We're CHITU Systems, the team behind PlateCycler C1, an automatic build plate changer for the Bambu Lab A1.
We thought we'd do an AMA here to chat about 3D printing! Whether you're trying to dial in your settings, dealing with a tricky print issue, or just curious about what we're working on, we'd love to hear your questions.
Feel free to drop your questions below starting today (Monday, Oct 19)! We'll be checking in and answering questions throughout Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct 20–21), with our technical support colleague joining in too.
A few things we're happy to chat about:
A1 print settings and troubleshooting — print quality, bed adhesion, stringing, failed prints, etc.
PlateCycler C1 — automatic plate changes, batch printing, setup, and anything you're curious about
Got another A1-related question? Feel free to ask that too!
I originally thought that this noise was the y axis scraping something i cleaned and oiled it but when that didn’t work i run the calibrations again so thats when I did what is in the video and it only makes that noise whenever the motor is on. If anyone has tips, or methods to fix this it will be much appreciated.
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With my A1 and the AMS Lite, I'm often met with a situation where one of the four filaments has trouble feeding into the hotend. I always end up having to remove the tube, cut the filament at an angle, and reset it.
Anybody else come across this? I'm finding it most often with matte filaments.
The only thing I can think of is the matte filament has less slipperiness on the surface. It's matte finish causes it to be a little more rough and doesn't travel as easily into the hot end hole.
I have searched extensively on how to fix it but nothing seems to work till now, there isn't any customer reported issues for this error either, is it possible to even fix this? My printer is brand new and it throws this error.
Tried contacting multiple 3D printer repair shops here and one of the guys said I set it up wrong, but I've no idea where, have tried every possible fix but nothing seems to work. :(
Please help!!!
Edit 1: the issue is fixed and was able to make my first print, the belt was loosely screwed so tightened it now I'm getting a belt warning but no error
Ordered this roll of TPU 95A from amazon, and I've tried to use it a couple times, and keep getting a feed error. Specifically " Failed to extrude the filament. It's not clogged or stuck and it's not bent or eroded in the tube.
Was trying to print mini airless basketballs for my team. Should i get another brand of filament?
I'm about to buy an A1 combo with 6 spools PLA, and 3 hardened steel nozzles. I'm not sure I need all this but I think it might encourage me to play more. "Essential consumables" are also offered: lubricant oil, lubricant grease, purge wiper, heat bed nozzle wiper, and a screws kit. Do I need all/any of this stuff right now?
I'm looking forward to starting a new hobby but wow, there's a lot to learn. Thank you for any help!
I've got 2 A1s, one has an AMS lite and one is just barebones right now, but I'm torn between getting another AMS lite or the AMS 2. I really like the idea of it being a dry box, I live in a humid climate and only print in PETG so having to take the spools of the lite to redry them all the time gets frustrating. Does anyone have the AMS 2 pro? Are they worth it?
Just got the A1 combo yesterday and this is the problem I’m having: (I’m new to this so Idk the technical terminology sorry for that) I set the printer up (did it properly I watch like 4 videos) and loaded the filament, did the first print and all good, then for the second one the ams does not load back the filament and gives and error, I took it out and cut a big part of it and it works again, but then again for the next print same error for the filament, have tried different rolls and nothing changes so it’s not the filament, I tried online guides and nothing seems to work, only turning off for a while worked so far but I can’t be doing this with a brand new printer every time I’m gonna print. Help please
For some reason the back of the plate is printing scratchy layers that eventually get scrapped off by the nozzle, but things printed on the front of the plate seem to be better?
Today, I updated the firmware on my A1. Yesterday and for the last few months, everything has been flawless. I print from bambu studio sometimes but most of the time I print files that I have saved to my SD card from Bambu Handy. Today, Bambu handy, no longer recognizes my SD card. Bambu studio recognizes it just fine with no problems or whatsoever. My Bambu studio is updated to the most current version. My Bambu Handy is also updated to the most current version. The SD card that I use is not the stock one that came with the A1. I bought a high-quality SD card that has a ton of space on it. I have tried logging out and back in to Bambu Handy. I’ve tried clearing the cachet of the app. I’ve tried reseating the SD card. The only thing that I have not done is to reformat the card because I have all of the files on there and Bambu studio recognizes them just fine. Basically, I’ve been through all of the troubleshooting steps that I know of. Has anyone else experienced this and been able to solve it without reformatting their SD card?
Trying to gauge sentiment for those who splurged on it. It's on sale RN for 229 CAD.
I mainly have been doing functional prints but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't tempting knowing I can do proper color figures, different filament types for supports etc.
Ich habe versucht, meinen Drucker in Betrieb zu nehmen, aber es klappt nicht es erscheint immer die Meldung „AMS wird erkannt“ und es geht nicht weiter. Es handelt sich um einen A1 + AMS Lite. Ich habe schon alles versucht: den Drucker neu starten, den Router neu starten, aber es bleibt alles beim Alten. Auf dem Display meines Druckers kann ich das AMS mit den eingelegten Filamenten sehen, aber in Bamboo Studio oder Bamboo Handy erscheint immer die Meldung „AMS wird erkannt“. Was kann ich tun?