Yeah, I totally don't blame the printer for that though. I'm the type who slowly reads through the manual, then I start following the directions to set it up. For me, I had no time table to set this up. Compared to older printers I have had, this things setup is a breeze, but to be clear there is definitely some assembly required!
Yeah . . they're the best until suddenly they're not - then the nightmare of Bambu's support team will drag you down to the 7th level of hell. Never again. I returned the printer and they actually tried to blackmail me into taking back my reports to my credit card company before they'd refund my money in full. Sure - that's the reputable type of company I want to do business with. PS - The Creality Ender 3 V3 Plus does all the special features you've listed that "only the Bambu can do" and has a far larger build area, with its own 4 color ABS ready to be released. Much better alternative by a company who's not out to cheat the consumer.
Yeah sorry, normal price is 399, the 460 is an incredible deal at the moment that includes the AMS lite. Huge deal and even cheaper then what I paid for it, I paid $550 for mine with the AMS
A tip I learned when designing and printing things is to print a small slice of the object. I just cut out a small section in my slicer. Then you can verify that the dimensions are correct without printing the entire thing. These look amazing! Great job.
People in the comments whining about this not being an inclosed printer, buy what you please but I don’t have a use for that and the a1 has been amazing compared to my Ender 3 and Ender 5 especially for models
Followed 3D printers since they came (i've checked the new ones out yearly). Never been comfortable buying one, always seemed like a hassle and like there's at least one or two things that really sucks with even the best current model. 2 weeks now with the A1 Mini and i've had no issues apart from newbie mistakes. Just bought the AMS.
3:21 I love my Neptune 3 Pro, but watching that print speed made my 24-hour dragon models cry. 4:30 Oh my goodness, the things I have to do to replace a nozzle on my current printer. Unscrew this and that, turn the printer up to operating temperature (which makes me nervous to even be near), use a special tool to remove and then replace the nozzle, turn printer off to let it cool down, screw this and that back in place. I'm thinking about picking one of these Bambus up just for that, let alone the multi-color printing.
To be fair that print was the speed bench, and I think the default settings for printing are about half that speed. You can set it up to go that fast, but there will probably be some quality issues with a piece that has small parts like a dragon. But it is so so fast. I started to print a jet engine with my Ender 3. I printed the main 18 parts in the same time that my ender 3 printed 2...was wild to see. And yes! That Nozzle change out is amazing!
Clean the plate, level the bed, wait for the extruder to heat up, extrude filament, print first layer. Scrape first layer off, clean plate, re-level the bed. Watch as first layer is laid down. Thoughts of suicide abate as the layer goes down nice and smooth. Wait patiently as the model rises into reality. You notice one or two blobs but think nothing of it, sand them off easily. Then the layers start to become uneven. The filament begins to pop, because I could not be bothered to dry it earlier. The model is almost finished and it looks like shit. It is now approaching midnight and I have been trying to print this thing for hours. My dog barks at me, he thinks I am a stranger in the house, it has been so long. This was my life from 2019 to 2024. The trials and tribulations of the Ender 3 and Ender 5 pro. Now....I clean the plate. I check the filament. I sit at my computer and send a model to my Bambu Lab A1 with AMS. I take my dog for a walk, and I get an alert on my phone, "Print Successful". I keep wondering if I am going to wake up with my head slumped over my ender 3 and all this was a wonderful dream. That I still have burns on my fingers from changing the nozzle, and screws everywhere from dismantling the extruder...AGAIN. Seriously though, if this is Bambu Labs' first venture into the 3D printing world, what the heck comes next from them!!!!!!! Automatic nozzle change? Auto clean beds? Judging by what they have done so far it would not surprise me if they created a Star Trek-type replicater. Simple as that, bish bash bosh $299 thank you very much.
