I've had my A1 mini for 3 days now thanks to you! I am absolutely loving it and once I'm done playing around I've got the .2 nozzle and 3 spools of Sunlu Meta ready to rock!
@augustopaixao89113 ай бұрын
It's incredible the quality that this machine have.
@Xalantor2 ай бұрын
I love what you do here. I just saw an ad for the bamboo lab black friday discounts and am currently binging your videos before buying. I cannot have a resin printer due to ventilation so your videos fantastic.
@LLJW43 ай бұрын
Cheers! Would love to see A1 vs P1
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
I have no plans to buy a P1 so probably not going to happen. :)
@LLJW43 ай бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors cheers for replying! They are really nice, much better than A1 in my experience. I've used the screenshot from your A1 settings to make myself a wee profile anyway cheers again!
@TripleJAu3 ай бұрын
@@LLJW4 would be interested to see your results
@Senjo56632 ай бұрын
Curious as well on this for a P1 or P1S. Been looking at the CoreXY printers for my next one.
@DonP-b9qАй бұрын
@@LLJW4 I have had a P1S since this time last year. I just got an A1 and I am stunned to see that the print quality of a particular lithophane item that I print a lot of is better on the A1. Of course this is just my experience but it seems to do with the way the slicer adds short interior walls for the P1S that it does not do when I slice with the same settings on the A1.
@FamBoren3 ай бұрын
A very good comparison of the two best printers out there.
@TheShrimpfather-aka-Martin3 ай бұрын
commenting for the algorithm, lol recently a co-worker has asked about 3d printing, he's interested in minis for his DnD. Said he's seen/read that fdm wasn't a very good option, told em to check out your channel.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@dirkheinz72843 ай бұрын
As someone who mainly does smaller scale minis (10mm and 6mm) I would love to see what quality you are able to get on those vs the 28mm ones.
@RagManXX3 ай бұрын
Been looking at the various A1 printers, but haven’t decided which to buy, or if I’m even ready to get another 3D printer since my last one died. Thanks for this comparison video. It’s helpful in deciding which to get, if I get back into the 3D printing world.
@michaelc20326 күн бұрын
Got your v12 profile imoprted and waiting for the Sunlu Meta. Used 3dHojor Matte and my Dwarf came out great on my mini.
@danoontje446Ай бұрын
Hey Tom, thank you so much for all your hard work and research. I've recently gotten my Bambu Lab A1 (Regular, not Mini) and am blown away by the quality. I am however running into the issue of stringing as you're describing here. However, I feel like the stringing I'm experiencing is more severe. For example, printing the barbarian, the entire area inbetween the body and non-sword wielding arm is filled with thick stringing. Hitting it with a heatgun makes that blob up, but I still have to go over it with an exacto knife to scrape it off, leaving some scarring in the process. Do you have any suggestions on what settings I could look into to dial this in?
@JonasBecker11 күн бұрын
Just need to thank you for all the work you do! Got my mini a week ago and your v12 profile knocks it out of the park for every print I do. Would love to hear your opinion on supports, as I had a lot of trouble with the auto tree supports not supporting all important areas and manual supports are often pretty encasing and hard to remove.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors11 күн бұрын
Sorry, nothing I design requires supports, so I don't develop settings for them. :)
@ELIASFA3Ай бұрын
Thank you very much for these videos! Quick question, how does the A1 Mini behave when faced with supported prints? (miniatures with supports)?
@TheTeknikFrik3 ай бұрын
Looking at the cloaks and swords, it seems the full-size A1 has some kind of z-banding issue where the surface does not look perfectly 'flat'. Like @12:04 - there's a lot more artifacts going on along the layer lines on the left model. The right model has more ringing on the cloak near the boot, though.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
This was consistent across all full size A1s we have in house and also confirmed on two others we do not own when running the same profile and filament. Remember, the A1 has a much larger bed and thus more mass/inertia to deal with on direction changes which is the likely culprit compared tot he much smaller/lighter A1 Mini bed.
