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.😂

[@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]

😂

[@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?

[@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!

[@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

[@MrZulkiits]

I just Love Dan "nerding out" over this thing

[@Alpha7377]

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

[@jjblue95]

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

[@Polemistis93]

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

[@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).

[@huntakan]

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

[@josephrosati690]

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

[@I_enjoy_some_things]

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

[@deathreus]

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

[@4RILDIGITAL]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@NateBOT16]

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

[@rizz0d]

dan's delivery is delightful

[@zulnoth]

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

[@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!

[@NithinJune]

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

[@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!!

[@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

[@TB-zf7we]

If I am not mistaken Prusa said an enclosure was going to be made available that had a place for a camera to oversee the printing and other tricks, like LED lights... What happened to their planned enclosure (saw it reported from a trade show by Prusa rep) for this great printer?

[@Zaf9670]

Dan’s opening. Priceless.

[@fluideight]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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. 🤣

[@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.

[@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 ? )

[@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!!

[@kickinacoustic6119]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@craigburton6127]

I swear LTT is like Top Gear for Tech

[@Rico0chet]

Well deserved. I absolutely love my Prusa printers.

[@benjaminvdvyt]

The price is absurd, it also offers something no one else does. If you mass print colour this is definitely better than a Bambu with AMS, that's not even taking in the bed size, which is also great. But like Dan said, the biggest thing is multimaterial. An AMS struggles with swapping certain materials like softer TPU, which should be no problem here. Still, it 'only' does 5 colours vs Bambu's possible 16, and the price is absurd. I also found the print quality very lackluster. Joels problem is apparent here as well, which makes me think that the multi head system isn't working as well as it should. For 4k this is unacceptable.

[@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.

[@insultobot]

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

[@bryancampbell4604]

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

[@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.

[@jeffhunter12]

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

[@Toy_and_Prop_Masters]

Hey Dan, excellent video! Sorry for the lengthy comment in advance. I was initially leaning toward the Prusa XL, thinking it would finally meet my needs, but after watching your video, I’m now unsure about whether it’s the right choice for my specific requirements. To give you some context, what I primarily need from a 3D printer isn’t necessarily speed, but precision. I often prototype intricate parts that must fit together with tight tolerances, so accuracy is key. I was initially drawn to the Prusa XL for its build volume, which I thought would be ideal, as my typical print heights range from 2” (50mm) to a maximum of 14” (356mm). While I mostly work with single-color prints, I’m also open to multi-color or multi-material options when needed, like the XL promises. However, the most critical aspect for me is achieving a smooth surface finish akin to SLA prints, but without the associated hassle of maintaining an SLA printer. I’ve heard that the Prusa XL’s slicer now includes the Arachne perimeter generator, which promises improved print quality, and that was something I found promising. Based on your extensive experience with various machines, I’d love to hear your thoughts on which printer would best meet these needs. Specifically, I’m looking for precision, ease of use, and the ability to deliver professional quality prototypes, without the maintenance demands of an SLA system. I trust your judgment and would greatly appreciate any suggestions or guidance on what to consider next in my search. Should I keep waiting or should I take the plunge? Thanks again for all the valuable content you create, it’s been a huge help!

[@jurriaandejongh8677]

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

[@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.

[@sergeymikolaitis8205]

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

[@alexzoin]

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

[@93DavidJ]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@DataCab1e]

That is _not_ the "semi-assembled," since the entire frame is already put together. That is the "fully assembled," which still required the individual nextruder heads to be installed.

[@bgbc1]

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

[@besewaxe4985]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@str8evil]

That test print looked like crap, when you think it cost FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS!!!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@arminrichard1836]

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

[@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

[@meikgeik]

That shot at Bambulabs at 6:24 A+! Dan is great.

[@steelcuts]

I really don't understand the shot as you can run BL printers in LAN only mode.

