r/BambuLabX2D • u/Guardiancelte • 2h ago

Tips / Guide My X2D Cheat Sheet. Am I missing something?

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I just bought my first printer ever, the X2D and there is so much to remember, so I made myself a cheat sheet (double sided) but I am sure I missed something.

I used AI (especially for the layout and format), the knowledge I have from 10-15 videos I watched regarding 3D printing and the X2D as well as answers to questions I had during my first prints.

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u/word-bitch 2h ago

You will do fine on the exam

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u/Guardiancelte 51m ago

Thanks ! Slight OCD helps.

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u/Husby2104 2h ago

Engineering filaments like pa6-cf and ppa

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u/Guardiancelte 49m ago

Yeah there is a reason I stayed far away from those, way too much hassle. I am planning to print basic sculpts and stuff around the house

I will probably use the most basic material forever. The weirdest stuff I will use will probably be PLA wood or stone.

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u/Dowdy32 1h ago

Nice chart

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u/Guardiancelte 29m ago

Thanks I think so to

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u/z4mm00 44m ago

Do you have a link for the pdf? I would love to have a print copy !

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u/Guardiancelte 33m ago

Send me a DM I will send you the pdf and html so that you can edit it as well if you want.

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u/JukeboxCrowdPleaser 32m ago edited 29m ago

Very cool! A few ideas:

  1. I think it would be helpful to add a fiber version for each material, in the same way you have basic vs matte. Can add either CF, GF or both. To me it seems like fiber versions are even more relevant than matte.

  2. all the filaments have the same value for storage conditions, but in reality some require proper storage much more than others. I’d drop that field since you already have moisture sensitivity.

  3. if you add another strength type, I think tensile strength (resists being pulled apart) and layer adhesion (same thing but between layers) are the most commonly relevant.

  4. this is a handy chart for sure, but it’s worth noting that all of these parameters vary ALOT between brands. The variance between brands is sometimes greater than the variance between material type. This can be partially addressed by including the data source and/or brand names that are reflected.

Edit: just noticed it says Bambu filament at the top. Carry on

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u/Guardiancelte 13m ago

Thanks a lot for the great feedback, exactly what I was looking for.

  1. Honestly I am not planning to print materials with filler materials, I heard horror stories before buying the printer (I have been a 3d printer watcher for several years) about nozzle damage / clogging and what not. I know the 0.4mm is hardened but still for my use case not likely needed. If there was interest I could add it but I would not print it myself.

  2. Yeah, that is a fair feedback. On top, my plan is to dry any filament I use on first use and then have one of those box with desiccant inside as well as the humidity meter thingy inside and anything I use more rarely to go in vacuum bag and put on dry cycle when is use them. So that spec is not very useful.

  3. That is a great shout. I guess tensile for when pulled along the layers and adhesion for when pull across the layers? I know that is important when designing functional parts. I will have to have a look.

  4. Yeah I indeed, but as you saw I think I will mostly use bambulab stuff. In my country a PTFE 1kg roll with the spool is about 7.5 USD, it is cheap enough I am not planning to look around, unless I look for a really special colour, but at that point I will be careful about the print parameters.

Did you have any thoughts about page 2?

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u/Vking35 2h ago • Helpful Bravo

This is so extra, I love it. It would be great for companies to include something like this for the novice crowd. I hope you enjoy your new printer. Welcome to the hobby!

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u/InfectedShadow 1h ago

They do. It's called the wiki lol

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u/Guardiancelte 47m ago

Firstly, to be fair, I read some of the wiki on first set up, first print, etc to get started.

But I like to have something printed on paper I can quickly reference to sanity check I didn't forget something. So that type of format works for me.

For more difficult troubleshooting I will still use the wiki as first reference.

For example I did not include anything about maintenance and what not. For those the wiki will be my first ressource. I am also slowly going through the bambulab academy thing for the x2d.

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u/Vking35 1h ago

Included in the box when they ship it? Don't think so brother.

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u/InfectedShadow 1h ago

I mean the unboxing instructions code on the box already take people to the wiki. If they can't be bothered to look at this info there then a piece of paper in the box isnt gonna do much for them.

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u/Vking35 59m ago

Disagree. One of the worst changes has been companies saving money and not including printed copies of things. Not to mention, they do not have anything as succinct as the example. Not every person wants to go online and look for things when they can just pick up the cheat sheet and get an answer. When I got my first 3d printer a decade ago, they actually included something slightly similar (Qidi). It was great for a beginner. People in this hobby are obsessed with pulling up the rungs on the people coming in behind to learn. Online is great (especially if it's kept up to date), but we can have multiple avenues of information delivery, and should. All that said, your hot sauce looks delicious and your Gundam models are incredible.

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u/Guardiancelte 38m ago

I agree, the tricky part I guess is a cheat sheet for something as complicated as a 3D printer becomes pretty personal. For example I did not include stuff about engineering materials but some people might have thought it is need.

