Angus is such a class act. Casually referring to himself as “…beginner in their excitement, like me…..” talking about almost forgetting the packaging bracket…… such a small and humble quality that makes his content SO friendly and welcoming to people new to 3D printing. I’ve never seen a hobby industry that has so much toxicity and hostility towards beginners, you don’t see that in woodworking for example. More people should be like Angus.
Oh dude, there's so much of that regardless of being a beginner 😭 Brand fanboys and haters are the worst. We need more people like Angus, indeed. Print for the love of printing, friend.
Don't know what wrong places you've been to, but I don't see that, I see a dozen messages helping out any beginner no matter how stupidly common and easily answered if they weren't so lazy their question is.
🎉 Thanks so much for featuring my T-rex!!! Very glad you like it. And awesome review as usual, not for me but I'm sure many will be able to get into color printing with this one being more affordable
Kind of impressed by that torture test of printing on that super wobbly table. Highlights how much input shaping can overcome some pretty ridiculous printing environments.
"Highlights how much input shaping can overcome some pretty ridiculous printing environments." - wobbly print environment has nothing to do with print quality LOL, there are many videos with people hanging bed slingers on one corner from their ceiling and the printer is flying all around the place and print is coming out fine, only thing that matters is frame rigidity
@@wyattutz you are mixing concepts, resonance of machine - sure, matters, but it's purely dependent on frame of machine, resonance of the base for machine / surroundings - doesn't matter as long as machine is decoupled from what it's standing on even by crude rubber feet or some other thing, if machine is rigid enough it can be thrown around while printing / milling and nothing will chnge in its output, wobbly table might make shitty printer more wobbly which was wobbly in first place before the shitty table was introduced, however super stable surface used in combination with shitty wobbly machine won't change anything, and other way - proper rigid frame put on a wobbly table will still be proper rigid frame - only thing that matters is relative rigidity of the machine itself, not the base, base only amplifies imperfections, CNC machines are also so heavy because the forces there are much bigger, if you ever tried to mill some hard material on crappy CNC you would see that the whole frame of it is bending and bolts are becoming loose if you go too fast
Ya it’s like I’ve always said a wobbly table wobbly 3d printer frame resonances make print worse table make print bed slinger wobbly fast scary then give the thing filament results.
Hey Angus, after seeing your review on the A1 Mini and mentioning it in the later video praising it as a good beginner machine in 2023, I got one myself and I have to say: I'm absolutely blown away by how seamless and nice it works. I've been wanting to get a 3D printer for a long time, but have hold off because if a mod requires a 3D printed part and I don't have one...well, I would be in a pickle, but the A1 Mini worked out of the box, everything setup nicely, and the prints are far beyond what I would have expected. I'm so excited to finally get into this hobby. Thank you for your work! :)
This is the fourth launch day review of this machine and I have to say this is the clearest and I think most detailed and most honest review so far. As ever, excellent work. Thank you.
I want to say, why an awesome review. Not overly critical, not fan boyish. Just perfect for someone who loves the 3D printing space and just wants to see everything getting better.
This machine seems fantastic! I've had a lot of fun exploring the limits of my KP3S, but a beefed up version from a (newly) established manufacturer for "only" $300 sounds super exciting!
@@Red.exe7 No, cause I then remembered it was Bambu, and their whole locked ecosystem is something I can't get into, for deontological reasons. Copying PrusaSlicer, Printables, adding Cloud functionalities, they're all red flags.
i also have a kp3s for a couple of years now, and just ordered this one, as i believe for the price it will be a massive upgrade considering all the added features on the A1 mini, specially with the AMS bundle. Happy printing yall...
Absolutely awesome little machine. I now own three (non AMS - single colour only) and at the current 2nd anniversary sale price of £169 here in the UK, it's a complete no brainer. Super fast, super high quality, reliable, extremely well engineered. Compare this to the competition (looking at you Prusa) and you're looking back into the past banging two rocks together in a cave and paying through the nose for the experience. Well done Bambu Labs. Ex DJI employees.
I agree. I grabbed myself a mini for £169 just because I couldn't pass the opportunity. I don't even need it this much since I have X1S, but it will replace Prusa mini+ that I barely use, because of how slow it is, how innacurate at times and the few clogs I had because of this and that, but mainly because of the speed and constant need of moving the memory stick between the machine and PC. Such a game changer
I don't know if it's a sale price, but I just grabbed an A1 Mini for $249 CAD (£140) and did my first print (on any 3D printer ever) with it, which came out pretty decently. It did shake the table around a lot on the default speed, so I suspect I'll be reducing it to the "silent" mode just to stop the table from walking away if nothing else. I regret not buying the AMS Lite, could have saved a bunch of money with that bundle instead of buying it separately later if I decide I need it.
Bambu labs products are amazing. The connectivity between app and hardware is awesome. Holy crap that table wobbled alot. Really great review. Thank you. You weren’t negative, u were constructive. Great stuff man!
I'm no beginner and I am glad they released this.. I run a print farm with 38 Prusa Minis and many more printers.. 20 of these easily replace our prusa minis in throughput.
Im considering prusa mini or this 150euro cheaper A1 mini. I like the A1 mini but has no experience with their slicer or printers. Do have experiences with the prusa mini's in last work and mini's were flowless. Push and print every time, easy print removing, everything was flawless, can you say A1 mini is on same level? 180mm bed size is ok for me by far. Currently have ender V3 SE and yes, the printer was cheap but it's not very fiendly to use.
Great overview as always Angus. I appreciate your pointing out the clever engineering thats gone into this little machine. It is really interesting, but to your point they spent so long figuring out if they COULD on some items and not as much on if they SHOULD. Will be really interesting to see how it is all received. I really hope future development and revision can focus more on culling the waste because normalizing this amount of plastic waste feels like a step backwards for the industry in many ways 😢
I can think of 3 solutions 1. Improve the process of melting down scraps into new filament 2. Time filament cuts so that the printer can load the new filament behind the old one just as the layer finishes. 3. Incorporate a second object that isn't dependent on color that waste filament is instead filtered to print at.
The sub $300 realm is kind of a crowded market- the AMS system helps to stand out from the crowd. I think if I were a beginner there's now no shortage of options: Ultra cheap/"not sure if I want to get into 3D printing" type machines like the Creality Ender 3 V3 SE, the Klipper-installed Elegoo Neptune 4 for those really looking into getting into the hobby, or the closed ecosystem but probably reliable and easy to use Bambu A1.
i dont think anything present in the market today at this price range besides Prusa is able to compare with the ease of use of these machines. I love myself some stupid cheap kit, yes, but those machines have problems all the time. This little guy for 300€ is an insane deal, there's no reason to buy anything else if you're a beginner who just wants to have a 3d printer
@@MrChokladI think he was referring to a1 mini price but either way ba,by just murdered prusa by coming out with essentially the mkt but faster and half the price this week
I got me of these last week for £169 in Bambus sale and am more than happy as an upgrade from my super cheap Easythreed K9. Just for printing drone parts and the odd thing to fix stuff around the house I think its beyond epic for the price point
looks fantastic to me, I have two purse minis and 5 other large printers, but I still want one of these, they are doing great work and pushing the industry forward.. good stuff.!
As I was growing up, I was once told, "When it comes down to it, all a man really has in this world is his word." You're a man of your word sticking to your guns on keeping your integrity. Solid work, Angus. A voice we can trust.
