Bambu A1 Mini Mods You NEED to Print

[@jet_lea]

Hey everyone! I’m looking into doing a Q&A style video for 5k subs, let me know any questions you may have to be featured :)

[@aryaveeragarwal7872]

A1 vs A1 Mini (its fine if its not possible cos u dont have an A1 but just an idea)

[@sledbomb]

@jet_lea

[@MrDanDizz]

I have been running an A1 mini for 2 months and even got a small business running, really effective machine almost no issues, only once i had to take out the hotend and cut some fillament that was stuck, but never any problems. If the prints start to fail the most simple solution has been to clean the build plate with water and a dish brush.

[@jet_lea]

I have had a very similar experience, absolutely love this thing

[@davidecarollo70]

Great! Please go ahead with this A1 mini videos series. A very few KZbin channels go beyond unpacking and some tips. Now waiting about A1 mini maintenance 💪💻

[@jet_lea]

you got it!

[@davidgulbransen6801]

@@davidecarollo70 not to be in bad taste by referring to a different channel, but there is a miniatures-focused channel that has some great videos on A1/A1 mini maintenance.

[@Arne.Bornheim]

„Gridfinity: my best friend“ couldn’t agree more haha 😊 Nice video. Will look into doing some of these for my A1

[@jet_lea]

i think we all love gridfinity

[@patricklehigh9019]

I have to say you started finding your voice very well. Great job. Love the what you see is what you get. Those flaws that I am going to guess you think look bad are really the best part. It shows that you are one of us. It is obvious you are getting more confident and better every vid. Very glad to have 'met you' at the start. You have a hell of a ride in front of you. Always take care of you first. And don't burn out Best of luck!

[@jet_lea]

Thank you very much! I definitely feel more confident in how I talk to a camera, just need to work on not saying my favorite words “however” “here” and “awesome” so much 😂

[@lotheronprime]

Why did you buy a 3D printer? "To print accessories for my 3D printer, of course!"

[@jet_lea]

what else would i print? 😂

[@RealSnail3D]

@@jet_lea lol I love it. congrats on the 5k!

[@thomasgrassi8817]

I got mine working now have 5 colors available Also print the other models too they all working well

[@jet_lea]

Awesome, I'm glad they worked out

[@davidgulbransen6801]

A point of clarification: the desiccant inside the AMS Lite enclosure will NOT dry the filament inside it. It keeps the humidity down so the filament does not absorb more moisture. In order to actually dry wet filament, it needs to be heated up so that the filament can actually release moisture into the air (which then can be absorbed by desiccant to keep the air dry, etc).

[@jet_lea]

yes, i apologize if i misspoke in the video

[@tombo7719]

dope enclosure, I have mine done, and hygrometers installed also, even added the PTFE tubes inside.. Thank you so much!

[@jet_lea]

That’s great! I’m glad you like it

[@tombo7719]

doing the cover and filament cutter now!

[@tombo7719]

@@jet_lea For sure! thanks again, great vids dude!

[@andrejrac1319]

yo man i love your videos you actually made me buy an a1 mini and i do not regret it

[@jet_lea]

That’s good to hear!

[@JeremyMortensen-o1y]

My A1 should be here tomorrow and i've already got the hygrometer and desiccant ordered so I can make one of these setups. Awesome video and explanation of the install process. Keep up the great work

[@jet_lea]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@thewater2006]

My a1 should arrive this week hopefully these prints work for full sized a1

[@jet_lea]

Let me know how it goes!

[@RedDragon-no8ic]

l love my A1 Mini with AMS light - started with a basic Ender3 my lady got me -- But the A1 Mini is SO much more enjoyable to play with -- got an A1 with AMS light on the way should be here in a couple days -- keep up the great videos ❤

[@jet_lea]

It’s like a whole different world, you’re gonna love the ams lite as well :)

[@BossyNSaucy]

Love these! I forgot I printed the same sock remover tool and I have removed my sock about a dozen times in the past couple days haha. I’ll have to find it. Although I worry about dust (I have dirty huskies 🤣) I really really like the front cover with the hatch for nozzle swaps. 🤩 Thanks for sharing, as always

[@jet_lea]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@cadefoster5853]

Hello! Thanks for the video! Can you give a link to the model of your organizer which is located above the printer's screen?