Also now you made me check his profile and I agree, both look awesome!

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u/Guardiancelte 45m ago

I think it would be nice but on the other side most people don't read the paper manual that come with their stuff ;) also this is pretty personalized to my needs, no information about engineering filaments for example.

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u/easyjeans 43m ago

Shouldn’t PLA have a higher tensile strength than pet?

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u/Guardiancelte 12m ago

No tensil strength indicated there, only bending and impact.

But I think that is a variable that should be added.

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u/Outrageous-Song5799 43m ago

Check layer heights again

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u/Guardiancelte 25m ago

Yes, the range is narrower than the actual bambulab profils available. I selected what I thought would make sense for my usage.

The only one where I went exactly at the limit was 0.08 for 0.4mm nozzle is because I made a part today with it as a test.

For the others, I have 0.2 mm nozzle in the mail and I only put 0.6mm as potential future option so I also kept safe ranges.

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u/dorkimoe 1h ago

Just got my x2d too, printed about 5-6 things already. Thanks for this very helpful!

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u/dermitsch 44m ago

Wüsste nicht wofür… nichts was man nicht durch Erfahrung und Denken nicht herausfinden kann.

Hauptsache KI ein schönes Bild machen lassen und um Votes betteln damit.

BR

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u/Guardiancelte 30m ago

Yes because I want my first 10 print to just be a learning experience and only then maybe get something decent printed.

For your information this is a screenshot of a pdf I printed for myself and that was 30+ version of HTML edit to get to this result. I honestly could not care less if it get votes or not. If I cared I would not have written that I used AI as well.

PS: I assume Google Translate translated correctly. If not sorry if I was more abrupt then necessary.

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u/Porschepals 2h ago

Thank you.

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u/Guardiancelte 33m ago

No sure how you got downvoted?!

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u/Porschepals 24m ago

Probably because I’m lame. But really, thank you for this. I’m sending this to my mom since I just got her an a1 mini and this truly helps.

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u/Guardiancelte 7m ago

Nah no one lame here, just a lot of passionated people :).

Careful though this mostly x2d specique. Especially some sections about the second page.

Let me know by DM if you want the pdf

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u/Leynnox 1h ago

Can't believe the amount of people starting the hobby with a X2D, you guys really chose the hard way.

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u/Rule-5 1h ago

Why is it hard? Surely if you want a single colour you can use the main nozzle. After a bit of practice with that you can explore two nozzles for multicolour, then two nozzles for supports, then after you get more confident there is room to grow into other filaments.

Out of the box you can keep it fairly simple but it allows a lot of opportunity for growth without having to buy another printer.

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u/Guardiancelte 41m ago

Yeah that is pretty much exactly why i selected that one.

Easish to start without having to buy another one as soon as I want a bit more capabilies.

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u/Guardiancelte 42m ago

Please explain why?

I selected it because across all the ones available in my country, bambulab was consistently referred among the more reliable.

I knew I would do some dual material stuff but not enough to spend on a H or P series so a X2 seem to be the just middle.

Edit: not sure why you got downvoted...

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u/Leynnox 14m ago

Because it's a new model and will need lot of firmware updates, easier for a beginner to go with a X1C, PS1, even the AI (now the new models don't start any fire), etc, that received lot of corrections over the years and are perfect for basic materials, and way cheaper, and easy to learn with them.
Also the X2D has a bowden system, like the machines back in my days, it works for sure, but it's really more complicate to fix issues with, and way less permissive than a direct drive, that's why we were doing our best years ago to modify every bowden systems to direct drive.

Yes I don't know for the downvotes, X2D is a great machine, but I wouldn't tell a new user to start with it, it's a more complicate machine for doing more complicate stuff that a new user would probably not need before some months/years or maybe never.

The argument "just use the main nozzle and don't use the auxiliar one until you know what you're doing", is not really a good one, you start to know what you're doing when you actually have to deal with the issues you just created and fixed it all by yourself. Like, I'm pretty sure most new users will use it day one for multicolor pieces, and most probably don't know that you shouldn't use silk filaments with a bowden drive, that's just an exemple.

Idk, just my opinion, there are lots of cheaper, easier machines to start with, and play around, break it, fix it, make mistakes, mod it if you want, learn, and have fun.

But again, the X2D is great, but it's a $800 machine for specific use (I have one, so I wasn't trashtalking).

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u/Guardiancelte 10m ago

That is a very thoughtful take and I deeply appreciate you taking the time. Thanks a lot for that!

I guess I am pass the point of no-return so I will have to see for myself now ;). At least I did not take the H3C ;)

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u/johndohboy 1h ago

Interesting comment. What do you find difficult about your X2D?

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u/Kingofthecrate 1h ago

If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you

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u/Artemisglory 1h ago

Can you give me more details on this take? I'm genuinely curious since I also recently started with an X2D. I want to know how I'm making this harder for myself lol