Seems like a cool printer! One thing I would like to see in the future is a way to recycle the filament from the "poops", test prints, supports, etc. If you know of something like that it would be really cool to see!
Thanks for the review! TBH more hyped about getting another vid from you than for a review about a bambu printer. Lets get some more printers that work with opensource slicers and don't require proprietary software and replacement parts again!
I could have sworn Bambu said at some point they wouldn't be making a bed slinger. so this comes as a bit of a surprise. That said, while it doesn't have any appeal to me since I have a P1s, it does as a potential next step for my kids who are currently on a neptune 2s. Really an extremely nice little beginner multi filament printer.
Hi. Could you do a retake on "The Ultimate Guide to Perfect 3D Prints" but oriented to Bambu Labs printers? Since they are way better than Creality's, Prusa's, etc.
I'm fairly new to the 3d-printing space as I've only had my Ender 3 v2 for about 8 months, but I really like this decision from Bambu Lab. Every other multi-color printer I've seen are always way over the top, unaffordable, and unreasonably big for the average person. I like the direction that they've chosen to go in with this. Especially with the plans for MakerWorld, and the "Community-Driven Gateway" ideals. In my (limited) experience, 3d-model websites are the one part of the internet that actually needs a big company to make things easier and more organized.
A surprise for sure but improving AMS for the masses is very welcome and my hat's off to Bambu for this. I can't wait to see the 3D printer manufacturers coming up with open source workable AMS for other printers that are open source. They've addressed print speed, now it's time to optimize AMS.
I’m extremely happy with how Bambu is pushing the industry on price and features. I really like everything they have been doing. With that said, I am also watchful of anti-competitive behaviors and printer DRM as you mentioned. At the moment, I think if someone tried this there would be community backlash. I am concerned though that they will slowly boil the frog so to speak.
I'm willing to bet they're not counting on us to be their core audience. These printers are for non-hobbyists who are willing to pay extra to avoid having to tinker. They are much more likely to accept proprietary products and stay within the ecosystem they're familiar with. I don't think it's any coincidence that Bambu has slick packaging and design language similar to Apple.
im of the same attitude except for the big thing of it being closed source, yet taking tech from open source designs. X1 and the printers like it are open source and Bambu have stated that they used Voron printers to make the X1. The 3D printing community was founded on the idea of open source, and everyone benefitted from it. Its a shame to see that die in the form of increasingly patented tech and closed source printers.
@@dark_xdark132 If you've got some insider information suggesting that Prusa is going to suddenly change course after all these years, I'd like to see it.
this was going to be the printer I recommended to family members such as my mom who has never 3D printed before. Unfortunately I lost my existing printers in a recent sudden eviction+move and this is now my replacement haha.
It might be a strange take.. but the printer by itself seems like a wonderful machine and well worth the money, especially for beginners! But as soon as the AMS lite is added it changes my opinion to not liking it at all… the AMS looks cheap, the footprint of the printer, AMS and poop box is insaneee given it’s called a ‘mini’ 😮 and I’m really disappointed they haven’t really addressed the multi colour waste issue (if it’s even possible on a single tool head)… None the less, excellent review as always man! 🤘
Having AMS for switching between multiple filament types without needing to mess around with it is really handy even if you're not doing multi-colour prints due to waste.
@@Moondog-j7b Yeah, talk about that. I don't do multicolor printing (just some special PLA support sometimes), yet, after a few month of use on my P1P, I still bought an AMS. I was getting sick of swapping materials or color all the time.
@@xmtxx 100% agreed. When my MMU2 was actually working, the best thing about it was not having to freaking load filament. I wonder if this will have the ability to switch spools when a spool runs out? Regardless, waste is a very generalized problem with FDM multi-color printing and it sounds like their answers are _almost_ on par with the industry, but not quite as robust just yet. Also, I say "when my MMU2 was actually working" because the darn thing barely works. I can't believe people praise Prusa so much with such a broken piece of hardware being sold with _known issues_.
@@Moondog-j7b yeah 100% agree, love my AMS for that reason… but not sure it’s really needed on a beginner printer. I think the P1P or P1S with full sized AMS is a far better option if someone is planning on doing so much printing that changing filaments is a pain… That said… the whole combo is insanely well priced so for people wanting to try it out it might be just perfect…
Good to see you again Angus (and with a printer review no less.) I dunno seems like an odd choice for Bambu going towards the lower end of the market, considering they've clearly been aiming at prosumer up to this point. I guess the multicolor market must be larger than I thought.
It’s the complete opposite of an odd choice. It was the only price point they weren’t competing in. Why would they release new printers to compete with their printers that are already selling well. Didn’t go to school for business I take it. 😂 Edit: This doesn’t signify that the multi color printing market is bigger than you thought, this is them simply making it more accessible to people. Having said that, there has been a market for multi color 3D prints since 3D printing started. Before we just called it PAINTING. 😂 Which I prefer still since the AMS is a polluting machine. I barely use mine. Buyers couldn’t care less if it’s painted or printed in color.
Hey Angus! Been watching you for almost 6 years and as always I loved the video !!! I got a little worried when seeing that the flow calibration doesn't work with the textured PEI since it's what comes standard on the A1. After some researching, I might be wrong but I believe this warning that appeared on the slicer was for the X1 series, since it mentions " scattering " and this *probably* has something to do with the way the lidar works and light reflection etc. from what I know the A1 uses an inductive ( Eddy current sensor ) to measure the pressure in the nozzle that I believe would be agnostic regarding print surface. Anyways, loved the video! Congrats for 1 million!!!
Wow, between your review and Joel’s, you can see exactly how all the little details on this printer work. Really nice attention to detail. Last thing I want to see is a teardown and disassembly. Really cool overall 😊
I would buy this immediately if it came in the transparent prototype version that you guys got! I don't care about the multicolor honestly - it's nice to know that I can buy that printer and upgrade later. I assume that building an enclosure would be easy due to size as well. I feel like I'll pick one of these up in a year or two when I get fed up with troubleshooting my ultra upgraded Ender 3 S1. I really wish I'd saved the money I spent a year ago and waited for this little guy. Standard Ender 3 S1 was about this price (not including the HUNDREDS of dollars worth of upgrades I've made to it)
Honestly, you could’ve started saving money by not upgrading the S1 so much. I see people that obviously can’t really afford it spend money on unnecessary upgrades when all they needed to do was get better at adjusting the printer. My S1 didn’t need anything but silicone bed spacers and firmware. The e3v2 only needs $150 in upgrades and firmware to print like an mk3. You’re not alone though. Lots of people get sucked into the unnecessary upgrade rabbit hole that RUclips causes. Having said that, you’re about to do it again. This is only worth it if you want multicolor for under $500. That’s the only selling point of this. In terms of upgrading, it’s a dead end. Outside of multi color printing is limited in scope.
I have the p1s with ams and agree, the multi colour is not for me. It is great however as you can load up multiple spools of the same filament and not have that anxiety of running out mid print. I have 2 cold white and 2 black spools depending what I am printing.