@Immolate622 ай бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors which is why you should get a P1 to find out the results when the bed is unslung.
@BelfastBiker2 ай бұрын
just ordered Sunlu Meta and your profile for my A1 Mini. Fantastic salesman. :)
@ToddRumbach3 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to get the Mini (Combo) in the very first batch over a year ago. With the firmware updates, it gets better each time. It's noticeably quieter than the A1. It's quick enough to put out terrain, so no 'need' for a 2nd printer.
@stevenwhite77633 ай бұрын
I am still using Ender 3 and found that changing "Wall Ordering" to "Outside to Inside" has made a huge difference in quality.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
It does, but it makes overhangs worse, so it's a tradeoff.
@danielcraciun41063 ай бұрын
I own an A1 mini and the quality of my minis (that are not always designed with FDM in mind) on a 0.4 mm nozzle is fantastic. I can only guess what the difference would be with the .2 nozzle
@blaansarge6 күн бұрын
Is the mini on base settings out of the box or no. case i want to get a FDM printer that i can print DnD and 40k minis and what not on it with good quality, good for people that can just plug in and go. I not good with it comes to the settings on the slicer programs. I have had good luck with resin printers, but do to being in a studio apartment i cant have one. made me sick.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors6 күн бұрын
The minis shown are my own designs, so I cannot say how another designer's minis will do (it all depends on their skill level in engineering the miniature). Only changes to the printer is installing a .2 nozzle and using my custom slicer profile (available on my website.) And agreed on resin, we do not use them in our office due to health concerns.
@TwiceThrainАй бұрын
Which slicer do you recommend using? Thanks much for posting all these helpful videos, working through them as my own A1 mini is in the mail :D
@Utome773 ай бұрын
I love your settings for Miniatures with sunlu meta, but on furniture I got a lot of stringing with the meta but then I use sunlu pla+ and I had perfect results :)
@TonyGrant.Ай бұрын
4:38 So, to be clear Fat Dragon, did you use your V12 profile on both or just the A1 with just the stock Bambu profile on the Mini?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
V12 for both
@markpicklesimer753 ай бұрын
Thank you for another great video! I currently have an Ender three pro that I do all of your terrain on. I’m thinking about getting another printer in order to print miniatures. I would like to stay with the filament printers. Do you have a suggestion on the best PLA printer?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
Bambu Lab A1 Mini
@peggle09Ай бұрын
I have an x1c but i have been thinking about getting a a1 or a1 mini for printing with the .2 nozzle for minis and key caps.
@martingreen6643Ай бұрын
Hi Tom, I’ve just printed out your owl bear using your custom profile, and am very pleased with the results. The profile for the A1 0.4 nozzle, can that be used in the A1 mini, or is it specific to the A1?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
The .4 profile is for terrain (not miniatures), but it can be used on the A1 Mini as well, no problem at all.
@martingreen6643Ай бұрын
Thanks, I was planning on using it for terrain and useful stuff around the house.
@c0dexus3 ай бұрын
Oops, I just ordered the A1 a few days ago and I was hesitating with the mini. But on the other hand, I also need a printer with a larger bed size...
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
It will do great for you, I love my full size A1s. :)
@Koraki51153 ай бұрын
I was looking forward to this video
@JulesHattonАй бұрын
I got your print profiles and some of your miniatures as a test and the results are amazing. A quick question... do you use any kind of filament cleaner to remove dust on the way in or just feed the filament as normal? I've seen some people swear by filters, and other say they cause more trouble than they solve with a big chunk of dirt and dust eventually finding it's way past the filter and causing a massive clog.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
Almost every clog I have ever had was due to filament cleaners/filters. I don't use them anymore.
