If you’re a fan of CoreXY 3D printers and wish you had one made by Prusa, we have good news for you. Prusa has released a new fully enclosed printer. Prusa Core One. Significant upgrade compared to before MK4SPack more speed and more capacity into a smaller footprint.
Faster and more space
Speed requires dexterity. Hanging the bed limits how fast you can print (imagine picking up a model of the Eiffel Tower and shaking it by its base). That’s why faster printers move the bed only in the Z axis. The new Prusa prints 15-20% faster than the MK4S and has a centered bed design that increases build volume by 30%.
flashy features
One of the new features is active temperature control. some exotic filament Some people need an airtight box, and others get grumpy in an airtight environment (looking at you PLA). So Prusa added active cooling to the chamber. The goal was to be able to print on tricky materials even with the door closed, but with the addition of two upcoming filter add-ons, it will also be an effective way to reduce hot plastic odors.
Prusa isn’t abandoning open printers. They also say that if you’re printing PLA or PETG, “open-frame printers are a great choice.” You can also continue to purchase the MK4S as we “continue to manufacture and support the MK4S with firmware updates and additional accessories.” But new features require new formats. And this new format seems very well thought out.
I also like that you can disassemble everything with just one screwdriver. And the printer “never forces the printer to connect to the network for initial configuration, firmware updates, or slicing.” Never. And you can still get the full experience. ” Technology companies, are you listening?
It’s very sleek and compact for an FFF printer, and you’ll find this machine works well in mixed office and prototyping environments. However, its reliability and repairability will definitely be appreciated by home hackers as well.
How open is it?
Some people have pointed to an unwritten part of the announcement that Prusa hasn’t released the hardware design files that would make CORE One truly open source. Note that the firmware and slicer are still open. And since CORE One is available as a kit, its magic isn’t entirely hidden either. Still, the missing file is the missing file.
Joseph Prusa wrote about his ongoing Thoughts on open source in 2023 posts It is thorough and subtle. But he briefly expressed his desire to maintain an open source philosophy while addressing the practical issues facing the company (license abuse, lack of trust, outright cloning).
I want everything I buy to be as open as possible, but I also choose to understand where it comes from. Publishing early product designs is one thing, publishing files that represent years of energy and development is another story. I still think the level of repairability and documentation that Prusa has achieved here is commendable. I would be happy if that happens All my tech devices were equally repairable And it can be modd like this.
