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@ButterPockets I was having a terrible time with these instructions UNTIL I realized that everywhere in your document where the code points to the katapult directory ("~/katapult/out/katapult.bin" and similar) you have to edit the line to capitalize the K in the Katapult folder! It seems like the Katapult folder probably always writes itself with upper case K, so I imagine other noobs may scratch their head for a while at this part too. Does this warrant an edit to your instructions file?

Just wanna say thanks for a great summary doc that you did!

Gave you a thumbs up just because of the nerd comment. 😉Very interesting to see the whole process, but I'm boggled that anyone would ever choose this route. Not any cheaper than a good off the shelf machine, and how many hours of work did this take you, as well as how much money needs to be spent on tools in your prep part. It's so prone to error, I wonder what percentage of people end up with a well functioning printer out of it. Amusingly, you said it was all fine, but never actually showed it working, or what quality prints you get out of it.

I’m in a final phase of building this exact Formbot kit, have few issues with electronics and wiring, you really helped me, thank you so much, also really great video by itself.

This guide is the answer to my misery in the past couple of weeks. I am finishing up the hardware part of my build, was already 90 percent done when I saw this video, and like your tips on what to print so will be going back and changing some things. But the main problem I've had is with software. For several days I've been blundering through trying to follow instructions in various BTT manuals, and it hasn't been working. I am a complete novice at coding this stuff and have never used Klipper, and frustrations and lack of understanding abound. I've been thinking of trying to hire someone to walk me through the implementation of Klipper and the Canbus install because I'm not getting anywhere searching the huge amount of stuff on discord and whatnot. I needed a guide that held my hand, and I think this is it. I'll be starting over from scratch and following your guide over the next few days to get set up. Thank you SO MUCH.

Child of the '70s here, laughing at every one of you reviewers taking issue with the door "handle". Go look at an old school stereo component tower with a glass door. It has no handle. Hell, it doesn't even have that OBVIOUS "handle scoop" of the Q1 Pro. And yet, we managed.

Wish this was out when I started my build a few weeks ago. Would have been a great help and saved me time and money (miss printed parts). I shared it to a build channel on the Voron discord. Will be a great help to others. Thanks

Hey man where did you get the top mounted spool holder?

baby-face or clown-face? C'mon! Yet another clown who tried to explain his tiny audience why tinkering (almost) a 3D printer would "add" features that major brands don't offer! C'mon! Which ones Bojo? You're visibly NOT AN ENGINEER! You instruct advanced - more technically educated - people almost NOTHING! It's all about some entertainment and the claim that you know what you're talking about. Not demonstrated so far. Let me HELP YOU! A 3D-printer is a TOOL! As an European computer engineer, my employers and me put all my attention in... SORTING BIG MANUFACTURERS' OFFERS! DEFINITELY not choosing the cheapest one and wasting our time in "tweaking" it! AS A TOOL, current 3D-printers of Chinese brands like CReality or Sovol, MEET ALL SERIOUS USERS' REQUIREMENTS as a daily routine TOOL! TH-cam is unfortunately FULL of pseudo experts in 3D printing. Nonetheless the best reviewers like Tom Sanladerer, The Swedish Maker, Aussies e.g. Makers Muse to name a few, proved that major - i repeat, SIGNIFICANT - new CONCEPTS can be added as revolutionary solutions. Watch what they do! You'll learn A LOT!

I made some changes in the document that fix a couple mistakes in the video. The firmware make menuconfig is WRONG for katapult during the M8P section - it needs to be deployed. Follow whats in the doc!

Planning to order this exact kit very soon. Your video and docs came at the right time! Thanks a bunch for the hard work!

This will also help me with my Formbot Trident build

Why did you first flash the katapult bootload on the mp8 and then overwrite it through dfutil with klipper. I agree that you don't need katapult on it because it also connects through usb with the cb1 but it seems like an unneccesary step. Katapult is a bootloader that makes updating firmware through canbus possible. It's really handy for toolhead boards but not needed for the main mcu.

I bought that same machinist square from amazon.....tip: it was not square at all......

Thanks for making a build guide that isn't just a 3+ hour live stream!

This looks almost exactly like my Micron+ Very nice color choice and great build!

[o] is actually for "opaque" (e.g., Black)!

What filament brand/color did you use for the green?

Nice build! Welcome to Voron!

Congrats on the Voron, now that you’ve built one printer it’s time to build another haha maybe take a look at the annex k3 ;)

Dang man, you have more time than I do. It was only a few weeks ago you responded to my post on Reddit about this kit. Now it's finished....I need to rethink my priorities and get this finished. Also I did not know you weren't supposed to print the stl file of the SB main body, because I did print it and have it installed. I'd be interested to know what the difference is.

