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Micro swiss direct drive Ender 3 pro with 3d Chameleon 4 color

Hi, i red on q&a and saw some posts and videos on chameleon with direct drive, but just to recheck before buying :)

I have Ender 3 pro with microswiss direct drive and like to install 4 color chameleon on it and using Cura.

What are your suggestions/advices for this specific instalation. Can it be done? Do i need to modify code in Cura? i beleive that behinde Y motor bar code are screws for mounting chameleon switch?

Thank you in advanced.

Whole printer current setup:

Direct drive front:

Direct drive side view:

11 comments

11 Comments

Bill

Apr 27, 2022

Nice! Thanks for posting this!

William O'Keeffe

Apr 27, 2022

Hey! I just finished this setup that may be your solution!!! I've have been having tons of issues getting this going but now I have throughput from all 4 "Extruders"

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5342479

@Bill this works really solid for Direct Drive setups I have found

kevin

Jul 07, 2022

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Excellent! So with the part William made and that particular setup you can have the feeder bowden tubes any length? I'm trying to visualize how I would want to set it all up in my enclosure and am envisioning mounting the steppers to the ceiling of the enclosure rather than the frame since the spools are fed from above. But in doing that it would mean the tubes from the steppers to the junction would be 4-6" above the top frame. Would that be a problem?

Nicholas Fazio

Oct 11

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Still waiting on my 3d chameleon should be here any day. But im working on a 3D Clippy for the microswiss DD! will post files when done

Nicholas Fazio

Oct 11

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Bill

Oct 19, 2021

Yep... it'll work just fine on that set up.

mindseye3

Apr 15, 2022

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How did we get the filament to engage the extruder gears with this set up? The pressure on the gears requires the lever to be pushed upon the filament load.

Bill

Apr 16, 2022

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@mindseye3 You need to reduce the tension on the drive to the point that it will grab and load. If you tighten it down too tight, it will apply way too much force to the filament. Also, make sure the extruder motor is running as the filament reaches it... and not after... both motors need to be running at the same time for it to load properly.

Jonathan Pfeifer

Jul 08, 2022

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Do you have any gcode samples for cure that move the extruder and filament loader simultaneously? I'm struggling with how to get this combination working