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- Bambu Lab A1 Mini 3D Printer - Best Beginner 3d Printer Under $300
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For currently 200€ I couldn't resist any longer. Thanks for the review!
Also got mine for 200€ last week. Loving it. Amazing experience. Had an Ender 2 for the last 5 years. What an Upgrade. Even better than expected
Fantastic review, Ian! Thanks a bunch for all the info! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
And happy holidays!
Great review man. This printer is pretty much what I needed/wanted to finally get into this, and I plan to buy it next year.
Outstanding review. Thank you and looks like this may be my first printer.
Thanks for the great review Madstech! Any thoughts on the longevity of the cantilever arm? If it likely to get wobbly over time?
I am hoping to buy a 3D printer at some time for making model railway items. I am new to 3D printing and am after a fairly simple bit reliable printer. I have been watching lots of videos and reviews and, so far, the A1 Mini seems to be the best choice for what I am looking for! There are SOOO many printers available at the moment, and they all have different attributes, but also have different 'glitches'! The A1 just seems to work well straight out of the box! 👍 Just waiting for Bambu to release it on its own now!
I love my A1 Mini combo so much I bought another without the AMS that came today!!
The Action 2 mount looks good. Is it good? Can you tell me which one it is? Could not find a link to it in the description
sweet, just what I was looking for
The A1 mini camera will allow me to see without a problem if my print is failing. The X1 camera is not so great either for lack of light so I was happy getting a mini to print out of the box where I can see more of what's happening and more light is on the print.
I'm a newbie, and I'm mostly a solution-guy (3D printer) looking for a problem. One issue is my 89 year old mother in law has a pan she bought back in the pre-historic era that she absolutely loves to cook with, but the handles have warped and are coming apart. A 3D printed handle would be the perfect solution, but it's a pan. You cook with it. It gets hot. Is there a good filament I could use for it, and would it be usable in this printer? I'm thinking of just saving up and getting the X1 Carbon and forgoing any less expensive printer, even the new PS1, but this printer might be a good intro for me. But, printing those handles would be awesome. Thanks.
This is my first personal 3-D printer. We have one at work that is not the brand that does not have self-leveling and messing with the bed leveling and the nozzle height is a nightmare. I have yet to get that thing to print decent this thing out of the box print was amazing printed so far is outstanding so easy to use.
Same issue with my supports so far. Wrapping themselves around straight up legs and hanging fingers like that for instance and they just break off, even trying cut them away, smaller things just break. Needs a lot more work on supports really seems as it’s supposed to be ‘based’ off Prusa slicer. Prusa Snug’ just works. I’ve wasted 50% of the first few prints trying the various supports in the Bambu slicer, had a few peel off the bed too which isn’t that impressive really at this stage with auto levelling at play. As for the speed, my speed benchy was fast yes, but not great quality, so why? Do you really ever need a benchy a few minutes faster if it looks rubbish? I’m not sure it’s the speed that’s selling it for me so far. The brush painting and ams is the A1’s super power.
I ordered my A1 mini combo on Monday :)
Great review structure. I just got the A1 mini combo recently and it's my first foray into 3d printing.
This pretty much hit all the key points i needed to finally make the jump into 3d printing.
I did have some concern in regards to the smaller print bed compared to other printers within the price range, but having a strong positive user experience due to the combination of ease of use, speed and print quality, the trade off in lost bed size seems to be worth it. Especially given that things can be split into parts if needed.
I do hope that it ends up being possible to work with some of the stronger materials when used within an enclosure, however even without that ability this printer appears to aim for 80% of key user functionality pushed to a high degree of performance and optimization.
Smart approach honestly and we can see the thought process reflected in the end product.
Seems like a good option for when my Ender 3 Pro dies or I feel like replacing it.
I want one as a backup to my P1S for smaller quicker objects. Maybe without the AMS when they start shipping that option and just use it for single color one off prints.
