I'm In Love With My First 3D Printer - The Bambu Lab A1

[@RyanMercer]

The printer: shrsl.com/4naxz My patreon: www.patreon.com/ryanmercer

[@JB-Fish-Horn]

I got my Bambu Lab A1 Combo last Friday. I have to tell you, I'm so in love with it, it's crazy! I had an Ender 3 Pro prior to that, but I just couldn't get it to work right for me. I finally gave up and gave it away. I'm so happy that I did that! I'm in love with this machine! Truly, madly, deeply! Your video just confirmed that I made an excellent choice. Thank you!

[@RyanMercer]

🤘🤘ONE OF US, ONE OF US!!! It really is a great setup.

[@christopherfugle6592]

Thx Ryan. Order placed tonight. I was so nervous jumping into 3d printing. No longer.

[@RyanMercer]

@@christopherfugle6592 if I could figure it out with this machine you almost certainly can ☺

[@skunkworks9635]

Bro , don’t hesitate, life is short . Dive in anything . Live life today . May not be a tomorrow

[@odditythreeD]

I can't believe what having an A1 must feel like as your first 3D Printer, my first printer was a kit you put together from the extruder to the wooden (!!!) frame. We've gone from CoreXY printers to overpriced junk to bargain basement junk BACK to CoreXY and now finally for the first time since 2009 we've seen innovation in a field that no matter how much you spend was still just the same parts in a different configuration. We came very close to having a truly off the shelf printer with the Adventurer 3 by Flashforge but the A1 (and more so with the mini) is two or three steps closer and is ALMOST there. They've shaken up the market and made some companies look very very VERY long in the tooth and exposed complete lack of innovation for years by market leaders

[@RyanMercer]

@@odditythreeD I definitely picked a great machine to be my first. I'd ordered a few printers over the past 10-15 years but always cancelled the ordered because the learning curve seemed harsh but this thing was perfect for a beginner.

[@briansd5820]

Ordered my A1 yesterday, your video confirmed my purchase and I thank you for it. Have a great time 3d printing!

[@RyanMercer]

@@briansd5820 you too! 🤘🤘

[@ozmosyd]

Nice vid. I have just hit the complete purchase on the A1 combo. Thanks for sharing chap.

[@RyanMercer]

@@ozmosyd you're going to love it!

[@RobertGlazier]

I've had my Bambu Lad A1 Combo for over 7 months, and I love it. Great video. Thanks.

[@RyanMercer]

@@RobertGlazier nice to hear!

[@Happy3dprinting]

For a change the hype is justified with the Bambu lab printers and the printing environment that Bambu lab have created around it is by far the best for first time purchasers. My first was prusa mk3s because it was the best, well 2 failed and third works but I gave up on prusa. While the prusa saga was ongoing I bought the Creality Ender 3 s1 which worked but needed a large learning curve to get printing reliably. Years later Bambu lab launched the x1c which I pre-order and I wish it was my first printer. I also have a number of the A1, A1 minis and P1S. My favourite to use is the A1 for just ease of maintenance. Great choice fora first printer 🎉

[@RyanMercer]

@@Happy3dprinting 🤘🤘it definitely seems like a great one to be a n00b with

[@GrahamBeech-k3t]

😁😁😁😁😁 my a1 combo is in transit right now. I started printing about 4 months ago with a neptune 3 plus which is great if you want to print large items like helmets etc. like you i waited for years before i took the plunge. Ive learnt a lot that i dont really have time for such as constant tinkering with the printer, now my A1 is on its way I'm sooooo excited. I may even start a youtube channel.

[@RyanMercer]

@@GrahamBeech-k3t do it! It's great seeing what other people are printing.

[@PressPrint3D]

after being in the offset printing business since i was a kid, Im finally about to buy my first 3d printer after over 10 years of seeing these things. im glad i waited for the technology to get to this point with ease of use as well... i decided to get the P1S and an A1 to start after watching so many videos and doing hours of research.. cool video :)

[@RyanMercer]

🤘🤘

[@mikeswift926]

Great video Ryan and it tipped me into buying the A1 over the Ender 3D. 20 minutes to assemble to pressing the button for 1st print. Wow its almost plug & play and so simple for a newbie 3D printer like myself. Exceptional quality from Bamboo Labs and have not regretted getting the Combo and not stopped printing for over a week now, just love it.

