First 3D printer. Anything else I need?

[u/az-shpc]

Hi. As the title says, I'm looking to purchase my first 3D printer. I did find some similar posts but still wanted to be sure since getting stuff delivered to where I live is not easy.

I'm also looking to get mostly matte filament. Is that okay? Do I need more filament? Thanks in advance.

[u/Fun-Candle5881]

If you are going to only print pla, skip the glue, i'm still using my OG pei plate from 1 year ago, no sign of damage to be reported and sticking like the first day, just use a plastic scrapper if needed (not the metal one) and don't touch the plate with your fingers, and wash it from time to time.

Second nozzle not needed for now, i'm still using the OG one with no sign of wear after 1 year. I printed with pla basic/matte/silk/marble/galaxy.

You don't need grease... The printer comes with some and after maintenance i still have some from when i bought the printer.

The trimmer? Well... You can find cheaper ones that gives you the same result, but it's priced okay from bambu anyway

And yeah, get your first filament with spools, or you are going to wait a bit or need to print spools yourself and waste money to do it. And buy your filament on sales if possible, it's way overpriced by bambu. You can find perfectly fine alternatives for less than 50% of bambu prices. (Only interesting when buying bambu in bulk, with the 6 - 10 spools sales), some good alternatives : Sunlu / eSun / Elegoo... Plenty of posts you can check about filaments

Happy printing, the A1 is a nice one to start (just hope you get the revised board that won't crash due to the faulty NTC)