E3D Kraken needs testers! I have a limited number of prototypes that I am sending out for FREE to those who are most able to utilise it, test it, and give feedback. If you feel you’re up to the job of running 4 bowden fed nozzles at once this might be for you.
You must be willing to collaborate and provide feedback.
You need electronics that can drive at least 3 extruders, 4 would be ideal.
You need to be able to design and print your own mounting solutions.
I’m especially looking for people with delta bots!
Comment below if you’re interested and let me know why you would make a good beta tester.
I’d love to help test the kraken. I’ve got a nice Mendel90 that can handle three extruders. I also ran watercooling on my CPUs back in the day, so I could test the watercoolong too. I print all day, every day.
@Sanjay_Mortimer I sure would love to but I am running ramps 1.4 and dont know how to mod the electronics. If you are willing to help figure that out I’m willing to try. I have only used single extrusion but am a very quick study. and I am definitely capable of designing carriages or other mounting solutions. I am designing a Cartesian bot similar to @Tim_Rastall s and have a giant mendel 90/i3 hybrid i designed . So yes if you forgive my inexperience I would love to contribute. BTW I love the v5s I had you send across the pond a few weeks ago.
I work for DeltaMaker now, so I totally have access to a delta bot, and we even run an Azteeg x3 as the electronics, so we’ve got the capability. I’m not sure they would allow me to test on a pre-production machine, because their focus now is getting their backers their printers, but I can probably talk them into it. Thing is, I’ve got a bunch of filament to play with too (everything from taulman + abs + PLA in practically any color you can imagine)
Also, I’ve got a water-cooler setup already from back when I used to water-cool my old Pentium 4.
I probably need to find a heated bed though. DeltaMaker also backed those new ABS/PC, Carbon Fiber, and High-temp PLA filaments, but I don’t think those will get to us for a while.
I’d love to test this. I run a i3 with RUMBA electronics, so i could test up to 3 extruders without any mods. Been wanting to get into multiple extrusion for a while.
This would be perfect for my delta printer. Currently using your v5 on my i2 and love it. Would love to be a tester and help out the community any way I can. I am running rumba electronics. So 3 extruders is no problem and I think I can run 4 with the delta setup if I’m not mistaken. I can give you detailed feedback along with pics of the results as that’s what I’m doing for my college project now( building and setting up a department printer). I would just need to know how you would like the updates. as far as designing and printing the mount, that’s no problem. I also am a backer of the cf filaments so I will be able to test them through the Kraken.
I would be happy to be a tester I have 3 single nozzle E3D… I feel ready for the challenge :P… should I try to convince you? I have 2 Prusa it3 and one Prusa Air2. I work for Arduteka.com (can make a post about the nozzle) I am part of the team that have designed the BQ Witbox, and I am working on the http://iearobotics.com/multixtruder/doku.php project. I have a Megatronics board (3 extruders), I can design on OpenScad and OOML, have many designs on thingiverse http://www.thingiverse.com/avalero/designs … want one want one
I would love to be a tester, I help run an engineering society at my college and it would make good use of the Rumba board we’re using with our I2 variant, we’d be able to offer loads of feedback from multiple perspectives. I also have a Rostrong (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:120140) that i’m building for a friend that could make good use of it with a Rumba board as well.
(edit) I should add that through the college we have access to a machine shop so we can not only print a mount, but we could also machine a solution. I have plenty of experience with most manufacturing processes that would be required for this as well as cad design for printing so I know that we can definitely build a solution.