You are not paid etc..but do review of the printer what is years on the market, so realky nothing actual...oh..wait..there is new competitive printer on the market..so bambu would be happy for some new video about they are the best...but you are not paid...im not saying you are...Im just saying its hard to believe it 😅
I have been printing since 2009 and have a few printer but after buying the A1 combo a few months back and WOW, I've sold all my "other printers" and goot a few more. They just work out of the box. So easy to setup and get printing,
Well, I knew very little about 3D printing, but bought the Bambu A1 Combo less than a month ago, and AM IMPRESSED. OK, so I'm a Mechanical Engineer by training (40-50 yrs ago, now retired) and am comfortable with IT stuff, and I am going up the learning curve (rapidly), but the A1, and all the supporting functionality and infrastructure, has made the journey so far straightforward. I started with std 0.4mm nozzle, and std settings, with PETG-HF (some promotional deal on at the time), but have felt comfortable, and confident, enough to invest in a 0.2mm nozzle, smooth build plate and PLA(-Silk) filament. So far, so good. Focus over the winter will be 1:50 architectural models, so let me see how I feel after the honeymoon period, but the A1 is certainly an excellent entry route, and I don't need to invest in anything more capable for the foreseeable future. Even with the 5kg of filament (various), additional plate/nozzle/misc I've spent less than £550 - a lot less than some of the other 'hobbies' I've had.
I have 7 Neptune printers. 3 Pros and 4 Neptune 4's. I've just purchased a Bambu Labs A1 tonight. My first Bambu Labs printer. If it's as good as everyone says I have a feeling I'll be wanting to replace them all! looking forward to messing with it.
It sounds like weird statement that a bed slinger is the best 3d printer in 2024. For god sake, you can only use it for PLA and PETG, which means limited functionality in 3d printed applications. An enclosed printer is the only way to go IMO. I have been printing for over than 10 years and the luck of enclosure was my major issue since year 1.
Ah well this isn't your grandma's bed slinger, with speeds as fast as a lot of core xy machines. Also, it is compatible with TPU, PVA, ABS, ASA, PA, PET, Carbon fiber and a few more...
@@projecttedford477 still a bed slinger, it moves the model back and forth, this means once you get to print a thin and tall part it will have a negative effect in print quality at the layer which are higher. It also introduces airflow to the model the faster you print. That means for ABS, ASA and filament that are sensitive to temperature changes it is an additional factor that can cause them to wrap. If you choose to put an enclosure bed slingers require double the space of their build volume. Don't get me wrong I still use my CR10S every day and works flawless, but it feels so limited for these reasons I have already mentioned so I will convert it later on into a corxy as I want to eliminate the mentioned limitations and to include a heated chamber, which is hard and inefficient to implement on a bed slinger. A1 is attractive as it work out of the box with the AMS Lite, but for the price a P1 makes more sense to me as it is more versatile. What I am sharing are personal experience, you can print any material if it is small, onelce.you print something big it will never be a 100% success. People can buy what ever they want but nobody talks about all the negative of these dated style printers, and most reviews are basically a commercial rather than an actual review.
How are the fumes on this printers while printing? What are the considerations when choosing to start 3d printing at home? Some say you actually need a separate room to print.
Fumes aren't bad at all when printing PLA. I can barely smell anything being in the same room. Now would I recommend putting this in a bedroom or a common area where people are all the time, definitely not!
I would like to help you get more subs: no money needed, just working on a project for 3D printing with kids, so the ones at risk get food, clothes and activities. Jeff
been trying to decide and new to this , very few reviews after they come out. its the best about several then read firmware issues etc, just want to print without dealing with open source and dyi , do enough of that with rc n other hobbies. need a tool not a hobby lol
As a mechanical designer and builder with a fully equipped workshop and 2 large printers I have printed hundreds maybe thousands of models all functional pieces i even make money off printed tooling and this printer blows me away and for the price its borderline ridiculous I am literally excited about printing again I'm not a fan boy about anything but bambu has made a fan boy out of me for sure 😂
@@projecttedford477 I have only used the generic TPU profile in Bambu Studio. Just make sure the TPU is dry, otherwise there will be blobs and stringing. I usually print out of a filadryer.
@@reesekilpatrick241 In the category of midsize bedslingers, the A1 is surely a contender. Still, It can’t handle ABS/ASA/PA (reliably), hence it is not very versatile. Since the price point was not an issue, I would say that a P1S (if you’re on a budget), or an X1C (if you can afford it), are better “consumer grade” printer options. If you only want to print with PLA/PETG/TPU, the A1 surely is sufficient. But that was not the claim. The claim is that “It is the best printer. Period”. I’m not saying that the P1S or the X1C are the best out there, but far “better” than A1 due to their versatility. I can only speak for printers own or have owned. The A1 is for instance far better than the V400 on almost everything.
