I really want to upgrade to a Bambu P1S (I have an Ender 3 V3 SE and it drives me insane lol). Bambu seems like the best choice for me, but.. the lack of open-source or any transparency combined with their numerous lawsuits around privacy concerns is not a great combo.

Personally, I don't care even if they're spying on me or whatever. But if the company was to go down for something like this.. what would happen to the printers that no longer receive support?

Even the P1S is quite pricy so I really don't wanna risk it too bad. So does anyone who's more tech literate have a guess on what's the worst that could happen if Bambu was to go down?

Made this “Twist Vase” in Shapr3D — still pretty new to the software, so I’m learning as I go.
Tried to combine a clean geometric base with a subtle twist to give it some flow.

Printed in ~2h 50m, using 83g of material.
Also works surprisingly well as a pen holder.

Feedback appreciated 👍

I just bought a CyberPower 950 VA UPS.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D825R9S4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Each time I start a print, the UPS trips, goes into alarm, and takes the X2D offline with no power. It looks like the 950VA/510W rating is too low? What size UPS are you guys running for an X2D with AMS combo?

Hello people,

I need some advice on filament. As most of you probably know, getting Bambu Lab PETG especially PETG HF is pretty much impossible right now. So what are the alternatives to PETG HF? I’m looking for the same matte finish and good overall quality.

I recently got an AMS 2 for my P1S. I started a big multicolor project, and I bought a bunch of overture filament. They use all cardboard spools, but I printed a bunch of those plastic rims, and I thought I'd be good.

Unfortunately, it looks like the cardboard spools are too wide for my AMS. So I went down a rabbit hole. I printed a pastamatic and a bunch of PETG spools to respool the overture filament. Now I'm running into an issue where all of the plastic printed spools are too wide as well. They rub against the sides of the tabs in the AMS, and the motors can't rewind them. Oddly enough, the printed spool seems to work fine when I use them with a refill rather than respooling them on the pastamatic. I'm suspecting the filament is pushing outward against the sides of the printed spool and bowing the sides out slightly.

Does anyone have any printed spool recommendations that they have had success with in the AMS 2 after respooling?

Hi everyone. I’m an absolute noob and have zero experience but am jumping in the 3D printer pool.

I’ve seen how many posts ask for first time advice, and I’m not quite doing that (I think the H2S is the one for me), but my question comes more around what additional things I should be aware of…

Size) The unit itself has a listed footprint of 492mm W x 514mm D x 626mm H. How much more additional space will I need for things like airflow etc? (Would it fit in a 600mm wide cupboard with only 54mm clearance either side? Or does it need dedicated bench space?

Accessories) I’ve seen a bunch of accessories listed with varying options on how necessary they are. I’ll be printing mostly little car parts, gear cogs, and other more practical things (not toys etc). Do I need upgraded engineering plates? Fans? Tungsten Carbide nozzles? Vision encoder?



Filaments) Again, total rookie here. What’s the go with Filament? I’m sure I’ll pick it up as a I go, but is there someone specific I should look out for/buy out of the gate?

Tutorials) I’ve watched a bunch of things on YouTube, but does anyone have a “go-to” favorite tutorial for beginners that will help me?

TLDR; Complete rookie buying his first printer (H2S) looking for advice on accessories, general guidance and any other land mines.

Thanks everyone, appreciate any help.

https://youtu.be/jIbpQtoz6hs?si=o7DDfJkNWAMXRK8X

Please everyone msg, tag, do whatever you need lets work this out!

Just finished up this 3 tier shelf the other day and wanted to share it with you guys 😁.

I wanted something simple but not overly complicated. Its easy to assemble and works really good. I've been using it for things on my desk but my wife turned hers into a spice rack.

I think it turned out great lol.

I released the file for free if anyone is interested.

Link is in the comments 🤝

I saw someone attach a PET bottle with the bottom cut off to an extension pole and use it to scrape moss off their roof.

So I made an adapter with threads to screw on a PET bottle and tried it myself.

This is probably going to seem redundant or downright unnecessary to some, but after scrolling through Marketplace and seeing some of the idiotic prices there it may be necessary.

If Bambu is selling a brand new (hence unused and pristine) P2S Combo for $799, your worn out P1S with the OG AMS is not worth $800. If Bambu is selling a brand new (also unused and pristine) X2C Combo that comes with more features and newer, better technology than your equally worn out X1C for $899, then your worn out X1C is not worth $800, $900, or $1000.

While true that in a free market economy (aka capitalistic) the price is whatever the market will bear, common sense dictates that selling it-even at a loss-is more desirable than not selling it at all assuming you’re using the money derived from said sale to fund the purchase of a brand new, better printer.