@tomohalloran52173 ай бұрын
I'm finding the ambient temp is a major contributor to the stringing on my A1. On days over 25 I seem to have no stringing then anything under stringing increases
@nobodyimportant88113 ай бұрын
I liked the comparison
@nillerh82362 ай бұрын
Thanks for the FDM profiles, the miniatures are very nice and good quality. I do however struggle with miniatures needing support, I currently use the tree auto setting in bambulab, but it is very hard to remove the support from the miniature. Do you have settings for supports I can buy?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors2 ай бұрын
Nope, none of my miniatures requires supports! :)
@davidwitte80762 ай бұрын
You can find minis that don’t need support to help with this. Also heat it up to help with the removal of supports.
@CreationDominion2 ай бұрын
Have you tried tree slim or organic? Make them as small diameter as possible
@gunclaАй бұрын
I don't you if you have the time to reply this comment (I hope so). I followed all your previous videos (pre A1) and tutorials, then I tried to print on a Sunlu T3 (basically an Ender 3 clone) two sample miniature from your FDG series. The knight with horn came out quite well with your settings but the skeleton rising from underground keeps giving an hanging element error not printing the arms and head. What did I do wrong? Is the skeleton supposed to be prjnted with supports?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
Are you using my Cura miniatures profile? (I'm not clear why this comment is on a Bambu Lab video when you are using an Ender clone and I have Ender 2/3 miniature printing videos.)
@gunclaАй бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsmy bad for not commenting on the ender videos. Yes, I followed the settings you suggested in the ender videos and tried to copy the content of your Cura profiles (sadly the version of Cura I can run is older and can't install the profiles directly). I got pretty results with two minor issues I am trying to figure out: 1) the horns of the knight's helmet came a bit weird (maybe an issue with very small detail with 0.4 nozzle/temperature/speed?) 2) the rising skeleton failed to print part of the arms above ground and the upper part of skull (maybe I was wrong assuming it is support less?) Anyway I want to say I love your videos because they motivated me to jump into FDM 3D printing (I didn't want to use resin printer but I like miniatures)
@Whateverworkz3 ай бұрын
Love your videos thanks to you i have made some amazing minis!
@JFulls948 күн бұрын
Hey so im using your profile for my A1 mini but for some reason getting very bad stringing i also notice that i have tick boxes that you dont have could it be because im on a newer version?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors8 күн бұрын
I have a newer version profile available on my website.
@guillaumebellanger9716Ай бұрын
Hello . I m using your profil for my a1 mini. This set up gives me great satisfaction. Since the last bambulab update ( two weeks ago maybe ) i have multiple prints failures cause of the supports who fails do you have this issues?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
Nope, nothing I design requires supports. :)
@polestream24 күн бұрын
Thanks for the info!
@24631Ай бұрын
I like what you thank you for the advices and your profil only thing that was missing were the supports setting. By any chance what are your settings ? Thank you for your time , take care 🤩
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
None of my models require supports so there's no reason for me to develop settings for them. :)
@charlesslaton59243 ай бұрын
That's really interesting. I've got the A1 and have been using your profiles with a 0.2mm nozzle and I haven't had that much stringing or those little zits when printing small figures. I wonder if it's a filament thing? I'm using Hatchbox PLA grey.
@nickbutler79352 ай бұрын
I've enjoyed a couple of your videos today and just got a copy of your config ( sorry about the small donation). You've also got a 'Sub'. I'll explore the store later and will definitely look forward to the new settings when my new filament arrives. Cheers from the U.K.
@OliH-bg1el20 күн бұрын
A post processing video would be cool
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors20 күн бұрын
I don't do any post processing, just trim the top most point on the model where the nozzle left the print (there's usually a tiny strand of filament there) and prime.
@RupertFoulmouth2 ай бұрын
I thought the print heads and software for the two machines are the same. To what do you attribute the difference? The biggest challenge in a test like this is you are only testing one example of each? I appreciate the video and the work that went into it.
@Gregatron13Ай бұрын
How do you store your filament? I live in Kansas, which can get pretty humid. So I'm considering saving up for the P1S soci can use the contained AMS.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
Did you watch my video on filament storage to protect from moisture? kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6rWd5aApbarmZYsi=Opc4gTIDYdKjDGsE
@Gregatron13Ай бұрын
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors Nope I've only watched your vids on printing minis and now this one for the comparison. I'll watch that next!!
