# Taz 5 Dual Extruder to reach 300C

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**Category:** LulzBot TAZ\
**Created:** [June 24, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-to-reach-300c/1920 "2015-06-24T03:18:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![FireCoding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/firecoding/32/9834_2.png) [@FireCoding](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/FireCoding)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-to-reach-300c/1920/1 "2015-06-24T03:18:03Z")

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I just bought a Taz 5 and am having tons of success. The new extruder 2.0 (max 300C) gets a lot of the credit.

Now I’m looking to upgrade to a dual extruder but the current off-the-shelf Lulzbot option maxes out at only 240C.

**What are my best options to get a dual extruder to reach 300C with the Taz 5**? 3rd party vendors and hacks welcome.

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**Author:** ![nbmoretto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/nbmoretto/32/9203_2.png) [@nbmoretto](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/nbmoretto)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-to-reach-300c/1920/2 "2015-06-24T04:55:07Z")

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If I am not mistaken I believe that are in the process of developing and testing a dual extruder for the new hot ends so if you just give it some time there might be a solution for your. Otherwise you can try designing your own mounting system in order to hold 2 extruders.

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**Author:** ![FireCoding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/firecoding/32/9834_2.png) [@FireCoding](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/FireCoding)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-to-reach-300c/1920/3 "2015-06-24T07:51:51Z")

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I figured it is part of the Taz 6. But who wants to wait months and months?

Apparently this is more “on the edge” that I realized.

Does anybody have an experience rigging up one of these dual extruders on a Taz 4 or 5?

micron3dp  
Dglass3d HPX2-MAX  
MakerGeeks DUAL-HEAD MK9+

or this:  
[http://shop.uniqueprototyping.com/V37-Standard-Direct-Feed-Dual-Extruder-EXT37D.htm](http://shop.uniqueprototyping.com/V37-Standard-Direct-Feed-Dual-Extruder-EXT37D.htm)

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**Author:** ![kcchen\_00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kcchen\_00](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/kcchen_00)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-to-reach-300c/1920/4 "2015-06-24T16:26:17Z")

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Yes, I believe its user mushoo who has setup the HPX… He wrote about it in one of the stickied dual extruder threads.

Search “Dglass”…

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**Author:** ![FireCoding](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.lulzbot.com/firecoding/32/9834_2.png) [@FireCoding](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/FireCoding)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz-5-dual-extruder-to-reach-300c/1920/5 "2015-06-24T23:39:02Z")

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Got it, thanks a million. Looks like it’s time to roll up the sleeves…