The A1 Mini is a good development coming from that Ender 2/ Pro or Prusa Mini. *I always thought these mini printers are the way to go not only for beginners but also for more than 80% of what families print at home!* It was just a question of when Bambu Lab is bringing a Mini of it's own, after Creality and Prusa also did. The AMS Lite is an interesting idea! *Surely there soon will be mods for packing this thing into a box for moisture protection (with another stand)* but I still don't like the waste which is produced by design! As an alternative: The Sovol SV 04 IDEX only "can" 2 colors without manually changing the spool (if the model to print fits for that technique), it can 300^3 abd it could be quieter. It also costs about the same as the combo and needs less space. I hope for Sovol they soon bring an upgraded version with their latest print heads and Klipper like on the SV07. Cheers
I think this was the best move they could have made it really does look like a well priced high quality beginner friendly machine and I think that has really been missing from the market since the race to the bottom started
That's really cool. I've been researching 3D Printers for the past 6 months. I've been deep diving into 3d printing with no prior knowledge of the tech or manufacturers or models. After 6 months I'm leaning highly to a bambu labs X1C or (if money's no object) a Prusa XL 5toolhead changer. But Prusa is backordered so much that, not only is it cost prohibitive, it would take forever to get one This little bambu slinger is super interesting and maybe that would be a good first time printer for me
Beware getting printers from places that are proprietary like this. 3d printing companies are renowned for dropping support for things and then you have an expensive paperweight. Yea Prusa is expensive, but they support all their printers with new firmware releases and backward compatibility. But really most 3d printer manuyfacturers use open source software and repair parts that can be sourced elsewhere.. just most don't have AMS systems yet.
@@mystixa I don’t want any Kool-Aid, thanks. Most printers released in the last four years are still supported, including $200 ones. And you don’t need the company anymore, the community is much better at fixing things, and faster.
I'd like the AMS, but not for multi material prints. Rather, just to have all my common filaments lined up for hands free print starting without having to swap over.
Seems like a neat addition to the Bambu family, not that I will be adding one to my collection I already have a P1P and standard AMS which I'm very happy with, might be tempted to grab the P1S upgrade kit though at some point
Hi. Could you do a retake on "The Ultimate Guide to Perfect 3D Prints" but oriented to Bambu Labs printers? Since they are way better than Creality's, Prusa's, etc.
From what I noticed from my AMS system is when I changed the length of PTFE tube it seemed to calculate it based on a sensor from the AMS and then the sensor from the print head, so if it’s similar you should be able to extend the PTFE tubes to relocate it wherever, I would think.
The way the spring loaded spool holders work will likely prohibit the PTFE tubes from being extended much, as the spools need to be retracted on a color change and there is no motor to drive them.
Was hoping that the color change wasn't more wasteful as the AMS system but looks like it is and the system takes longer to switch between colors other wise it would potentially been a really good competitor for some of the things I print.
This is exactly what I thought when I saw this new machine: This is like a super Cetus. I loved my old Cetus so much, that this almost tempts me if I didnt already have the p1p.
I am so sad, still not the printer many are looking for, a bigger one. I won't use any $$$ on this, I want a BIG printer! I think I might even consider choosing another hobby instead. Where I don't need to wait and wait and ... yeah ... WAIT... Sad thing is, every hobby is expensive, if you don't already have some basic utilities. Woodworking, oh boy, that is expensive also, but I might just go 100% into that instead. Thanks for your always super neat and HONEST reviews, where you do NOT oversell the product, like sadly many others RUclipsrs do this day.
I’m glad this is around but doesn’t look like it’s for me. Feels like an engineers project that was really cool, but maybe not thought out fully. Time to wait some more for a bambu XL
This makes sense since the Majority of the files on the freeware sites will fit on this build plate. It's too bad that Creality forgot about their Ender 2 pro, Kingroon was never able to get things right with their KP3S.
I have to say if Bambu offered a clear version of any of the printers they make I’d pull a loan out to buy one right now! I absolutely love clear electronics and I know others do as well
they said they only gave the clear ones to reviewers and staff because they can only make clear injection molds while the molds are fresh and not "beat up" Source: CNC kitchen interview with Dr. Tao
Possible solution for the size of the footprint: Looks like that AMSlite unit could be mount upside down directly above the A1. Maybe the cord connecting the AMS to the A1 is long enough? But if you wanted to put this in an enclosure, and went with a diy cabinet approach, I could see some custom printed mounts that would screw to the inner ceiling of a cabinet enclosure and hold the AMS upside down directly above the printer. That would allow for the PTFE tubes to remain at their stock lengths, and potentially help the tubes themselves last longer by removing the bend that otherwise causes the filament to rub harder against the inner diameter, eventually wearing a hole in the tube, as can be seen with the original AMS after a lot of use.
Flipping the PEI build plate over to the smooth side and Pei’s hung it with some steel wool and washing it off adheres to TPU very well. I use it on my enter 5 plus to print TPU liners for arms like a vase
Adhesion is something a modern printer/slicer combo should have no issues with anymore in my opinion, speed is good and all but if half of the prints fail, look bad with ringing or can't be printed in the right material I'd much rather print double the time on another printer and waste less material. The material waste looks terrible btw with all the pooping on this one. I will most likely pass on this one...
You can set you slicer to have waste filament to go into a print object and or infill, though may be an issue for a small build plate. I print mostly functional parts, so for example I print my color products on one part of the bed, then I print a functional object that I don't care about the color, in another spot. In the slicer, I tell the machine to purge all waste into the functional object. It almost eliminates all waste, and I get a 2nd functional part without slowing down the main print. You may already know about this but I know a LOT of people don't. I'm not sure if Bambu doesn't advertise this because they sell more filament with less people doing this, but it's a simple setting.
Seems like the best course of action for the purge/poop, is to have an identical purge model where it never uses the poop function but just creates a weirdly colored model
Looks like Kingroon KPS3 on steroids, I was looking for 300mm bed sizes or bigger from Bambu, but it is nice to see a small one. Thanks Angus for the review and time on it. A lot of things could be improved, but I'd say for the budget it's not a terrible 3d printer. 🤠
Angus, if you've been having issues with the print for the mouse that's included with the A1 Mini, you might have Joel send you the GCODE file he got from Bambu, because it seems that the way they had it set up through the QR code meant it would fail during printing.
Its concerning how many filament manufacturers dont do what the A1 mini offers. This suggests there may be limitations in spotting differences between batches.
Prusa mini killer. Especially in Australia as the prusa is almost triple the price of the a1. Insanely priced. It'll most likely be the top entry printer.
@@johndoe1667 To be fair. Prusa is a European company so we as Europeans pay almost squat in shipping/taxes. Everywhere else it is very expensive to import such a machine unless Prusa has a localized distributor as a partner.
Given the 4 colour, the ease, and the quality, this would be the way to go for colour printing in my book. I mean the things I would want colour for are usually PLA and they are usually small. Alternatives are often unreliable and expensive. I think this machine has a market for sure.
I just want the mini ams for my p1s. The fact that it only has to retract a couple inches rather than all the way back to the spool like the original AMS would solve the dumb retraction issues everyone eventually suffers from
Not gonna lie, I went from "I hate this" to "I need one" so quickly lol. I mainly print "engineering materials" but this is cool af and x1c is expensive. and god I'm mad I didn't actually do ANC on my motors 4 years ago when I had the idea lol. everyone on discord told me it's stupid and won't work 😭
"I'm so sorry mine got leaked" bro you deliberately leaked it yourself so you could be the 1st lol. Stop pointing fingers at others. The proof is out there. Was it worth the dislike ratio and bambu dropping you from their insider program?
