14 DAY TRIAL // One problem with long 3D printing sessions is that they can go so long and need so much material that a single filament spool is not enough. Or maybe you used up most of the filament for a different project and the one left runs out before the print is complete.
This isn't such a big problem if you're there when it happens. Unfortunately, chances are you won't be. 3D prints take hours to complete after all, sometimes days in the case of larger models, so you're likely to start a session in the evening and go sleep the night away while the printer does its job.
To lessen the chance of the 3D printer running out of filament, a man by the name of Pedro M. Librero has invented the FUSE and posted a crowd-funding campaign on Indiegogo, hoping to turn it into a retail product.
Essentially, the FUSE takes two ends of filament, from different rolls, and fuses them together. The plastic ends are quickly melted and cooled mid-print via a heated clamp.
ABS, PLA, PLA flexible, PVA and Nylon are supported, in thickness of 1.75 and 3 mm. Well, there are two separate devices for each size, but still. You can, of course, melt two rolls of filament together before the print starts if you so wish.
If nothing else, it will allow you to make objects out of more than one color, even though you won't control how the color is distributed across the figurine.
