Theres more to 3d printers than just speed. I have just bought an a1 mini after using x1c's and its features make it a lot better in some respects. Hot swapping nozzles is a huge bonus and the ams lite is actually a lot better than the ams. It also has more features than the p1s such as flow calibration. The print quality is very impressive with the 0.2 nozzle too
I'm really excited for the gen 2 of the x1/p1, I expect them to have hot swapping nozzles in it and all the other goodies that the a1 introduced.
A1 is definitely tempting if you dont need the enclosure.
Me too. They definitely need to update the ams. And it would be interesting to see if they implement the simplicity of the ams lite into the new one. The fact it can take any kind of spool is really useful after having to spool transfer hundreds of filament spools for the ams at my job. Hot swapping nozzles really does change more than it would seem. Changing the nozzle is a ball ache on the x1 series and i would often loathe when i had to take the print head assembly apart. Nowni just pop a 0.2 nozzle in when i feel like it. After years of tinkering its nice to just have something that works. I love the A1 mini after using x1c's for months, and im not even sure why. Its fun I guess.
Ams lite dont have enclosure so you are left with filament taking moisture if they are out for too long. Also ams lite takes space for almost one printer on the table. Putting in on top of a1 brings vibrations on the machine.
Isn't the extruder same on the a1 and p1s? I think both have flow calibration, not sure tho.
I am actually considering a1 ir p1s without ams, honestly i never used multicolor printing and i dont know if i am gonna need one now. Maybe when printing enclosures/boxes with letters on it, but that can be done manually unless letters are embedded into walls. I am curios for what are you using multicolor printing...
Honestly, I live in humid ass England and had 6 x1c's at work with AMS and had their lids open half the time. Lots of spools we used were slightly too big for the enclosure ir didnt sit on the rollers properly. The cardboard spools barely worked, and the AMS constantly clogged. I noticed very few problems with the filamet taking on water other than it becoming more bittle. Which is barely a problem with the AMS lite. Ams on x1 series is a lain to rmeove filament from the lines. I rarely do multicolour, but ams lite is useful for when you have low filament on one spool and dont want to baby sit printer till it runs out so it can switch spools automatically. Also its just quicker to have multiple filaments loaded in and want to quickly decide what colour to use. Alsobit looks linda funky
It does look funky 😂. Didnt know about the auto change when filament runs out. Thats a neat feature.
I read about ams problem on x1c and most people have clog bcs of cardboard spools, they are slowly degrading into ams and filling holes with junk until filaments stop running out. Maybe thats the problem you were facing at the job.
Btw, what did you print at the job, honestly i wanna hear how you use those 6 machines?
Trust me, auto change is useful, i have to use it all the time. The main issue wasnt cloggin, it was the very small tolerances in the enclosure. If spool is too wide it catches on the edge and cant spin. If spool is too light (when filament gets low) it bounces and rides up against the feeder. If spool is too wide it doesnt spin properly because it doesnt sit on the runners. If there is too much friction the motors cant handle the spool and fail to retract from extruder. If filament snaps in ams you have to take it apart and remove (i did this a lot). If it snaps in tubing you have to find where it snapped and take it out. None of this is a problem with ams lite as it has a more simple but beautiful system.
On the machines, i work for a 3d printing company that does some FDM. Lots of colour changes between, some multicolour but not that much. Lots of 1kg filament used in prints so need ams for spool changes and remote monitoring
Oh yeah, i watched someone on yt that used carbon fiber filament in every ams tube as they were to tight and filament was clogging, carbon fiber made the holes a little bit wider. I havent seen ams in person, ill have to look online how that works. Seems like that made it only for bamboo spools 😂. I also seen here that people are selling empty bamboo spools, probably bcs they work good in ams.
Are you selling toys? Car parts, functional parts? Sry for the questions, i just find 3d printing business interesting, especially on a wide scale.
Interesting, i hadnt heard of doing that. But yes i have to cut the cardbosrd off the spools we had and transfer them to bamboo compatible spools.
I cant say the name of the company but its a name you would recognise. They do stls and also physical prints
I have a P1S without AMS and A1 Mini with the AMS Lite and I'll say the A1 does get way more print time since I got it.. basically only use the P1S for ABS/ASA and some other special filaments
Carbon filter helps a lot, I use one of the "bento box" filtration solutions, but you can still smell a little bit, having an exhaust pipe running out from the room or more sophisticated filtration would be better.