My fav printer atm is actually my Kingroon kp3s and I was gonna buy a 3rd one until this came out. I like the mini size (most prints still fit on it) and it takes up so little space in my little apartment and it's cheap. I have a few ender variants but I barely use up the full bed size anyway. I didn't buy the X1 etc because of the footprint tbh so I'm pretty excited for this little guy.
The added time, plastic and electricity in the color changing system is egregious. I never use my AMS as it was intended. Too bad they didn’t improve it.
Beginners will want affordable 4 color printing. I frequently take 3D prints to work and the 4 color prints get many more oohs and ahhs than single color prints. Four color printing for under $500? What a great entry point! What a great way to cause Prusa to sweat! 😂
the prime tower is more important than the purge. You can reduce flushing volumes and mostly retain color isolation but without the prime tower, the colors get mixed more.
Love the Video its clearly Bamboo Labs is aiming at Prusa time will tell which Multy material system comes out on top im tempted to get a Bambu A1 but you make valid negatives which make me re think, dont want to be tied into anyone system...
You can easaly put the AMS light on top of the A1 mini. Just use an enclosure... Actually the perfect enclosure for the A1 mini is made by Prusa - the Prusa mini enclosure. It even have a long slit on the top, so you can perfectly put the tubes through it. Even the cable is long enough to place the AMS light on the top. Also enough space to put a tray beside the printer to collect all the poo. You only have to use longer bowden tubes. This can cause an error on loading, as the printer expect the filament to reach the printhead after the original lenght of the tubes, but just hit retry and it is loaded correctly (or push the filament manually more into the tube while inserting it into the AMS feeder). Of course you can build your own enclosure, but if its bigger/higher (like the Lack enclosure) you might need an extension cable to connect the AMS light. Of course, if you have an enclosure, you might want to print ABS. I have not tryed it jet, but it might be possible to increase bed temperature by using a seperate old controller with it´s own power supply (for example an old non-silent creality controller from an Ender 3) to controll the bed and only connect a thermistor to the board on the A1 mini (to avoid an error message). In slicer always set bed temperature to 0 and select the real bed temperature on the external board. You might even use the nozzle heater output + SSR and nozzle thermistor input from the external board to controll a chamber heater...
Thoughts 6 months later? Have they updated the firmware to include anything you mentioned? While the system does 4 colors you could also put 2 of the same color and the ams would automatically switch to the new roll.
Love your reviews Angus. Once i saw this was released I jumped right over here. Thank you for the review. I love my Carbon X1 with AMS and I just talked my University to get 4 more. Seems like Bambu are the company to beat with regard to engineering.
5:47 Granted I’d Say Voron/RatRig/HevORT are the real “Famous Ultrafast Printers”. Not that BambuLab is bad per se, but they weren’t on the leading edge of the development, nor are they the best on the market now.
You seem a little out of focus on this one Angus. Did you get blurry in America? Great review though, thanks very much for your insight. Always fun learning new stuff with you.
I have 2 X1C’s and a P1P and still considering this one for some smaller multi color prints so that they take less time to complete. Seems like a solid option for a smaller printer
@@dangerous8333 Because the filament only has to be retracted a few inches rather than 3 feet. My current 2 AMS units are mounted on a rack over the printers. The filament has to be pulled out of the single Bowden tube completely and replaced by the next filament. On this new setup there’s separate Bowden tubes for each material
When changing filaments and doing the purge is there no way to simply turn off the purge and have it just move on to the next filament and blend it with what is still in the nozzle? it'd also be cool if they could combine the purge with the supports and ONLY purge into the supports instead of wasting the filament. It'd also be good if you could add a second model that would be printed only with purged filaments where colour doesn't matter.
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"second model that would be printed only with purged filaments" -> prusa slicer can do it afaik "turn off the purge and have it just move on to the next filament" -> i suspect you can switch off purge tower if you want. then, you can have a rainbow colored modell :)
I've already got an X1C and I'm very happy with it, but I'm considering getting one of these on the side once it becomes available without the AMS. That way I can use my X1C for bigger projects and multicolor prints and the A1Mini for small, quick prints. I'm very happy you tested that it works well for printing TPU because that would be one of my potential use cases for it.
I have a Prusa Mini that is also 180x180x180 as a companion to my mk3 and these little printers are great when objects fit (most mine do). I think you will enjoy the a1 looking at the robust build.
I wish they would fix the poop problem. I'm suprised they didn't address that with this release. My Ender 3 S1 Pro suffices for my needs right now but once they fix the purge waste issue I'm tottally in. Thank you for making all these great videos btw. My ADHD thanks you.
If only you knew what the future of 3D printing actually looked like. It will make larger machines look stupid but the Bambu Engineers don't even know what that looks like so I wouldn't expect anything better before the 300mm variant
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Angus is such a class act. Casually referring to himself as “…beginner in their excitement, like me…..” talking about almost forgetting the packaging bracket…… such a small and humble quality that makes his content SO friendly and welcoming to people new to 3D printing. I’ve never seen a hobby industry that has so much toxicity and hostility towards beginners, you don’t see that in woodworking for example. More people should be like Angus.
Oh dude, there's so much of that regardless of being a beginner 😭 Brand fanboys and haters are the worst. We need more people like Angus, indeed.
Print for the love of printing, friend.
There's a lot of ways we can all learn from Angus in regards to treating people with kindness.
Don't know what wrong places you've been to, but I don't see that, I see a dozen messages helping out any beginner no matter how stupidly common and easily answered if they weren't so lazy their question is.
@@cenciende9401 😂😂😂
>you don’t see that in woodworking for example
You definitely do, there are alot of elitists in woodworking.
🎉 Thanks so much for featuring my T-rex!!! Very glad you like it. And awesome review as usual, not for me but I'm sure many will be able to get into color printing with this one being more affordable
Kind of impressed by that torture test of printing on that super wobbly table. Highlights how much input shaping can overcome some pretty ridiculous printing environments.
"Highlights how much input shaping can overcome some pretty ridiculous printing environments." - wobbly print environment has nothing to do with print quality LOL, there are many videos with people hanging bed slingers on one corner from their ceiling and the printer is flying all around the place and print is coming out fine, only thing that matters is frame rigidity
If I tried printing on a table like that with my old Anet A8, it would probably catch fire just to spite me lol
@@wyattutz you are mixing concepts, resonance of machine - sure, matters, but it's purely dependent on frame of machine, resonance of the base for machine / surroundings - doesn't matter as long as machine is decoupled from what it's standing on even by crude rubber feet or some other thing, if machine is rigid enough it can be thrown around while printing / milling and nothing will chnge in its output, wobbly table might make shitty printer more wobbly which was wobbly in first place before the shitty table was introduced, however super stable surface used in combination with shitty wobbly machine won't change anything, and other way - proper rigid frame put on a wobbly table will still be proper rigid frame - only thing that matters is relative rigidity of the machine itself, not the base, base only amplifies imperfections, CNC machines are also so heavy because the forces there are much bigger, if you ever tried to mill some hard material on crappy CNC you would see that the whole frame of it is bending and bolts are becoming loose if you go too fast
Ya it’s like I’ve always said a wobbly table wobbly 3d printer frame resonances make print worse table make print bed slinger wobbly fast scary then give the thing filament results.
