Above āthe x1 seriesā is how it was worded
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An increased build size and dual extrusionā¦ this will be the final nail in the coffin for Ultimaker lets be honest. Did anyone even bother looking into the S8? (Little off topic but I suppose we need something talk about for 3 days or so lol).
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It makes sense in that the controlled motion system for it is already there.
No; flagship products are the top of the line, best of the best products, and most expensive/highest margin, meant for the well-heeled, not the masses.
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ā-It will be positioned above our current X1 Seriesā
I expect the price to be positioned above the X1 Series as well. If itās cheaper or similarly priced, how could they justify selling the X1āan inferior machine compared to the H2Dāat a higher price?
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A YouTuber made a guess that its a drag cutter. And his logic was very sound. On the Excel sheet there were some materials that CANāT be cut with a laser without creating poisonous gases. I havenāt done the homework and confirm the gases but it makes sense. These materials were soft enough for a drag cutter to cut, so it makes sense.
Iām with you. I canāt see this at less than $2600 with only the print related accessories. Sky is the limit adding in some of the other stuff.
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Thatās a tape measure. This has been already discovered. 
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Could very well be a tape measure, but Iām not discounting the existence of a cutter. Too many factors point in that direction.
By the way, Iād prefer the laser and any other accessory outside of 3D printing be left out, but thatās just me.
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Dont think soā¦if you look closely 6 colors an d a 2 spool gab is visible soā¦guess even moā
It will be for engraving for sure. Can 100% confirm this with my own sources. And also see their āBambu Suiteā trademark, what else would that be? Layer Line Smoothing could be cool, though.
Some ideas for the ooze protection 
if you look closely, you might notice what appears to be an arm extending into the middle of the carriage (shown in green).
it is attached to the top side of the ooze shield, ensuring that the shield always hangs downward. the purple objects look like they could be magnets, which might serve to fix the position and apply tension to the front part, pressing it against the nozzle opening.
the question now is how a switch to the right side would work.
this is where the idea of the green support arm and the pivot-mounted ooze shield comes in. if the arm is simply rotated counterclockwise to the right, it could snap into place on the right side, possibly with the help of the magnets on the right carriage side, positioning itself correctly to cover the right nozzle.
all just speculation, but so far, i havenāt found a better explanation.
Any other ideas how to solve this problem ?
also further ideas for the extruder machanism
My idea was that by rotating the yellow cam (which is connected to the black gear in the top center), you could control the engagement of the extruder.
letās assume that the middle component is a spring and not a worm gear. in that case, both levers would always be pulled inward, keeping both extruders engaged with the large central extruder gear.
- if the cam is rotated to the right (as shown in the image), the right lever is pushed outward, disengaging the right extruder (you can maybe slightly also see the roller at the lever where the cam is pusing against to reduce wear).
- if the cam is rotated downward, both extruders remain engaged, and filament would be pushed on the left side while being retracted on the right (assuming the large extruder gear in the center is rotating counterclockwise).
this could allow for an extremely fast filament swap, making tool changes nearly instantaneous.
for a nozzle switch based on the image shown below, you would only need to quickly rotate the cam downward and change the rotation direction of the central extruder gear.
this way, the left extruder would retract while the right extruder simultaneously feeds filament. once the filament on the left side has been sufficiently retracted, the cam would simply rotate to the left, disengaging the left lever from the central extruder wheel.
This is the exact same thing the Prusa xl uses to stop nozzle oozing.
Are those the same nozzles uses in A1 series now?
They are extremely similar, but the text about the nozzle is on the front. The silicone sock is the same.
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Has anyone considered that ālaserā may be a scanner attachment?
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The leaked photo has green panels.
is a 10w laser engraving module
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If it is a cutting/engraving laser, people need to be extremely careful with it and observe all safety precautions.
Hopefully doors are interlocked but if they arenāt, catching a reflection can be as bad as catching the beam. Burning lasers are no joke and really ups the potential to injure yourself and others.
People who get popped in the eye(s) by high power lasers get dark spots and lines in their vision. Their vision can turn red and get wavy as blood leaks into the vitreous humor.
The damage is for the most part irreparable. Pulsed lasers have the added benefit of setting up shock waves in the eye that like to detach retinas. Sometimes those can get tacked back down.
If these printers have burning lasers in them, treat them like loaded and cocked bb-guns since the damage to eyes can be about the same. Likely wonāt kill you but can ruin an eye faster than you can say cheese.
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Itās all bells and whistles, which is interesting and Iām excited to see it working but if this extruder and dual nozzle mechanics is confirmed it will be a nightmare to repair if something breaks down.
And for the laser attachmentā¦ I have a laser cutter/engraver and there is a good reason why I have it in different building. The fumes, smell. If this exhaust thing is going to be efficent it is also going to be loud, very loud.
If this printer is as ground breaking as the X1C was, I wonder if all the Bambu Lab haters will all come back.
My money is on, yes they will.
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