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Bambu Labs Printers

Got my Bambu Lab mouse kit. Thinking of either Cobalt Blue Metallic PLA or Jeans Blue PLA-CF
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Bambu is far too anemic for that size. There's few out of the box consumer options. Maybe look at the comgrow t500 or elegoo Neptune 4 max.

If one was comfortable building a diy printer I'd build a 400mm Vzbot.
 
Yeah, OOB experience on a printer that large isn't going to be turn key at all.

Seconding NightReaver's if you're comfortable building one, either 400mm Vzbot or upscale a Voron 2.4
 
FDM printing something 400^3 tends to take a long time. I would probably trade details for speed, something like maybe 0.8 or 1.0mm nozzles, but that is going to need a higher flow hotend. I also am on team vzbot or voron.

How much of this is going to be hobby for you or are you really wanting to buy something and it just starts printing?

This really should be a separate thread.
 
My old and tired JGmaker finally bit the dust. It was my first printer and was forced to learn a lot on it but I’m so over the hobby printer scene and wanted something that I can spend more time doing engineering and less time tinkering and calibrating.

Been eyeing up the P1S for a while and decided to pull the trigger on an X1 on an impulse. Super stoked to get it
 
dr.stevil said:
My old and tired JGmaker finally bit the dust. It was my first printer and was forced to learn a lot on it but I’m so over the hobby printer scene and wanted something that I can spend more time doing engineering and less time tinkering and calibrating.

Been eyeing up the P1S for a while and decided to pull the trigger on an X1 on an impulse. Super stoked to get it
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I was wanting a P1S as well but got in the K2 preorder for a great deal with the AMS. Hopefully not a bad purchase...
 
Finished assembly in maybe a cautious 20 minutes. So far so good doing self tests.
Fuck it Shakes like hell on a paver over rubber pad that I used with the Ender 5
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It does shake. Mostly from moving the printhead so damned quick.
 
Shaking is an understatement lol. I actually had to put mine down in the basement on an old heavy coffee table because it was shaking my desk so violently. It’s also very loud so my wife appreciated that.

But man… the quality of the prints are the best I’ve ever seen from an FDM printer. Truly a plug and play unit…. Nearly all tinkering is with the software and models instead of the printer hardware which is a pretty refreshing feeling. I also can’t praise the AMS enough. I didn’t know if I’d use it much, but it’s so nice to have the ability to swap filament on the fly (even if you’re not doing multi color prints). It does have some design flaws but all in all, it’s a solid unit.

I did manage to clog a hot end already so that wasn’t very fun. I swapped over to the spare and purchased a few more to have on hand in the event it happens again.
 
I need to post a few pictures at some point of how great these prints are. Had 2 failed prints likely my fault. Here is a compiled mask from Sleep Token Vessel mask:

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Has anyone with a Bambu printer had an issue with the print not sticking to a section of a build plate?
 
obviouslytom said:
Has anyone with a Bambu printer had an issue with the print not sticking to a section of a build plate?
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Since my first 3D printer, before printing, I use a light coat of Aqua net (or equivalent) hair spray. Glue sticks are also common. I assume your having this problem with ABS? PLA is pretty forgiving but can act up.

Maybe take the p[late to the sink and giver it a good washing with dish soap, dry it out and try again. Good luck.
 
Accursed said:
Since my first 3D printer, before printing, I use a light coat of Aqua net (or equivalent) hair spray. Glue sticks are also common. I assume your having this problem with ABS? PLA is pretty forgiving but can act up.

Maybe take the p[late to the sink and giver it a good washing with dish soap, dry it out and try again. Good luck.
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It really doesn't matter the material. For some reason on the left side of the plate, doesn't matter what side, it doesn't stick. Could it be a heating issue with the plate?
 
obviouslytom said:
It really doesn't matter the material. For some reason on the left side of the plate, doesn't matter what side, it doesn't stick. Could it be a heating issue with the plate?
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Could be. Try giving it a good wash, and if that doesn't work a different plate.
 