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Hey Angus, after seeing your review on the A1 Mini and mentioning it in the later video praising it as a good beginner machine in 2023, I got one myself and I have to say: I'm absolutely blown away by how seamless and nice it works. I've been wanting to get a 3D printer for a long time, but have hold off because if a mod requires a 3D printed part and I don't have one...well, I would be in a pickle, but the A1 Mini worked out of the box, everything setup nicely, and the prints are far beyond what I would have expected. I'm so excited to finally get into this hobby. Thank you for your work! :)
Hey would you still recommend it?
What filament do you use on it?
Angus over here respecting the embargo. I'm so happy to watch this.
The next layer 💀
I just found out what he did and unsubscribed. That was such a douche move.
@@viv3dThe last layer 😂
Explain said embargo and whether it was in place months ago when he got this printer
@@jelybrd of course, there was an embargo this whole time….
This is the fourth launch day review of this machine and I have to say this is the clearest and I think most detailed and most honest review so far. As ever, excellent work. Thank you.
i was about to comment the exact same thing!
I want to say, why an awesome review. Not overly critical, not fan boyish. Just perfect for someone who loves the 3D printing space and just wants to see everything getting better.
This machine seems fantastic!
I've had a lot of fun exploring the limits of my KP3S, but a beefed up version from a (newly) established manufacturer for "only" $300 sounds super exciting!
I also have a KP3S and although I think it can be capable in the right conditions 300 dollars is just too good to pass up...
@@Red.exe7 No, cause I then remembered it was Bambu, and their whole locked ecosystem is something I can't get into, for deontological reasons. Copying PrusaSlicer, Printables, adding Cloud functionalities, they're all red flags.
i also have a kp3s for a couple of years now, and just ordered this one, as i believe for the price it will be a massive upgrade considering all the added features on the A1 mini, specially with the AMS bundle.
Happy printing yall...
Absolutely awesome little machine. I now own three (non AMS - single colour only) and at the current 2nd anniversary sale price of £169 here in the UK, it's a complete no brainer. Super fast, super high quality, reliable, extremely well engineered. Compare this to the competition (looking at you Prusa) and you're looking back into the past banging two rocks together in a cave and paying through the nose for the experience. Well done Bambu Labs. Ex DJI employees.
I agree. I grabbed myself a mini for £169 just because I couldn't pass the opportunity. I don't even need it this much since I have X1S, but it will replace Prusa mini+ that I barely use, because of how slow it is, how innacurate at times and the few clogs I had because of this and that, but mainly because of the speed and constant need of moving the memory stick between the machine and PC. Such a game changer
I don't know if it's a sale price, but I just grabbed an A1 Mini for $249 CAD (£140) and did my first print (on any 3D printer ever) with it, which came out pretty decently. It did shake the table around a lot on the default speed, so I suspect I'll be reducing it to the "silent" mode just to stop the table from walking away if nothing else. I regret not buying the AMS Lite, could have saved a bunch of money with that bundle instead of buying it separately later if I decide I need it.
Bambu labs products are amazing. The connectivity between app and hardware is awesome. Holy crap that table wobbled alot. Really great review. Thank you. You weren’t negative, u were constructive. Great stuff man!
I'm no beginner and I am glad they released this.. I run a print farm with 38 Prusa Minis and many more printers.. 20 of these easily replace our prusa minis in throughput.
Im considering prusa mini or this 150euro cheaper A1 mini. I like the A1 mini but has no experience with their slicer or printers. Do have experiences with the prusa mini's in last work and mini's were flowless. Push and print every time, easy print removing, everything was flawless, can you say A1 mini is on same level? 180mm bed size is ok for me by far. Currently have ender V3 SE and yes, the printer was cheap but it's not very fiendly to use.
Great overview as always Angus. I appreciate your pointing out the clever engineering thats gone into this little machine. It is really interesting, but to your point they spent so long figuring out if they COULD on some items and not as much on if they SHOULD. Will be really interesting to see how it is all received. I really hope future development and revision can focus more on culling the waste because normalizing this amount of plastic waste feels like a step backwards for the industry in many ways 😢
Printing...finds a way...
I can think of 3 solutions
1. Improve the process of melting down scraps into new filament
2. Time filament cuts so that the printer can load the new filament behind the old one just as the layer finishes.
3. Incorporate a second object that isn't dependent on color that waste filament is instead filtered to print at.
The sub $300 realm is kind of a crowded market- the AMS system helps to stand out from the crowd. I think if I were a beginner there's now no shortage of options: Ultra cheap/"not sure if I want to get into 3D printing" type machines like the Creality Ender 3 V3 SE, the Klipper-installed Elegoo Neptune 4 for those really looking into getting into the hobby, or the closed ecosystem but probably reliable and easy to use Bambu A1.
i dont think anything present in the market today at this price range besides Prusa is able to compare with the ease of use of these machines. I love myself some stupid cheap kit, yes, but those machines have problems all the time. This little guy for 300€ is an insane deal, there's no reason to buy anything else if you're a beginner who just wants to have a 3d printer
@@MrChoklad there is no Prusa with comparable price.
@@Duckferd a Mk4 is in the same price range as a X1 and it's more or less as easy to use, that's what I meant
@@MrChokladI think he was referring to a1 mini price but either way ba,by just murdered prusa by coming out with essentially the mkt but faster and half the price this week
I got me of these last week for £169 in Bambus sale and am more than happy as an upgrade from my super cheap Easythreed K9. Just for printing drone parts and the odd thing to fix stuff around the house I think its beyond epic for the price point
looks fantastic to me, I have two purse minis and 5 other large printers, but I still want one of these, they are doing great work and pushing the industry forward.. good stuff.!
do you work with 3d printing? or is all that from a hobby??
@@littlefrank90 hobby work, I 3d print RC Planes.
They should use the color changing section to add infill, where possible, since that's not visible in the final print.
As I was growing up, I was once told, "When it comes down to it, all a man really has in this world is his word." You're a man of your word sticking to your guns on keeping your integrity. Solid work, Angus. A voice we can trust.
Seems like a cool printer! One thing I would like to see in the future is a way to recycle the filament from the "poops", test prints, supports, etc. If you know of something like that it would be really cool to see!
You brought your A game on this one Angus, best 3D printer review I've ever watched, incredibly well explained
Thanks for the review! TBH more hyped about getting another vid from you than for a review about a bambu printer. Lets get some more printers that work with opensource slicers and don't require proprietary software and replacement parts again!
I could have sworn Bambu said at some point they wouldn't be making a bed slinger. so this comes as a bit of a surprise. That said, while it doesn't have any appeal to me since I have a P1s, it does as a potential next step for my kids who are currently on a neptune 2s. Really an extremely nice little beginner multi filament printer.
The t shirt makes ours and Sparky's heart beam with pride
One of my fav shirts
Hi. Could you do a retake on "The Ultimate Guide to Perfect 3D Prints" but oriented to Bambu Labs printers? Since they are way better than Creality's, Prusa's, etc.
So I've been using spring loaded filament holders on a tool changer for several years. It still looks like a great printer, especially at that price
I'm fairly new to the 3d-printing space as I've only had my Ender 3 v2 for about 8 months, but I really like this decision from Bambu Lab.
Every other multi-color printer I've seen are always way over the top, unaffordable, and unreasonably big for the average person. I like the direction that they've chosen to go in with this. Especially with the plans for MakerWorld, and the "Community-Driven Gateway" ideals. In my (limited) experience, 3d-model websites are the one part of the internet that actually needs a big company to make things easier and more organized.
