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Multi-Material Printing Hack for Prusa XL

In the same spirit as an earlier post, here is a quick hack I used to get my dual-headed Prusa XL printer to print with three materials at once.

While the technique worked, it may not be the best method, so proceed with caution.

The problem

I am trying to print a part that requires two different materials at the same time: ABS and TPU.

The shaded blue area is meant to be TPU/FLEX material. The shaded yellow area is meant to be ABS material.

The shaded blue area is meant to be TPU/FLEX material. The shaded yellow area is meant to be ABS material.

AliExpress 11.11 Sale Teardowns (2024 edition)

11-11 day teardowns (2024 edition)

I guess this is becoming a tradition now?

During China’s Single’s Day sale on AliExpress, I bought various gadgets - both for projects and out of curiosity. Rather than write separate posts, here’s a collection of mini teardowns showing what’s inside each item.

Previous years:

Tuya Zigbee 3.5 Inch Smart Wall Switch

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I’m always looking for a better scene controller/switch/Home Assistant interface. I was curious about which chip they used for the full graphics display and was hoping for an easily hackable Android device. Unfortunately, no such luck with this.