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Ankermake M5/M5c compatibility?

I've been looking for an alternative to the 600+ dollars current proposals for multicolored 3D printing and came across this product, 3D Chameleon.

I would like to know if there's anyone who has tested compatibility with the Ankermake M5 or M5C and their results.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Edward Harrison

Oct 10

Also interested in knowing the steps to make this work for the M5. I am willing to buy this unit but not until I see it installed and working on the M5/M5c. Anyone ready to share? Great leader of the product? just wondering.

Cameron Ashby

Aug 25

Has anyone been able to make this work for the M5 specifically? I just came across this and really interested in the product/idea. But figured I'd see if anyone has before I buy it.

Gregory Lewins

Apr 09

Just a quick question, is it ok to shorten the PTFE pipes between the the Chameleon and the Y adapter? Is there anything i need to look out for like shortening them all by exactly the same amount etc? I have loads of extra and I would like it to look as neat as poss- thanks in advance....

wjsteele

Apr 09

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It's not just Ok, but highly recommended.

Bill

Gregory Lewins

Apr 09

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Brilliant, thank you ::)

christopher.a.phillips

Feb 29

I’m not sure if any of you have gotten this working yet. I’m still working on perfecting my mount for the M5C. I’m not ready to share the STL’s yet since I still has more slop than I want and haven’t gotten far enough with that mount to start working out details regarding g-code or mount locations etc.

Has anyone made more progress on this than me?

Gregory Lewins

Apr 09

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Hi Chris, I completely bypassed mounting on the M5c and installed a shelf above my machine where I screwed a piece of 2020 profile and used the profile mounts lol. I used command strips to mount the switch on the x axis and to mount the control box on the rear of the machine.

christopher.a.phillips

Feb 09

Just received mine today. Planning on hooking it up to a M5 or M5C. Count me as "extremely interested" in the idea of a good video on this. That said I did see the post above about how he had already done it so I'll wager I can figure it out....

Bill

Jan 19

Actually, I did it personally on both units. For their machine, it's literally just a stock installation. I used 3M VHB tape to affix the switch (on a mount) under the front of the printer and the spool holder is where I mounted the 3DChameleon. It works just like any normal I3 style printer.

Bill

Jauschua Stout

Jan 20

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Agreed. There are a lot of unhappy people who were looking forward to the V6 color engine. With the announcement that the V6 is cancelled, this would be a perfect time to do one of your awesome tutorial videos for the Ankermakes.

Jordan Gilman

Jan 20

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+1 for all of the replies here. I was looking forward to the v6 eventually coming out for my M5C..I'm eager to know more about how this works with our printers!

Mark Andrews

Jan 23

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A lot of people are looking at this as an alternative for the cancelled AnkerMake V6 so now would be a good time to post some videos and/or details of this running on an AnkerMake M5 or M5C.