Is the Bambu Lab P1S worth it - A 2 month review

[@newguycanada]

So far I love mine. I was very new to 3D prints when I bought it and within 30 mins of FedEx delivering it I had a Benchy done and in my hands. I think having an out of the box ready to go printer will allow even rookies buy this over others.

[@CrazexSteve]

This is the video I was waiting for. The fact that you had so little failures in the time you were using it and have the confidence to start it when you’re not even able to check it confirms this is the printer for me. Thank you 😊

[@DaveBuildsThings]

Great review. It matches pretty close to my expectation of it and what it actually gave me. I bought my P1S 4 months ago and the AMS 2 weeks later. After living with a bed slinger with much frustration for 3 years all I can say about this printer is that does what I ask out of it and it does it quite well. I don't use it to print pretty little statues or trinkets. I use it to print parts for electronic projects I work on that need custom enclosures with PCB mounts or other things like replacement parts for home devices to mounting brackets for curtain rods. This printer has never let me down. So far, I have no regrets on the purchase and if needed, would buy another.

[@rust941]

Do you also experience wear on X axis rods? The ones in the video looks horrible and its only 2 months old

[@dave168mk]

@@rust941 Sounds like a maintenance issue

[@Jefixit]

Thank you for the great product review. I honestly can’t stand it when a reviewer just says all positive things about a product. Your review is much better in covering areas that are not mentioned in the typical marketing BS

[@garyshoell9245]

I recently got a P1S and have over 580 hrs of printing and the worse part is the poop, although as far as am concerned it just part of the printing cycle, and it only becomes a concern when making small parts, he can’t report on issues that hasn’t happened, and my experience is much the same.

[@paulgage7495]

I love my P1S. I have only had 1 failed print and that was my own error of not removing a purge block from the prior print. It is a great machine and quite the upgrade from my Ender 3.

[@clarkeywithane]

I have had my p1s for three months and love it. I think it has only been switched off for half a day during that time as I keep finding stuff to print. Had a few print failures at the beginning but that was due to me learning. Never 3d printed before and found using the p1s easy to use.

[@SkateSoup]

Great review, covers things from many angles. When they work well, the mechanicals are fantastic, but I think the real thing they're making a huge breakthrough on is user experience. Hopefully, once the initial speed race wears off, more companies will focus on that part, as that's what's holding back wider adoption of 3d printers.

[@imacmill]

Just got a P1S, and so far my experience has been one print in five being successful. And I'll be darned if I can find where to go for help with this thing.

[@GuysPlayingWithTools]

I have owned one for 3 months now and it builds statue objects better than I ever imagined. I have built around 20 with only 1 failure(ran out of filament and it sat overnight before adding more) I got it as a replacement for a Creator Pro that I got way back when it was the coolest one out there.

[@randomtvninja]

You're the only person who mentioned that they could just stop prints of firearm parts, funny cause as i was watching other vidoes on the cloud and security concerns my head kept going to "banned prints" and how they could just implement that with a software update and then lock the printer down. Hopefully this never happens but it is a scary idea.

[@DeadWayfes]

You cam configure it to work only in lan mode OR just with a usb... so when printing this just use a local network or your own NAS for it if you are outside

[@alterego2421]

well cant bann everything i guess

[@randomtvninja]

@@alterego2421 I use to believe that too, but the last few years they've really been going at it lol.

[@1vtbear]

Would be great to stop printing gun parts.... Too may guns and not enough brains for gun owners in these parts.

[@randomtvninja]

@@1vtbear That's still your opinion, and you're entitled to it, but your opinion does not get to dictate what others do. I definitely think that there's a lot of idiots with guns out there that doesn't mean I want to get rid of all guns. There's a ton of idiots driving around on the highway causing all sorts of issues and crashes etc yet no one's screaming about banning cars or making licenses even harder to obtain.

