Oooof - Bondtech REALLY screwed up with the INDX nozzles.

[Bryan Eckert]

Current thread on Reddit, showing that the INDX nozzles aren’t hardened, and are less than half the industry standard in hardness. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/s/gGX2j8raWA

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

A major foul up. They have to make it right to those who bought… and quickly. 

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

IIRC…They made a similar mistake with the earliest BMG feeders that kicked off their biz.

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

Reading posts off the Bondtech FB group. Oy vey…

People are not happy.

A BOM for a two tool setup was posted… almost $900. One would still need to purchase a limit sensor and install and integrate it all.

A different post showed a mess of a clog where the material covered the entire tool.

Just how big a market could there be for this? I can’t see it selling to those who just need to print.

I had hoped to install the INDX into my older E3d machine as a project… but… nah!

[Gary Myles]

Bondtech didn't quite understand the difficulty in making hardened nozzles for INDX. They are super busy getting INDX out.

But for those that want the hardened nozzles, may have to wait longer, as they do a triage meeting on Monday. 

My feelings are, they should maybe work with Diamondback Nozzles, as a hybrid solution 

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I think their problem is more fundamental than just the nozzle material. The market has evolved away from open source ,diy self built machines like the Voron. If they don’t sell it fully integrated into a ready to print product, it will never sell in enough numbers to make it.

[Bryan Eckert]

Great point. 

BIQU is growing by selling accessories for Bambu, Snapmaker, Creality, etc.  They still have their core business of manufacturing boards and steppers (one such board taking old Bambu printers and making them Klipper). But I'd be willing to bet they're making more money on the accessories side.

Bondtech needs to license this to others and get it in prebuilts as soon as they can.

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