[@Rick-vm8bl]

Twas a bit of a silly one given you can run the bambu offline and no cloud service is neceserry either.... (and yes, it is completely offline, I'm one of the people with firmware access via X1Plus, it makes no attempt at connecting when in lan mode)

[@meikgeik]

@@steelcuts Might wanna look into that. They got caught sending Gcode back to China even on printers in LAN only mode on printers with "share logs" option turned off. Keep drinking the kool aid, I hope it tastes good. You might want to look into flashing your Bambu with open source firmware so it stops phoning home and sending photos of you in your underwear back to china. :)

[@Kosaro1234]

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

[@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.

[@RaverSnowLep]

I have never seen Dan so excited holy crap xD

[@Chronostra]

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

[@erlandjohansen7195]

The "direct drive" misnomer is my biggest pet peeve in the 3D print community. A direct drive extruder is one where the extruder gear is attached directly to the extruder motor output shaft. The alternative to a direct drive extruder is a geared extruder. Ironically, direct drive extruders are common in bowden printers, and direct extrusion print heads usually have geared extruders.

[@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

[@johnsonmanuel3330]

Dan's videos are unintentionally the best ASMR 😍🤩

[@TRINITY687]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@Metal_Maxine]

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

[@joshbowers2089]

Love Dan, is presence is enjoyable and entertaining!

[@BradtheLamb]

I love Dan's sweater!

[@alavizaman8917]

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

[@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.

[@Wikcentral]

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

[@TimothyStovall108]

Was looking at the Prusa XL with the multi heats, but the price for all 5 heads was a little steep for me, and what I was needing Decided to back Co-Print, whom Creality has also partnered with, creation for a multi-filament head/system. Should work great with my K1 Max. The option I chose will allow both of my printers to swap between 8 different types of spools. I have some grand Ideas. lol 2 printers with 8 filament swap capabilities for less than $2K feels nice... or I could have one with 16 spools, and the other with 4, or just put all 20 on one printer, which is the max. Which is honestly down right insane and mind boggling to think about right now! lol We shall see how much of a headache I have with it once I get it. Which should ship out in what looks like May now.

[@tau93]

at 12:13 the caption says "Pruge/Prime", is Pruge a typo or a portmanteau of Prusa and Purge?

[@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.

[@Xilleration]

That is the best opener to a short circuit yet.

[@zeke7100]

all that for only $2k is impressive actually. I like how 3d printers are getting cheaper despite providing significantly better products, like the magneto X. Although 2k is obviously above what the average home hobbyist can do, it's better than paying 3-5x the cost for the exact same performing product.

[@sebastianjost]

why do you need a purge tower if you already have separate nozzles? Is there a mode to at least make separate towers for each color, so you can recycle them more easily?

[@awzup57]

becasue you want to make sure that the filament is "primed" and at the tip of the nozzle ready to print. In theory, you could just run it, but with them not all being heated all the time, there will be a little retraction that will happen so priming them is just an easy fast way to make sure there are no issues with print reliability

[@nilslorand]

you could most likely purge to infill

[@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

[@Marbeary]

We need more 3d Printing with Dan video.

[@vask_lol]

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

[@ChubiChan]

Damn. Now I rip on my friends like "Wow man! That was a real Prusa XL move, there"

[@Funsiz3dBlacksmith]

I don't understand why it still needs a purge Tower if it can have five different filaments it wouldn't need to swap elements

[@BigColton]

I bought the neptune pro 4 based on yalls review of that and it's been utter hell keeping it going. Would love to hear yalls experience with it

[@anotherconfused1]

Not sure if this will be seen but great video, would love to see a video where you guys take an X1C and install the custom firmware X1Plus on it too when that becomes available

[@nintendorox5]

this this this love my X1C and im not interested in tinkering, but watching someone else push it to its limits would be entertaining as shit

[@aussiebloke609]

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

[@CryptikDesign]

Elegoo Neptune 4 Max has a larger print volume if that's all you care about. It's also 20% of the cost

[@TrueThanny]

But Prusa's just work. You don't need to fiddle around with them.

[@CryptikDesign]

@@TrueThanny i don't disagree, but for some people if your looking for size and don't have money. $500 vs $2000 is a big difference for people.

[@LilApe]

Elegoo is CCP junk