[@opmike343]

The number one complaint Prusa fanatics have against the P1S is Bambu's appoach to privacy and security. I don't understand why bambulab wants to die on this hill, but if they make a COMPLETELY offline system that is still user friendly, they'd absolutely dominate the market. They have completely taken themselves out of contention for a lot of businesses and basically ALL government customers with their current asinine approach. This seems to be a common trope with a lot of small businesses. They come out of a stellar product that really shakes up the market, but it comes to market with some irritating flaw or quirk that has people considering just sticking with the tried and true whatever. Do these companies hate money? If not, then it makes it seems like their cloud approach is in some way lining their pockets. Thus, we're back again to the fear that this is just a ploy to harvest and market user data.

[@johncall4525]

They can be operated offline easily. Just put g-code on a micro-sd, plug it in, press print. I know for a fact they are used by government contractors and others with IP/security concerns in this manner.

[@garyshoell9245]

It is mentioned about the printer starting a print in the middle of the night, well if you don’t leave it turned on then that can’t happen and currently mine is turned off, so that’s a easy solution.

[@poorman-trending]

Did you contact Bambu about the squeaking? 2 months is within their warranty period, even the limited warranty period.

[@MSP_TechLab]

I've just got my p1s a few days ago. And no doubts it is a great thing, especially compare to cheap reprap printers. However I found a few downsides which weren't mentioned by any reviewers which I had watched before: 1. Smell - printer itself has very strong unpleasant plastic smell (or grease or electronic compound smell). I hope that it will disappear sometime later... 2. Noise - some bloggers complained about cooler's noise, but non of them told, that on a such high speeds printer creates quite strong mechanical noise and vibration. You can of course eliminate it by lowering speed, but it defeats whole idea of high speed print.

[@Locksley3D]

Hi, personally I can't say that smell is much of a problem for me at least. Yes, it did smell when I first got it but i expected it from a new printer and after a while, the smell had essentially disappeared so i didn't think it was worth mentioning. As far as the noise goes i did mention that while it is noisy it is much quieter compared to the p1p.I didn't mention the vibration because i thought it would be expected at such speeds ,but you are right i probably should have. The vibrations are very extreme but there isn't much you can do about at these speeds except screwing the table it is placed on to the wall or something similar.

[@MSP_TechLab]

@@Locksley3D sorry, I didn't want to offend you. Your video is very good, I just wanted to put a comment, because it may be useful for others. Regarding smell, thanks for confirmation I'll just wait.

[@Locksley3D]

@@MSP_TechLab don't worry I didn't get offended one bit, I value any criticism like yours on these types of videos because it might make my future videos better, I just wanted to comment about my experience regarding the issues you brought up.

[@lucagordon5770]

The smell goes away / you get used to it. As for the noise, good news :D the latest firmware update has noise callibration which makes a NOTICABLE difference

[@MSP_TechLab]

​@@lucagordon5770 yes, agree. It became noticeable quieter with version 1.05 which is a great plus for bambu lab team, because you're rarely getting such updates nowadays after product has been released.

[@K2ZE]

Nice video of yours. One thing i want to say after watching. If your Benchy/prints still look like that one in the video you maybe should change your filament brand or store it in another way. It appears that your filament is way to wet to get a proper print. Keep up the good work

[@imacmill]

The wet filament explanation is almost always wrong.

[@RDR911]

Great review! I’ve noticed that the only time my prints fail now is when I mess with ludicrous speed on the app 😂 I don’t even count that as a failure, more user flying too close to the sun 😂😂

[@HiGaoyou]

Your worry is unnecessary. P1S can print without network, as long as you copy the file to the TF card. However, there may be less functionality.

[@foundryairsoft7034]

Agreed, i've been using Orca Slicer and I just use the SD card.

[@3vlogs487]

Yeah but mine died and parts are only available through support and I’ve been waiting three days. You can’t argue it’s fast when repairs take weeks.

[@DeRock401]

People are so fucking paranoid 😂. You’re not that important. Stop it. Get some Help.

[@3vlogs487]

@@DeRock401paranoid? If I wanted to replace the board I was having issues with on my printer I would have had to reach out to support to re-pair the boards to each other.