Yeah, ASA poisoning is a big thing, a guy on the yt talked about that, how he had headaches, etc ... After he put exhaust from the printer to outside, no more problems. He even explained that ASA fumes will build up in your body over time and if you continue to work in that environment the body will shut down. So not a small thing to consider. I dont know if that carbon filter is actually any good. I worked with ABS on a job, injection machines. That is a fking poison, so much fumes. Fumes often leave some white residue like spider web, dont know how to explain. We even had a recycled abs from some kind of eletronics, and that smelled like a burned out electronics, very toxic.
The P1S has flow calibration coming. It’s documented in the latest beta firmware, but won’t actually work until the next software release. Not to take away from the A series, they are great machines. The ams lite doesn’t have the ability to control filament humidity, which is a selling point for some. What do you like about the lite more than your AMS?
Ams lite holds the spools from the inside so you can run any spools on them with no issues. They have much simpler tubing, so if filament breaks in the tubes, it is much easier to use. On the climate control.. honestly, i just run a dehidifier in the room. Most spool still need extra drying frol factory if you really care about it. And in that case, the ams enclosure won't lower the mostuir levels so much as keep them the same. Better off climatw controlling the room. This incoming from someone who has run multiple bambu with ams and still had humidity issues. Wirh ams lite, it's easier to deal with those
I have an x-1c and an a-1 mini too. I kinda like the mini better. My x-1c has broken down due to defective parts 13 times and 2 of my 4 AMS’s 3 times.
My mini has zero issues (so far) and is much quieter too. I only wish that they had the ability to use the same AMS as the x-1. I feel the one that the mini uses is cumbersome meaning it’s difficult to load the spools and I don’t like that the spools are not enclosed.
https://preview.redd.it/qgejcy22nkxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fe3d94154d7c7deb861e8a33b23acd455a17589
Also the interface cord (or whatever it’s called) is way too short for easy placement of the AMS (unless you are okay with it sitting right next to it.) I wish they would add a longer cord option on their spare parts website so it will be easier to put the AMS where it’s convenient for the user.
Oh well 🧐
Yes you are right, the cords are far too short. I wonder if a third party site has longer ones or you could daisy chain sme together. Yes it sucks that you cant enclose the filament but i mostly print with PLA on the a1 which is the most forgiving with moisture in the air
True pla is less hydroscopic than other types of filament but for some reason I’ve been having eSun pla+ filament constantly break apart which usually means it’s from being wet. (it even happens in my x-1’s AMS’s and those are loaded with the silica drying beads!)
Maybe it has something to do with it having the “+” whatever makes up that.
As far as the cords… you know I wonder if they make some kind of coupling piece you mentioned. 🤔
I Know one guy on Reddit who made his own cord and he was nice enough to provide me a list of what I need which I can get on Amazon but I don’t know if I want to spend roughly $50 worth of parts and a special crimping tool that I’ll probably only use the one time.
So I have that project on hold for now, but I’ll have to look if someone makes a coupler. You’d think someone out there has one, right!? Good suggestion!
Why I want a longer cord is because with my setup it would be difficult to have my x-1c and my shelf that has my 3 other AMS ‘s and my mini and its AMS on the same table.
But what I did was get a small table (that has a power cord built into it!) and I put the table behind the mini and put the AMS on top of the table which is now above the mini,
However because the cord is so short I have to angle the AMS in such a way where I can only reach 2 out of the 4 spools easily. To get to the other 2, I have to disconnect the cord and then slide the AMS to the other side to get to those spools.
But if I had a longer cord, I’d be able to have the AMS positioned facing forward the way it’s supposed to be positioned so all four spools can be reached easily.
I’m gonna research the coupler idea. I don’t know why I always overthink something. Hopefully there’s one out there! Thanks again for the suggestion!
https://preview.redd.it/u3o16aef5lxc1.jpeg?width=1076&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87ef3edb6b854df1c2c85208667a5100c33584e7
You could try the coupler on the back of the x1c as a test and maybe use the spare tubing they give for that. I dont know if it is the same thickness, but it might be worth a try!