My thoughts exactly. Just ordered my a1 without ams a few days ago. Though in my case, my niece kept begging me to bring my p1s over everytime I visited her. Its not exactly the easiest thing to drag around with you and I was concered that it may lose its calibration from handling it too often. My p1s has been fantastic so the a1 mini seemed like a no brainer. I want the machine to take up little space on my desk and remain portable, so the ams lite didn't really make sense to me. One of the first things I'll be adding to the printer is a carrying handle.
Super cool to see my Action2 mount design at 17:45! Great to see them getting out into the world :)
Hay wow that’s cool. I I’ll put a link to it in the description.
Great to hear back! It's not showing up yet and nor are my other comment replies to folks.. the mount is called Rip-Worthy on printables if anyone's looking.
I wonder that they struggled again with a terrible camera cause you had said that in a previous video about P1 or S1 , but I still can remember.
Missed opportunity for bambu lab to get it right as they have not learned how to deal with limited offers in the basket.
Fantastic review thanks, quick question does it have to be connected to WiFi? Or can it be stand alone
It can be used standalone. You do need a connection to activate though.
What speed did you print the TPU at? Do you mind drying some filament and show us the texture again? The surface texture was not impressive, but as you said, wet. The overhangs looked good tho. I'd like to see if you can get better TPU print quality than my modified ender 3's (I run 8x Ender 3, with SeeMeCnC EZR Struders, Ultistik powder coated PEI, and SKR 1.3Mini Boards....the automation and speed looks good, but i'm not impressed by the wet TPU 🤷♂️
TPU was all at stock settings as was all prints. I don’t tend to dry filament and I just don’t have the time. But that comes with a price. The TPU used was Bambu own but generally I choose Sainsmart. I need to dry a spool out this week properly. Overall what you’re seeing is the usual moisture blistering and some retraction point. There is zero reason this printer will not deliver same results in TPU as it does in pla for instance. I don’t think the stock profile is perfect though. It does need a little tweak. However overall it still delivers great results out the box. There is always going to be improvement anyone can make.
@@MadRC what speed is stock for tpu? I'm used to printing it at 30mm/s, but the appeal of printing it faster is real. I'd love to see what this thing can do with a dry roll 👌
@madrc what speed did you print the tpu?
Any word on US distribution
Great review! As someone who makes smaller models, this is a tempting offering. Minor question, are you able to use this printer without connecting it to wi-fi or network?
Yes, but you'll need to swap the sd card back and forth every time. You will not be able to remotely transfer any files over and you will have no access to the webcam. On the other hand, you CAN pick which colors you want to print on your multicolor models directly on the touch-screen!
Yes, but to update the firmware you must connect to internet cannot use sd or usb , or so that’s what I’ve been told
How do you prepare the printplate? Do you use any glue (gluestick or spray).
On the PEI I tend to use a quick spray of LAC (hairspray) however that’s it. Just make sure it’s clean.
The A1's bigger brother will be released on Dec 15th...
I do need a 3D printer.
What camera did you use for the timelapse (non printer)
That would have been the DJI Action 2
Hi Ian , at which speed do you print TPU?
I used stock speeds but I will be sharing more on this soon.
@@MadRCthanks , sorry but I don’t know stock bamboo labs speed and specifications, really curious about tpu speeds with this little monster
I have an Ender 3 V2 which uses a micro SD card with files sent over from Cura. Will I still be able to use Cura and the micro SD card with this machine? As to the camera-- I'd rather they knock off a few bucks and keep the damn thing. I don't know why people want a camera. Thank you. Great video.
Some people have day jobs and would like to stop a print remotely if it fails. Rather than have 12 hours of spaghetti to clean up.
@@RyanMonoxide Good point. Never though of that.
Maintenance is going to be a bit pricey, but not terrible. $10-12 for proprietary nozzles and fans...compared to Ender 3 $0.30 nozzles and $1.50 fans...."that's how they get ya"
If you get Ali express nozzles. From local sellers it's usually around 6-7. So it's comparable. Also the nozzle in the ender are extremely simple and a complete hot end is about 16€ here in Germany. So the prices are way better than original OEM parts from other manufacturers.