The P1S and P1P are better, though more expensive. I assume the X1C is as well, but I don't have one. I do have two A1's and a Mini. The reason the P's are better is because they are core-xy and a bit faster. Usually that doesn't matter, but if you're printing a bunch of print-in-place lightsabers for the kids at Christmas, the A1's failed about 50%. Bed slingers don't do well with tall-but-narrow objects. The nozzles are definitely easier to swap out, but I've only swapped out the nozzle on my P1S once in 4000 hours.
Nice, I haven't heard of the 5M adventurer, I'll have to check it out! I do like the P1P, this one is just cheaper and has some features that are better then the P1P, and vice versa
Yeah, best if you like breathing fumes. You can’t put it (or the A1 mini) in an Enclosure. The motherboard doesn’t have enough cooling and the heat in an enclosure can fry it, or fry the Micro SD card, happened to me. 😅
@@projecttedford477 Fair enough :). I just wish Bambu was more transparent about their recommendation to not use an enclosure. After I bought the A1 Mini I had to dig halfway through the FAQ on the Bambu Wiki to learn that they don't recommend using an enclosure due to the motherboard cooling issue. There's quite a few companies and people selling A1/A1 Mini enclosures and not disclosing that. Cheers for the good review, I like most everything else about the A1's.
I have had the a1 for a little over a week replacing a 4 year old Ender 3. There is no comparison. The A1 is a phenomenal printer and i haven't even hit all of it's features
I talk about this towards the end of the video, but to summarize I see this as a good thing. They recalled this and then fixed the problem. Other 3d printer companies have had as bad or worse issues and never recall their printers, they just push them to the public risking people's lives. I am happy that Bambu Lab actually recalls their printers if they have a serious issue and cares enough about the quality and their reputation.
You won’t regret it! I had an Ender 3, and spent more time trying to get it to print instead of printing! My A1 just works! Yeah, you’ll get some failed prints, but that’s part of the process of 3d printing
@projecttedford477 I would start from: qidi q1 pro got heated chamber, prints are stronger and even nicer than on bambu. Any Creality k series is faster. anycubic kobra 3 combo got fillament dryer for 4 of 5 spool. I don't say bambu is very bad but I would rather have one of those stated above Than A1.
@@projecttedford477any enclosed printer is better since you are not assigned to use only day-care materials like PLA/petg/tpu. I have a A1, it is great, but far from superior
I had an Ender 3 V3 SE which had constant issues with its CR-Touch sensor. Nearly every time I went to print it'd fail and I'd have to turn the damned thing off, exercise the sensor probbe and then try again. I just today took delivery of my Bambu Labs A1 Combo. My god. Proverbial chalk and proverbial cheese. THis thing is insane. It's quiet, it's fast and the quality it produces by default using bog-standard white eSun PLA+ is production-level. It's gorgeous. The quality is mind-blowing. Best move ever. I bought it from the Australian store based in Sydney and it took five days to reach me in Hobart... for free. I'm not complaining, and have just hit the trigger on a couple of dozen Bambu PLAs and PETGs. I can't wait to give their own filament a go.
I bought one about a month ago, and it feels like a relief! I had an ender 3 pro, and in the end, I only fired that up if somebody else asked me to. Constant issues. My love for 3d printing had really shrivelled. It's back now! The A1 has been on every day. I'm excited to search for new filaments again. Bambu Lab are heroes.
Sounds like my story with my Ender 3. I don't want to hate on my first printer, but after fixing it for the 7th time...it's time to move on. And this thing has chugged along so so well.
Thanks Mate ...looking to buy one in Australia. Just need to hit the purchase button. As a newbie to 3d printing I have been watching many videos and I think this will be the correct one for me. Just to start with as a hobby at first as I have many years' experience in 3D modelling using 3D software and then maybe paying more down the line for the X1C that is King😉
Nope, I bought the P1s and send it back after a week because of all the issues, the A1 and A1 mini is much more refined & the AMS design is much better on the A1.