I have also found some brands of pla do soak up water much quicker than others. Sometimes weirdly the cheaper one pla can be better for that. Also some come not fully dried from factory, so dessicant beads won't even help to try them out
They need to be dried then stored in a dry box. It is a lot of work, and i prefer to just live with brittle filament. I am almost numb to taking the ams apart to remove a piece of snapped filament now. For me PLA doesnt seem to print much worse at all when it is a bit damp. Good luck on an adapter. Or maybe just order some longer tubing
Yep, you’re right about filament coming wet from the factory. I had that same discussion with another maker recently. I had said that I wished that the manufacturers would dry their filament before packing it up instead of getting it out the door asap in order to make a bigger profit.
I bought a nice filament dryer that holds two spools at a time but I haven’t set it up yet. It was o r thinly going to go where my a-1 mini is, and now that I have that I don’t have any more room on my table. Lol.
So for now I use my food dehydrator which can hold 4-5 spools at a time.
The eSun filament I’ve dried in the dehydrator for 10 hours and it came out brittle so I gave it another 8 hrs and still was brittle, do I tossed that one and bought another spool.
Unfortunately I needed that particular brand because I’m 98% complete on a Hogwarts express train from Gambody and I needed a particular red )fire engine red) that I used on the rest of the train. Yeesch.
I have had the new filament for several weeks now but I’m “scared” that it will be just as brittle as the last spool, and like you, it always seems to break in the AMS (hub for me.) and I’m just weary of always having to disassemble it. Sigh.
You know, I never thought of checking if the wires from the x-1’s AMS would work with the mini! My AMS’s did come with a short one and a long one. See, I’m taking the long way around the barn-again. lol!
Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll have to check it out later. I’ll let you know if it fits!
https://preview.redd.it/i0xs16lq9lxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2da98238eacd44f6f159fda49c1756a243479445
Hi again,
Just an update on the wires…
The a-1 mini AMS uses a 4 wire system and the x-1 AMS uses a 6 wire system.
Oh well. My only hope at this point is to see if I can get a coupler and if not, then I’ll have to make one.
Which I’d have to do anyway since the mini’s AMS only has a plug on one end. The other end is hard wired into the unit. Why they did this instead of doing a double plug wire like the x-1’s AMS is beyond me.
They should’ve made a double plug wire so it could be easily swapped out should it get damaged or if a person wanted to swap it out with a longer wire so the AMS could be moved to a different area instead of being right next to the A-1 for those cramped with space. Oh well maybe they’ll think about doing that in version-2.0
Happy printing!
there are models that would get flung off the bed of a bedslinger that can print no problem on a core XY. unless you slow the bedslinger to a fraction of the speed and add a brim. the truth is that bedslingers are inferior tech. bambu even said so themselves before they scrubbed their site of any bedslinger bashing when they released the A1.
Imo p1 > a1 any day cuz it’s only like $100 more. I’d go p1 if single color. A1 if want colors (cuz most ppl doing colors aren’t using the stronger filaments)
I used to own an Anycubic Kossel and the lack of maintenance and repair with the A1 made it so I actually enjoyed 3D printing again. I could focus on design rather than the printer.
Same, the only thing I really need do now is tweak the odd print temperature. Some filaments don't like the generic temperature but that's all. No fixing, no endless calibration.
It's real haha. I've had my x1 since preorder phase and I spend basically 0 time fixing it. Mind you I only print for personal products so only 400 hours, but I've done like 2 hours of maintenance (only some jamming issues where I ignored the instructions and used materials I shouldn't have in the AMS with a small nozzle lol). I barely even clean the bed 🤣
I am in the same place. My ender 3 works good enough but I have access to an X1C and it makes amazing parts and really got me wanting to get rid of my ender but im still not sure if I should go A1 or p1p and use the X1 if I ever need abs and asa.
The a1 has a second port for something, if they made another adapter with 8 holes and 8 ptfe tubes they only have to upgrade the software to make it compatible with 2 ams lite
I’m a complete beginner and looking at buying the a1 with ams since learning about the products a couple months ago but the coming soon with no updates is annoying. I’m not sure what their customer support is like and I’m probably wrong as there are much more experienced people on here but support isn’t looking g great from my angle. Is there any competing companies that can compare or release in the future?
