3D Printing

[16vCento]

Any had/having a dabble at this?

Looking to get a Bambu A1 and AMS kit for the boy for one of his Christmas presents, looks like lots to play with, has anyone got one, advice welcome if so!

[simon_g]

Yep, got an A1 mini in the summer to try and picked up an A1 with AMS in the recent sale. They’re really capable machines and do enough self-testing and calibration that they’ll print nicely (almost) all the time. The mini has over 1000 print hours on it, I’ve just lubed rails when it’s asked me to and cleaned the build plate, that’s it.

Mates had messed about with Enders and the like before and these are so much better it’s unreal. Very glad I put off jumping in until these were out.

[16vCento]

That's good to hear as I've just bought the A1 with AMS, was 389 in the sale which seems great value.

Where do you get your filament from

[simon_g]

https://sunlu.co.uk/ for bulk white/black/grey for functional stuff like bins to organise things. Buying 5 spools it usually works out under £9/kilo. Just need to print a small adaptor for the reels to sit nicely on the AMS Lite.

For colours and aesthetic stuff (matt, silk, etc) usually eSun or Elegoo off amazon, they're usually on some offer. I do buy some Bambu Lab stuff when they've got a sale on, although remember their "refill" ones need a spool (either one you finished, or you can print your own). Theirs have the benefit of the AMS and printer knowing exactly what it is when you load it.

[16vCento]

Cheers I'll get some bought, I saw that the AMS knows if you use theirs, is the chip in the spool?

[simon_g]

Yes, there’s a little rfid chip on the cardboard core. It just saves you going into the menu to set what material and colour it is.