Fantastic Video especially for beginners to choose a Valuable printer.. I bought one year ago a BQ B1 which is capable of doing a good job (at lower speed of course) But to print a wing section with good quality I had to test, test again, change and test again then I come out with a simple solution I ignored at beginning: build an enclosure which solved many issues! I do not own a bambulab printer but knowing all the struggle to print some freely available planes I'd recommend to get a P1S instead of an A1 especially if you plan to keep the printer in a cold place in the winter ... Second factor the Slicer .. I struggled too much to try to slice properly 3DLab planes (Piper J3) in Cura (was bundled and recommended by BQ) as I was getting blocked with code sliced in Prusa Slicer which was sed by 3dLabPrints .. (for curiosity I can tell it was enough to adjust Custom Start and END G-Code but much more REMOVE tool switch custom G-Code that was pausing the print at start). Complete Different Topic: I love your planes as they fly really well and are well engineered, are you planning to project a "Thermal" glider ?? Some of your planes have good gliding capability not only on the slopes as far as I can see from your videos!!
I chose an X1C and two A1s. A1s do great with parts that aren't too tall, and the super easy nozzle changes help me do other projects that require 0.2 nozzles like 3D printed business cards. edit: if I'm worried about a tall part on the A1, "Silent" mode can be used to reduce any potential wobble
Yep, "silent mode" that's what I did in the video for the foaming materials to make it a little better... it reduces the accelerations/speed, but only increases time by a couple of minutes. The A1 does slice differently in Bambu and Orca than the X1 and P1... slight variations... but different.
For the PLAs I use the smooth PEI or Cool Plate, both with a little glue stick. The textured PEI plate needs too much temperature to stick dry, and adding something to help, like glues stick, can be inconsistent or stick too much. The textured for gluing parts together has not been a problem, even with thin CA… but depends on the spot.
You will have to let us know how well it works. I don't like buying brand new products and $399 is not too far off from a P1P. ... Flashforge might be different, I did like my Voxelab printer (flashforge bargain brand) but it was a clone of a clone of a clone. Hopefully your ad5x better than the new Creality stuff from the last year.
@soarkraft i didn't buy it (yet?) 🫠 the k2 plus is actually very good and bambu has tpu for ams now so there are many options and the ams can be modified to work with normal tpu, too
@@wk5199 that's true, the price is great. 100 to 150 more than just an ams/cfs but you get a whole printer. 220 does seem a bit small, yes. but many designs still use that as the lowest common denominator. i have a 400³ bed slinger, and the height has come in handy a few times, but for wings it's not really practical to go that tall. it does start to wobble real bad. 220 gives a comfortable 300mm diagonal. i doubt many designs have a chord larger than that. for better materials a chamber heater is awesome, none of the bambus do that, right? sadly the ad5x isn't even enclosed.
Hi, my first prints I did with eSun LW-PLA, and its smells bed, and sometimes I felt headake. I know you are curently printing with LW-HT, and i dont see any vents in your space, is it not so toxic ?
The X1C and P1S have a charcoal filter for smells, but the LW-PLA and LW-PLA-HT don’t smell that bad. The ASA, ABS and LW-ASA smell terrible with an open printer, there are others. The X1C and P1S fix most of that, but the LW-ASA I moved into the garage when I was fighting with that… the wife did not like it.
The K2 is a new product from Creality - so early adopter? Absolutely No. I would not buy a new product from them, especially for that money... I would give it several months and let all the other youtubers find the problems.... if it is good then maybe in June. I have several Creality machines.... uhg... examples of reasons to wait: CR5 and the K1... over time they got better... but not a good start. The K2 is also big, huge, but not that much bigger print volume... I only occasionally need something bigger than 256^3, and never for airplanes. My CR10 Max - has been dormant for years. Even my 300 x 300 x 450 Sidewinders rarely used more than half there print volume over there 5 years in my farm. The Bambu printers are not perfect, but even after 2 years they are still one of the best. I love my P1S for airplane parts... though I love my X1C just a little bit more for work projects.
@@vincentrichard2703 Me Too, My BamBoo A1 on the bk Friday sale came in Tuesday and it is the equivalent of life changing if you 3d print often...Only a dozen prints so far and this morning I caught myself sending something to print and I didnt even walk into the other room to watch it start, all is fine. Crazy...
