Easy Step-by-Step Guide to Lubricating Your Bamboo Labs A1 3D Printer, Keep your A1 in Top Condition

[@mrgarner11]

Best vid for all three axis. Thank you kindly.

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Thanks allot, and thanks for watching :)

[@Zylixj39]

This was delightful and informative. Thank you!

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Glad it helped, thanks for watching

[@nat20crafts]

Just got mine setup, and this was a great find! Thank you

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Glad it helped , thanks for watching:)

[@getbent57]

Good to know. Booked mark this for when I get my hands on an A1 mini.

[@3dPrintedSoup]

I love the mini. Thanks for watching

[@maximillianbluhm8982]

Very helpful, thanks

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Glad it helped, thanks for watching :)

[@ghazwansoltan6285]

very helpful TNX

[@3dPrintedSoup]

My pleasure,glad it helped :)

[@LexaProGamerr]

Do you clean the entire screw on the z-axis or just remove the grease at the bottom? I’ve had a hard time cleaning it without it being a pain.

[@3dPrintedSoup]

I just removed the excess grease at the bottom, the rest in the thread is fine to leave. Cheers for watching :)

[@barryward1365]

What about the z axis? Just unboxed and set mine up today and want to look after it for the same reasons you rightly point out.

[@3dPrintedSoup]

The z axis is a more complicated process I’m going to cover in a few weeks, it’s got a belt drive not rails. Glad you liked the video :)

[@Will.Leslie]

Might have missed it, but how often do you recommend to lube and grease the printer?

[@3dPrintedSoup]

The printer will actually remind you to do it every now and again, so no need to worry to much as Bambu labs has you covered on this front :) thanks for watching

[@donut-r4s6z]

I would say once a month at minimum

[@crooker2]

Great video. But what do you use when you've run out of the oil/grease they provided?

[@3dPrintedSoup]

You can get more from the Bambu labs store. Or just get some 3d printer grease from Amazon

[@gcmehojah]

Super Lube has grease and oil and it's really good for 3d Printers.

[@sandrawm_]

Wiki says I can use WD-40 as a substitute, is that not the case?

[@3dPrintedSoup]

@@sandrawm_ if you want to try and get a spray can into the the inner workings then you go right ahead, WD40 is great for allot of things but i don't use it on 3D printers myself. Let me know how it goes if you do, I'd be interested to know.

[@meadmaker4525]

Appreciate you putting this out there. Just got my A1/AMS-Lite combo a few weeks ago and have been looking for a proper maintenance video. This really helped. Incidentally, I see you're using Elegoo filament. I've been interested in trying some of their stuff, but there are no profiles for Elegoo in Bambu Studio. Did you make custom profiles or are you just running a generic Bambu PLA Basic-type profile or something and the Elegoo just works? Thanks again!

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Glad it was useful. I just use generic PLA profiles as matches the elegoo temps ect perfectly. Cheers for watching :)

[@meadmaker4525]

@@3dPrintedSoup - Good to know! Thanks!

[@gene1514]

Did you clean all of the old grease off of the rods? Thanks for this helpful tutorial!

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Most of the grease had pooled at the bottom of the rails so just wiped the worst off.

[@gene1514]

@@3dPrintedSoup Thanks! So far my printer hasn't fallen over so I think I did it right. Really appreciate the video!!

[@austinspears3132]

How do you control the printer to go up and down on the z-axis? What about oil on x-axis? Thanks!

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Go to control on the main menu, you can then choose the XYZ tab and move the axis from there. As for x-axis, this is an enclosed belt to does not need grease - it may need some kind of maintenance in the future but that’s another video. Thanks for watching

[@derekbambenek7803]

Could someone point me to where I could get some of the non-woven cloth? It's proving a bit tougher than I initially thought.

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Non woven cloth is also referred to as “soft cloth” get it from Amazon

[@magdoz6660]

Do I need to use oil and greace after purchase or is the printer already lubricated?

[@3dPrintedSoup]

It comes with some applied, depends how well it was done in the factory. Printer will tell you when it’s time to replace the oil and grease. Thanks for watching :)

[@Scorpiusza]

..Anker who 3D rpinted case? Nice video tho thanks for all the effort.

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Anker?

[@shescraftdeeh1204]

@@3dPrintedSoup in the begining of the video when you showed what items are needed you said "Ankermade tool kit" which is what they are referring to.

[@shescraftdeeh1204]

@@3dPrintedSoup I believe that was a mistake. You can find in makerworld cases to print for the tool kits which is probably where he got it. Just type in Maer World search "A1 tool kit or A1 tool case"

[@MaxAnderson-rw4xk]

I like the video, but it's a shame your arms/hand is in the way so we can't see where you are applying the oil exactly. I get the idea though.

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Glad it helped