@LukasPQP3 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks for the video!
@terraxcell3 ай бұрын
Are these all your minis??? They’re great might want to snag a few off your site.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
Everything you see on this channel is our products :)
@Sorrior3 ай бұрын
How do you think the x1c compares to these two for minis?
@Immolate622 ай бұрын
X1C has no x or y travel on the bed, so it will avoid issues related to that. Other than that, none of it's higher end features are really going to matter when printing PLA unless the flow calibration makes a difference. I've never found flow calibration to matter when using stock filament profiles on the P1P and P1S though. I say that, but you don't know until you try.
@SeanArteaga2 ай бұрын
Fantastic! Can you explain how you set up your supports for these minis? Do you do the filament for supports? If you do, what filament do you use? I have an A1 mini, with the 2MM hotend. Do you have a profile for D&D scale minis for the A1 mini?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors2 ай бұрын
None of my miniatures require supports, everything I sculpt is specifically made for FDM printers! My Bambu Lab A1/A1 Mini profiles are linked in the video description.
@SeanArteaga2 ай бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors Thanks, I found the profiles, purchased them, and will try them out. No supports? Wow, nice job. Do you have a link to your minis? Things are kind of hard to find on the main website. Thank you!
@TristanGora3 ай бұрын
You need to show supported minis.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
Why? None of my miniatures require slicer supports :)
@Myfs7402 ай бұрын
always great videos
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@kubenoz3 ай бұрын
You're really liking this printer I see. Qidi x-smart 3 is another small form factor alternative for people to check out. Less locked down ecosystem; already enclosed, kinda like the x1 from bamboolabs. Both are good though.
@kimmotoivanen3 ай бұрын
Though *_I_* don't like closed source printers, we got A1 Mini for my son from anniversary sale. On ender 3 V2 clone, even with dual Z, Orbiter 2, BLTouch-copy and A1 heater and nozzle (tool-less change, no leaks), printing is a bit tinkering. Z-offset seems to always change (might be due to A1 nozzle or the mounting) and layers are not easy to get smooth (again, might be due to sharp A1 nozzle making it delicate for flow, while ordinary V6s and volcanos have wide flat nozzle tip smoothing away). A1 Mini is _wicked_ fast, accurate (even more with 0.2 nozzle), silent when not cooling full blast (can't print during night in the same room) and fairly well working. So far only concerns are: - constant pooping (flow calibration? Like it's reading a book 😅) where some poop can stay attached to the nozzle (toilet section could be deeper to take it all) - sock getting loose, so it drags against build plate and wears out, messes with Z-offset and allows filament to be pushed inside the sock, gluing nozzle to heater. I'm *not* thinkin about P1🙈
@chriscollett68753 ай бұрын
Great help thanks. What do you think about Bambu's new PETG HF filament for minis? Would your PLA profile work for it too?
@Immolate622 ай бұрын
PETG has a higher heat profile without the additives, so the PLA profile isn't going to work for it.
@chriscollett68752 ай бұрын
@@Immolate62 Thanks and yes, this has been my experience. However, I found Bambu's profile for the PETG HF 0.08mm FDG A1 Mini 0.2 nozzle setting produced really good 28mm pre supported figures. I found that printing the same unsupported minis but using the Bambu's support - tree(auto), tree slim supports option produced a support frame that was hard to remove without damaging the mini.
@ShinakoX2Ай бұрын
So from what I understand, the better detail on the mini is due to having a lower bed mass. Would a slower print speed on the full size A1 compensate for the larger bed mass?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
Bed size isn't the only mechanical difference between the machines, and no, printing slower won't help (it actually makes some things look worse.) The A1 will do good miniatures, they will just need a little extra cleaning up vs ones from the A1 Mini.
