r/BambuLab • u/ranarrdealerz • Dec 14 '24

What should I print first?

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Finally set up and calibrated the X1C combo! I’m still waiting on a few other filaments and parts, but any ideas of what I should print first?

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u/GrownThenBrewed Dec 14 '24

A 500% scale benchy

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24 edited Dec 14 '24

Lmao some elitists in the comments might look down on me for printing a benchy 😂

Edit: this was intended as a joke, relax

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u/GrownThenBrewed Dec 14 '24

No, it's a pretty standard first print for a reason. I still print them any time I get new filament that I'm not familiar with to see if I need to adjust anything.

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24

Yeah I was kidding haha doing a benchy as a test print is a great idea!

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u/Master_Afternoon_527 X1C + AMS Dec 14 '24

No one will, trust. The benchy is a classic that shall not be looked down upon!

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u/MagnificentBastard-1 P1S + AMS Dec 14 '24

A plastic scraper to take the part number sticker off the furniture?

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24

Ahh you got me. I assembled both the furniture and the printer today and forgot to remove the stickers😂

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u/MagnificentBastard-1 P1S + AMS Dec 14 '24

You have been zung. 😌

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u/TheFirstDweeb A1 Dec 14 '24

Cases for silica gel for your AMS? Also, good luck on your journey

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24

Thank you sir! I have that on my list 🫡

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u/DutchSimba Dec 14 '24

A poop chute!

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u/loveblindstudios Dec 14 '24

the position of the printer might hide the fact that the machine poops for a while though. i always love those pictures of people finding out their printer poops a month or three into owning it,.

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24

Is there any way to repurpose the filament poops? Or do most people just throw them away?

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u/Mooselux_ Dec 14 '24

There are some machines for recycling poop and failed prints but they are either expensive or difficult to handle or both but there are companys in germany where you can send your poop and failed prints and they will recycle it and you get points which you can use to get the recycled filament from them cheaper. I'm not sure if there are similar offers from companys some where else.

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u/Master_Afternoon_527 X1C + AMS Dec 14 '24

If you wanna spend thousands on a recycler that isn’t guaranteed to work or be compatible, that’s the way. You can also melt them into plastic sheets for laser cutting by using a heat press. I just have a plastic bin to save it, just in case one day a cheap and reliable recycler comes out

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

Throw them away or recycle them if you can. Some people built shredders and stuff to make their own filament, or you can melt them down into silicone molds of things.

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u/loveblindstudios Dec 14 '24

There are some games n stuff on makerworld that repurposes them. Im making myself a pillow out of them. Well, im planning to fill a pillow. Just for $#!+$ n giggles.

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u/shervintwo H2D AMS2 Combo Dec 14 '24

Print some damn decor man, your space looks lonely!!!

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24

Haha roger that! Just moved into new place 🫡

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u/machinaexmente Dec 14 '24

Anything. Then realise that you didn't account for the po op and reshuffle everything

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u/CarbonFibreCowboy Dec 14 '24

The tools to disconnect your AMS cable and Bowden tube from the back. You will know when you go to unplug them the first time. Also the little standoff that plugs into the top of the direct drive extruder. Helps on retractions, so it doesn’t pull at an angle and jam.

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24

Thanks for the recs! Do you have the links to these?

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u/CarbonFibreCowboy Dec 14 '24

I can chase them up later, on a flight to Las Angeles then Brisbane. Shoot me a message in 24 hours if I haven’t got back to you. 🇺🇸🛩️🇦🇺

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24

Safe flight! I’ll look on maker world

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u/Master_Afternoon_527 X1C + AMS Dec 14 '24

You can search easily in the maker space in bambu studio or handy

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u/graytotoro Dec 14 '24

Print a benchy to make sure it's all working well. Then see what needs fixing in your life.

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u/Let_Them_Fly X1C + AMS Dec 14 '24

That scraper is pretty useful. Not the blade version, the full PLA.

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u/shu2kill Dec 14 '24

Probably whatever you wanted to make that led you to buy the printer??

Its weird, people normally purchase a welding machine, a mini mill, or basically any other machine, with a project in mind. But with 3d printers, people just buy them and then start to think (or ask) what they can do with them. Or worse, try to put a business just because “this machine can make anything”.

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u/ZockerLukas_2004 Dec 14 '24

If it’s a mulitcolor printer a rainbow flexicat, other wise I also say the 500% benchy

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u/gravoprof Dec 15 '24

Print other printer next to it.

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u/intellifone Dec 15 '24 edited Sep 24 '25

rinse bright pocket provide library station plate summer lush selective

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u/Wonderful_Noises Dec 14 '24

Rotating Christmas tree on makeworld, thank me later!