[@jakedrake99]

@@DeRock401 It’s not like that. It’s wanting FULL control over the product that you used your hard-earned money to buy, and not having to worry about the manufacturer having the power to control/stop/spy on you and your prints.

[@EdwardKilner]

Subscribed. I would like you to try to speak any important word, such as a part or product name distinctly. This is especially important at the end of a sentence when most of us allow our voice to drop. I’m pondering purchasing this P1S model, so let’s have more videos on it, please.

[@SovereignKnight74]

This looks like an AMAZING printer! If I had the $ I would have seriously considered this!

[@johnrieley1404]

Thanks. Reliance on cloud makes this a no-go.

[@headhunter_4209]

Considering how little maintenance of bamboo print needs, I wouldn’t say squeaking after two months is problem it may be amazing and bamboo may have sold most of the problems that 3-D printing encompasses, but they still need maintenance like every other 3-D printer

[@MrWheezyE420]

I got a P1P and it had that squeaking/grinding noise after only 2 weeks, granted basically put into production scale and put over 350 hours on it over those few weeks. But I spoke with Bambu support and managed to get them to agree to replace my unit. They won't admit it's an issue, they just say normal extruder noise and offered to send a new extruder, but if you kick up enough of a stink they will help [ask to speak with level 2 support]. And I ended up getting a P1S as well. Great machines, but yeah they aren't perfect and do need some TLC.

[@Locksley3D]

@@MrWheezyE420 for my machine it was definitely a belt that was causing the squeak. Our extruder is for sure OK because I have dissasmbled and assembled a few times and every thing runs smoothly in there. For us it has been running for a bit less than a year but as much as your and the squeaking has dissappeared. I would wager that a belt was making contact with something and now the belt wore out to the point where Id doesn't make any more contact, if the belts every present any more issues I will just swap them out for new ones

[@gravesclay]

Bambu has had local mode forever, how is the bambu cloud even a risk if you know what you are doing?

[@Tome4kkkk]

An excellent summary! Thanks for sharing!

[@spassantechnik]

Hello!? Have you ever heard of LAN-only mode? You don't need a cloud connection.

[@Matrixas]

Hey Wraio Video :P Do you think the Carbon Rod gonna last a fair amount of time before it needs replacing?

[@Locksley3D]

I doubt you would ever need to replace the carbon rods. The belts are a more likely candidate for a first replacement, den tha anhsuxousa gia auto :) .

[@Stevo.100]

So... If it's constantly uploading images to the cloud... does that mean it requires an internet connection to print? If your internet goes out... the printer would stop? If that's not the case, I would just disconnect it from the internet, to protect my privacy.

[@Locksley3D]

It uploads the camera feed live to the cloud so you can view it from anywhere to see if there is something wrong with your print. But since its uploaded to their servers who knows if they are doing anything else with it. Unlikely but it's a possibility. You can disconnect it from the internet but then you would not be able to upload files to it remotely which is the preferred method

[@elmonte7834]

Is it possible to upload files to P1S for print jobs via my local network if I block P1S from internet using my router?

[@deeber35]

After set up testing, when I print the nozzle stays about an inch above the plate. That's not right,is it?

[@jakeward9088]

Great review!

[@akierum]

How did you solve the "Issues with the Bambu Labs X 1 Carbon" see this video

[@Locksley3D]

if you are mentioning the strength problem I didn't really do that much since strength isn't the main focus of my prints. To solve however you just need to decrease the printing speeds

[@JasonRobards2]

One thing reviewers fail to mention is that the wifi connection only works through a very fiddly blue tooth app. Getting the printer connected to wifi should be as easy as entering the connection code, but instead: - download the app to your smartphone - connect your Bambu account to your smartphone - allow access to location, video and photo services - hope the bluetooth of your smartphone still works (because no one uses that anymore)

[@stevefrench3564]

gd video. mines supposed to be here in a couple days..

[@UrbanCha0s]

With the A1 with AMS lite now out, which would you say is the better option? Yes the A1 provide multi color, but no ABS/ASA etc

[@Locksley3D]

You kinda answered your own question. If all you care about is multi color than the a1 is fine but if you care about printing higher temp materials like abs/asa a p1s is the better option.