@aznperson8Ай бұрын
I find it interesting the A1 Mini actually did better than the A1. I would have figured it'd be the opposite (under the cognitive bias that the bigger, more expensive printer would be better). I wonder what causes that? I want to guess it may be something to do with the travel of filament through the slightly longer through the Bowden tube, but that still seems weird that it'd be so significant.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
Boden tube length is irrelevant as this is a direct-feed extruder. There are a number of physical design differences such as linear Z axis rail, single Z screw vs 2 on the full size (2 screws can 'fight' each other), etc.
@JhustineProvido2 ай бұрын
I have both. I have a little more hours on the A1. they're both great printers for the price
@parteekarora367Ай бұрын
Since both of these models seems to use similar hardware, do you know what could be the reason for difference in the output
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
There are many hardware differences that benefit the A1 Mini, Z axis linear rail, single z screw, etc.
@JackWagonOneАй бұрын
Hey so this is wild to say, but on the A1, have you tried bumping the speeds up some? Like run it in “sport” if you don’t mind.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
Yes, and it is not suitable for gaming miniatures.
@mikeforeman69433 ай бұрын
Did you print the minis one at a time? Would printing multiple minis cause more stringing between them?
@Agastui2 ай бұрын
Great review!
@charon5032Ай бұрын
Hi can you make a video in detile about suportles minis and what is a difrence betwen them and not suportles minis, i wont to understand how to make that kind of models Ty.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
Supportless miniatures do not require slicer support to print, that's all. There's nothing more I can really say about it, to see examples of supportless miniatures look at the ones we sell on our website or that I feature in my videos. :)
@davidwitte80762 ай бұрын
A great comparison. I just don’t understand why there’s such a difference. Could a slower plate speed help?
@dalecipperley403 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video.
@ThePapaVader3 ай бұрын
Do you have a profile for the X1C?
@miguela.migallon84052 ай бұрын
Which one would be better... One A1 mini or the FL Sun T1 pro? Thanks!!!
@creedswiftclaw23963 ай бұрын
Do you recommend basic auto treat support or is there more I should do in the settings? I downloaded your Bambu lab profile and am just curious.
@creedswiftclaw23963 ай бұрын
Tree Support*
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
None of my designs require slicer supports so designing settings for them would be a waste of my time.
@MattWardIT3 ай бұрын
Looks great!
@Kaiei3D3 ай бұрын
I found A1 full size when print sometime will go to clean print head while printing, sometime is cleaning by move nozzle to the left filament cutter and some time will cleaning nozzle by go to right upper corner of the print bed, actually this effected sometime printing result not so good, I feel the nozzle no need to be clean while printing result will better, did any on A1 user meet this problem? can I adjust to setting to avoid this?
@exil3dlivecomАй бұрын
Is everypne else getting stringy models on their A1 or is this just a filament issue with this posters filament
@SamuraiMujuru3 ай бұрын
Are there any terrain profiles for the A1/A1 Mini? Also, is there any plan to make profiles and such for the P series printers?
@Nefandi0073 ай бұрын
I print terrains with the same profile, but at 205.
@EQ2CordanimАй бұрын
What do you think causes the stringing on the full-sized? It's constantly stringier than the Mini...just kind of strange as I thought they were virtually the same hardware 🙂 Awesome video, though...may try to get my K3 dialed in with a profile for some quick FDM minis 🙂
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
The aren't the same hardware, the mini has a single screw and linear rail (preferable) vs the dual screws and no linear Z rails on the full size A1, plus more mass.
@elGordo188822 күн бұрын
Very useful!
@eaman113 ай бұрын
Dho, maybe it's just the fan, try to clean it or get a new one on the A1. That's for the stringing, the details are expected with a smaller printer.
@Wallack2 ай бұрын
Should details be different?is the same printer just different bed
@eaman112 ай бұрын
@@Wallack The A1 mini has less moving mass and shorter belts. Also the kinematics are different, the Mini has linear guide on the Z axis, it's a cantilever with just one motor.
