the MUTANT

Transform your 3D printer. The MUTANT is an innovative system that allows you to transform your FDM printer into so much more: change your hot end on the fly, mount various hot ends, and other tools such as laser cutters, pen plotters, food plungers, ceramic printers, dial gauges, vinyl cutter, and just about anything you think of can be driven by the machine's mechatronic components!

Swap out any hot end or tool in seconds

The MUTANT V2 makes it so simple:

  1. Step 1

    Shut down your machine

  2. Step 2

    Swing down the locking lever

  3. Step 3

    Remove your current hot end

  4. Step 4

    Replace it with another

  5. Step 5

    Swing up the lever to lock in place, and turn back on your machine

Hot ends, a laser, pen holders and other tool heads mounted on MUTANT mobile plates

Quickly swap out a clogged hotend and add:

  • different hotend setups
  • laser cutter and engraver
  • pen and marker plotters
  • CNC mill
  • food extruders
  • ceramic and clay extruders
  • dial gauge indicator
  • drag knife and vinyl cutter
View our MUTANT playlist

Helpful videos

  • MUTANT V2: Transforming Your 3D Printer

  • the MUTANT V2: Brief Introduction

the MUTANT V2 call-outs: terminals, POGO pins, mechanical lever lock system, slot configuration, glass filled nylon parts and dovetail joint

A workhorse, made to last, and made to ensure consistency

The MUTANT can easily mount to nearly any FDM machines (except for deltas at the moment) with V-Slot wheels or can mount to nearly any machine with MGN12H linear rail bearings top or front-mounted as well as to Prusa i3 style machines.

Specifications

Body
Glass-filled Nylon
Heated enclosures
Able to resist long periods in heated enclosures up to a max of 140 °C
PCBs
High-performance PCBs with 2 leads rated at 10 Amps each and 18 leads rated at 3 Amps each
Voltage
Works with 12 or 24 Volt DC systems
Sensors
You are able to mount all types of bed leveling sensors
Extruders
Works with Remote Extruders or Direct Drive Extruders

Components

  • the MUTANT V2 Fixed Plate

    Fixed Plate

    The MUTANT Fixed Plate attaches directly to your printer.

    View the Fixed Plate
  • the MUTANT V2 Mobile Plate

    Mobile Plate

    The MUTANT Mobile Plate holds your hot end and tool mounts and attaches directly to the Fixed Plate.

    View the Mobile Plate
  • the MUTANT QUAD: 1 fixed plate and 3 mobile plates

    the MUTANT V2 QUAD

    1 Fixed Plate, 3 Mobile Plates and lots of accessories.

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Getting started with the MUTANT

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See just a few of the many possibilities of the MUTANT

  • MUTANT on Creality Ender printers
  • Elegoo Neptune 4 Max with MUTANT
  • Elegoo OrangeStorm Giga with MUTANT
  • MUTANT on Voxelab Aquila X2
  • PrintABlok printer with MUTANT
  • MUTANT on CR-30 belt printer
  • MUTANT on a Prusa printer
  • Printer fitted with the MUTANT
  • Creality CR-10 V2 with MUTANT

Patent-pending, trademarked and award winning

  1. Mid-2018

    Development began

  2. Early 2019

    James Tongue joined us

    and co-developed the MUTANT with Peter Solomon.

  3. August 2020

    Beta tested for 5+ months

  4. June 2021

    The MUTANT evolved into V2

  5. End of 2021

    Won the 2021 Good Design Award

The MUTANT technical support

Review our installation guides and our ever-growing library of STL's for the MUTANT, created by amazing developers.

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Creators on the MUTANT

  • CNC Kitchen

  • Made with Layers (Thomas Sanladerer)

  • Chris's Basement

  • BV3D: Bryan Vines