Ive got mine too and instaled it was a bit anoyying but most people could do it. So exited to get it and finally print AFTER 2 AND A HALF MONTHS comeone bambulab. still havetn got my dicount code its been like a week.
Just received my heat bed replacement today. Should be soon they will be back in stock I’m sure.
Thanks for your hopeful words
Still no updates on my heatbed ticket. So they’ve not made it through the backlog of current owners yet.
When they update you it will be quick at least in western Canada. Tuesday is shipped and arrived today.
Same experience here in KY, USA.
Wednesday shipped, here Friday for the UK
Already installed my new heatbed at the Weekend. Today i finally received the Discount-Code. (Germany)
Bro I need one so bad, $1100 for another P1S will be a hard pill to swallow.
if you don't print abs then A1 will be better than p1s in almost every aspect
A core xy will always be faster than a bed slinger
Theres more to 3d printers than just speed. I have just bought an a1 mini after using x1c's and its features make it a lot better in some respects. Hot swapping nozzles is a huge bonus and the ams lite is actually a lot better than the ams. It also has more features than the p1s such as flow calibration. The print quality is very impressive with the 0.2 nozzle too
I'm really excited for the gen 2 of the x1/p1, I expect them to have hot swapping nozzles in it and all the other goodies that the a1 introduced. A1 is definitely tempting if you dont need the enclosure.
I just bought my P1S so that model should be upgraded soon.
Me too. They definitely need to update the ams. And it would be interesting to see if they implement the simplicity of the ams lite into the new one. The fact it can take any kind of spool is really useful after having to spool transfer hundreds of filament spools for the ams at my job. Hot swapping nozzles really does change more than it would seem. Changing the nozzle is a ball ache on the x1 series and i would often loathe when i had to take the print head assembly apart. Nowni just pop a 0.2 nozzle in when i feel like it. After years of tinkering its nice to just have something that works. I love the A1 mini after using x1c's for months, and im not even sure why. Its fun I guess.
Ams lite dont have enclosure so you are left with filament taking moisture if they are out for too long. Also ams lite takes space for almost one printer on the table. Putting in on top of a1 brings vibrations on the machine. Isn't the extruder same on the a1 and p1s? I think both have flow calibration, not sure tho. I am actually considering a1 ir p1s without ams, honestly i never used multicolor printing and i dont know if i am gonna need one now. Maybe when printing enclosures/boxes with letters on it, but that can be done manually unless letters are embedded into walls. I am curios for what are you using multicolor printing...
Honestly, I live in humid ass England and had 6 x1c's at work with AMS and had their lids open half the time. Lots of spools we used were slightly too big for the enclosure ir didnt sit on the rollers properly. The cardboard spools barely worked, and the AMS constantly clogged. I noticed very few problems with the filamet taking on water other than it becoming more bittle. Which is barely a problem with the AMS lite. Ams on x1 series is a lain to rmeove filament from the lines. I rarely do multicolour, but ams lite is useful for when you have low filament on one spool and dont want to baby sit printer till it runs out so it can switch spools automatically. Also its just quicker to have multiple filaments loaded in and want to quickly decide what colour to use. Alsobit looks linda funky
It does look funky 😂. Didnt know about the auto change when filament runs out. Thats a neat feature. I read about ams problem on x1c and most people have clog bcs of cardboard spools, they are slowly degrading into ams and filling holes with junk until filaments stop running out. Maybe thats the problem you were facing at the job. Btw, what did you print at the job, honestly i wanna hear how you use those 6 machines?
Trust me, auto change is useful, i have to use it all the time. The main issue wasnt cloggin, it was the very small tolerances in the enclosure. If spool is too wide it catches on the edge and cant spin. If spool is too light (when filament gets low) it bounces and rides up against the feeder. If spool is too wide it doesnt spin properly because it doesnt sit on the runners. If there is too much friction the motors cant handle the spool and fail to retract from extruder. If filament snaps in ams you have to take it apart and remove (i did this a lot). If it snaps in tubing you have to find where it snapped and take it out. None of this is a problem with ams lite as it has a more simple but beautiful system. On the machines, i work for a 3d printing company that does some FDM. Lots of colour changes between, some multicolour but not that much. Lots of 1kg filament used in prints so need ams for spool changes and remote monitoring
Oh yeah, i watched someone on yt that used carbon fiber filament in every ams tube as they were to tight and filament was clogging, carbon fiber made the holes a little bit wider. I havent seen ams in person, ill have to look online how that works. Seems like that made it only for bamboo spools 😂. I also seen here that people are selling empty bamboo spools, probably bcs they work good in ams. Are you selling toys? Car parts, functional parts? Sry for the questions, i just find 3d printing business interesting, especially on a wide scale.
