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the MUTANT V2

The Universal Tool Swapping System

the MUTANT™ is an innovative new system that allows you to transform your FDM printer into so much more! the MUTANT™ gives you the ability to 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! 


the MUTANT™ began development in mid-2018 and is both patent-pending and trademarked. In early 2019 James Tongue joined us and co-developed the MUTANT with Peter Solomon. the MUTANT was beta tested for 5+ months starting August 2020 and in June of 2021, the MUTANT evolved into V2! Then in December of 2021 the MUTANT™ received the 2021 GOOD DESIGN® Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum!

 the MUTANT™ will allow your 3d printer to quickly transform to use:

  • swap out a clogged hotend
  • 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
  • endless possibilities!

MUTANT V2 Features

the MUTANT™ Simplicity

the MUTANT™ V2 makes it so simple to swap out any hot end or tool in seconds; just shut down your machine, swing down the locking lever, and remove your current hot end, replace it with another, swing up the lever to lock in place, and turn back on your machine!


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.


the MUTANT is a workhorse, made to last, and made to ensure consistency. The body is made from glass-filled Nylon and able to resist long periods in heated enclosures up to a max of 140 C. They contain high-performance PCBs with 2 leads rated at 10 Amps each and 18 leads rated at 3 Amps each. Works with 12 or 24 Volt DC systems. You are able to mount all types of bed leveling sensors. Works with Remote Extruders or Direct Drive Extruders. 

Easy To Install

  • Shut down and unplug the printer
  • Remove your current hot end and mount an Interface Plate or swap out machine  X gantry for Wham Bam Universal X Gantry Plate. (see below Mounting the MUTANT to your machine for the appropriate mount)
  • Mount the MUTANT Fixed Plate to your machine using the 4 included screws.
  • Remember to shut down and unplug the printer, cut your wire harness one cable at a time, and use our handy wire labels and record keeper to label wires and keep track of where they go.
  • Screw wires from the printer into terminal blocks on Fixed Plate.
  • Mount your hot end to the Mobile Plate and screw your wires to terminal blocks on the Mobile Plate.


And you are done! No need to change any settings or firmware. You may want to set your new Y offset in the slicer or do one of the Y fixes to get the full length out of the new system, this can be done in the slicer program, and some printers can even be modified to move theY end stop or Y-axis rail to gain the 15 MMS.  See Teaching Tech’s informative video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpciFs30xCA&t=0s


Mounting the MUTANT to your Machine, you will need either of these:

  1. Download and print one of the many interface plates available https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4708312  You can use our included heat press inserts to create the 4 threaded mounts for the MUTANT Fixed Plate. We currently have plates to fit nearly every Creality and clone machines, BLV Ender 3, Geeetech A10 and A30 series, and Open Builds 3 and 4 wheel V slots, and Prusa i3 style machines. More coming soon!
  2. Create your own interface plate, use our template (pdf) or 3D files https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4718223 and design the hole positions needed to mount it to your machine, use our included heat press inserts to create the 4 threaded mounts for the MUTANT Fixed Plate.
  3. Purchase one of our two types of Universal X Gantry Plate Kits. We offer one for standard V Slot 3 bearing wheel carriages and one for linear rail carriages.


Mounting your hot end or tool to the MUTANT:

Print out one of our many available hot end mounts from the list below or create your own with our mobile plate mounting template. The list is always growing, check out our MUTANT Support page for more info: https://whambamsystems.com/mutant-support


Attention: Please do not mount this yourself if you don’t already have knowledge and proficiency with working with electrical components. The electrical work is pretty easy, simply inserting wires into connectors, no soldering, no firmware adjustments.  If in doubt please bring to a certified electrician. Wham Bam is not responsible for any damage this may cause to your machine or equipment, so please use caution when installing and testing. 

Why do you need the MUTANT?

Click to see our full MUTANT YouTube Playlist   

Walkthrough of installing a laser

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Our Products

the MUTANT BASE KIT:

the MUTANT BASE KIT:

the MUTANT BASE KIT:

the MUTANT Base Kit Contains:

  • 1 Fixed Plate
  • 1 Mobile Plate
  • Lots of accessories (list of components here)

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the MUTANT QUAD:

the MUTANT BASE KIT:

the MUTANT BASE KIT:

the MUTANT QUAD Contains:

  • 1 Fixed Plate
  • 3 Mobile Plates
  • Lots of accessories (list of components here)

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the MUTANT Extras:

the MUTANT BASE KIT:

the MUTANT Extras:

the MUTANT Extras include:

  • Add on Fixed & Mobile Plates
  • Universal X Gantry Kits
  • Metal Pneumatic Couplers
  • And more!

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the MUTANT Machine, Hot End, & Tool Fits

We have an ever-growing library of free to download stl's by many amazing developers, view our MUTANT support page.


  • the MUTANT V2 can currently fit most machines, including most Creality machines, clones, and similar style machines, BLV Ender 3, Geetech A10, A30 Series, OpenBuilds 3 wheel V-Slot, 4 wheel V-Slot, Prusa MK2.5S, MK3.0, MK3.5S+, Wanhao Duplicator i3 Plus, i3 style machines with dual rod bearings. (LINK)
  • You can mount the MUTANT to your machine using one of the many existing interface plate stl's available to print out and use our included heat press threaded inserts to finish (LINK), you can design your own using our template, or you can purchase one of our Universal X Gantry Plates to replace your current X gantry and mount the MUTANT directly to that.
  • the MUTANT can currently mount nearly every type of hot end and multiple tools including MK8 hot ends, Micro Swiss, Creality, E3D, Slice Engineering, Phaetus, Triangle Labs, and many more. There are various options for cooling fans and ducts, bed level sensor mounts, and accessories. (LINK)
  • There are files ready for mounting Pen Plotters, Sharpie Plotters, Laser Mounts, Dial Gauges, Direct Drive Extruders, Cake Plunger, and many more coming. (LINK)

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