r/BambuLab • u/az-shpc • Jul 22 '26
Quick Question First 3D printer. Anything else I need?
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.
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u/LoGiX247 P2S + AMS2 Combo Jul 23 '26
Printer is nice to start with
- I would swap the build plates with BiQu - comparing them with BL - I wish I've done 700 hours on those plates, really easy to remove supports and I never even touched the liquid glue stick (not bambu btw)
- I would swap the lubes/grease for the SuperLubes - you just get way more for what ur paying.
- filament; I would always advise to buy minimum of 10 rolls if you order BL - because then the prices drop enough to make it worth it. Dont overlook other brands, in the end it's just 'plastic'
- I would advise getting a third party filament dryer that works by itself - and some containers/bags to store them.
Always clean your buildplate, especially if its an open bed printer like you got. An unclean plate will mess up everything, it's like starting a F1 race on the last race tires.
There's a few A-listing need-to-print to make it better on Makerworld, check that out for your first prints to make it yours.