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Hey, I am looking for an advice on buying my second printer. I am looking for a machine that prints every day for 10+ hours mostly without me looking at it. Which one is better for the task?

Currently I'm deciding between Bambulab A1 and Sovol sv06 ace +. They cost more or less the same in my part of the world and sovol has a bigger print volume and seemingly less scummy (to date) company behind it. While bambu is super popular and pretty reliable.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does it work with 3-5 kg rolls?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes, if you put the roll on another support next to it. Putting the rolls on the arms of the AMS lite allows : to passively re-roll the filament (there is a spring to re-roll the filament, for example at the end of the print), and to read the RFID. Both functions are optionnal. Without the re-roll, the filament may tangle - but I do it frequently and I have no issue.

The AMS (not the lite version) can't. It's closed with a lid, so you can't put a filament coming from an external roll. And the re-roll function is done with motors driving the rolls.