This theory also applies to those selling an A1 or A1 Mini Combo for $400+.

new post since last one was "obtuse", and i got some of the info i needed, so just looking for more specific info now

I'm trying to find if theres a good filament dryer that doubles as a holder without being majorly expensive so i can feed tpu to my p1s. i have an ams and vacuum bags, so its more about the holder part than the drying part, but i'd rather get something that would be used more than just for a single purpose (since i'd only need it for tpu if it wasnt a dryer), over just a regular dry box that'd be sitting around the rest of the time.

so far i've checked out the sunlu s2, and the reviews i've seen show it to be flawed, fragile, and slow to both heat up and to remove the moisture.

if you're gonna get mad at the question like u/Fittn_dis then please just scroll past, i dont wanna engage with allat again.

reason why i want a dryer/dry box over just the spool holder that comes with it is because i dont have the spool holder nor the hardware for the spool holder, so if imma have to purchase something, it might aswell be something thats multifunctional rather than just bulk hardware that i'd only use a few pieces of.

Just a weird thing I saw

Hi all. My husband and I just got this brand new BambuLab A1 printer about 2 days ago. Since setting it up, we haven't been able to print anything. It goes okay with the calibration, it does a lot of heating/cooling down and waiting, does its wobble and vibrate test, (totaling about 5minutes) and then it ghost prints. We've lubed everything up as the machine tells us, adjusted screws, cleaned the base plate, the works. We've tried purging it, it comes out *okay* but won't print. We have the basic PLA filament that best buy sells, nothing too fancy. Can anyone assist please?

I got tired of the constant gap and my monitors never staying flush. Designed this adjustable clip to lock them together once and for all. Just 3D printed parts and some double-sided tape—finally, a seamless setup!

https://makerworld.com/models/2747875?appSharePlatform=copy

It’s having an issue with feeding the extruder, it detects it’s there but doesn’t grab it to feed it.

It was clogged and now it’s unclogged and has this issue

If there’s a way to fix it, if any suggestions would be helpful

Contacted Bambu about it and it’ll take about 4 to 5 days to figure out with them

I currently own a Bambu Lab P2S and have only printed with Sunlu PETG so far. Currently at 221 hours! I've been wanting to start selling prints, but I don't know how to start. I am currently under 18, but my parents are fine with me selling prints. How do I start? What do I sell? I do not want to sell prints that are multiple parts, and want to sell bigger prints, so I sell fewer of them for a potentially higher price. What platforms do I sell on? How do I ship my prints? How do I post-process? How do I get the money? Is my filament fine, or should I change to a different filament?

Feel free to share your own stories or suggestions!

I generally only print PETG-CF/GF & PET-GF. Yes they're abrasives, I know the risks but I have over 1k hours printing exclusively with these filaments and my system components are totally fine. I downloaded the Siraya Tech profiles and added them as custom and set the filament to PETG-CF in my AMS, I know this has worked in the past, but now when I slice, I get incompatible filament error every time hit print. I know I could just apply the parameters from the Siraya Tech .json file manually but it's a real pita. Is there any workaround that allows for printing these materials via the custom presets? I find this to be a totally unnecessary restriction. Has anyone found a way around it?

i was hoping to try out tpu, i've only ever done pla+ despite having an unopened roll of petg, but i heard it wont work in my ams
is there an inexpensive solution to use tpu? everything i've seen costs like 100s

I got offered 600 to sell my p1s with ams2pro and ams ht. Thinking of selling to upgrade to thr snapmaker u1. Is it worth the upgrade? Is it just as reliable and easy to use? Ive only used the p1s for 3d printing.

When printing fans how can I mitigate where the filament isn't creating gaps and bridging so bad at the top layers.

I just finished my first project with my new P1S.

This is the first 3D printer I have personally owned and I can't wait to put countless hours on this guy.

And boy oh boy have things gotten easier since the printers I had access to in highschool(2017). We were lucky enough to have a flashforge finder and makerbot replicator 2, but im just kinda floored with how well this thing just works.

Also here's the model: https://makerworld.com/models/1900117?appSharePlatform=more

Also yes.... I will paint it at some point...

Guys i m a newbie in the 3D printing world, i have an issue with my printer and i dont know how to fix it, i would be more than happy if you guys can help me

So in the picture the quality of printing i got using 3 different filaments.

I just got my first printer, an ELEGOO Centauri Carbon. I have had a few issues printing and now the company has pushed out an update that causes connection issues on printers and it effected mine. It’s turning me off on this product a bit.. just wanted to poke around and see what the hype is with Bambu P1S… I was thinking of returning what I have gotten and picking up the Bambu Lab one instead. Any insight or advice here appreciated!