Watch This Before Buying the Bambu A1...

A couple of things: First, there is an option called "flushing volumes" in Bambu Studio and Orca where you can lessen the waste. You can also print the waste to an STL if you want to add an extra item on the plate that you don't care about the colors of (I print the waste to screw driver bit holders). You can also print the waste to the infill of the objects you're printing. There are also more efficient nozzle profiles and updates coming from Bambu to reduce waste. You'll never get rid of all of it, but you can greatly reduce it. It's also important to note that the waste is the same if you print 1 item or 10 of the same item. My favorite advantage of the AMS is that when printing PLA you can use PETG as your interface layer between the supports and the item you're printing so there is very little waste and the support basically just fall off.

If you are printing something small, you can print in multiples on the same plate and you will save in filament. 1 change for many vs 1 for 1

I have the x1c. I saved for month. Decided after going thru 3 different printers having to tinker with stuff isn’t in my time frame. I LOVE how easy it was to set up. I love all the sensors and how smart it is. Only issue is learning fusion which I am doing slowly. Managed to make a bracket and 2 different fridge shelf’s so far.

Thanks for the great info Jeff.

I love my A1. It was the first printer I ever got besides my resin one and it’s so fun so much so I decided to buy the A1 mini so I can print multicolor stuff and then print bigger stuff on the A1.

I’m totally going to try printing those crocs

thank you. informative and to the point. i have a neptune 4 , but i still want this.

Those look like the 150% Pikachu model, but I was able to do a full bed of the 100% models yesterday on the X1C at .16 optimal, variable layer height, w/stock .4 nozzle in like 11 hrs and barely added any waste over a single model!

Was it just me or when going over the multi-color printing you had the X1C selected in the slicer?.. The AMS Lite changes colors slightly faster due to not retracting the filament as far like the AMS. Also like others stated, due to defaulted flush volumes the amount of waste will differ per user if actually calibrated which essentially brings down the waste to nickel amounts (depending on colors)

So cute wood carving machine 👍

@Two Moose Design is it possible to order Bambu A1 without the AMS unit at first and then later on order the AMS unit install it without perhaps having to order a new Hot End to be able to feed the four filaments ? Thank you for your review and your time, happy printing.

Bought an a1 mini last week and I love it over my ender 3. So I bought the x1c and another mini. Better to have it (x1c) and not need it than not have it and need it.

About that one element loose after missing power. You can skip objects using phone app (so other on plate can finish). Usefoul when there is something wrong with one on plate (multicolor = print many to reduce cost of purge).

I'm watching this as I want this printer. I have a toybox, but want to move on. Is there anyway to reuse the waste or purged pla?

I want to print durable keychain prints for my sons band. What filament should I use with my new bambu mini with ams?

PETG would be better for your car. No doubt its gonna heat up and possibly warp, but the UV resistant properties of PETG as well as the heat resistance would be a more logical choice. About the AMS waste, You can drastically cut down waste by playing with the flushing volumes. The default 1.0 is waaay too much. Upon my month of usage, I have found a range of 0.30 - 0.50 is the "butterzone" dependent on color pallatte. There is also another method bambu is working on for a firmware update, it will soon retract some of the filament before cutting and starting the purging thus wasting even less. Another way to help make it not as wasteful is to print several models in the same print. A prime canidate for that would be the pikachu. Something you should have also done for the new users watching this video (good job btw!) was to enable the dynamic flow calibration. It truly does a great job. Will be good for the user who just wants to print without doing manual calibrations.

I’ve got an x1c, P1S,a1 and a1 mini, the one I would recommend is the A1 as the maintenance and nozzle changes are far easier if you don’t intend to print abs/nylon. All multi material single extruder printers poop like crazy, Bambu just got there ahead of the rest to understand the problem. Now creality, phrozen and Elegoo are but some to jump onto the poop production wagon.

The Darkmoon ICE plate will take care of that resuming issue. You don't even need to heat the bed with it. If you haven't seen that build plate, then you need to.

Do you prefer bed slingers or Core XY machines??

I’ve never had or used a 3d printer, I’ve been thinking of getting a a1 or a ender 3 v3 SE. I’ve looked into the a1 mini but I don’t like how small the base is. Are there any other printers I should consider?