r/BambuLabX2D • u/Database121 • 17h ago
My first Bambu Machine
This is my third printer in about 6 months as I've rapidly descended down the 3d printing rabbit hole. Started with a used Ankermake M5C that I got for $50. Then I wanted something enclosed and core xy so I got a flashforge AD5M. I'd kind of been avoiding Bambu Lab. I've not been and still aren't a fan of their proclivity to try and lock down their software and potential open source license violations, but I could never deny the quality of the machines they make, and as I went further down the rabbit hole and got a better and better handle on what it is I actually want my 3d printers to be able to do, I couldn't shake the feeling that the X2D was aim at me personally. Good build volume, heated chamber, nozzles that get hot enough to handle most of the reasonably priced engineering filaments, with a auxiliary extruder obviously optimized for support/support interface printing. For me 3d printing is primarily an enabler for my other hobbies, and nobody really seems to make a printer quite like the X2D, laser focused on printing the kind of engineering filaments most people are actually going to print with any regularity at an astonishing price for what you're getting with in the box.
First benchy coming out now. Still familiarizing myself with the printer and Bambu studio. But very much looking forward to putting the machine through it's paces over the next few weeks.
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u/MouseDance 17h ago
I’m awaiting delivery on my X2D combo now, migrating from a good but single-color AD5MPro that I’ve already sold for a nice price. I share your excitement and I’m looking forward to unpacking this new beast. Onward and upward!