[@jet_lea]

yes, it is in the description on my makerworld under the a1 mini mods :)

[@منايهالمسماري]

I want to buy one, but I worried too much about the airs which put her in? If I put it in my room and adapt a suitable job for it to complete the printing of the mo

[@NWGR]

I haven't really had any issues with getting the plate dirty from touching it, however, I do wipe down the plate before every print with IPA. I've been using cotton rage but really like that rag holder and will be printing that ASAP. I've been using that PTFE tube splitter you showed for a couple of months now and it's been amazing. I have my AMS lite wall mounted behind my mini, and the external spool is fed from above. It's extremely convenient not having to detach one of the PTFE tubes from the AMS lite to use the external spool.

[@jet_lea]

that’s awesome, i’m glad some of the mods are working out for you! The build plate cleaner is slowly becoming my most used mod

[@CannonQuacks]

W vid Jet is on fire w/ these 🔥

[@jet_lea]

w subscriber

[@Arne.Bornheim]

Love this and will have to watch the first ones and do some upgrades to mine soon 😊

[@jet_lea]

Thank you!

[@uwuKlitten]

Most likely getting my a1 mini tomorrow or monday, already got a list of prints thanks to your videos already :D

[@jet_lea]

That’s awesome, you’re gonna love it!

[@3dprintingnerd12]

Getting mine tuesday

[@uwuKlitten]

@@jet_lea I am loving it big time, now currently prining the handle for it so I can have the spool higher up and not making the printer take up such a deep footprint

[@jet_lea]

@uwuKlitten That was one of the very first things i did as well :)

[@Quantumflipz]

Im getting mine in about 2 1/2 weeks

[@danielcraciun4106]

I would not suggest to spray the build plate with IPA while its attached to the printer. You risk spraying the Y axis guide rail too (which is lubricated) and the oil would dry up.

[@jet_lea]

that’s a good point 🫡

[@SidjEOS]

Another option would be to spray the pad.

[@boyensn4233]

I actually saw a magnetic adapter for the plate on the head. Gonna try that one out once I got the right magnets. If it works that will make nozzle swapping easy af.

[@jet_lea]

Currently looking at it!

[@thomasgrassi8817]

Where can I get some Bowden Tube from? what size do I need? I have Bambu Labs A1 with AMS and I want to hook up the EXT Spooler with the splitter you showed on here

[@jet_lea]

I use the bowden tubing from “miluosong” on amazon with a 2mm inner diameter but bambu also sells it on their website

[@FreedomToRoam86]

Good, useful stuff. Most videos like this have maybe one useful thing that I’ll try. I like all of these, other than I don’t have drawers yet. I like the idea of the filament cutter right there on the AMSL. Will free up a set of shears that clutters my 3d table. And the 5 tube feeder is genius!

[@jet_lea]

I’m glad you liked it! If you try them out let me know how they work for you :)

[@sxmi53]

when did you print that litle black thing to push down the coupler

[@jet_lea]

I believe what you’re talking about is in the 2nd a1 mini mods video

[@aryaveeragarwal7872]

My birthday is on the 17th of Oct, and i'm getting an A1 Mini, thanks for all the ideas, hope u grow a lot more. P.S: Congrats on 5k❤

[@jet_lea]

Thank you! You’re gonna love the a1 mini

[@aryaveeragarwal7872]

@@jet_lea I bet i will!

[@b3owu1f]

So i ordered the Biqu metal gear for $20. Did you do that yet? I hear it lasts forever and works with material like PLA-CF and PET-CF much better?

[@jet_lea]

I have not tried that yet, i’ll look into it!

[@b3owu1f]

@@jet_lea Called the Panda Claw.

[@Allan-r8i]

Does your mini buzz? Mine has started to make this buzzing noise near the back by the base of the Z axis... Unsure if it's always been there.

[@jet_lea]

I’ve never heard a buzz before? is it constant or just a one time thing?

[@cedricverboven2444]

How do you upload files on it with a sd/mini sd card or with a usb stick?

[@jet_lea]

you can export from bambu studios to a mini sd card, plug it in to your printer and find it under local files :)

[@radish6691]

Technically the PTFE tubes are not Bowden tubes because the A1 Mini has a direct drive extruder, not a Bowden extruder. And what are y’all doing to your build plates that you need to clean with IPA? Here’s the only recipe you need for a clean build plate. Ingredients: sink, warm water, dish cloth, dish soap, something to dry with (I use paper towels), build plate storage. To clean: wet plate, soap plate, scrub plate, rinse plate, dry plate, store plate. There is never a need for noxious chemicals like IPA or acetone.

[@jet_lea]

I will give it a try and see if I have the same success:)

[@garethneal82]

Dude, compared to IPA, dish soap is pretty awful.