#Hexagonsarenotsogreatagons

not reducing anything for me

Really good content! Big thanks for sharing

I think it's easy to forget how far we've come when you look at a printer like this. My first printer was a Solidoodle (remember those) that I had to build myself. It took me three weeks to get a usable print, and that was a part that let you hang a bunch of quarters from the belts so you could tension them properly. Bed levelling was entirely manual, as was Z-height adjustment, and, well, everything else. We were out there making ABS slurry (if you don't know what that is, keep it that way) to get our prints to stick, and using putty knives and mallets to get them unstuck once they finished. To get anything approaching a smooth finish, you had to envelop your parts in acetone vapor. Good times. Since then, I've had a bunch of printers, including an old school Prusa i3 that's still in service, and my current daily driver, an Ender 3 that has almost zero original parts. When I started 3D printing, I learned to repair, replace, and tweak printers, because you had to. The hobby that I wanted was designing and printing cool stuff. The hobby that I got was being a combined Engineer/Mechanic/MacGuyver. Don't get me wrong. It's been fun, and I've learned more than I ever would have imagined, but the idea of being able to buy a printer for less than $1000 and expecting to just be able to print to it is a moonshot from where this hobby began. While I've come to love upgrading/modifying my printers, there's a real market segment out there that just needs to print stuff, and I think that's where the A1 shines, and hopefully, will open this hobby to a lot more people.

Hi i'm new in 3D printing world, so sory if my question is so basic, if I use 1 brand of filament but bunch of color, should I tune each roll ? Thank you

This wasnt an "issue". Bambu obviously makes money by selling filaments so they were draining users with this waste. Thanks for the vid

3:31 im not. as a designer you schould know that you design something thats a shit design but works....and some day on the toilet you get a heureka moment.

Bought the A1 from Canada (UK resident) and my grandchildren there got the recall message on the LCD yesterday. Bambulabs knew that they were shipping a dangerous product and they have not notified the Canadian authorities as nothing shows up in the recall database. This is probably a criminal offence and the business license should be pulled. As this issue has been public for months I wonder if a class action lawsuit should be started.

If only I could do 2 thumbs up. You're doing the Lords work. Fingers crossed this works ! =D

Do you think they will fix the A1's and sell them at a cheaper price?

Anyone feel he’s not being honest lol I have a Neptune and he’s incorrect Neptune is not as clean tbh

Hey there, I've been dealing with artifacts and ringing on both my P1S and A1M on 100% speeds (which I find very disappointing) on top of that, after opening a ticket I got suggested to do this VFA test together with the following response: "identify the speed range where the VFA phenomenon is most noticeable. In future prints, try to avoid using speeds within that range as much as possible." So much regarding your question @ 6:26min and their "machines". Don't get me wrong. The machines are great and the overall ecosystem is pretty good, but not getting reliable prints on much lower of the advertised speeds is not great IMO. PD: Yes, all machines have been properly maintained, lubricated, cleaned, readjusted, recalibrated etc.

I usually leave my printer alone when it prints, so if I add a pause and I don't notice right away would it be bad if the printed layers cool down before I resume the print?

It is May. Still 469...

I am currently trying to save up enough money to buy the Qidi Tech Q1 pro and I have a little over 300 dollars saved up. I am disabled and can't work so I am worried that I won't have enough time to buy it before the early bird sale ends as i won't be able to get anymore money until June. Can you please do more videos about this printer, maybe tuning and modifications. I am also interested in installing the current full version of Klipper

I have an A1 Mini and love it.

Instead of drawing splines around your graphic you can make an .SVG in inkscape and import it as an SVG in fusion so that it is extrudable

with all of this said ... If i ordered one tonight ... Is the model I ordered the recalled model still OR would it have the newer bed already on it ... curious for answers

People go with Bambu labs because it is closer to plug and play PLUS you have the option of an awesome AMS.

Thanks awesome

For the same filament, would I need to save a different filament profile every time I switch the hotend (let's say, go from 0.4mm to 0.6mm tip)? What about changing the plate from textured PEI to coolplate?

Just ordered my first A1 Mini

In Orca Slicer where can I save a filament profile like how your showing us in your video ? Can this be done for bambu slicer also? Even though you performing these tests on Orca Slicer.

Yeah that benchy looks like ass

I love how honest and genuine your opinions are. Very refreshing and definitely helped me make my decision on this machine

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Thanks for the review, liked your comparison of parts from the two printers. For me I went with an A1 so I could concentrate on printing and modelling rather than the printer. It's always a trade off and I am always struggling for enough hours in the day so a compromise was called for. If it mostly just works I will be happy and the AMS lite looks really interesting. Wasteful on filament but opens up oh so many possibilities. My replacement heat bed is at the post office, can't wait to install it, spend the voucher and get back to printing.

Assuming i just want to print PLA for my etsy shop would you recommend this or rhe A1 or an adventurer 5M? The A1 is appealing because of the larger build plate i can print more at once. 5M is cheaper, but smaller and I don't like the expensive nozzle/hotend setup. The Qidi seems great, faster than the A1, but smaller and the most expensive of my 3 options plus i dont need the enclosure/heated chamber. The negatives of the Bambu are the whole china big brother cloud thing and it's still a bedslinger. I just need something better than my ender 3 v2 lol.

Thanks for the good, honest review. I bought the A1 just before the recall and opted to replace the heat bed (which I did a couple days ago). As a side note, I used it a lot while I waited for the recall part and it still worked perfectly. It's my 1st and only printer so I cannot compare it to others. I will say it has been super easy to use and, for a novice like me, a very fun printer to learn on because it all "just works". Now that I've caught the but I'm sure another printer will be coming soon.