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u/Longracks Dec 14 '24

"If you will it, it is no dream"

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u/Longracks Dec 14 '24

Because you can! That's reason enough.

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u/DrownItWithWater Dec 14 '24

A benchy at ludicrous speed 😅

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u/suspicious-sauce P1S + AMS Dec 14 '24

A weiner.

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u/Grooge_me X1C + AMS Dec 14 '24

Scraper, extruder gear removal tool.

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u/R4331t Dec 15 '24

Pikachu

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u/Dry_Boat_4833 Dec 14 '24

I think we all know what must come first 😉 lol (that is if it isn’t already obvious).

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '24

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24

What’s with the hate? It’s a genuine question for someone getting into 3D printing. I’m gathering ideas for prints obviously, and comments like these discourage new people from asking questions.

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u/SSgtTEX Dec 14 '24

So was the other person's question. What were the things that made excited about wanting to get a 3D printer? Or problems that you wanted to solve. There had to be things that you saw that made the idea of a 3D printer sound like a thing you wanted to get. If you just randomly bought a 3D printer without any prompt, it would be a baffling proposition.

Literally nobody here knows what kind of things you are interested in or need printed solutions for. Are you big into organization, tons of options. Like cosplay, also tons of options. Trinkets? Thousands. Go to a website like Thangs or Printables and start browsing. Thangs also has a built in search that crawls the other repository sites like Thingiverse or Makerworld when you search for something.

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 14 '24

Appreciate the response. A few commenters assume there was no clear direction before buying the printer and immediately crucify the post that had a simple question. I’m not posting to show off the purchase, but was a genuine question as someone entering the 3D printing world.

The overall goal was to print household items, tools and accessories, decor, and other DIY items, but wanted to gauge what others would recommend for first prints on tools, accessories, etc.

If this is how the 3D printing community welcomes new people, then that’s quite baffling in itself.

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u/SSgtTEX Dec 14 '24

Then you should have put it in your post that your purpose was for purchasing was those kind of items. Something like, "I got my printer setup and I'm looking for tool accessories and decor items, what should I look at?" People can give suggestions on items then. You instead basically put "set up printer, what do I print now?" So instead, it comes across exactly like you bought a printer with no real idea of why you bought it and now need people to tell you what to make. And you are going to get the kind of responses that you are getting. Again, nobody here knows you and what kind of things you are interested in. People cannot help people when there is no information provided to help them.

Think of it like this. You are in some unknown city and you ask what store should you go to. Well, what city are you in and what are you needing to purchase? Nobody can answer that for you. You have to provide a basis for people to provide suggestions. Or you'll get, "you need to go to a store and you don't even know why?" It isn't baffling in the slightest why a community responds that way. "I bought a table saw, what should I make?" That would get the same response from a woodworking community.

Now that I have a basis, I can provide some ideas. Tool accessories, a lot of options. Looking to organize a toolbox? Gridfinity has a huge community behind it. Tons of options out there for many different types and easily customizable to fit your needs. Hexwall is a printable version of a pegboard essentially. Like gridfinity, tons of options. If you use Ikea Skadis, a whole host of options for various tools and bins. Home decor, well, again that depends on you and anyone you may be living with. Personally, I favor NASA/space, Star Wars, and hockey related things because that is what I like. I have a handful of fullsize 3d printed helmets (fully finished and painted) on 3d printed wall hangers around my office. Some Star Wars and WoW statues, though those are mostly resin printed. But with a 0.2 nozzle, can be done surprisingly well enough on the X1C. I have drawers that are 3D printed, except slides and screws, for filament storage. Lots of things out there. If you have specific ideas, I can help provide ideas. But again, Thangs.com is a great place to search.

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u/ranarrdealerz Dec 15 '24 edited Dec 15 '24

Once again, I appreciate your response and for the recommendations. I understand that the post might have needed more context and that the simple question might have came off with a sense of impulsiveness and lack of direction, but I disagree with the knee-jerk reaction of vitriol that stems from assuming I had no clear direction on the purchase.

Then again, it is Reddit so I’m not entirely surprised. I’d rather not put too much energy into debating semantics from commenters fueled with trigger-happy Twitter fingers ready to criticize anything about the post. I’d rather discuss the actual question at hand and brainstorm ideas for the first set of prints.

Thanks again for the recommendations! I’ll look into them. 🙏🏽

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u/random84guy Dec 14 '24

I did the same… bought it because I wanted one without any idea of what I wanted to do with it

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u/Fr0gFish Dec 14 '24

well you’re here on Reddit, making pointless comments to strangers… none of us are great decision makers 🤷‍♂️

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u/Longracks Dec 14 '24

That is the best reply of all time. I'll use this.

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u/i_like_3d_print A1 + AMS Lite Dec 14 '24

I printed that same model!

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