[@RyanMercer]

@@mikeswift926 awesome!!! I got an Elegoo Neptune 4 Plus last week and that thing took an hour and a half just to set up, the head immediately crashed into the plate when I pressed the auto level, and had a lot more hoops to jump through. I'm so glad I went Bambu first.

[@beaflamingo]

I love your excitement for it :) My A1 is arriving within the next hour and I am sooo excited!!

[@RyanMercer]

@@beaflamingo I'm 11 days in I think now and each print still leaves me over the moon ☺

[@Bransomware]

Dude I just ordered one! I'm so excited! After struggling with my ender 3 v2 for the longest time.

[@RyanMercer]

@@Bransomware one of us one of us!!!

[@MTimWeaver]

Very cool!! A guy I used to work with did 3D printing and he made me a miniature Maltese Falcon (about 8" high). It was test print more than anything, then I never got a chance to have him make a full-size one before i left the company.

[@RyanMercer]

@@MTimWeaver I've had this thing running almost non stop, each print blows my mind. Where was this stuff when I was a kid?!

[@jasonwiltjer9]

FYI if you plan to do a lot of printing with that sparkle filament, you are going to want to buy one of their hardened steel nozzles. That will wear out the nozzle relatively quickly.

[@RyanMercer]

Oh, I took the stainless out the first day.

[@flunkout_dvlpr6169]

love the excitement and enthusiasm, subscribed! ordering one soon!

[@RyanMercer]

🤘🤘you won't be disappointed!

[@ben6452]

Just picked one up myself after having a prusa mk3s+ and a few ender 3s before it. Its nice to see a company that is living up to its hype, I can finally focus on printing now instead of constant debugging 😆

[@RyanMercer]

I can only compare it to the 13 engraving/curring lasers I've owned but man I wish one of them has this much attention to detail and planning. This thing is just slick.

[@hotfix7387]

I recommend printing the Silk Tower Test model on Maker World for each of your filaments so you can see what different speeds due to the exterior finish of prints. The model isn't just for silk PLA despite its name as I use it for all types of filament such as translucent PETG, sparkle PLA filament, you name it. I also print a tower in the default temp and then a little hotter (like 10c) to see the difference that makes as well and it sometimes makes a big difference (especially on 3rd party translucent PETG). You will find most Bambu Lab filament doesn't need speed or temp tweaking unless you are going for a specific look, like you want the black PLA to be as shiny as you can. Meanwhile 3rd party filaments, especially those not rated for high speed which the Bambu Lab PLA is, can benefit from some speed and temp tweaking. Welcome to the addiction... I mean club. 🙂

[@RyanMercer]

@@hotfix7387 haha it's definitely an addiction! Thanks for the tip!

[@Krunkle78]

I just got the P1S for and I love it!!!

[@RyanMercer]

Nice!

[@salmanrashid6245]

This is the best 3D printer hands down (at this price point). It blows Anycubic and Creality out of water!

[@RyanMercer]

I have 5 machines now (I don't have a problem, I swear) and I feel confident in saying I can agree!

[@ian1957ruth]

Like you I have nearly pulled the trigger on a 3d printer but chickened out at the last minute. I intend to order this printer in the next week or so. I hope I have the same journey you seem to have had with it.

[@RyanMercer]

I'm loving it, last night I started something that's going to take 35 hours and can't wait to see it done tomorrow morning.

[@Bigboldbeautifulblog]

This sounds like a great 3d printer! Great and detailed review! My husband really wants a 3d printer, someday. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@RyanMercer]

Dooooo it! It's so fun and addicting 😂

[@Bigboldbeautifulblog]

@@RyanMercer I could see it happening with us too! 😂

[@RyanMercer]

@@Bigboldbeautifulblog it's like crack, I started a 35 hour print last night and am like "HURRY UP, I WANT MOOOAAARRRRR"

[@Bigboldbeautifulblog]

@@RyanMercer lol I could see my husband doing that and our kids! They will have a great time!😅

[@McColty_Makes]

I have the A1 mini & P1S great printers I love mine

[@RyanMercer]

@@McColty_Makes I want a helmet class printer next but I also want an X1C or P1S.

