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Lasers · Aug 25, 2026

xTool to Unveil X1 Laser and First Embroidery Machine on August 27

xTool will unveil its new X1 laser system on August 27 alongside what the company describes as its first embroidery machine. According to an initial teaser, the X1 is designed to combine a large working area with the processing speeds normally associated with galvo lasers.

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3D Printers · Aug 19, 2026

Creality's SPARKX i8 Puts Four Color Channels in One Toolhead

The SPARKX i8 runs four filament channels into a single toolhead and merges them 1.7 mm from the nozzle, which Creality says cuts a color change to under a second. It also says the machine saves 438 kg of filament over 3,000 color changes, and values that at about $1,500.

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3D Printers · Jul 28, 2026

LightMake L4: Four Independent Toolheads on Linear Motors, From $1,099

LightMake wants to retire two things at once: the drive belt and the toolchange. The L4 keeps four heads loaded and hands the print between them in a second, rides them on linear motors instead of belts, and asks $1,099 against a $2,399 MSRP. The campaign lands in Q3, and nothing on the market tries the same combination.

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3D Printers · Jul 24, 2026

InfiMech MX and MX Pro: Six- and Eight-Toolhead Toolchangers From $249

The MX Series undercuts every toolchanger on the market: $249 for the six-toolhead MX and $499 for the eight-toolhead, chamber-heated MX Pro, both reached with the $50 credit a $5 deposit buys. InfiMech has now spelled out what that deposit does and doesn't do, after its community spent two weeks asking.

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3D Printers · Jul 22, 2026

Sovol M1D: the First IDEX Tool-Changing 3D Printer, From $1,199

Sovol's first toolchanger puts seven toolheads on two carriages and says it prints seven colors with almost no purge waste. Two models are headed to Kickstarter: the open-frame Essential at $1,299 and the heated-chamber Advanced at $1,599, with a $20 deposit taking another $100 off. The campaign opens July 28 at 10 a.m. EST.

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3D Printers · Jul 18, 2026

Bondtech Admits INDX 'Hardened' Nozzles Aren't Really Hardened

Bondtech sold its INDX nozzles as hardened for eight months, right down to the print on the box. Now its own staff say they're about half as hard as that usually means, the word is quietly disappearing from the product pages, and both Bondtech and Prusa have promised answers early next week.

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UV Printers · Jul 4, 2026

The Best Desktop UV Printer in 2026: Every Machine Compared

Desktop UV printers now share the same desk, from $1,599 to $9,299. The field moved again this month: eufyMake cut its ink prices about 30%, and four challengers are heading for launch. Here is the whole sub-$10,000 field as of July 2026: what each machine prints, what the ink costs per liter, and which one fits which kind of work.

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UV Printers · Jul 2, 2026

Morpho UV Printer: Prices, Both Models, and the Live Kickstarter

The Morpho UV printer opened on Kickstarter on August 20 and was past $6 million a day later. It starts at $1,599 for an enclosed moving-gantry machine with stereo vision alignment, an open ink system, and up to 60 mm of stacked texture. Here's what separates the two models and what backing it now involves.

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UV Printers · Jun 29, 2026

xTool O1 Omni Printer: Prices, Editions, and Ink Costs

xTool says 'from $1,699' for a 4-in-1 that prints on wood, tumblers, and T-shirts. That number is a deposit-locked early bird on the single-head model, and the only edition that does all four jobs is $2,799. Here's every price, the published ink costs, and what it can't do.

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3D Printers · Jun 12, 2026

HeyGears G1 and G1X: Full-Color 3D Printing Gets a Desktop Price

Full-color 3D printing used to mean a $50,000 machine. HeyGears put it on a desk for $3,299. The three tiers print very different things, and HeyGears has now published the ink, resin and printhead numbers that decide the real cost of ownership. Here's every price, what each pack buys, and what it costs to run.

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