Keljian said:
Good wash of the plate with dish soap and water (rinse it obviously) should solve it
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100%

When I have adhesion issues is almost always a dirty build plate. After a quick washing with a drop of dawn, it works flawless again.
 
Oh i am going to have to read up on this. Their original stance was cloud based then after backlash went away from it as a requirement. And now back again? hmm
 
I wonder why they are requiring cloud services?

I do not have a Bambu. From my reading and watching, the required cloud services was a deal breaker for a lot of people. I can not see why they would require it unless they wanted to “own” all the designs or they were forced to.
 
Switched mine to lan only and firewalled any contact with bambu's domains. I won't be buying another one or recommending them, regardless. Even *if* they back down, they still *wanted* to pull this shit.
 
NightReaver said:
Not surprised. Bambu has always wanted to lock people in.
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Seems like it is strictly IP theft. Lock people in with making the best filament and app and whatever, not by forcing people to use Bambu servers. in the process they can monitor what is being printed (prototypes, even if they are from regular people).
 
Does anyone have an issue with using non-bambu PETG filament and printing with it? I get the Inland PETG+ filament from Microcenter and I kept getting print failures up until I (finally) added Inland to the custom filament list and put the bed temp to 80° C and also used a crap load of stick glue. Once I did that, the PETG+ prints great. I am using a lot of the material because I am printing under desk wire management from 3 desks at home.
 
obviouslytom said:
Does anyone have an issue with using non-bambu PETG filament and printing with it? I get the Inland PETG+ filament from Microcenter and I kept getting print failures up until I (finally) added Inland to the custom filament list and put the bed temp to 80° C and also used a crap load of stick glue. Once I did that, the PETG+ prints great. I am using a lot of the material because I am printing under desk wire management from 3 desks at home.
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I've had minimal issues on my X1C with inland PETG+, though I rarely use PETG since I can find ABS cheaper and it prints better in my experience.

Are you having bed adhesion issues or issues during printing? I use a cheap third party textured PEI plate and I do usually have to increase the bed temp over what it recommends for good adhesion. I've had some filaments over the years that just don't like sticking to my PEI sheet consistently. The stock hot / cold plates + glue have never given me issues but its a pain to deal with when printing a lot of plates.

If you're having issues during printing you might try slowing things down or using a filament heater. Also make sure your filament is dry.
 
lilfiend said:
I've had minimal issues on my X1C with inland PETG+, though I rarely use PETG since I can find ABS cheaper and it prints better in my experience.

Are you having bed adhesion issues or issues during printing? I use a cheap third party textured PEI plate and I do usually have to increase the bed temp over what it recommends for good adhesion. I've had some filaments over the years that just don't like sticking to my PEI sheet consistently. The stock hot / cold plates + glue have never given me issues but its a pain to deal with when printing a lot of plates.

If you're having issues during printing you might try slowing things down or using a filament heater. Also make sure your filament is dry.
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It's all been bed adhesion on that first layer. With the stick glue, I slowed the initial layer to 125mm/s and every other layer to 150mm/s. Travel speed between spots for the head was at 500 so I took it down to 250mm/s. Honestly slowing things down doesn't bother me and once it's past the first layer I usually let it go and have it go over night.
 
obviouslytom said:
Does anyone have an issue with using non-bambu PETG filament and printing with it? I get the Inland PETG+ filament from Microcenter and I kept getting print failures up until I (finally) added Inland to the custom filament list and put the bed temp to 80° C and also used a crap load of stick glue. Once I did that, the PETG+ prints great. I am using a lot of the material because I am printing under desk wire management from 3 desks at home.
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Nope. But there was some initial issues with finding the right deal for bed adhesion.

The original cool plate with engineering on the back had the issue that the the cool plate sticks too well and the engineering plate giant stick enough. So I’d use the cool plate with some windex. It worked great for the print, but shortened the life of the sticker a lot. Textured pei works ok if the print isn’t too big in terms of surface area. Then I switched to g10. I just run it warmer than for pla. Works great.

I print mostly sunlu petg.
 
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