Look up ColorFabb LW-PLA or Bambu AERO, it is a filament that foams as it heats in the nozzle, changing the density and making it lighter. The parts are also mostly hollow, with oriented structure to print well but also hold the shape. Printing flat or xy makes large unsupported top surfaces of the airfoil… not good for printing… stand on end and the airfoil shape is almost perfect.
After a two weeks brain storming, I ordered a P1S without AMS, thanks to black friday and another discount I payed it 450€ ! Hope I won't be disappointed with my choice... After an Ender 3 🤣
You will forget about the Ender3 quickly accept for the pain and suffering it put you through. The P1S is so much better and close to the capabilities of the X1 you will not be disappointed…
funny.... no, my hobby is rc gliders not 3D printer maintenance / tinkering though I know how to do it. I have never had to built laserjet printer (for paper), and im fine with that too.
@@Stojce_ My hobby is RC gliders and I wasted too much time tinkering my Ender 3... Not funny, just frustrating ! P1S will arrive on Monday 😋 A new Roughgen will fly soon !
I have printed for four years with an Ender 3 Pro. Is very good and OK but especially suitable to learn printing well. Last year I bought a Bambu Lab X1C. Is of a different level. Just super good and especially, so easy to use. Only you have to be willing to pay the price tag.
Like going from a flip phone to an iPhone…. And the P1S is probably the best buy for most. I use my X1C daily for work and planes, the extra “luxury” it has is useful but not necessary, paid for itself in productivity and quality quickly. Prints right the first time, and 5x as fast as my Sidewinders… which I had 3 to keep up with work.
@@soarkraft 3 days with my P1S, just amazing ! After a filament calibration made with Bambu Studio, so easy and effective, my prints are just perfect ! Just a problem : what can I do with my Ender 3 ??? 🤣 Sell it for 50€... Or find how to reuse components... Well, just one flaw : it is very noisy 😱 The price of speed...
Fantastic Video especially for beginners to choose a Valuable printer.. I bought one year ago a BQ B1 which is capable of doing a good job (at lower speed of course) But to print a wing section with good quality I had to test, test again, change and test again then I come out with a simple solution I ignored at beginning: build an enclosure which solved many issues!
I do not own a bambulab printer but knowing all the struggle to print some freely available planes I'd recommend to get a P1S instead of an A1 especially if you plan to keep the printer in a cold place in the winter ...
Second factor the Slicer .. I struggled too much to try to slice properly 3DLab planes (Piper J3) in Cura (was bundled and recommended by BQ) as I was getting blocked with code sliced in Prusa Slicer which was sed by 3dLabPrints .. (for curiosity I can tell it was enough to adjust Custom Start and END G-Code but much more REMOVE tool switch custom G-Code that was pausing the print at start).
Complete Different Topic: I love your planes as they fly really well and are well engineered, are you planning to project a "Thermal" glider ?? Some of your planes have good gliding capability not only on the slopes as far as I can see from your videos!!
I chose an X1C and two A1s. A1s do great with parts that aren't too tall, and the super easy nozzle changes help me do other projects that require 0.2 nozzles like 3D printed business cards.
edit: if I'm worried about a tall part on the A1, "Silent" mode can be used to reduce any potential wobble
Yep, "silent mode" that's what I did in the video for the foaming materials to make it a little better... it reduces the accelerations/speed, but only increases time by a couple of minutes. The A1 does slice differently in Bambu and Orca than the X1 and P1... slight variations... but different.
Wich plate do you use in your P1S ? I'm afraid the contact between parts will not be very smooth, with the textured PEI...
For the PLAs I use the smooth PEI or Cool Plate, both with a little glue stick. The textured PEI plate needs too much temperature to stick dry, and adding something to help, like glues stick, can be inconsistent or stick too much.
The textured for gluing parts together has not been a problem, even with thin CA… but depends on the spot.
Downloaded your config files for Orca Slicer, needs to select a X1C to appear... Can it be used with P1S ?
Yes, unless something has changed the X1C and the P1S process and filament configurations are interchangeable.
the flashforge adventurer ad5x can do 4 color / material printing. it even works with tpu for integrated hinges. for $399
You will have to let us know how well it works. I don't like buying brand new products and $399 is not too far off from a P1P. ... Flashforge might be different, I did like my Voxelab printer (flashforge bargain brand) but it was a clone of a clone of a clone. Hopefully your ad5x better than the new Creality stuff from the last year.
@soarkraft i didn't buy it (yet?) 🫠 the k2 plus is actually very good
and bambu has tpu for ams now
so there are many options
and the ams can be modified to work with normal tpu, too
That price is killer for Core XY and Multi Material though 220mm cubed build volume plus they don't ship here to Hawaii kills it for me.
