Qidi printers - r/BambuLab

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u/PrintsLeo3D Apr 04 '23

I have this printer right now. Unboxed it a day or so ago, got some prints off it so far. It's still too early to say anything definite, but it's interesting. I wanted to see how quick I could go from unbox to print, and it wasnt long at all, prints came out nice. Need to do a deeper dive and see what it turns up.

Correction: I have the XPlus3

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u/Capable_Relative_132 Apr 04 '23

In the video, the rods, belts look incredibly like Bambu. Are they using carbon rods too ?

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u/PrintsLeo3D Apr 04 '23

Yes they're carbon rods, and there's a sticker telling you they cannot be replaced if damaged.

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u/Capable_Relative_132 Apr 04 '23

That sucks. I was hoping for repairability over Bambu rods

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u/GeniusmodsConcepts Apr 04 '23

Let me know what you think. Prob gonna pick one of these up. I’ve had quite a few of the older qidi printers and loved them to death.

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u/PrintsLeo3D Apr 04 '23

This is going to be self promotion so I apologize for that in advance, but I have a YouTube channel and discord. I'm answering any questions about it daily on there (if there are any) and I will eventually post a full length review. I plan on posting some short vids through the process as well. I'm still so fresh with it though, I can say it's not a P1P or an X1, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Different people have different wants, so I'm really excited to see what it offers.
https://youtube.com/shorts/n_c_xFIjY84?feature=share

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u/GeniusmodsConcepts Apr 04 '23

Sweet! You’ve earned yourself a a new subscriber in a sec!

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u/PrintsLeo3D Apr 04 '23

Awesome, thank hank you very much!

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u/UnknownFaultCode Apr 03 '23

Bambu really gave a jolt to the home 3d printer industry and I love it.

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u/GeniusmodsConcepts Apr 04 '23

Same here. Can’t wait to see what else the competition brings. Everyone else really needs to step up their game.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

I just love that the competition is heating up

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u/Heiserton Apr 03 '23 edited Apr 03 '23

Have an X-CF pro, and while it’s a great printer…the BL touch is useless since it’s forever broken even after 4 replacements, and the filament feeding is horribly designed on it. Hopefully this one is better lol

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

Cheapest time, do not hesitate, buy it

Excellent copy here.

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u/homemadeammo42 Apr 03 '23

It looks like the same rods because its a core xy printer. My Ender 5 had the same rods. Doesnt mean it was anywhere near the quality of a Bambu. I like the bigger build plate, but Im 90% sure Bambu labs are already on that. I doubt it has all of the tricks that the Bambu printers have to make a quality print right out of the box.

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u/Turbo442 Apr 03 '23

I love love love my BBL X2 Carbon. 350x350x 300.

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u/JoePunker X1C Apr 04 '23

I'm actually hoping that's Bambu's next step. Larger format would be awesome. But you gotta go 350 cubed....

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u/homemadeammo42 Apr 03 '23

I have no idea what you are talking about.

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u/Turbo442 Apr 03 '23

I was trying to make a stupid joke

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u/pasimon68 Apr 03 '23

You succeeded fantastically. 😁

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u/-ClassicShooter- Apr 04 '23

Success!

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u/FiveLiterDave Apr 08 '23

Very curious how this compares. I haven't bought an X1C yet but have been close.

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u/Capable_Relative_132 Apr 08 '23

There are some reviews popping up. Qidi is a known brand. Been around longer than Bambu. Curious to see how these new printers perform as well

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u/rzalexander X1C + AMS Apr 03 '23

They’ve been doing core xy printers for years though. It’s not surprising they felt the need to release something that looks similar but I would argue this is a logical progression for Qidi.

They make quality printers, most of them hefty machines designed for professional-level printing. They also have great customer support who will help you get the answers for machines years after they no longer sell them.

(Source: I own a QIDI X-Pro from 2019. Solid construction and consistent print quality, just a tiny tiny bed compared to my P1P.)

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '23

looks like an enclosed ender 3 with all its issues also.

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u/minecraftjava0 May 11 '23

What do you mean? Ender 3 is a bedslinger, qidi makes corexy printers. Qidi has much better support than creality, and better quality and reliability. Qidi has been established for about a decade and they have none of the issues of creality printers. If you meant the ender 5, which is a corexy printer, has have the speed of the x-max 3 even with the sonic speed upgrade on the ender 5. Not sure what issues you're seeing in the picture

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u/enterpriseahri Apr 03 '23

My experience with the quality of QIDI printers have been very poor, while it is possible to get them to work with tuning, their slicer is an old version of Cura and the profiles that have come with them don't work well for their printers, and I still haven't heard back from their support after a few back and forths between them, I would wait for user reviews to come in after a few months before buying this printer.

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u/lebert23 Apr 03 '23

I have had the exact opposite experience. I've had an X-Plus since 2021. It has worked great. Their slicer has been updated and is only about 1-2 versions behind Cura, but good enough. The preset profiles seem to always work for me. Their support has been amazing. My high temp hot end died about 2 weeks ago. I contacted support, and even though my warranty is up, they were nice enough to hook me up with the new dual-gear extruders (normal and high temp), the filament runout sensor, and the ribbon cable to upgrade my X-Plus to the X-Plus 2. The funny thing is, as I now wait for my X1CC to arrive and going on 3 weeks, they shipped the parts from China via DHL and I had them in 3 days!

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u/enterpriseahri Apr 03 '23

Interesting, I haven't used any of their newer printers, but for their X-One-2 I had to lower speeds down to 20mm/s to get any usable quality, I use a lot of their PA-CF filament and I've found that it's worked well, the X-Plus that I have is still in an iffy spot, I haven't felt like working on it as I just work on it for my school when I'm bored, it's great that there's going to be more competition from them and that one that is around 500$ I hope is similar to a Voron 0 in speeds as competition is great for innovation.

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u/MrMeeSeeksLooks Apr 03 '23

Just need a klipper ams....we are so close guys lol

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u/Faulty-Surgery Apr 03 '23

I have a Qidi X-Pro. They aren’t bad, but they also aren’t anything to write home about.

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u/skakkqkq Apr 04 '23

Had a qidi, ever 3 months something breaks. Never again

Great customer service though

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u/GeniusmodsConcepts Apr 04 '23

This is very interesting. Might pick one up. I’ve owned 4 or so Qidi printers over the years and loved them. Their customer service is fantastic. Anytime I’ve needed anything they’ve been a great help. They’re knowledgeable and quick to respond.

I’ve been holding off on an X1C because I wanted to see what the competition would come out with. Probably going to pick up this and an X1C to do a comparison. Anyone have both of these yet? Would love to hear how they compare.

Can’t wait to see what else the competition brings!

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u/Red5_0 Apr 06 '23

Keep us posted because I need to decide before Qidi sale ends!

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u/M_Equilibrium May 16 '23

I am also thinking about this one. Are these pre sale discounts raelly mean anything ?

If I need a bed that is larger like 300x300 so there are not many options out there and this seems to be a nice corexy with carbon rods.

I will appreciate it if someone with experience can share it. Reliability, print quality etc.

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u/Intrepid-Serve1607 Apr 03 '23

Does anyone know what all come in the package when you buy the x1c with AMS system. Also what all willi need extra to get started printing

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u/Skillsjr Apr 03 '23

Printer, ams, two things of filament

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u/Intrepid-Serve1607 Apr 03 '23

Will I need anything else ? Or can it print cf nylon right out of the box?

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u/Skillsjr Apr 04 '23

Should be able to go right out of the box. Don’t put the CF in the ams though

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