It’s really not a direction.
They just didn’t have anything in that price range yet.
A surprise for sure but improving AMS for the masses is very welcome and my hat's off to Bambu for this. I can't wait to see the 3D printer manufacturers coming up with open source workable AMS for other printers that are open source. They've addressed print speed, now it's time to optimize AMS.
Fantastic video and had no idea about the ams lite details you provided
I been a long time glad to see you back online ❤
I’m extremely happy with how Bambu is pushing the industry on price and features. I really like everything they have been doing. With that said, I am also watchful of anti-competitive behaviors and printer DRM as you mentioned. At the moment, I think if someone tried this there would be community backlash. I am concerned though that they will slowly boil the frog so to speak.
I'm willing to bet they're not counting on us to be their core audience. These printers are for non-hobbyists who are willing to pay extra to avoid having to tinker. They are much more likely to accept proprietary products and stay within the ecosystem they're familiar with. I don't think it's any coincidence that Bambu has slick packaging and design language similar to Apple.
im of the same attitude except for the big thing of it being closed source, yet taking tech from open source designs. X1 and the printers like it are open source and Bambu have stated that they used Voron printers to make the X1. The 3D printing community was founded on the idea of open source, and everyone benefitted from it. Its a shame to see that die in the form of increasingly patented tech and closed source printers.
@@OrangeDuster And that's exactly why I'm waiting patiently for my Prusa Mk4 to ship. The industry will move in the direction that we move it.
@@senoralimk4 is still closed source so far. Even if they open source, the nozzle will still need to be customized.😂
@@dark_xdark132 If you've got some insider information suggesting that Prusa is going to suddenly change course after all these years, I'd like to see it.
I have the P1S and love it, just ordered this mini to do smaller thing to let my bigger printer stay printing the big stuff
this was going to be the printer I recommended to family members such as my mom who has never 3D printed before.
Unfortunately I lost my existing printers in a recent sudden eviction+move and this is now my replacement haha.
It might be a strange take.. but the printer by itself seems like a wonderful machine and well worth the money, especially for beginners! But as soon as the AMS lite is added it changes my opinion to not liking it at all… the AMS looks cheap, the footprint of the printer, AMS and poop box is insaneee given it’s called a ‘mini’ 😮 and I’m really disappointed they haven’t really addressed the multi colour waste issue (if it’s even possible on a single tool head)…
None the less, excellent review as always man! 🤘
Having AMS for switching between multiple filament types without needing to mess around with it is really handy even if you're not doing multi-colour prints due to waste.
@@Moondog-j7b Yeah, talk about that.
I don't do multicolor printing (just some special PLA support sometimes), yet, after a few month of use on my P1P, I still bought an AMS.
I was getting sick of swapping materials or color all the time.
@@xmtxx 100% agreed. When my MMU2 was actually working, the best thing about it was not having to freaking load filament. I wonder if this will have the ability to switch spools when a spool runs out?
Regardless, waste is a very generalized problem with FDM multi-color printing and it sounds like their answers are _almost_ on par with the industry, but not quite as robust just yet.
Also, I say "when my MMU2 was actually working" because the darn thing barely works. I can't believe people praise Prusa so much with such a broken piece of hardware being sold with _known issues_.
Do you have eyes? The AMS does not, in any way, look 'cheap'.
@@Moondog-j7b yeah 100% agree, love my AMS for that reason… but not sure it’s really needed on a beginner printer. I think the P1P or P1S with full sized AMS is a far better option if someone is planning on doing so much printing that changing filaments is a pain…
That said… the whole combo is insanely well priced so for people wanting to try it out it might be just perfect…
Good to see you again Angus (and with a printer review no less.) I dunno seems like an odd choice for Bambu going towards the lower end of the market, considering they've clearly been aiming at prosumer up to this point. I guess the multicolor market must be larger than I thought.
It’s the complete opposite of an odd choice. It was the only price point they weren’t competing in. Why would they release new printers to compete with their printers that are already selling well.
Didn’t go to school for business I take it.
😂
Edit:
This doesn’t signify that the multi color printing market is bigger than you thought, this is them simply making it more accessible to people. Having said that, there has been a market for multi color 3D prints since 3D printing started. Before we just called it PAINTING. 😂 Which I prefer still since the AMS is a polluting machine. I barely use mine. Buyers couldn’t care less if it’s painted or printed in color.
nice and detailed review. everything we needed to know straight forward. I am super happy with my X1C for now
Hey Angus! Been watching you for almost 6 years and as always I loved the video !!! I got a little worried when seeing that the flow calibration doesn't work with the textured PEI since it's what comes standard on the A1. After some researching, I might be wrong but I believe this warning that appeared on the slicer was for the X1 series, since it mentions " scattering " and this *probably* has something to do with the way the lidar works and light reflection etc. from what I know the A1 uses an inductive ( Eddy current sensor ) to measure the pressure in the nozzle that I believe would be agnostic regarding print surface. Anyways, loved the video! Congrats for 1 million!!!
That desk though. It was born to demo how wobly a printer is!
It's so convenient for moving and filming but yeah it's probably time to retire it...
Wow, between your review and Joel’s, you can see exactly how all the little details on this printer work. Really nice attention to detail.
Last thing I want to see is a teardown and disassembly. Really cool overall 😊
Can we see another calm talk on how the bambu labs a1 is the best thing since sliced bread
I would buy this immediately if it came in the transparent prototype version that you guys got!
I don't care about the multicolor honestly - it's nice to know that I can buy that printer and upgrade later. I assume that building an enclosure would be easy due to size as well.
I feel like I'll pick one of these up in a year or two when I get fed up with troubleshooting my ultra upgraded Ender 3 S1.
I really wish I'd saved the money I spent a year ago and waited for this little guy. Standard Ender 3 S1 was about this price (not including the HUNDREDS of dollars worth of upgrades I've made to it)
Honestly, you could’ve started saving money by not upgrading the S1 so much. I see people that obviously can’t really afford it spend money on unnecessary upgrades when all they needed to do was get better at adjusting the printer.
My S1 didn’t need anything but silicone bed spacers and firmware. The e3v2 only needs $150 in upgrades and firmware to print like an mk3. You’re not alone though. Lots of people get sucked into the unnecessary upgrade rabbit hole that RUclips causes.
Having said that, you’re about to do it again. This is only worth it if you want multicolor for under $500. That’s the only selling point of this. In terms of upgrading, it’s a dead end. Outside of multi color printing is limited in scope.
I have the p1s with ams and agree, the multi colour is not for me. It is great however as you can load up multiple spools of the same filament and not have that anxiety of running out mid print. I have 2 cold white and 2 black spools depending what I am printing.
I'm right there with ya. I wish this was out last year when I bought my S1 Pro. Wish they would fix the poop problem though.
The A1 Mini is a good development coming from that Ender 2/ Pro or Prusa Mini. *I always thought these mini printers are the way to go not only for beginners but also for more than 80% of what families print at home!* It was just a question of when Bambu Lab is bringing a Mini of it's own, after Creality and Prusa also did.
The AMS Lite is an interesting idea! *Surely there soon will be mods for packing this thing into a box for moisture protection (with another stand)* but I still don't like the waste which is produced by design!
As an alternative: The Sovol SV 04 IDEX only "can" 2 colors without manually changing the spool (if the model to print fits for that technique), it can 300^3 abd it could be quieter. It also costs about the same as the combo and needs less space.