Not necessarily. Especially the P1P. A1 does everything P1P does and more functionality especially the auto flow cal. This is very positive for overhang and top surface quality also the ease of breaking off the support.
All excellent points! One thing to emphasize about the app, that I find to be one of my favorite features, is just how convenient it is to find and print models right from your phone. Just a few taps and when I get home from work it's sitting on the print bed waiting for me. A huge benefit over other systems. In the unlikely event that a print profile doesn't exist yet, I think it's really clever how Bambu incentivizes users to create them. Users can earn points to redeem for Bambu gift cards when they leave reviews or upload models, print profiles, pictures, etc. It's a great strategy to increase engagement and grow the community for everyone.
I'd agree that the X1C is an excellent machine, but it depends on your use case if it is worth the $1200 price point. It is only slightly faster than the A1 and has comparable print quality for the most popular materials. At only $339, the A1 is excellent value and would be a great printer for beginners and experienced users alike. While, it's great to have the enclosed bed for some of the more tricky materials like ASA and PETG, in that case I would recommend the P1S at a more moderate $600 ($850 with the AMS). Plus, if you want to print fiber reinforced materials like you would on the X1C, you could always upgrade the P1S hardened steel parts for about 50 bucks.
Theres just a little weakness about the AMS Lite. The design and stand is terrible and forces the user to modify it either by hanging it somewhere, or re-arranging the stand. Once this is done you run into the problem with the AMS connector hub at the tool head. With the stiff PTFE tubes, it is almost certain to fail since there is a lot of force on it every time it cuts or purges and thus goes to the x-endstops. Its just... like I wanna know why. The printer is sick, but this is like... Sad.
Yeah, I share the concerns on the filament tubes, but mine has held up great so far, and hasn't been an issue yet. I actually like the AMS lite. It really only has that stability issue when you are running at max speed, which I hardly ever run at. I like that it is more compatible with other types of filament vs the original AMS, but yeah, long term might need a box for keeping the filament dry
@@projecttedford477 I bought a 16UE server enclosure (600x600mmx1200mm) and put a shelf in. On top of it I put 4 Sunlu Filament dryer. Then, I took the AMS apart and built my own version by putting the transport motors and mainbord in a relatively small compartment, mounting it overhead the printer. From there I can pretty much load the ptfe tubes vertically and centered over the printbed to avoid the disassembly of the hub. Additionally I put everything on a 2cm rubber plate, wrapped the inside walls with aluminiumbutyl and its sick. But without all that I agree, its not really great for high speed. As we speak I have a 125h print with 0.2mm nozzle at 0.04mm layer height running. Temperatures are kept very well, no bed adhesion issues, and to top it off - About 35% less energy consumption. So, with a little low budget modification you can really turn this into a great production tool.
Dang man, they look awesome! You make it look easy! How did you get them to stick to the wooden handle thing you were holding as you painted them? It looked like a great way of assembly lining the process for so many miniatures.
Usually I use blue stuff to stick them to something to hold, but this time I stuck them with hot glue. It led to a few problems and was definitely an experiment this time, but did actually work out well,! And thank you!
instead of the flaps that probobably wont work for keep smaller packages from getting snatched, i think im gonna go with a electronic keyless entry system that works with the UPS garage door opener service... basically with an arduino emulate a garage door lock and they have a system where they can use their universal garage code system to open it.
Yes, but that's pretty bold of a porch thief to sit there cutting open the box to steal packages inside. This has been in use for several years now and no one has tried this.
Yes, but that's pretty bold of a porch thief to sit there cutting open the box to steal packages inside. This has been in use for several years now and no one has tried this.
i love it!! Bungee Cords can be used on the opening to avoid any accidental fallout of small toys, you can probably space them at least4 or 5 inches aparts and can fit 10-12 easy, nice build!!
You got this! It took me a while at the start to like what I had painted, but I think the method in this video helps get past those early struggles I had.
Thank you! Sorry I don't have plans, this was one of my first RU-vid videos and I didn't do any plans for this one! There are several plans out there for similar type boxes, but unfortunately nothing for this one!
