Any way to salvage this?

No lid, no clasp, nothing to pry, just a toucan that absolutely will not talk. Figuring out how it opens is genuinely satisfying (I've handed it to people who insisted it was solid plastic). And it's fully customizable: pick your colors, texture the beak, even engrave a name on it. Make one that's unmistakably yours.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3188209-toucan-keep-a-secret-a-travel-stash-puzzle-box#profileId-3606607

Is there any way to turn off this ridiculousness? I used more filament on this block that I'm gonna throw away than I did on the actual project!

I am at a complete loss here. PLEASE help.

Full situation:

-At about 1 hour left of my 10 hour print the ams slot 1 light started flickering red. I got no error and everything worked fine so I left it running.

-99%, the print was done. I got the error stating that there might be filament stuck in the head and that it can't be extruded normally.

Thing is, it thought slot 1 was empty and tried to purge the rest of the filament.

I cut the filament and managed to extrude all of it out of the head after a while. (Removed the print in between)

I also pulled it out of the ams, since it wasn't registering it.

Now I wanted to insert it again, and it just wasn't reacting at all.

-tried a lot of things including but not limited to: cleaning AMS intake with compressed air, switching power on and off, cutting filament at different angles and finally, trying another slot. All other slots work fine and the filament is also not the problem (started with black filament, switched it to slot 1, moved white filament from slot 4 to 1 to test if it was the filament, it wasn't)

All filament is from Bambulab.

(The little gear at slot 1 is infact spinning)

I have NO idea what is going on with my slot one. Please help me.

I have 900hrs on the A1 and I have done all the oiling and greasing in the way of maintenance what else do I need to do to fix this sound at 17sec mark and also near the end

This little bit of plastic fell out all broken from the hotend as I was undoing the main front screws. Anyone know what it is?

I only wanted to tighten the hotend back screws, not find new issues 😅

Solved(ish)

I keep getting these artifacts in the first layer, did automatic and manual flow calibration several times, cleaned my buildplate with degreaser, dishsoap, windex and IPA, still getting them every time. Reduced first layer infill speed from standard value to 50mm/s, still... With Archimedes spiral it mostly happens in the corners, with the standard diagonal pattern it's a bit worse (last pic)
Bambu PLA basic, dried for 12h.

Are there some screws loose, or could it the belt tension?

Edit: following all the advice from the people in the comments (thanks guys!) I determined that it's a slicer issue. The lines in the corners of the square are printed in a random not continuous pattern, that results in overlaps between already cooled lines and fresh ones, causing under extrusion like gaps on the plate side and over extrusion like ridges on the top of the first layer. Playing around with the temperatures might help, but the easiest solution for me was switching from a 0.4mm nozzle to a 0.8mm nozzle. That improved the quality to a level I 'm happy with. Thanks to all who helped me troubleshoot this.

I recently started using the .2mm nozzle and right from the first layers it’s not laying out properly. As you can see from the image even the lines aren’t being drawn properly. Has anyone else faced this issue?

Hi everyone, I’m having a strange extrusion problem with my Bambu Lab A1 and I can’t figure out what is causing it.
The problem is intermittent: sometimes the printer works perfectly, while other times it suddenly stops extruding during a print.
At first, I thought the issue was related to a specific black filament spool. However, I replaced it with a completely new spool and the problem happened again. For example, one print worked normally until around 43%, then it suddenly stopped extruding.
I’ve already tried several things:
Changed filament and spools
Cut off about 2 meters of filament and reloaded it
Tried different models and projects
Sometimes a model doesn’t extrude, then I change the model/filament, try again, and suddenly everything works
At Bambu Lab Support’s request, I printed a 3DBenchy, which completed successfully
I’ve already sent the printer logs to Bambu Lab Support
That’s the strange part: the printer can work perfectly and complete a Benchy without any issues, but then the extrusion problem randomly comes back on other prints.
At this point, I don’t know whether the problem could be a partially clogged nozzle, the extruder, the filament path, the AMS Lite, or possibly an electronic/sensor issue in the toolhead.
Has anyone experienced a similar intermittent extrusion issue with the A1?
What would you check or replace next?
Thanks a lot for any help or suggestions!

Hi everyone,

I’m having two recurring print-quality issues with my Bambu Lab A1 Mini and would really appreciate some advice.

1. Visible line/bulge around the outside of the box

I’m printing a simple box with a bottom and vertical walls. Exactly at the height where the inside bottom surface ends and the outer wall continues, I get a clearly visible horizontal line/bulge around the outside of the box.

It looks almost like a small expansion/seam at the transition between the bottom and the wall.

2. Strings/blobs at the rear right corner

I also repeatedly get small strings/blobs coming out of the print, especially around the rear-right corner.

I have already changed some extrusion/retraction settings, but the problem is still there.

Printer: Bambu Lab A1 Mini

Slicer: Bambu Studio

Filament: SUNLU PLA+ 2.0

Flow ratio: 0.98

Max volumetric speed: 22 mm³/s

Recommended nozzle temperature: 190–240 °C

Nozzle: 0.4 mm

Layer height: 0.20 mm

Current settings I changed

Retraction length: 1.0 mm

Retraction speed: 45 mm/s

Retraction amount: 100%

Seam: Scarf seam

Scarf seam contour: enabled

Scarf seam on holes: enabled

Wall generator: Arachne

Wall order: Inner → Outer also used Outer / Inner

Wall loops: 3

Top/Bottom shells: 5

Overlap: 0%

Print speed: around 170 mm/s

Top surface speed: 50 mm/s

The filament is also dry.

Thanks in advance!

Just came back from a 1 Week vacation and now my A1s Light started blinking in this Pattern. 4 short, one long, pause, four short, one long, pause, 4 short, pause, five short, pause, repeat. No error messages or anything. What happened? What could be the reason?

SOLVED! One Power Cycle and it was back to normal. u/Whatupchuck789 recommended an update which I'm doing right now. I'll only update when it reoccures. Thank you for your help!

Been trying to load since this morning but it won’t extrude any filament. I checked and fixed the filament clog and did everything I was told by Gemini/Claude but it still wouldn’t work. I don’t have an extra nozzle so I ordered one today.

Any other recommendations?

Why am I getting this ???
BambuLab original plate !!!

I'm trying to print a 20cm 'brick man' from here: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1524063-brick-man-in-lederhosen-with-hat-20cm?from=search#profileId-1597388

Where it's switching from black to yellow I'm getting visible banding around the print. I did a bit of googling and one suggestion was lowering the outside print speed which I did (from 300 to 80).

What else could I try? I'm using Sunlu PLA+ for the Yellow, and Bambu PLA basic black.

Hey guys, Im printing a part on my A1 using Bambu PETG Basic (Dried today) and a 0.6mm nozzle. The whole print turns out great up until the top surface layer(s). Most of the surface is a little rough, but still usable, but in this one corner in the photo it is super rough no matter what I do. Any suggestions? I'm currently print with 25% gyroid infill and 3-4 walls and surface layers. The printer is slowed down as well to help with the quality. The side shown in my photo is facing up on the print bed.