I hope for Sovol they soon bring an upgraded version with their latest print heads and Klipper like on the SV07.
Cheers
I think this was the best move they could have made it really does look like a well priced high quality beginner friendly machine and I think that has really been missing from the market since the race to the bottom started
That's really cool. I've been researching 3D Printers for the past 6 months. I've been deep diving into 3d printing with no prior knowledge of the tech or manufacturers or models. After 6 months I'm leaning highly to a bambu labs X1C or (if money's no object) a Prusa XL 5toolhead changer. But Prusa is backordered so much that, not only is it cost prohibitive, it would take forever to get one
This little bambu slinger is super interesting and maybe that would be a good first time printer for me
Beware getting printers from places that are proprietary like this. 3d printing companies are renowned for dropping support for things and then you have an expensive paperweight. Yea Prusa is expensive, but they support all their printers with new firmware releases and backward compatibility. But really most 3d printer manuyfacturers use open source software and repair parts that can be sourced elsewhere.. just most don't have AMS systems yet.
@@jth_printed_designsthe p1s is another I've considered
@@mystixa I don’t want any Kool-Aid, thanks.
Most printers released in the last four years are still supported, including $200 ones. And you don’t need the company anymore, the community is much better at fixing things, and faster.
Go with prusa. They will still be around in 10 years and always support their products no matter how old.
I'd like the AMS, but not for multi material prints. Rather, just to have all my common filaments lined up for hands free print starting without having to swap over.
Seems like a neat addition to the Bambu family, not that I will be adding one to my collection I already have a P1P and standard AMS which I'm very happy with, might be tempted to grab the P1S upgrade kit though at some point
I love your shirt!
Hi. Could you do a retake on "The Ultimate Guide to Perfect 3D Prints" but oriented to Bambu Labs printers? Since they are way better than Creality's, Prusa's, etc.
This is the most beautiful printer in the world at the moment. Looks like something you would find in Starfield. Great work!
From what I noticed from my AMS system is when I changed the length of PTFE tube it seemed to calculate it based on a sensor from the AMS and then the sensor from the print head, so if it’s similar you should be able to extend the PTFE tubes to relocate it wherever, I would think.
There is a note on the wiki that PTFE tubing with a max length of 1.2 m can be used.
The way the spring loaded spool holders work will likely prohibit the PTFE tubes from being extended much, as the spools need to be retracted on a color change and there is no motor to drive them.
That table wobble though 😂 (great vid as usual!)
As the printers get faster it's getting more and more noticeable lol, even the better lower table was moving on the carpet. 😫
@Maker Muse, why are you printing on the most wobbly table on the planet? come on now
Was hoping that the color change wasn't more wasteful as the AMS system but looks like it is and the system takes longer to switch between colors other wise it would potentially been a really good competitor for some of the things I print.
Me too.
I hate the AMS. Barely use it.
This is exactly what I thought when I saw this new machine: This is like a super Cetus. I loved my old Cetus so much, that this almost tempts me if I didnt already have the p1p.
I am so sad, still not the printer many are looking for, a bigger one.
I won't use any $$$ on this, I want a BIG printer! I think I might even consider choosing another hobby instead.
Where I don't need to wait and wait and ... yeah ... WAIT...
Sad thing is, every hobby is expensive, if you don't already have some basic utilities.
Woodworking, oh boy, that is expensive also, but I might just go 100% into that instead.
Thanks for your always super neat and HONEST reviews, where you do NOT oversell the product, like sadly many others RUclipsrs do this day.
I’m glad this is around but doesn’t look like it’s for me. Feels like an engineers project that was really cool, but maybe not thought out fully. Time to wait some more for a bambu XL
This makes sense since the Majority of the files on the freeware sites will fit on this build plate. It's too bad that Creality forgot about their Ender 2 pro, Kingroon was never able to get things right with their KP3S.
The spool holder looks like a cool idea! Shame they don't have adaptors to allow for other spools, but still pretty cool idea
Once this is released there will be many spool adapters available. Just look at how many spool adapters are currently available for the AMS.
I'm LOLOLOL when you shook the table dude O.o Those units were hanging on for dear lifeeeeeee! Great video tho!
Didn't fall over though! I was impressed haha
I have to say if Bambu offered a clear version of any of the printers they make I’d pull a loan out to buy one right now! I absolutely love clear electronics and I know others do as well
they said they only gave the clear ones to reviewers and staff because they can only make clear injection molds while the molds are fresh and not "beat up"
Source: CNC kitchen interview with Dr. Tao
The color and design is like something from a sci-fi game or movie. 😍
I got into this 3d printing thing yesterday, the term 'bed slinger' makes me chuckle
I love it already! At that price point it's an ideal Christmas gift.
Possible solution for the size of the footprint:
Looks like that AMSlite unit could be mount upside down directly above the A1. Maybe the cord connecting the AMS to the A1 is long enough? But if you wanted to put this in an enclosure, and went with a diy cabinet approach, I could see some custom printed mounts that would screw to the inner ceiling of a cabinet enclosure and hold the AMS upside down directly above the printer. That would allow for the PTFE tubes to remain at their stock lengths, and potentially help the tubes themselves last longer by removing the bend that otherwise causes the filament to rub harder against the inner diameter, eventually wearing a hole in the tube, as can be seen with the original AMS after a lot of use.
Flipping the PEI build plate over to the smooth side and Pei’s hung it with some steel wool and washing it off adheres to TPU very well. I use it on my enter 5 plus to print TPU liners for arms like a vase
It was my first printer and I'm glad I started with this. Just easy like too easy too use lol
Adhesion is something a modern printer/slicer combo should have no issues with anymore in my opinion, speed is good and all but if half of the prints fail, look bad with ringing or can't be printed in the right material I'd much rather print double the time on another printer and waste less material. The material waste looks terrible btw with all the pooping on this one. I will most likely pass on this one...
You can set you slicer to have waste filament to go into a print object and or infill, though may be an issue for a small build plate. I print mostly functional parts, so for example I print my color products on one part of the bed, then I print a functional object that I don't care about the color, in another spot. In the slicer, I tell the machine to purge all waste into the functional object. It almost eliminates all waste, and I get a 2nd functional part without slowing down the main print. You may already know about this but I know a LOT of people don't. I'm not sure if Bambu doesn't advertise this because they sell more filament with less people doing this, but it's a simple setting.
choking hazard too all those small bits of plastic poop.
Seems like the best course of action for the purge/poop, is to have an identical purge model where it never uses the poop function but just creates a weirdly colored model
Looks like Kingroon KPS3 on steroids, I was looking for 300mm bed sizes or bigger from Bambu, but it is nice to see a small one. Thanks Angus for the review and time on it. A lot of things could be improved, but I'd say for the budget it's not a terrible 3d printer. 🤠
Angus, if you've been having issues with the print for the mouse that's included with the A1 Mini, you might have Joel send you the GCODE file he got from Bambu, because it seems that the way they had it set up through the QR code meant it would fail during printing.
Gotta say, loving being able to slice in the cloud via MakerWorld from my phone
My Bambu-poop stealing kitten will likely adore randomly flung poo 😂
Its concerning how many filament manufacturers dont do what the A1 mini offers. This suggests there may be limitations in spotting differences between batches.