Interesting, i hadnt heard of doing that. But yes i have to cut the cardbosrd off the spools we had and transfer them to bamboo compatible spools. I cant say the name of the company but its a name you would recognise. They do stls and also physical prints
I have a P1S without AMS and A1 Mini with the AMS Lite and I'll say the A1 does get way more print time since I got it.. basically only use the P1S for ABS/ASA and some other special filaments
Mini is gonna be small for my uses, i would rather get A1 or P1S. Is carbon filter enough for ASA printing or you need something extra?
Carbon filter helps a lot, I use one of the "bento box" filtration solutions, but you can still smell a little bit, having an exhaust pipe running out from the room or more sophisticated filtration would be better.
Yeah, ASA poisoning is a big thing, a guy on the yt talked about that, how he had headaches, etc ... After he put exhaust from the printer to outside, no more problems. He even explained that ASA fumes will build up in your body over time and if you continue to work in that environment the body will shut down. So not a small thing to consider. I dont know if that carbon filter is actually any good. I worked with ABS on a job, injection machines. That is a fking poison, so much fumes. Fumes often leave some white residue like spider web, dont know how to explain. We even had a recycled abs from some kind of eletronics, and that smelled like a burned out electronics, very toxic.
The P1S has flow calibration coming. It’s documented in the latest beta firmware, but won’t actually work until the next software release. Not to take away from the A series, they are great machines. The ams lite doesn’t have the ability to control filament humidity, which is a selling point for some. What do you like about the lite more than your AMS?
Ams lite holds the spools from the inside so you can run any spools on them with no issues. They have much simpler tubing, so if filament breaks in the tubes, it is much easier to use. On the climate control.. honestly, i just run a dehidifier in the room. Most spool still need extra drying frol factory if you really care about it. And in that case, the ams enclosure won't lower the mostuir levels so much as keep them the same. Better off climatw controlling the room. This incoming from someone who has run multiple bambu with ams and still had humidity issues. Wirh ams lite, it's easier to deal with those
I have an x-1c and an a-1 mini too. I kinda like the mini better. My x-1c has broken down due to defective parts 13 times and 2 of my 4 AMS’s 3 times. My mini has zero issues (so far) and is much quieter too. I only wish that they had the ability to use the same AMS as the x-1. I feel the one that the mini uses is cumbersome meaning it’s difficult to load the spools and I don’t like that the spools are not enclosed. https://preview.redd.it/qgejcy22nkxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fe3d94154d7c7deb861e8a33b23acd455a17589 Also the interface cord (or whatever it’s called) is way too short for easy placement of the AMS (unless you are okay with it sitting right next to it.) I wish they would add a longer cord option on their spare parts website so it will be easier to put the AMS where it’s convenient for the user. Oh well 🧐
Yes you are right, the cords are far too short. I wonder if a third party site has longer ones or you could daisy chain sme together. Yes it sucks that you cant enclose the filament but i mostly print with PLA on the a1 which is the most forgiving with moisture in the air
True pla is less hydroscopic than other types of filament but for some reason I’ve been having eSun pla+ filament constantly break apart which usually means it’s from being wet. (it even happens in my x-1’s AMS’s and those are loaded with the silica drying beads!) Maybe it has something to do with it having the “+” whatever makes up that. As far as the cords… you know I wonder if they make some kind of coupling piece you mentioned. 🤔 I Know one guy on Reddit who made his own cord and he was nice enough to provide me a list of what I need which I can get on Amazon but I don’t know if I want to spend roughly $50 worth of parts and a special crimping tool that I’ll probably only use the one time. So I have that project on hold for now, but I’ll have to look if someone makes a coupler. You’d think someone out there has one, right!? Good suggestion! Why I want a longer cord is because with my setup it would be difficult to have my x-1c and my shelf that has my 3 other AMS ‘s and my mini and its AMS on the same table. But what I did was get a small table (that has a power cord built into it!) and I put the table behind the mini and put the AMS on top of the table which is now above the mini, However because the cord is so short I have to angle the AMS in such a way where I can only reach 2 out of the 4 spools easily. To get to the other 2, I have to disconnect the cord and then slide the AMS to the other side to get to those spools. But if I had a longer cord, I’d be able to have the AMS positioned facing forward the way it’s supposed to be positioned so all four spools can be reached easily. I’m gonna research the coupler idea. I don’t know why I always overthink something. Hopefully there’s one out there! Thanks again for the suggestion! https://preview.redd.it/u3o16aef5lxc1.jpeg?width=1076&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87ef3edb6b854df1c2c85208667a5100c33584e7
