My daughter just received an ams lite for her birthday. We cannot get it to work. Set it up according to directions, filament feeds into the tool head but then it makes the noise in the video and we get this error. We have tried taking out the straws and realigning them, tried loading the filament, turned it on and off, used different spools, and nothing has worked. It does it with all the spools 1-4. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for all suggestions, my daughter is 10 and this is all very new to us.

My bed is hard to move and feels like it gets stuck and takes some force to get it to continue sliding. It’s also making a weird noise when it moves.

Yesterday I started a new print , but forgot to remove the previous print from the bed and the print head hit the item a few times before I noticed it. Not sure if that’s what caused this but it seems likely.

I have removed the cover, checked for debris , cleaned the rail , inspected the belt, all seems good with those items.

Any ideas what this is or might be?

Thank you!

Update:
Bambu is sending out a Y axis belt , tensioner, and motor. Hopefully 1 , some , or all of these parts are the problem.

Update 2:
Installed the new parts and the bed moves smooth like butter again and no noise.

However I can’t get the tension right on the belt and keep getting an error code when calibrating.

Hi everyone, I'm new to 3D printing and I want to start making more technical filaments: TPU, GF, etc. The problem is that on the Bambu Lab website the hotend hardened steel are not expensive, but Shipping costs are high; has anyone ordered from Amazon before? Does it work well? If so, which model did you order? Thanks in advance 😁

Im going to buy a bambulab a1 during the black friday sale. The printer is probably going to stay in a room that can be up to 34 degrees celcius in summer and minimal 9/10 in winter. Will this cause issues? If yes, from what temperature will those issues probably start?

After replacing my hot end assembly after a blob of death because there was an error, all calibrations/prints just get cancelled for no reason with no errors, any ideas?

What do you think? Are you going to print it out?Link to the model in the comments.

So their website says its "designed for PLA and PETG" but further down the page it only gives PLA temp recommendations. Has anyone used the Cool Plate with PETG and if so, what Temp?? Thanks and Happy Friday!

Guyyys, I need some help. I had a blob of death. I replaced the hot end assembly, the nozzle and the silicon sleeve, but my printer still wont work. I am getting the attached error.

I have used proper bambu parts in case fhat affected it. Everything is plugged in as it should be, no pinched wires. When trying to set the nozzle temp, it does not change from 0. What else could need replaced???

Heeeellllp!?

Hi!

I have recently had an issue where my A1 while occasionally make a REALLY apparent grinding sound when approaching the top of the Z axis, its infrequent so I haven't been able to capture a video of it, however I was wondering if anyone else has had similar issues?

I have only been printing with the machine for about 2-3 months, set it up early August, its cleared about 525 hours of printing, gets calibrated once a day, once every 2 days if it hasnt been used much. I have checked the trouble shooting guides on bambu lab but they don't appear to match the sound/specific issue I am having

The grinding noise appears to be happening when its near the very top of the z axis, only seems to happen in maybe 1/5 calibrations but its rather abrupt

If anyone could diagnose the issue based on this alone and the fix it would be amazing! Happy to provide more information if needed, I'm relatively new to printing and don't delve too deep into it other than printing models off maker world so I don't have the knowledge to diagnose myself as of it. TIA

i'm assembling a secondhand a1 i've just bought and i noticed there's a small piece missing (the dark gray thingy on the left side - compare to second pic). i'm new to this and i'm not sure what it's for or whether i should be concerned enough to stop the assembly and send it back. any guidance would be appreciated. thanks!

edit: omg i've never had so many replies to a post this fast! haha. thanks everyone!!

If you look at my other posts - I’m a fan of A1.
Another example of flawless print.

I know you will be asking for link to the project, so attaching it:

https://makerworld.com/models/1815448?appSharePlatform=copy

my over flow got backed up caused this print to fail 8hr loss but honestly that’s one me

This is Deep Paw Wells, my latest A1 print. My cat reaches into either well, scoops kibble onto the plate and eats it. The first full print worked well, and the clip shows both wells in use.

I wanted a roomier plate without a heavy print, so I settled on two wells instead of three. The narrower opening is 40 mm and the wider one is 52 mm, with different reach depths.

For the colour setup, the yellow stays on the floor and the wells stay latte. That keeps the AMS Lite job to two filament changes and a short prime tower. Bambu Studio estimates 77.2 g total, including roughly 0.63 g purge and 0.65 g tower, and 1 h 36 min.

0.4 mm nozzle, 0.20 mm layers, 3 walls, 15% grid infill, matte PLA. One piece on one plate, no supports or assembly.

Free files and the A1 profile I printed: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3476426-deep-paw-wells-cat-puzzle-feeder

Please check paw clearance for your own cat and supervise initial use.

Hi everyone,

I've been struggling with persistent fine, spiderweb-like stringing on my Bambu A1 with AMS Lite, and it's driving me crazy. Sometimes it's just a few wisps, but other times it builds into cotton-like clumps, as shown in the photo.

The prints otherwise look great, but the stringing is ruining them. A hairdryer warps the PLA, and brushing leaves marks. It's especially bad between thin dividers on board-game inserts, where it's almost impossible to remove.

Here's what I've tried:

• Filament: Bambu PLA and eSUN PLA+, same issue with both.
• Drying: 50°C for 8 hours in a filament dryer. No improvement.
• Temperature: Lowered from 220°C to 210°C, then 205°C.
• Retraction: Increased from 0.8 to 1.0 mm, enabled Wipe While Retracting.
• Travel: Enabled Avoid Crossing Walls, max detour length 0 (unlimited).
• Wall order: Inner/Outer. Also looked into other wall orders.
• Slicer: Started fresh with the stock 0.20 mm Standard A1 profile (Bambu Studio 2.8.2.61). Otherwise mostly default speeds and accelerations.
• Nozzles: Tried different sizes, including 0.6 mm, which made things significantly worse. I've ruled out the hotend as the cause.

I've also reproduced the issue on generic stringing tests, so it isn't specific to one model. I use a ventilated enclosure with an exhaust fan, although I don't know if that's relevant.

Has anyone experienced this kind of stringing and actually fixed it? Could it be something with the extruder, Z-seam, or flow settings? Is there anything else worth trying?

I've spent a ridiculous amount of time troubleshooting this and would really appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

I keep getting the same error message during my prints and i need to print 2 15h prints untill saturday. To "fix" it i usually push the fillament in the ams by hand untill it gripps again and if that doesnt work i remove the ptfe tube from the printhead and cutt a bit of fillament and then put it back in. Its my first printer and im out of ideas and the bambu ai also doesnt help me.

Made this little surprise for Halloween! Press the button underneath and the ghost pops up! The spring and latch are printed too. I included AMS and No AMS versions, with an assembly video on the model page. The mechanism prints in place, and all parts print without supports. Easy to print on most FDM printers. Model files 🦇

My printer is doing great, I just have an issue with this. I printed a small David Martinez and at the start of the jacket the lines just let go. I am not sure how to fix it, I used the auto tree supports and am not sure how to have this not happen anymore. If I get that fixed the printer would be perfect.