Prusa mini killer. Especially in Australia as the prusa is almost triple the price of the a1. Insanely priced. It'll most likely be the top entry printer.
Interesting. In Europe, the mini is some 50 euros cheaper than the A1.
I'd much rather have a sovol machine anyway
@@johndoe1667 To be fair. Prusa is a European company so we as Europeans pay almost squat in shipping/taxes. Everywhere else it is very expensive to import such a machine unless Prusa has a localized distributor as a partner.
The AMS Lite looks so cool!
Adding this to my print farm for small parts that don't need a full X1 Carbon to print!
Given the 4 colour, the ease, and the quality, this would be the way to go for colour printing in my book. I mean the things I would want colour for are usually PLA and they are usually small. Alternatives are often unreliable and expensive. I think this machine has a market for sure.
All speculation.
I just want the mini ams for my p1s. The fact that it only has to retract a couple inches rather than all the way back to the spool like the original AMS would solve the dumb retraction issues everyone eventually suffers from
Cool to see what my Mk1 Cetus could have become, which is still going strong btw.
Awesome! Mine eventually got the weird extruder stepper motor overheating issue
Not gonna lie, I went from "I hate this" to "I need one" so quickly lol. I mainly print "engineering materials" but this is cool af and x1c is expensive.
and god I'm mad I didn't actually do ANC on my motors 4 years ago when I had the idea lol. everyone on discord told me it's stupid and won't work 😭
15:45 you can print a deflector that makes the putge drop straight down
Cool synths oh beautiful I see an ARP and a DX7 oh man that is cool thanks for the bamboo review.
I didn't expect to hear Angus discussing how to improve a poop chute when I started the video. 🤣
add fibre 😂
Fantastic review, Angus. I'm so sorry mine got leaked; I hope it didn't damage the buzz around yours :(
"I'm so sorry mine got leaked"
bro you deliberately leaked it yourself so you could be the 1st lol. Stop pointing fingers at others. The proof is out there. Was it worth the dislike ratio and bambu dropping you from their insider program?
My fav printer atm is actually my Kingroon kp3s and I was gonna buy a 3rd one until this came out. I like the mini size (most prints still fit on it) and it takes up so little space in my little apartment and it's cheap. I have a few ender variants but I barely use up the full bed size anyway. I didn't buy the X1 etc because of the footprint tbh so I'm pretty excited for this little guy.
Bambu!!! If you seen I think your ready for a Sam’s or Walmart or a Costco in the USA 🇺🇸 been printing for years this looks easy
Thanks Angus! Love your shirt!
The added time, plastic and electricity in the color changing system is egregious.
I never use my AMS as it was intended. Too bad they didn’t improve it.
Beginners will want affordable 4 color printing. I frequently take 3D prints to work and the 4 color prints get many more oohs and ahhs than single color prints. Four color printing for under $500? What a great entry point! What a great way to cause Prusa to sweat! 😂
the prime tower is more important than the purge. You can reduce flushing volumes and mostly retain color isolation but without the prime tower, the colors get mixed more.
Love the Video its clearly Bamboo Labs is aiming at Prusa time will tell which Multy material system comes out on top im tempted to get a Bambu A1 but you make valid negatives which make me re think, dont want to be tied into anyone system...
You can easaly put the AMS light on top of the A1 mini. Just use an enclosure... Actually the perfect enclosure for the A1 mini is made by Prusa - the Prusa mini enclosure. It even have a long slit on the top, so you can perfectly put the tubes through it. Even the cable is long enough to place the AMS light on the top. Also enough space to put a tray beside the printer to collect all the poo. You only have to use longer bowden tubes. This can cause an error on loading, as the printer expect the filament to reach the printhead after the original lenght of the tubes, but just hit retry and it is loaded correctly (or push the filament manually more into the tube while inserting it into the AMS feeder).
Of course you can build your own enclosure, but if its bigger/higher (like the Lack enclosure) you might need an extension cable to connect the AMS light.
Of course, if you have an enclosure, you might want to print ABS. I have not tryed it jet, but it might be possible to increase bed temperature by using a seperate old controller with it´s own power supply (for example an old non-silent creality controller from an Ender 3) to controll the bed and only connect a thermistor to the board on the A1 mini (to avoid an error message). In slicer always set bed temperature to 0 and select the real bed temperature on the external board. You might even use the nozzle heater output + SSR and nozzle thermistor input from the external board to controll a chamber heater...
Thoughts 6 months later? Have they updated the firmware to include anything you mentioned? While the system does 4 colors you could also put 2 of the same color and the ams would automatically switch to the new roll.
Love your reviews Angus. Once i saw this was released I jumped right over here. Thank you for the review. I love my Carbon X1 with AMS and I just talked my University to get 4 more. Seems like Bambu are the company to beat with regard to engineering.
Enjoying your NHRL shirt!
5:47 Granted I’d Say Voron/RatRig/HevORT are the real “Famous Ultrafast Printers”.
Not that BambuLab is bad per se, but they weren’t on the leading edge of the development, nor are they the best on the market now.
You seem a little out of focus on this one Angus. Did you get blurry in America? Great review though, thanks very much for your insight. Always fun learning new stuff with you.
Messed up all my settings 😩
Not for me but great to see them break into the low end.
I have 2 X1C’s and a P1P and still considering this one for some smaller multi color prints so that they take less time to complete. Seems like a solid option for a smaller printer
How does it take less time to complete? 🤔
@@dangerous8333 Because the filament only has to be retracted a few inches rather than 3 feet. My current 2 AMS units are mounted on a rack over the printers. The filament has to be pulled out of the single Bowden tube completely and replaced by the next filament. On this new setup there’s separate Bowden tubes for each material
Pleasantly surprised to see a NHRL shirt! Will we be seeing you competing?
When changing filaments and doing the purge is there no way to simply turn off the purge and have it just move on to the next filament and blend it with what is still in the nozzle? it'd also be cool if they could combine the purge with the supports and ONLY purge into the supports instead of wasting the filament. It'd also be good if you could add a second model that would be printed only with purged filaments where colour doesn't matter.
"second model that would be printed only with purged filaments" -> prusa slicer can do it afaik
"turn off the purge and have it just move on to the next filament" -> i suspect you can switch off purge tower if you want. then, you can have a rainbow colored modell :)
I've already got an X1C and I'm very happy with it, but I'm considering getting one of these on the side once it becomes available without the AMS. That way I can use my X1C for bigger projects and multicolor prints and the A1Mini for small, quick prints. I'm very happy you tested that it works well for printing TPU because that would be one of my potential use cases for it.
I have a Prusa Mini that is also 180x180x180 as a companion to my mk3 and these little printers are great when objects fit (most mine do). I think you will enjoy the a1 looking at the robust build.
I wish they would fix the poop problem. I'm suprised they didn't address that with this release. My Ender 3 S1 Pro suffices for my needs right now but once they fix the purge waste issue I'm tottally in.
Thank you for making all these great videos btw. My ADHD thanks you.
Still waiting on a 300mm+ X1. Have money. Will give. :P
much want!
If only you knew what the future of 3D printing actually looked like. It will make larger machines look stupid but the Bambu Engineers don't even know what that looks like so I wouldn't expect anything better before the 300mm variant
@@cybyrd9615 Right. I guess we will all be waiting for you to reveal your Star Trek replicator design. Haha
Table twerking so hard RUclips gonna demonetize the video lol.
LOL its true 😫