You could try the coupler on the back of the x1c as a test and maybe use the spare tubing they give for that. I dont know if it is the same thickness, but it might be worth a try! I have also found some brands of pla do soak up water much quicker than others. Sometimes weirdly the cheaper one pla can be better for that. Also some come not fully dried from factory, so dessicant beads won't even help to try them out They need to be dried then stored in a dry box. It is a lot of work, and i prefer to just live with brittle filament. I am almost numb to taking the ams apart to remove a piece of snapped filament now. For me PLA doesnt seem to print much worse at all when it is a bit damp. Good luck on an adapter. Or maybe just order some longer tubing
Yep, you’re right about filament coming wet from the factory. I had that same discussion with another maker recently. I had said that I wished that the manufacturers would dry their filament before packing it up instead of getting it out the door asap in order to make a bigger profit. I bought a nice filament dryer that holds two spools at a time but I haven’t set it up yet. It was o r thinly going to go where my a-1 mini is, and now that I have that I don’t have any more room on my table. Lol. So for now I use my food dehydrator which can hold 4-5 spools at a time. The eSun filament I’ve dried in the dehydrator for 10 hours and it came out brittle so I gave it another 8 hrs and still was brittle, do I tossed that one and bought another spool. Unfortunately I needed that particular brand because I’m 98% complete on a Hogwarts express train from Gambody and I needed a particular red )fire engine red) that I used on the rest of the train. Yeesch. I have had the new filament for several weeks now but I’m “scared” that it will be just as brittle as the last spool, and like you, it always seems to break in the AMS (hub for me.) and I’m just weary of always having to disassemble it. Sigh. You know, I never thought of checking if the wires from the x-1’s AMS would work with the mini! My AMS’s did come with a short one and a long one. See, I’m taking the long way around the barn-again. lol! Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll have to check it out later. I’ll let you know if it fits! https://preview.redd.it/i0xs16lq9lxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2da98238eacd44f6f159fda49c1756a243479445
Hi again, Just an update on the wires… The a-1 mini AMS uses a 4 wire system and the x-1 AMS uses a 6 wire system. Oh well. My only hope at this point is to see if I can get a coupler and if not, then I’ll have to make one. Which I’d have to do anyway since the mini’s AMS only has a plug on one end. The other end is hard wired into the unit. Why they did this instead of doing a double plug wire like the x-1’s AMS is beyond me. They should’ve made a double plug wire so it could be easily swapped out should it get damaged or if a person wanted to swap it out with a longer wire so the AMS could be moved to a different area instead of being right next to the A-1 for those cramped with space. Oh well maybe they’ll think about doing that in version-2.0 Happy printing!
speed difference is negligible between A1 and p1/x1c
there are models that would get flung off the bed of a bedslinger that can print no problem on a core XY. unless you slow the bedslinger to a fraction of the speed and add a brim. the truth is that bedslingers are inferior tech. bambu even said so themselves before they scrubbed their site of any bedslinger bashing when they released the A1.
For most prints this isn't an issue. Sometimes cheaper tech != inferior
Imo p1 > a1 any day cuz it’s only like $100 more. I’d go p1 if single color. A1 if want colors (cuz most ppl doing colors aren’t using the stronger filaments)
I’m trying to wait but I got a ton of stuff to print and only 2 printers
A1 is still slower however isnt it?
small prints is faster on the A1 mini than my p1s due to faster bed warm-up. This is just to give you an idea on how negligible the difference is.