[@Flo-Rida-FPV]

when was the P1S released?

[@RathOX]

July ish last year

[@dkev0]

Yes! The end.

[@MegaBlox_YT]

I don’t hear a squeaking noise in your vid it just sound like it needs some lube?

[@YourComputerExpert]

6:45 This can be avoided by printing in LAN-mode or using the SD-card right?

[@johncall4525]

Yes

[@YourComputerExpert]

@@johncall4525 Ended up buying P1S and I honestly don't even really care about the cloud stuff now that I use it - heh.

[@keshiacoleman331]

Does it smell like loud chemicals?

[@slicedpage]

it seems quiet. Is it quiet enough to be in a bedroom? Even if I have to slow is down?

[@Locksley3D]

I am not sure about a bedroom. With the p1s enclosure its defenetly quiter than the p1p but i woudn't want it in a bedroom.

[@corinnerasmussen631]

I keep mine in my bedroom and I don’t mind the noise, but I will say I am a person who lived in a city area for a bit and likes white noise so I probably have a higher tolerance to noise

[@slicedpage]

After a lot more research I went for the A1 and it is surprisingly quiet most of the time. However, when the part fan kicks in you know you have a 3d printer nearby. Still, that tends to only happen when there is some bridging to do. If you have none then you forget the machine is there. Having just bought the A1, Bambu Lab announced a recall of it. hahahahahahaha @@corinnerasmussen631

[@sanketss84]

thanks for sharing

[@akierum]

Bambulab is first to have nozzle cleaner, how stupid all those other companies have been not having one ? But still charging 12000Eur etc?

[@Locksley3D]

it is indeed surprising that no other companies have added one but for the Bambu printers it is necessary for their AMS system since they need to clean the nozzle after a purge cycle

[@danbentsen2977]

How is the noise on different print speeds?

[@alphonzodarty7021]

I have mine in a laundry area separated by a wall from my den in the basement. Even at high speed I can barely hear it, it's not annoyingly loud to me.

[@SneakyJoeRu]

Asking why it produces poop. Not an ams user, are you? :-D it's perfectly sensible for me why it does it with ams, but sure, could be avoided without ams I also have my printer off with a smart plug to prevent night printing incidents

[@Locksley3D]

I am aware that for their AMS system to work they have to extrude the remaining filament in the nozzle to fully change color and the extruded filament is pooped out the back.I even recorded a segment on the AMS but considering i don't have personal experience with one and the segment was mostly a rant about the waste i decided to cut it out. My only experience with multi material is my custom toolchanger build which wastes very little to no material and when compared to the ams that can waste a kilo of filament for a 500 gram part i can't justify it personanly.But i do have to admit it is a good mid range choice, is way easier to use and set up compared to other choices and it definitely deserves to exist but the waste is a turn off for me.

[@taranagnew436]

What printer do you recommend if you perfer streanth over speed under $300

[@DeadWayfes]

A1 mini?

[@Locksley3D]

Was going to say the same thing. Right now when people ask me for printer suggestions I almost always end up recommending Bambu lab printers

[@romantechplus]

For under 300, you won't be printing much more than PETG , so something like an A1 mini would likely be more your speed. But it all depends on what you need to do, if you have parts that will actually need to take significant mechanical lodes than you will likely have to spring for a more advanced enclosed printer that can handle engineering materials like PA-CF or ASA.

[@МаксимГранатов-з6н]

@@Locksley3Dand from your experience what is better - A1 or P1S?

[@steves1473]

Flashforge 5M. $299 on Amazon

[@PandorusFightStick]

looking to get this printer, but do you need to buy the ams system

[@Locksley3D]

The AMS system is only needed if you are interested in multicolor prints.I have been running this printer for 3 months now with no AMS because my application is not an asthetic focused one.

[@PandorusFightStick]

@@Locksley3D great!! is there a filament holder on back or can it be fitted on top!

[@Locksley3D]

There is spool holder on the back of the machines that comes included with the printer.

