirm, got my printer a week ago, that i didnt have any of the issues aswell and i never saw parts coming out so beautifully that you dont even really see the layer lines its amazing Usually i just print "casual" smaller parts which i design myself so honestly its fully overkill for my usecases. But i like to have the option of multi-color and multi-material prints. Just some examples: - Print with 1-4x Filaments + water solveable(?) for supports - Print with 1-4x Filamets + TPU to rubberize the feet/ground area of the part to make it none-slippery - Multicolorprint with 5x Colors - Configure backup toolheads so if Head1 runs out of filament Head2 can continou if you have loaded the same filament - Use different materials for support so its easier to remove - Use TPU together with some filament to print "in-built membranes" (the button of a remote out of TPU so its flexible and you can press it "thrue") And probably even more things i cant even think about yet, i love it! :D. Please full LTT Video! Good to show the new stuff from 3D Printers to the masses

[@mariospanna8389]

The layer lines are very obvious in this video and all videos i have seen of the XL, far better single head printers than this. For $4k not impressed...

[@RedAppleApe]

Ypu forget the biggest point. Less waste than other multi material solutions like Bambu‘s printer with the AMS. In the end a necessary step for Prusa since they have been massively outperformed by other manufacturers in the last two to three years.

[@krollmond7544]

​@mariospanna8389 the first video I saw was Teaching Tech's, every video I've seen over time has improved quality. You're just blind or not even watching the videos lol.

[@mariospanna8389]

@@krollmond7544 Whos a prusa fanboi huh? im here for all 3d printers, $4k for that quality is a joke. Take your blinkers off then talk.

[@I_enjoy_some_things]

YESSSS I CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS CERTIFIED DAN THE MAN CLASSIC.

[@UncleJessy]

Seriously wishing I went with the 5 head option over the basic 1

[@baebyte]

Should have went with the P1S and a AMS combo several thousand cheaper and more reliable, XL has been nothing but problem s P1S no issues.

[@noisycarlos]

​​@@baebyteas long as you don't need different materials or bigger bed

[@t0biascze644]

@@baebyte XL is very useful if you want to print multi color or multifilament, without spending more filament on purging than on the print itself

[@MaxMichel89]

You could still Upgrade to more heads.

[@blastbottles]

​@@baebytehe already has both

[@Zaf9670]

Dan’s opening. Priceless.

[@TheRogueBro]

Make sure to grease the pins on the heads! Can't remember if it was CNC Kitchen or 3D Printing Nerd, but they had some issues without it

[@MaxMichel89]

The Manual is already updated

[@NateBOT16]

Easily the best opening 3 seconds of an LMG video in existance.

[@zulnoth]

God I love seeing Dan present. Nicely job, Dan!

[@deathreus]

"You know what you need? More head" Too right...

[@dragon2knight]

Dan and his fantastical machines....one of my fav parts of LTT 😊 This beastie is waaaaay out of my wheelhouse, but it is really nice!

[@kickinacoustic6119]

I definitely want more Dan 3d printer unboxing or possibly even lab testing of 3d printers would be great.

[@rizz0d]

dan's delivery is delightful

[@jonathanrreed]

dan is such a good and natural host, this is my first time seeing him since I stsrted my WAN binge and he plays a much more supportive role in that, its so exciting to see him shine in something as the main attraction, and lovely to see him so passionate about this beautiful piece of tech!!

[@4RILDIGITAL]

The Prusa XL sure seems like a game-changer with its massive build volume and five tool heads.

[@CJ-ur3fx]

I've only seen Dan on the WAN show before. What an excellent presenter he is! I'll definitely be watching his future videos.

[@VinLAURiA]

Feels like this thing would be great for batching multiple print jobs as a single huge one, especially with how it has _five_ nozzles which would give you huge options for color and material without having to manually be there to switch out each time.

[@fluideight]

Really enjoy Dan's videos. Always informative and not over-the-top all the time.

[@schnup2000]

I really liked Dan hosting this Video, great explanations calm manner just enjoyable to watch and listen to.

[@JeSuisUnePatate]

a glimpse of the real Dan at the last seconds of the vid. 🤣

[@insultobot]

Fantastic video! Please keep up with the hobbyist videos especially 3D printing and more from Dan

[@tastymonkey]

It reminds me of those CAD plotters with multiple pens it would use to make multicolor drawings. This was in the mid 90s when I got to tinker with one.

[@Jolly_Green23]

I just bought the MK4 and I absolutely love it! I do wish I cound print bigger things, but this ($799 kit) was the most I was willing to spend.

[@craigburton6127]

I swear LTT is like Top Gear for Tech

[@jeffhunter12]

the whole docking and undocking different printer heads is so fucking cool, this gives me so many sci fi vibes

[@alexzoin]

Dan's presentation style is awesome it feels very PBS in an extremely appealing way.

[@bryancampbell4604]

Dan always makes a video better. His reviews are top tier.

[@PutTheKettleOnGromit]

Try printing TPU with PLA supports. Amazing results. Use the dissolvable supports option with 0.1mm offset separation. Custom seals/ gaskets are so much better when the supports just come off so easily.