@albertsaxony80923 ай бұрын
Where can I find the cleric mini shown at 7:50? I looked all over for it on your DriveThruRPG page but didn't see it listed.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
It's coming in our new FDM miniatures Kickstarter after first of the year :)
@albertsaxony80923 ай бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors Excellent, looking forward to it!
@pranavasthanaDelhi2 ай бұрын
Good information, thanks!
@alsadaj18342 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video.
@andrewmoore57123 ай бұрын
I can understand why the A1 mini is better in one way, as the mini has less bed mass to move around
@spearwy72402 ай бұрын
Do you have a Bamboo P1S? I'd love to see what print settings you come up with it.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors2 ай бұрын
Nope.
@HARDYSFISHINGADVENTURES2 ай бұрын
Id like the A1 mini just for minis i have an anycibic mega wish is just way to big for my work area
@r.girouard58862 ай бұрын
Any chance you're using a special type of build plate?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors2 ай бұрын
Nope.
@Wallack2 ай бұрын
Hey man. I had my a1 (not mini) for 3 weeks now. Always use gyroid pattern for infill. I have a question, why 0.08 instead of 0.04?you can get that with the 0.2 nozzle. I will print once i get the pla meta at 0. 08 06 and 04 to compare.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors2 ай бұрын
Because .08 produces cleaner prints than .04, especially for overhangs.
@Wallack2 ай бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors really? I will try. I have the. 2 nozzle but I dont understand why 0.08 is better than 0.04 like it makes no sense but if is better, then is overall better, also faster
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors2 ай бұрын
Thinner layers deform from radiant heat easier, and also are more difficult to build up cleanly when printing overhangs.
@Wallack2 ай бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors but the other areas would have worse detail right?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors2 ай бұрын
@@Wallack just do some test prints and see for yourself ;)
@justinbouchard2 ай бұрын
is there a "best" colour to use to print mini's?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors2 ай бұрын
PLA is naturally clear, so to color it/make it opaque various additives are mixed in that can affect final results. IIRC black and red(?) were colors that produced slightly lower results, but that was before pressure calibration on machines like Bambu Lab, so it may not be an issue anymore. I only use gray as that is what I found gave the best results ten years ago.
@justinbouchard2 ай бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors thank you so much for that amazing answer :)
@sujan0013 ай бұрын
wow recently I was thinking about buying one of the two A1 printers and now you created a video about it - awesome!!! I never thought that the A1 mini is the winner amazing really 👍 winner not because of better quality but because "same" quality for a lower price
@schlehrbear3 ай бұрын
A1 I love mine
@bassbeats923 ай бұрын
Keep it up!
@hippopotamus863 ай бұрын
Why do you think the A1 mini is giving better results than the A1?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
They do the same for large models like terrain pieces. Where the difference shows is on tiny detailed models. They may share the same extruder/hot end design, but the machines themselves have a lot of mechanical differences. A single Z axis screw is better than dual because the dual screws can 'fight' each other. Also, the A1 mini has a linear rail for the Z axis which the full size does not. Finally, the larger bed of the A1 has more mass and therefore more inertia to overcome vs the smaller bed of the A1 Mini.
@hippopotamus863 ай бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors Makes sense. I ordered the A1 before I saw your video. Probably fine for my use case which is prototyping mechanical parts. As long as the prints are consistent then it's fine.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
@@hippopotamus86 I can't advise on that as that isn't the focus of this channel (tabletop gaming terrain and miniatures.)
@Hellvine2 ай бұрын
@@hippopotamus86 If you're prototyping mechanical parts you may want to upgrade to an X1 Carbon
@hippopotamus862 ай бұрын
@@Hellvine There are little advantages to the X1C than the P1S, I use the P1S's to print the parts in bulk though. Between the P1S's, the parts are spot on and consistent in dimensions, the A1 however seems skewed. I've not looked into the skew correction yet, or if it even has it. I probably shouldn't have got the A1 and just got another P1S instead.