[@PandorusFightStick]

@@Locksley3D thank you for confiming this, saved me a few quid!!

[@lucagordon5770]

@@PandorusFightStick You'll likely end up getting the AMS even doing single colour prints. . . lord knows I'm tempted! Happy with my P1S but selecting the colour without having to get off my fat arse to change it would be nice

[@explantculture]

Mine worked great for 3 months, then everything went wrong. I should have bought the A1 mini.

[@banny123456]

what went wrong?

[@christiansrensen3810]

Thanks

[@DS-pk4eh]

So we can expect P2S soon?

[@Locksley3D]

In my uninformed opinion, I wouldn't expect bambu labs to rush a refresh for the P series because they still are the best option in the categories they are aiming for. If it ain't broke don't fix it. But who knows

[@DS-pk4eh]

@@Locksley3D Thank you. I asked, because it always sucks buying a model, and like month after company introduces new model with many improvements.

[@Locksley3D]

@@DS-pk4eh My rule to when it comes to stuff like that is that if you need it, buy it, no matter if you think a new one is coming out. It might come out tommorow or in 3 years, you can never guess.Even if a new one comes out it won't make the old one any worse, yes you might miss some features but again it depends if you really need it.

[@DingusGoesWest]

Nice

[@pnowak2]

I also have the squeaking problem even though my printer is one week old. Do you think the squeaky sound affects print quality?

[@Locksley3D]

I am not sure but i don't think so. Comparing parts from when i got the printer, to parts that it prints now while sqeaking i don't see a noticeable difference. However even if the quality isn't affected, the belt is definitely getting worn down from this.

[@LBitoeverything]

Is it only me who is seeing bed lil tilted to the right?… 0:35

[@MrSneakyGunz]

* *crawls out from under my rock* * 🙈🙉🙊

[@GLight_8D]

I wish someone compare Bambu p1s with Prusa mk4s, but everyone compare it to old mk3s,,, if u compare new printer do it with new machine not old one that's dumb... xD

[@jw200]

You can set up your own cloud instead sending data to china

[@imacmill]

Got a link for that?

[@Kamikaze3557]

Lot of poop? More Filament sales, that’s it

[@johnbeima6413]

The question is, how do you deal with the fact all BambuLab printers are not capable of printing PLA prints without VFAs? This was even verified with their support. If the prints are all riddled with surface artifacts why waste money on it. After just 10 months on my printer the entire X-Gantry needed to be replaced, as per BambuLab. The carbon rails wear out.

[@NoMercyFtw]

The more poop the faster u buy more

[@youtubehandlesux]

poop1shit lol. Voron is da best.

[@robertaskey1479]

80% print failure on Bambu P1S.

[@reesekilpatrick241]

No kind of proof or context just a statement about a good printer lmao you’re goofy

[@robertaskey1479]

Dont buy the Bambu P1S. Nothing but a constant hassle.

[@Frrk]

What's your experience with it exactly?

[@Thadopeera]

What he’s not paid to tell you is: All the parts in your Brand New Bambu Printer are not under warranty. So if your new Bambu arrives with any broken parts you must pay for them. Even if they never worked. And When you call about your broken parts customer service support with Bambu is just like customer service support at any Chinese food restaurant

[@Locksley3D]

I would love to have been paid to say any of this but sadly I am not. Since I have only had this printer for 3 months and it came in perfect condition I have not had any experience with their support or warranty and thus can't really speak for it. If you can link some reddit posts or KZbin videos that detail the bad support, the best I can do is pin your comment in hopes of other people seeing it.

[@ma9tju]

After unpacking and turning on my P1S, it turned out that the hotend fan was not working - above 60 degrees Celsius, an error message was displayed. After following Bambu Lab Wiki's recommendations, I sent a Support Ticket and after 5 days I received a new fan. 6 months have passed since then and the printer is working perfectly.

[@xueluo-u4s]

Hello Locksley😀, I really like your awesome review, could you please give me your personal connect email. Really want to invite you to do a video about our company products!