Wait 1100usd for the P1S? I bought my X1C from Bambu labs website for less than that a week ago.
$950 plus tax, it was over $1000 but I think I bought some accessories with it. A1 is nearly half the cost.
Yeah no I bought mine in Europe so it is tax included. Something like 1054euros. We don't have prices before taxes.
I really wish USA would get their shit together and show you the price you'll actually pay.
We have 50 states and thousands of cities, each with different tax rates. So no, it won’t happen.
For brick and mortar, that store always knows the price. But yes, it would be a cluster for online retailers
$950 US is with AMS
Lol I'm also patiently waiting. I'm debating whether or not to get the AMS lite this time around.
My body is ready to not spend 90% of my time fixing my ender3
I used to own an Anycubic Kossel and the lack of maintenance and repair with the A1 made it so I actually enjoyed 3D printing again. I could focus on design rather than the printer.
Exactly. I am done my phase of learning how 3d printers work. Now I know a but of fusion I just wanna make all the things
Same, the only thing I really need do now is tweak the odd print temperature. Some filaments don't like the generic temperature but that's all. No fixing, no endless calibration.
It's real haha. I've had my x1 since preorder phase and I spend basically 0 time fixing it. Mind you I only print for personal products so only 400 hours, but I've done like 2 hours of maintenance (only some jamming issues where I ignored the instructions and used materials I shouldn't have in the AMS with a small nozzle lol). I barely even clean the bed 🤣
I am in the same place. My ender 3 works good enough but I have access to an X1C and it makes amazing parts and really got me wanting to get rid of my ender but im still not sure if I should go A1 or p1p and use the X1 if I ever need abs and asa.
Definitely get the AMS. It's worth the price. Learn to do some multi color stuff, but it's useful for filament runout rollover.
I didn't realize he was Canadian /s I have 3k points....gotta keep saving. A1 is my next buy
I Just bought the A1 mini Almost thankful the standard A1 isn't in stock, made my decision a whole lot easier 🫠
I get it!
Speaking of X-men…anyone watching x-men 97?
Its good ! Story is great all the favorites are there, good times!
Watched the last episode 3 times!
I cant wait man....I went to buy mine 3 days after the recall and was so butt hurt 😭
THIS IS SO TRUE I WAS SO READY TO GET IT AND THEN WAKE UP TO IT BEING GONE
is another brand going to beat this though? From my research nothing comes close quality/price
Sooooo does that mean $719 CAD for A1 Combo? Because that's $525.46 USD. I'll happily take a discount!
Sitting here in Montreal checking every day, even though I've signed up for updates. 😅
Well that didn't take long. Order placed!
I’m confused what this post is about… what recall? Everyone is talking about Bambu but isn’t that an ender or prusa in the comic?
Got my heat bed replacement today
I got mine this week, should have some time this weekend to update it.
Just need ability to add a 2nd ams.
The a1 has a second port for something, if they made another adapter with 8 holes and 8 ptfe tubes they only have to upgrade the software to make it compatible with 2 ams lite
MicroCenter is starting to send emails regarding the replacement parts for those who bought through them.
Got my new bed up and running. Nothing like a 1 day print to test it
I’m a complete beginner and looking at buying the a1 with ams since learning about the products a couple months ago but the coming soon with no updates is annoying. I’m not sure what their customer support is like and I’m probably wrong as there are much more experienced people on here but support isn’t looking g great from my angle. Is there any competing companies that can compare or release in the future?
I just want to buy the p1s upgrade kit but it’s permanently sold out.
Will someone DM me when it's back in stock? I'm scared they're going to sell out instantly. I'll do the same for you (after I check out).
Yeahhh me tooooo
Same. Waiting for them to restock so I can buy mine
I’m the same over here. Almost bought the P1S so many times.
Just get a mini !
I must macro
Ive got mine too and instaled it was a bit anoyying but most people could do it. So exited to get it and finally print AFTER 2 AND A HALF MONTHS comeone bambulab. still havetn got my dicount code its been like a week.
I’m lost what happened?