@icyfoxeАй бұрын
Why is there more stringing on A1 vs the A1 Mini? Aren't they essentially the same printers? If anything A1 should be better, since it has more stable X & Y axis movement, no?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsАй бұрын
Nope, not the same. A1 Mini has a linear rail for Z axis (and single screw) which is better than just two screws fighting each other. Also less mass with smaller bed.
@icyfoxeАй бұрын
@@Tombof3DPrintedHorrorsOh interesting. Now I see it. You are right with the mass too. I'm considering between the two, but I'm starting to leaning towards A1 Mini over A1, because 99% of the time I want to use it for miniature printing. Saving 100€ and some space also sounds good. Can you please tell me what is your experience with the noise level of the two? Is it the same for both or is one quieter than the other?
@dansouth197326 күн бұрын
The best printer for minis is the one that prints money... : )
@Memertoad19 күн бұрын
Which one fails more often?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors19 күн бұрын
Neither, only fails I have had were adhesion issues which the new super tack plates totally eliminate, and a filament clog when I tested cheap filament for my PLA print test video.
@Memertoad19 күн бұрын
@ thank you so much much for replying I was starting to regret getting the a1 instead of the mini so did I make the righ5 choice of keeping the order?
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors19 күн бұрын
@@Memertoad oh yeah, the A1 is a fantastic machine and will do really nice miniatures. Only difference is you may have a few more strings on minis to trim off, but that's it. :)
@SneakyJoesENG3 ай бұрын
I've been working with titancraft DS server community to get a good FDM profile, and did share a few with them. We can collab if you want. Been printing FDM minis at 0.05mm for almost 3 years now (shоrts for last example)
@jcbraun8873 ай бұрын
Where? Your channel has nothing and neither does titancrafts. Would be cool to know where to see such discussions
@SneakyJoesENG3 ай бұрын
@@jcbraun887 Please check again in shorts. In the past didn't upload those to media channel but stored at personal. Antispam blocked it, but you can find it at Mikhail Turusov personal channel
@SneakyJoesENG3 ай бұрын
@@jcbraun887 Titancraft's disсord. As for demo - check shorts.
@sneakyjoe3 ай бұрын
@@jcbraun887 kzbin.infoi7gEyMS5bpE KZbin's antispam is ridiculous.
@SneakyJoesENG3 ай бұрын
@@jcbraun887 Updated message.
@punkreeperful3 ай бұрын
Now I'm curious ender 3 v3 se vs a1 mini using your 0.2 profile. Maybe just a shorts video comparison
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
Not even close. I tried for months to get my V3 SE to print good minis, but it just isn't possible with the Sprite extruder. The Ender 2 Pro (followed closely by other Bowden-feed Ender 3s) are the best Enders for printing minis. I have multiple videos and custom Cura profiles for using Bowden-tube Enders to print minis on this channel.
@ShonuffCor2 ай бұрын
Awesome vid..unfortunately I watched it AFTER i got the A1... but meh, i'm good with it.
@ShonuffCor2 ай бұрын
In counterpoint to this...I will say using SUNLU PLA does string for me... but if I buy Bambu labs PLA Matte+.... I get cleaner minis than the skeleton in your vid from the A1Mini. Sunlu strings for me no matter my config.. but the A1 works flawlessly with the bambu PLA+
@mattmackenzie46363 ай бұрын
Id love to see what some of these minis look like when painted.
@Tombof3DPrintedHorrors3 ай бұрын
Check our website!
@ninjatango2 ай бұрын
Algorithms suck!
@mattlberge3 ай бұрын
I know it isn't something you'll buy, but man I wish I could see a P1S comparison. Your profiles worked pretty well for me on the p1s, but I would have loved to see what someone like you could do
@user-asa1872 ай бұрын
Would love to see some results on a P1S. Wanting to pick up something enclosed for printing engineering materials, but I’m not sure if PLA will print with the fidelity of an A1, in a P1S.