@@wk5199 that's true, the price is great. 100 to 150 more than just an ams/cfs but you get a whole printer. 220 does seem a bit small, yes. but many designs still use that as the lowest common denominator. i have a 400³ bed slinger, and the height has come in handy a few times, but for wings it's not really practical to go that tall. it does start to wobble real bad. 220 gives a comfortable 300mm diagonal. i doubt many designs have a chord larger than that.
for better materials a chamber heater is awesome, none of the bambus do that, right? sadly the ad5x isn't even enclosed.
Hi, my first prints I did with eSun LW-PLA, and its smells bed, and sometimes I felt headake. I know you are curently printing with LW-HT, and i dont see any vents in your space, is it not so toxic ?
The X1C and P1S have a charcoal filter for smells, but the LW-PLA and LW-PLA-HT don’t smell that bad. The ASA, ABS and LW-ASA smell terrible with an open printer, there are others. The X1C and P1S fix most of that, but the LW-ASA I moved into the garage when I was fighting with that… the wife did not like it.
What about the K2 plus from creality?
The K2 is a new product from Creality - so early adopter? Absolutely No. I would not buy a new product from them, especially for that money... I would give it several months and let all the other youtubers find the problems.... if it is good then maybe in June. I have several Creality machines.... uhg... examples of reasons to wait: CR5 and the K1... over time they got better... but not a good start. The K2 is also big, huge, but not that much bigger print volume... I only occasionally need something bigger than 256^3, and never for airplanes. My CR10 Max - has been dormant for years. Even my 300 x 300 x 450 Sidewinders rarely used more than half there print volume over there 5 years in my farm.
The Bambu printers are not perfect, but even after 2 years they are still one of the best. I love my P1S for airplane parts... though I love my X1C just a little bit more for work projects.
@@soarkraftAfter 8 years tinkering my Ender 3... Creality never again !!! 😱
@@vincentrichard2703 Me Too, My BamBoo A1 on the bk Friday sale came in Tuesday and it is the equivalent of life changing if you 3d print often...Only a dozen prints so far and this morning I caught myself sending something to print and I didnt even walk into the other room to watch it start, all is fine. Crazy...
@@floridasaltlifemy P1S came on Tuesday too, and I already launch the prints with no doubt on the result !
You mentioned a foaming material - what is that? Why do you orient the parts up the z axis instead of on the xy plane?
Look up ColorFabb LW-PLA or Bambu AERO, it is a filament that foams as it heats in the nozzle, changing the density and making it lighter. The parts are also mostly hollow, with oriented structure to print well but also hold the shape. Printing flat or xy makes large unsupported top surfaces of the airfoil… not good for printing… stand on end and the airfoil shape is almost perfect.
After a two weeks brain storming, I ordered a P1S without AMS, thanks to black friday and another discount I payed it 450€ ! Hope I won't be disappointed with my choice... After an Ender 3 🤣
You will forget about the Ender3 quickly accept for the pain and suffering it put you through. The P1S is so much better and close to the capabilities of the X1 you will not be disappointed…
@@soarkraftsuffering and fixing stuff is the best part, it gives you something to tinker and learn about how machines work and what makes them tick
funny.... no, my hobby is rc gliders not 3D printer maintenance / tinkering though I know how to do it. I have never had to built laserjet printer (for paper), and im fine with that too.
@@Stojce_ My hobby is RC gliders and I wasted too much time tinkering my Ender 3... Not funny, just frustrating ! P1S will arrive on Monday 😋 A new Roughgen will fly soon !
I have printed for four years with an Ender 3 Pro. Is very good and OK but especially suitable to learn printing well. Last year I bought a Bambu Lab X1C. Is of a different level. Just super good and especially, so easy to use. Only you have to be willing to pay the price tag.
Like going from a flip phone to an iPhone…. And the P1S is probably the best buy for most. I use my X1C daily for work and planes, the extra “luxury” it has is useful but not necessary, paid for itself in productivity and quality quickly. Prints right the first time, and 5x as fast as my Sidewinders… which I had 3 to keep up with work.
@@soarkraft 3 days with my P1S, just amazing ! After a filament calibration made with Bambu Studio, so easy and effective, my prints are just perfect ! Just a problem : what can I do with my Ender 3 ??? 🤣 Sell it for 50€... Or find how to reuse components...
Well, just one flaw : it is very noisy 😱 The price of speed...