[@McColty_Makes]

@@RyanMercer I have made a Mando helm and poolverine Helmet on p1s same build volume as a1, just make sure to size your head to make sure they will fit, but yea I need a helmet class too

[@RyanMercer]

@@McColty_Makes yeah I plan to try to do a simpler helmet soon on the A1, I'm just so backlogged on prints. Since I turned it on 11 days ago I think it has been not printing maybe 12 hours 😂

[@McColty_Makes]

@@RyanMercer once you get one 3d printer it feels like you need 5 more

[@RyanMercer]

@@McColty_Makes hahah sure feels that way 😂 😂 😂

[@arnoldwilson3719]

i had 3 ender 3s amd now i have a p1s combo and dont regret it. i would definitely get a a1 or another p1s combo next. i love the no manual calibration. just send and print plus it so much faster. 😅

[@RyanMercer]

@@arnoldwilson3719 I love my x1c I got after this.

[@BackDaws]

I've just ordered the A1 combo and 4 reels of pla basics for £488 delivered, I'm hoping it comes for weekend 😍

[@RyanMercer]

@@BackDaws you'll love it!

[@bitosdelaplaya]

Im an happy A1 owner. Since 2019 i started study 3d printer i had many printers. The latest and worst : anycubic kobra 2 / photon m5s. Please readers dont buy anycubic products. This make me stop working on 3d printer during 1 year. Since 1 month i have buy tha A1 (without filament loader) and WOW thats a revelation. You unbox, you mount, you put the power and thats it. It simply works. So bye bye creality and anycubic. So now i'm going to buy some spare parts and "roulez jeunesse" a french expression. So beginners dont question yourself, just buy this printer.

[@RyanMercer]

The Bambu printers definitely are very friendly to new users!

[@stugas2011]

Amazing how you adjusted the time lapse to go with the music. Or is it just me seeing things. My A1 arrives tomorrow, been struggling with other types of printers, looking forward to getting the (iPhone of 3d printers).

[@RyanMercer]

@@stugas2011 haha pure coincidence. I'm too lazy to sync stuff up. I feel you're going to love the A1!

[@MrKrisSatan]

I'm getting a bambu A1 with a 0.2mm nozzle in about two weeks since my gf is extremely allergic to UV resins forcing me to have to sell my Elegoo Mars 3 to my brother. Anyway welcome to the 3d printing community

[@RyanMercer]

@@MrKrisSatan 🤘 thanks

[@kurtl6313]

Great video. I also am considering buying that printer. What do you do to dry your filament? Having to dry the filament is the one thing stopping me from the purchase.

[@RyanMercer]

I've been using the dryer in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaCqi4WKpMaUqbM PLA: 4 hours @50C seems to work great PETG: 24 hours @65C. There's a printable enclosure for the AMS lite if you're going to leave spools out for a bit that you can print and add desiccant to makerworld.com/en/models/486153#profileId-398821

[@trexgamer73]

Love it

[@RyanMercer]

🤘

[@ian1957ruth]

I asked on FB about fitting the AMS lite to the top bar. One answer said his very recent order came the all the brackets and fittings to attatch it to the top bar. Did yours?

[@RyanMercer]

It came with a mount for a single spool but I don't believe the mount the AMS up there although I have seen files in the app/on Maker Lab but I saw on the official Discord server the other day where someone's flipped over during a print when they had it mounted on top because putting that much weight up there changed the center of gravity enough to make it a bit unstable. Personally I'm quite happy with it on the table next to it.

[@gotshirts2ink]

After your video I ordered 1 and love it too. Question?? Where did you get the file for the gopro mount

[@RyanMercer]

@@gotshirts2ink makerworld.com/models/401925

[@gregwilsonnaturephotography]

Hey Ryan, i have been thinking about getting the A1. Have you tried designing your own project? I'm usually software challenged .... Im not sure how often I would use it, but I thought since the price is fantastic, it would be something to learn slowly, but also find things online as I progress. Greg

[@RyanMercer]

@@gregwilsonnaturephotography not yet. I have a few things from the site I want to print still then I'm going to start tinkering on my own creations.

[@nkdhaheri]

I’m just getting started on 3D printers, but I’m torn between the A1 and the A1 mini, would you say that most, if not all, your prints could fit in the A1 mini?

[@RyanMercer]

@@nkdhaheri I already have stuff I want to do that won't fit on the A1 but if day 90% of what I've done would have fit on the A1 Mini

[@LearnWithLeonardo]

James Greeson on is the biggest chad I know

[@ian1957ruth]

Another question, Did you consider the AnyCubic Kobra 3 Combo before buying the Bambu?