I don't think bamboo labs make there money on replacement like inc printer companies do
No support for the Bear, did you need to change any of the default settings?
So no TpU with the Ams... so just hang filament on a sperate holder on the side of the machine
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No the bear was printed in default profile generic PLA, as for TPU yes there is a standard spool holder included on the back to hold a single spool. You just connect the tube to that.
@MadRC Mahalo for your quick response.. I am looking for my 2nd printer , which I only have a snapmaker J1. Which my kids and I enjoy using to learn this hobby.
Can't you re-spool other filaments onto a compatible spool?
Yes absolutely
The build area is way too small. What were they thinking?
I am really not sure how many people need larger. 99% of what I print I can do on this.
It's fine. Prusa mini and many others use the same size. 80% of items I print with the x1c would fit that bed size.
I would completely disagree about the filament pricing.TPU is $37-42 a roll from Bambu vs $22-30 from SainSmart. Bambu also only has 6 colors, no Green 😢
I was not really classing TPU in that part as it’s not used on the AMS anyways and you can use any spool on the back holder. I tend to use Sainsmart in TPU but I was using the a Bambu Spool I had laying around for the TPU tests.
AMS?
Automatic multiple filament selector.
I love the under 460..yea by a dollerbuck 😂
Its under though
I’m wondering how much extra Bambu paid them all to say the same exact disclaimer at the beginning of every review
Clearly you have not watched my channel. EVERY SINGLE REVIEW has that disclaimer and has done for over 3 years.
Secondly I will say now the accusations of being paid is bullshit and lies.
Bambu review terms are one of the best I have seen from any brand period.
“We will send you the printer to evaluate, you can make a video or don’t that’s upto you., we hope you enjoy. “
1: Bambu do not ask to see the video in advance
2:Bambu do no ask for any specific things to be highlighted or mentioned.
3: Bambu do not and did not make any for of payment or any requests for anything.
They don’t even provide a reviews guide of points to cover. They know their product is good and frankly I wish every brand acted as bambu did as it’s a breath of fresh air to have ZERO conditions.
@@MadRClol I have not just weird every reviewer on the a1 mini has the same disclaimer word for word
@@lexluther1323it’s an FTC thing which is why you hear it so much. Things like that and disclosing affiliate links etc are also TH-cam requirements
9.51 wait a cotton picking minute… what are beerings ?😅
I was wondering about this one myself, to me looks a bit well crap, by this I mean the look of it, not the specs. But your hands on the bed and wobble it.
The bed is solid. I mean solid solid. The only movement is the soft feet. There is not even a hair on the the bed of moment once it’s setup.
This thing is way more solid than a Prusa Mini lol.
Wow late review
I had to test it first. Can push out a review in 3 days on something like this.
Love the tech - absolutely amazing, especially at that price. But I can't support the company, both for their patent practices, and the security risks of how they force you to operate.
Yep. I ain't buying hardware that wants to phone home.
Do you have a Samsung cause if so you’ve already brought back crap with malware to your home! If you own an Apple then I applaud you
@@bobbyco I own none of that bs. Only buy phones where you can install your own OS.
You wouldn't buy a PC that is locked to one OS would you?
@@David-ty6myyou can disable the server connection and upload in the local network (for the X1 and P1 anyway)
You guys all live in fear 😂
It's hard to believe a company would put a camera like that in a printer in 2024. Shameful really.
It’s misleading to call this as under 300 when it’s literally 299 and then after tax and shipping you’re probably paying $350 or more. It’s also not coming until after Christmas and you have to pay extra for the PEI plate.
😂 get over yourself dude
@@BTerra01I am no dude and I am stuck with myself so there is no getting over anything - wanker.
Thanks you for calling out the pei plate, i really like printing on pei, and would want to be sure i get good powder coated sheet 👌
@@BTerra01Nu-Men
Hahahahaha!!!!