[@xAsphyxiatee]

Always love seeing some 3d printing content from you guys! Even more of a bonus that Dan is presenting it! Hope to see more 3d printing content coming out!!

[@sergeymikolaitis8205]

Dan, nice job! I wish to see you in the next ones! Good luck!

[@93DavidJ]

That first sentence is exactly what I was hoping for when opening this video.

[@dazzauk8334]

I have this and the x1c , couldn't be more happier. I made some handle grips on my xl using pla and tpu as the grip material.

[@Qwarzz]

Does printing TPU inserts in other materials work easily? This is the sort of thing I'm considering Prusa XL, just two tools would probably be enough for me.

[@dazzauk8334]

@@Qwarzz It does work easily once you set the volumetric speeds correctly. This guy's video explains it in better detail. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYa7lnx7irhpbqs

[@Esablaka]

You printed on a VERY wobbly table, didn't ya? At least looked like it in the footage ( 9:53 ). My company recently added a Prusa XL to it's 3 prusa mk3s . While there are certainly other printers which print faster and even with better results, the benefit of the Prusas is that the result will be the same every single time. Run them for thousands of hours, some maintenance once a year and that's it. While expensive it's really the only feasible option available at this point in time for the print size. We got it with 3 heads. 2 are filled with different colours regular PETGs and one Carbon fiber PETG. So far it has been a reliable workhorse and while one shouldnt buy a product because of promises of updates, we only expect it to get better with improved software in the future.

[@kyky7kyle7]

slow printers are indeed consistent

[@nintendorox5]

@@kyky7kyle7#BambuGang

[@Rico0chet]

Well deserved. I absolutely love my Prusa printers.

[@arminrichard1836]

Now you can do some cool stuff like including soluable support fillament in hard to reach places.

[@dermozart80]

For anyone wondering where the name HARIBO comes from, let me help you: it's from a German guy called Hans Riegel and he lived in Bonn.

[@deepblue812]

the instant layer change is nice. Just did a 4-color print on my Bambu/AMS and with 2000+ filament changes took about 3 days to print on what would have been about 3-4 hours single color.

[@Qwarzz]

Will be interesting to see if other tool changer printers start coming to market this year as well. There are a few options for multimaterial but not in this way.

[@besewaxe4985]

Super hype to see lmg reviewing printers !!!!! would love to see a bambu labs video.

[@InsaneGuitarist]

Those gummibears are all over the place here in Denmark at least, perhaps Scandinavia or EU. They are super great, I always buy some for each weekend.

[@NithinJune]

i thought the whole point with multi nozzle is that you don’t need a purge tower?

[@Kosaro1234]

Excellent overview! This closely aligns with my own experience with this printer.

[@jurriaandejongh8677]

Dan's excited nerd energy feels like standing beside an active unstable warp core. I love it.

[@davidthemonkeyv1]

They could have a little pusher bar, like at a bowling alley, that shoves the print off when its complete so the bed is always clear and ready :p

[@TooLazyToFail]

$2,000 is a lot, but that's also what I paid for my Makerbot 2 in 2012, and this is INCREDIBLE by comparison, not to mention that those are smaller dollars now. Very reasonable for what you're getting here.

[@flikflak24]

Easy fix to the crushing. In the slicer postprocessor just make it so that it always thrown in at the start of the program that the axis is all the way back at the tool change then the z goes all the way up to 0.2mm above the build plate and then the move to the opposite side ( makeing sure that if there is any print on the printer it gets pushed off automatically when it starts a print ) P.s. I really really wish that printers would also start useing G02. G03. R values. I values. J values and A values for doing round features ( perfect/even in both ends ) and where it starts or end at a different mouth compared to the opposite end as well as a set angle instead of all those micro steps ( I did open up a print file and could understand most of it since it's just normal Gcode witch is used on cnc's. So why not use all the movement commands instead of only some of them ? )

[@DOGbackwardz]

As someone that will only print in single filaments due to waste. That size purge tower is actually acceptable and I'd love to do washable supports with it. The caveat being that it's not worth 3x the price.

[@Xilleration]

That is the best opener to a short circuit yet.

[@RaverSnowLep]

I have never seen Dan so excited holy crap xD

[@BradtheLamb]

I love Dan's sweater!

[@Metal_Maxine]

Did anyone else notice that Dan described the WoT vehicles and the realism in "how they fall apart"?🥰

[@MrDonXX]

Hi Dan I'm new to the channel great job in the overview of the XL but when you showed the product it printed I was not impressed. I've also seen a few others for comparison on the XL and this seems to be the quality of this system. For the price one would think it would have less artifacts in the print. The XL looks like a solid printer anyway and would not mind having one but not sure if I could sell anything from it the way that the demo looked. Just my two cents

[@Marbeary]

We need more 3d Printing with Dan video.

[@nagyzsolthun]

It's great to see Dan hosting a video without constantly trying to be funny. He has great insights and good presentation style, no need to try being a stand-up comedian all the time.

[@Chronostra]

That tittle also works for me, tbh. Five heads are better than one? Yessir.

