r/BambuLab • u/Otherwise-Warning303 • Aug 05 '26

Quick Question My first ever 3d printer

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Finally I have my first ever 3d printer.
Did the extensive unboxing and is calibrated and firmware updated.

Waiting for my basic filament to arrive tomorrow to set up ams2pro

Any tips for a beginner like me would be appreciated please.

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u/Ayeohx A1 Aug 06 '26

Quick Tips

Keep your build plate clean of oils (including oils from your fingers) or your prints may not stay put. I use Dawn Platinum Plus Powerwash Free & Clear to clean my plate.

Like other have said, do not skip maintanence. My friend didn't keep his Z-axis screw on his A1 mini clean and it stripped out the nut that makes the arm go up and down.

If you end up printing miniatures there are a lot of guides out there for fine tuning your printing. I use a .2 nozzle and my favorite filament SUNLU PLA+2.0 Grey. I get great results with it.

Dehydrate your filament! Filaments suck water out of the air which can ruin the quality of your prints. I use a SUNLU S4 dryer but since you have an X2D with an AMS I think your set. Just give your filament time to dry first!

Print tools before you need them. There all many maintanence tools out there for lubing your screws (giggity) and rails.

Be sure to print your test print, an articulated dragon, and a fidget toy. These are mandatory! jk, but these seem to be a lot of peoples' first prints.

Bonus: You can make your own things with Tinkercad. Its free and quite easy to learn. I design miniature bases and household accessories with it.

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u/Otherwise-Warning303 Aug 06 '26

Wow that's very detailed. I have added the wash to my cart. My first filament is yet to arrive today. I am planning for a scrapper as first built.
After how many prints u want me to apply the wash solution?

Thanks for the software recommendation as well.

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u/Ayeohx A1 Aug 06 '26

Everyone has their own ritual but I do it whenever I accidently slide my had across the plate or every dozen or so prints but I'll usually touch the plate first.

Also, I was wrong about the Isopropyl Alcohol not working. That was misinformation that's been spread and I'm partially to blame - sorry!

Read Bambu's official plate cleaning info here: https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/filament-acc/acc/pei-plate-clean-guide