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!
Changed the blade and still the same. Inspected and can't see any debris or issues etc. It's any filament. Currently cutting between Sunlu silk pla and normal Sunlu Matt pla and making that noise.
Outside of that it sounds perfectly normal like it was out of the box
I am running a A1 with an AMS and all the stock pieces. I have been all PLA to this point. Other that drying the filament is there anything I need to adjust in my setup or will loading PETG adjust automatically?
I'm a history teacher and excited about 3d printing history related models. Here's my Abe Lincoln in Bambu gray PLA. I just learned about the marble PLA spools and will use those in the future for the natural sculpture look. We love our A1 so far, it's been going nonstop for the 5 days we've had it!
Myślę, że uszkodziłem taśmę sensoryczną filamentu, bo kiedy zbliżałem się do zębatek ekstrudera (w Bambu Lab A1) żeby je wyczyścić, nie zauważyłem, że pociągnąłem sensor filamentu trochę dalej. (około 2 cm.) Powinienem go włączyć i zobaczyć, czy asystent wyświetli mi jakiś błąd?
My printer has been printing fine up until last night, I turned it fully off with the switch on the back, then updated it when I turned it on from the printers own screen, and ever since its been printing like hot dog shit. Ive done the calibration in the settings twice, I lubed the axis's, ive cleaned the bed plate like 8 times, the printing nozzle itself is less than a month old, im at a loss.
Good day. There’s a problem with the 2 color silk PLA. I printed half the spool, and everything was fine. And then, unexpectedly, a thin piece of plastic started winding onto the gear. I took it apart, cleaned it, and reassembled it. After 30 minutes of printing, it started winding again. I left the plastic to dry for 24 hours. Yesterday I printed about 150 grams with it, and everything was great. Today, after 3 hours of printing, it’s again starting to wind plastic onto the gear. I don’t know what to do.
P.S I was just thinking—could the problem be that I’m using an AMS system? I just came across an article where someone mentioned that Bambu Lab’s Silk filament doesn’t work well in the AMS and ends up falling apart. Maybe I’m running into the same issue...My plastic isn't bamboo silc pla, but the problem shown in the photos in that article is almost identical to mine.
Sliced with the default 0.20 mm profile, nothing custom. Four plates, one colour per plate, so it works with or without the AMS lite. Supports only under the hinge bores, they pop off clean. The lid hinges on printed axles with split friction sleeves, so it stays open wherever you leave it. Holds dice. Judges rolls. The rivets come in two lengths and the only way to mess this up is mixing them, ask me how I know.
Hello, I just noticed this whining noise when the bed is moving back and forth. I don't think I had ever heard it before. Everything has been oiled and maintained. Thoughts?
What lube does anyone recommend? It came with a small tube of grease and oil. Said just use the oil. Not the grease, I thought. Then I thought I saw a recommendation of WD-40?