[@danielbruin]

9:50... wait! 14.500 thousand in 4,5 hours that's every 1.1 sec?? seems about a order of magnitude off ;)

[@heikkikitt]

I was thinking the same. Probably ment 14 hundred.

[@relaxations1820]

the introduction was really funny you can see this in 2 ways and both are right 😅😂

[@GiGaSzS]

Much better implementation of color change than Bamboo's filament pooping.

[@daniellambert6207]

10:22 noticed an audio sync issue for one or two clips, and earlier a few out-of-focus closeups (focused on Dan arms, not the product) all that said, I will watch most any video with Dan

[@vask_lol]

Its nice to see someone like you unbox something my country made

[@TRINITY687]

AH, YAY, DAN. More DAN! Elijah too. hes learning fast!

[@AquaAK723]

that is a very steep price for this version of it, but I'd love to see an expanded full review. my usecase involves a lot of medium size prints (roughly 3x3x1) and I'd love to see if it could execute those all at once!

[@kurtwood9261]

Unfortunately that's the price of it being made completely in EU by properly compensated employees. Top-tier 24/7 support when something goes wrong (even when the warranty expires the support will do their best to help you. Ask me how I know that.), top-tier documentation, top-tier reliability, long-term software support with new features (not so long ago Prusa released an update to 4 year old Prusa Mini that added Input Shaper. Pretty much doubled the print speeds for me, it's like a completely new printer now). People don't call Prusas work-horses for no reason. They just work. Easy to maintain and service with available spare parts.

[@DemonicGorilla]

​@@kurtwood9261 prusa shill spotted

[@Jimmy_Jones]

I thought it was actually cheap from what I expected. I thought $6000. But I'm probably thinking of pricing from 7 years ago.

[@kylelongstaff]

I do have to say it's a cool machine. In CAD though I can't possibly fathom its price. I guess you can argue that no other printer has 5 toolheads on it. Unless it's fully custom. Bringing that to the public at $5k is not bad.

[@johnsonmanuel3330]

Dan's videos are unintentionally the best ASMR 😍🤩

[@joshbowers2089]

Love Dan, is presence is enjoyable and entertaining!

[@dhkdlhdyodyoclydtkd96494]

The first sentence is insane. I do need more head though

[@bgbc1]

"you need more head" some one from 80s tv culture hahahaha

[@alavizaman8917]

New strategy, put Dan in every video and watch the numbers blow up

[@Wikcentral]

combining PETG and PLA is great for support material as they do not stick to each other.

[@Tulcas]

Bambu user here. I love the capability of the xl with the multi tool head I wish I could afford it 😂

[@littlejack59]

a simple camera would be game changing but integrating it properly would probably be such a pain. Not sure if their software is open source like some other companies but if it is im sure someone will integrate something

[@U1TR4F0RCE]

Prusa’s stuff looks really cool and good, it’s unfortunate that the price makes it really hard to think of getting one of the other Prusa’s as an introduction to 3D printing.

[@mrfelface]

you're right Dan I do need more head

[@han-dell]

12:14 lol pruge (the typo in the popup)

[@shinsoku9128]

Man I love seeing Dan review 3D printers.

[@MrGeneral1948]

I need more Dan content

[@81olsen]

if only I had space for that huge thing

[@20NBA01]

Strange Parts made a video showing how these 3D Printers are made. He also shows where the Haribo is packed in LOL

[@timothyreeves615]

Would love to see you guys start using Maker’s Muse’s test coin as a reference print for these videos. I thinking it’d be not only a valuable data point on its own, but even more if we-the-viewers could then compare the results to what MM gets, when/if he puts out a review.

[@Karavusk]

the coin is a really simple print that doesn't tell you all that much about the printer. Even a benchy is a lot better for that

[@MrHeHim]

Most the print quality issues were from using a 0.6mm nozzle and the slicer software or machine firmware not being able to properly manage the math for running said nozzle. Which is why they switched to 0.4mm nozzles on the new machines. The machine is $1500 with +$500 per each extra print head "that's how they get ya", then also an extra $1500 preassembled 😮 to be fair, they do have a well sorted machine for multi-material printing. If you don't want to waste as much material, print faster multi-material prints, and a larger print bed.. with over $4,000 extra in your pocket to burn, this is for you If you don't want to burn your pocket, but feel comfortable burning down your house the BambuLabs A1 w/multi-material is an amazing printer

[@aussiebloke609]

1:32 Dan channeling his inner Rolf Harris (look it up.) 😁😁😁

[@SuperNesus]

WRITERS & CHIEF VISION OFFICER: Write this man 3d printer special series including softwares and such

[@minecraftbuilderify]

I need more dan in my life

[@radeksparowski7174]

dooooh....getting a head is great but getting five is greaterer....dooh.....although the risc of chafing and blisters..... lets say three is optimal number than getting some R & R and keep them coming

[@yvan2218]

I too would like to get more head. Five is a good start.

[@manurz1]

Is was actually thinking where is Dan....and here he is

[@Juandachu]

Dan is the Bob Ross of audio and 3d printing