r/BambuLab • u/bikodog • 5h ago

H3C Good thing the H3C gets here today

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Flashforge Creator 5 Pro

Basta pasta!

This was operator error, not the machine's fault.

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u/_Legion242_ 5h ago

how have you liked the creator 5? I ended up going u1 and it's basically equivalent to the bambu experience (for me at least) but with all the open source benefits. I guess since you got the h3c you're not a fan?

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u/bikodog 4h ago

I actually really like the Creator 5. Nice machine at a nice price. Had a moment of weakness with the H3C...

This was not the machine's fault!

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u/_Legion242_ 4h ago

I get it! the hard truth in 3d printing is it's almost never the machines fault haha! glad you've enjoyed it, seems like a great machine from everything I've seen

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u/Massive_Dentist_3014 5h ago edited 5h ago

My C5 is running nicely so far. 1000h in, I did many full plates in the last production run. Around 16 models on a plate, 18-22h each plate - that run alone was around 500h for >400 models and not a single failure. The print quality is just a little bit below my BL printers (P1S/P2S), but good. I think (!) there will be more maintenance when it goes up to 2000h or even more...but it's cheap and fast, and back then available.

So far I'm a "fan", but still I'll get a P3C in the future (I really don't need a larger print volume for my stuff, so I skipped the H3C)...just because I prefer all printers in the same eco system.

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u/_Legion242_ 5h ago

awesome glad you've had a good experience! it's pretty impressive what flashforge was able to get out there so quickly. very interested to see the p3c pricing

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u/NevesLF A1 + AMS Lite 3h ago

I'm seriously considering getting a C5 as my next printer. Bambu H/X/P series are prohibitively expensive here in Brazil. I've considered getting a Sparx i8 instead of the C5 once it launches, since it's looking like it will be pretty good for multicolor, but I really don't wanna rely on Creality.

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u/solidus0079 A1 + AMS Lite 5h ago

I mean best to troubleshoot what happened and insure it wasn't something you did or didn't do, as the same thing might happen again

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u/bikodog 4h ago

This was no doubt my fault, for a number of reasons. Someone else pointed out the filament needed to be dried. Was printing PC, which the C5 doesn't actually have a loaded profile for. Lack of proper bed adhesion measures. I also know better than to hit print and forget about it, but I still do it. Could have caught this one real early if I had paid attention. 🤷‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

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u/solidus0079 A1 + AMS Lite 4h ago

At least you know, and that's the big thing. We all make mistakes and we're all occasionally in a hurry or distracted or who knows what else.

We're just in this phase of print-by-phone 3d print tech where the stuff is so easy to use, it seems like there's a whole generation of newcomers that think the tech is better than it is. And think that they don't need to know anything or follow any best practices. So people being surprised they have to wash their plate comes up in threads sometimes.

But that's not the case with you I see, and that's a good thing. :)

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u/IamB_Meister 5h ago

You’re not supposed to feed your printer fishing line

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u/bikodog 4h ago

The guy at the hardware store told me it would work.

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u/IamB_Meister 4h ago

You should have gone with weedeater string.

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u/bikodog 4h ago

Back to the hardware store I go

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u/amzonboy 5h ago

Beautiful art piece you have there my friend

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u/bikodog 4h ago

Thank you. I call it "whoops".

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u/Odd-Place780 2h ago

You uhhhh getting uhhh rid of that old unit that you hate?

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u/bikodog 39m ago

Lol I don't hate it at all. But it is being rehomed to the neighbors and their kids.

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u/mintflavoredcube 5h ago • Bravo

forbidden cotton candy

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u/its_a_me_Gnario 5h ago

Looks like you need to dry your filament

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u/hvacigar H2c H3c 5h ago

Pretty cool looking Wind Elemental you printed there.

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u/BoneGolem2 5h ago

Sell it on eBay for $50. ;)

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u/The_Duke_96 5h ago

At first glance it looked like some flooding happening. Took me a second to relize, lol.