The Surprising Power of Bambu Lab A1 Mini: Learn Why Size Doesn't Matter

[@PaulB-justme]

As someone who wants to get into 3D printing for model railway items, I will admit that the A1 mini is looking like a very good choice! Easy to get started with and a good quality product! Thanks for your review! 👍

[@colinfielder6695]

You're the first person I've heard say that the camera is clear, and good quality time laps! When did you purchase yours and have Bambu Lab updated this?

[@ebpman]

It may be due to my lighting. I got mine from Bambu. I dont think it's an updated version

[@joeking433]

@@ebpman Yeah, the video I've seen from the camera is terrible. How much more could it have cost them to put in a decent camera, a couple dollars?

[@car_tar3882]

@@joeking433it’s not the camera that’s the problem it’s the lack of processing power

[@joeking433]

@@car_tar3882 But I can buy a cheap $20 camera and get great video? I actually have a $20 tapo and wyze camera focused on a couple of my printers and it takes great video!

[@zenflight2450]

Don't tell ppl to put TPU in AMS lite... Unles i am wrong...

[@braga3dprint]

Nice air jordan print eheheh Thanks for featuring my model!

[@ebpman]

It looks great. Very nice work

[@geekverve]

I love my Bambu printers. I have an X1 and this A1 Mini. Both are fantastic machines. That said, I feel you're being more than a little disingenuous with your high praise of the camera. I suppose the still images it can show you do look good, but that and timelapse videos (which I stopped bothering with after my first couple prints) are about all it's good for. You're lucky if you get even 1 FPS when watching the live view. That's not an exaggeration. I love Bambu. I'll buy more Bambu, but that camera sucks.

[@terryd8692]

What is the advantage of using the cloud instead of LAN mode?

[@rajgill7576]

I haven't received mine yet. But I imagine we can check if our prints fail and remotely cancel if we're away from home?

[@terryd8692]

@@rajgill7576 So if you're worried about them stealing your models you can just put it in LAN mode and not lose any functionality?

[@terryd8692]

@@rajgill7576 Got mine on pre order. Got a month to wait ☹️

[@rajgill7576]

@@terryd8692 ohhh like bambu taking your STLs? Yea

[@joeking433]

It's easier for you to be hacked which is definitely an advantage for the hacker! ;)

[@crowguy506]

The printer is nice, until you have to rebuild the toolhead for the first time. It has the ability to self destruct. At first I thought it’s simpler and more serviceable than its bigger brothers, but it comes with its own issues and is not reliable enough if you want to run a business on it.Both my Bambu printers are down, my Ender fleet works and anything is a simple fix.

[@jcfpv3454]

I would love to see Bambu Lab come out with a Infinite Z printer like creality did many moons ago it always seemed cool to be able to have something as long as you want or something in the range of 400 cubed.

[@tollmart]

Great video. i thought the printer was amazing, but the camera is rubbish. Im glad yours is better.

[@edwardnewbold]

I can't get the filament UNLOAD button to work. Have you figured out how to unload a slot? Cheers.

[@MrBaskins2010]

the print you showed at 7:35 is soooo cool but also so messy in terms of nike lore. AF1 outsole, jordan 1 mid upper, dunk sb toebox lol still better than any 2D printer i've ever owned

[@jordyrobignon3387]

i was wondering that with this new ams it would be possible to use TPU?

[@ebpman]

No. I have not been able to use tpu. Need to run it outside of the ams

[@jordyrobignon3387]

what if it can run inside the ams? the lenght is shorter then cx1 @@ebpman

[@IgnusFast]

I know this is a little necro, but why does your description keep mentioning a "speaker"?

[@jrdsm]

😂

[@kennethhicks2113]

No one figured out how to use the color change/purge filament as filler in a slicer? Thoughts?

[@Jutsuss]

17:45 "X one mini" ?

[@joeking433]

Why is Bambu Labs making you buy the AMS for $160 until after Christmas when you get the standalone A1 Mini? Is that how they think they can make a profit off the $299 price for the standalone A1 Mini? Sounds like a Tesla move to me!

[@joelamaro4525]

They are making a profit regardless. They are currently selling the standalone for $249. And this machine doesn’t explode. Lol

[@joeking433]

@@joelamaro4525 I have a $120 store credit coming for my A1 so I'm going to buy a Mini.

[@somejoe7777]

The Bambu printers are really nice, but I won't be buying them. I'm not going to lock myself into a company that forces me to use proprietary parts, proprietary software, and integrates with a cloud service. It's far more important for me to have an open, neutral hardware/software ecosystem that I can maintain, modify, and assemble on my own without relying on a company for support. I purchased a RatRig V-Minion about a year ago and couldn't be happier. It has all the speed and quality of the A1, but runs Klipper and has open-source design and standard, common/generic parts. It does not have the multi-color attachment, but that has not been an issue, it's a feature I don't need. Plus, it does support manual color changes at a layer boundary if I really want to do that. My next printer will be a RatRig V-Core to replace a highly modified Ender 3 S1.

[@Xenthera]

Yawn. Such a silly take for someone who posted from a device with all the “issues” you listed. As well as every single other electronic in your house. Bambu takes printers from a meticulous hobby to normal household appliances. Your view is so archaic now.

[@sstrohalm]

And you use android by Google monopoly or apple....

[@meisievannancy]

​@@XentheraFalse. Not everyone is living in America who bans phones who don't subscribe to the American monopolies.