[@Kid_illithid]

I need the AMS still unfortunately. But I have been running PETG out of a dryer finally. It’s so easy to print on this thing

[@jet_lea]

It just works :)

[@Kid_illithid]

@@jet_lea my first printer was an Anycubic kobra 2 neo, and they don’t provide good profiles for almost anything on the printer I got. It was incredibly frustrating as a new user, and part of what made me get a bambu

[@JeffBenedict]

Awesome video. I'm looking for an A1 Mini top mounted dual spool feeder to help speed up manual filament swapping for color changing w/o AMS.. have you run across anything like that?

[@jet_lea]

let me do some research!

[@JeffBenedict]

@@jet_lea thanks. i've looked on MakerWorld and I've found individual items. but not a dual.I could probaby mesh 2 together and make what I'm thinking, and I don't think having 2 spools on top would make the unti too top heavy..

[@MiroSays]

Nice, you are showing some mods I haven't seen yet! I have an alternative for the build plate holder. Or I should say, Bambulabs has one. Take a look on the micro sd card that comes with your A1 Mini. Mine (A1) has a build plate protector on it. It's not a perfect fit and only prints in PLA, so I have copied the gcode to my Mac, uploaded it to an stl converter and then to another online converter that fixes stl files and then I could finally import it into Bambu Studio, stretch it a little bit and print it in PETG. I'd share the file, but since I have not found it on makerworld it doesn't seem Bambulabs has published it and I don't know what license it may be under - if any. I did know about the filament cutter, but never tried it so I didn't know about the 45° which is a lifesaver with the ultimate enclosure. I've had problems with 2 different brands of filament so far which just wouldn't get into the motors. I'll definitely print that if I can figure out how to make it stay where it's supposed to be with my vertical (wall-mounted) AMS Lite.

[@jet_lea]

I'll have to look into that build plate holder and I would love to hear if you find a solution for the vertical mount!

[@theo3000]

Never had luck with the various Y-splitters on my AMS lite. Too much friction.

[@jet_lea]

I like this one because it allows the bowden tubes to go fully through it

[@sanderkitsberg]

absolute SIGMA

[@jet_lea]

that’s all you

[@RyanMercer]

👍

[@jet_lea]

🤝

[@ektopia]

Yes to gridfinity!

[@jet_lea]

yes always

[@jorknorr]

where can i find the toolbox would be awasome to have :)

[@jet_lea]

It was featured in the very first a1 mini mods video :)

[@jorknorr]

@@jet_lea thanks il watch it again for the 99 time 🤣🤣

[@rogerallcock8297]

What filament do you use most of and have most success with?

[@jet_lea]

Definitely elegoo and sunlu, haven’t had any problems with either

[@rogerallcock8297]

@@jet_lea is that PETG or PLA?

[@jet_lea]

@rogerallcock8297 Pla but i’ve also used elegoo petg and haven’t had any problems

[@jordaynerjr]

And just to let you know there is a mod out there that lets you use the AMS lite with TPU

[@jet_lea]

there is?? i’ll have to check it out

[@blunaa943]

Don't need any of these. I don't understand what's wrong with using two fingers or just wait 5 minutes. I never removed, nor touched and with that cleaned my build plate at all. Just wait 5 minutes and take your print of with no resistance? Also never had issues with the filament feeding, even broken off or flat cut filament gets feeded without any issues.

[@jet_lea]

That’s awesome that you haven’t had any issues, I must be a tad unlucky i guess!

[@soniccinos]

6:53, Bambu lab says you should not cut the filament in a angle if using the AMS Lite system... The best way to cut is exactly how the print already cuts the filament every time if stop printing. Totally flat!

[@jet_lea]

wow i had no idea, that’s great to know !

[@radish6691]

Can you provide a link to where BL says not to cut filament at an angle? I looked through the BL wiki and quick start guide, couldn’t find anything about loading filament. Cutting at an angle is the only way I can get filament to load sometimes.

[@alzandermuller]

Loving the series! If you haven't heard about it yet, I'd love to see you cover the multi plate mod for the mini: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqq1kHeDnKt_fcksi=Y5tOxdJo1Noh2adq

[@jet_lea]

I would love to check it out :)

[@GCDelp]

Please label your spray bottle! OSHA guidelines don't really apply to you, and you're not likely to forget the bottle you have your IPA in, but it's a good habit to be in and a good practice to preach :)

[@jet_lea]

a very valid point as i recently went on vacation and almost took my ipa bottle instead of my travel sized hair spray!

[@Tayphun]

absolute SIGMA

[@jet_lea]

no you