[@RyanMercer]

@@ian1957ruth I did not. I saw a few creators I follow show the A1 and the A1 Mini in a few day period and was all in.

[@ian1957ruth]

@@RyanMercer That is really my story also. Once I was aware of the A1, nothing seems to come close. Despite the recall.

[@RyanMercer]

@@ian1957ruth they've definitely fixed the issues on mine so I wouldn't worry about the recall.

[@RichardFoleher]

You teased us with the printer but didnt multicolour?

[@RyanMercer]

@@RichardFoleher the challenger plate on the thumbnail is multicolor. Black and a gold filaments.

[@MdAbdullah-ni5ev]

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[@bbrachman]

Ryan: I am not as thrilled as you are with Bambu Lab. My software is not behaving well together. Studio asks for a 6 digit code in m 'Account' directory on the printer. It does not exist. There is no clear, step by step, printing instruction video with the three methods of printing. Directly from Studio, 'send' to the SD card or from my computer and the App. (the app seems really useless). I have managed to print a bunch, but in a round about manner. I think the firmware and the software are not at the correct level.

[@RyanMercer]

I did have a bit of trouble getting it initially connected, if I remember correctly it didn't like that I had used my google account for single sign on to create my account with them and I had to go manually register with an email for it to then work correctly. I thought I explained it in a comment reply somewhere here but am struggling to find it.

[@bbrachman]

@@RyanMercer It turns out that Bambu software really like to run a while before everything works together. A couple of firmware updates. Now it works really well. I am getting some tall items releasing from the texture place and the top layers turn to spaghetti. I wonder when cleaning the steel plate went from alcohol to dish detergent. I could print with a raft. I hate pulling that stuff off.

[@RyanMercer]

@@bbrachman Try using an adhesive like Magigoo amzn.to/4fdNYNk or nano polymer visionminer.com/products/nano-polymer-adhesive-sample?bg_ref=VHs3yeIKd9 as tall stuff really likes to come loose on a bed slinger like the A1, the NES cartridge tower I did in another video had the purge tower come off with several hours left, but I didn't use adhesive. Generally I don't use adhesive unless it is tall, or if it spaghetti on me once then I just clean the plate and put some adhesive down.

[@-Gunnarsson-]

Creality enders are overrated by the way. I bought one and it was junk from the start. faulty Y carriage couldnt be fixed. Something wrong with its Alloy profile. Both Heater bed and glass was warped. Useless shit

[@RyanMercer]

@@-Gunnarsson- I've heard from a few they're pretty bad with customer support, noted!

[@Happy3dprinting]

Sorry one thing though, be careful of fumes when printing, all plastics give off dangerous gases and particles. The printer really needs its own vented area.

[@RyanMercer]

@@Happy3dprinting 👍

[@jacknickel7765]

Pla is non toxic

[@a.3160]

Wrong

[@stevewilkes4087]

@@a.3160sorry but pla does give voc fumes off during printing. You obviously haven’t seen the warnings given by different companies over the years. Different materials give off fumes such as abs can actually give off fumes that kill very quickly. All plastics no matter what source material is used will cause you problems long term. Oh and pla does not bio degrade it’s just sourced from plants not petrochemical.

[@stevewilkes4087]

@@jacknickel7765actually not completely true, during printing pla like all plastics gives off fumes. Plus only pla materials stated as food safe are non toxic as some contain other materials of contamination is introduced during manufacture and ofc your printer is introducing contaminants while its extruding the material.

[@phillipleathley5833]

Not been able to tinker with a 3d printer is a terrible idea, how long has bambu labs been going how many printers do they sell and what happens when they stop making a printer. You then have to pray it never goes wrong you never have to replace the hot end or any other part, because guess what you will not be able to get the parts. So you will be left with a machine that looks nice but DON'T WORK.

[@RyanMercer]

@@phillipleathley5833 Um there are third party manufacturers for the parts from gears to belts hot ends for this machine already...

[@niallmartin4098]

Bambu Lab are a pretty well respected brand and are considered class leading by a lot of people in the 3d printer space. I think their sales reflect this. They are not one of the thousands of cheap brands that may be gone tomorrow. In terms of the hot end in particular, it is such an easy swap process, that you can easily do it between every print if needed.