I switched from an Ender 3 V2 to the new A1 and was absolutely thrilled with the user-friendliness, speed, and print quality.
Then, after 8 days and 25 relatively small prints (the largest being 5 hours), the printer unfortunately produced a huge blob. Luckily, I noticed this quite quickly and was able to cancel the print. Nevertheless, it was difficult to remove the nozzle, and the hotend assembly was completely clogged with PLA.
So, I opened a support ticket and because I urgently needed to print something, I also ordered a new hotend assembly and a 0.4 nozzle. I paid 20 euros in shipping costs, hoping that Bambu Lab would be accommodating later and reimburse me the amount (at least the shipping fee).
Today, I received the parts by mail and installed them. However, when I tried to connect the hotend assembly to the board at the end, I found that the PINS seemed to protrude too little, and I couldn’t connect the plug, meaning it always came loose by itself. As a result, the printer couldn’t control the hotend .
I updated the support ticket and am still waiting for a response (well, it’s only been 4 days).
This whole situation has made me somewhat doubt the quality of Bambu Lab. Of course, such things can always happen, but my initial enthusiasm has definitely waned, and I hope that I will receive a new hotend assembly from Bambu Lab in a timely manner. But I haven’t received a response yet
Printed with Bambu Lab PLA Matte gray from AMS light
I ordered an A1 and boy these reports are making me worried!
I have a V2 Neo for over a year now. It’s been flawless every since I learned how to tame it (it was my first 3D printer) and ever since, it’s been great. No failed prints, no adhesion problems etc…
I second Igor’s comment. I’ve been very happy with my A1 so far - have done 30 or so prints after 3 weeks. Only a few minor glitches… That said, it’s good to read about the issues and understand possible fixes. Arming myself with knowledge should I experience any of these issues.
Being that bambu is complete out of filament, I think people are using 3rd party and not fully calibrating everything correctly.
This blob looks like a bed adhesion problem, and that tends more often than not go to the side of user error. But I would say, you’d think the pressure sensor in the nozzle could be made to detect something like this, once they get enough data … anyway.
I spent all day running a 6-7 hour print over and over again (sometime 15m sometimes only 2-3 hours) till I got my settings correct with a/2 nozzle and some PLA+ man it’s working out great, now.
I started to have prints fail after I upgraded to the latest version of Bambu Studio and got a huge blob after an overnight print last week. I removed the blob and cleaned out every piece of plastic poop I could find on the interior of the printer. I cannot get the machine to home (and have a particular problem with the Z axis) and get an error about this every time try to calibrate the machine or run a print. Is anyone else having this issue?
Hello, I also have the same problem with the print head. After 3 weeks of printing with Bambu filament, I suddenly get this error. It is impossible to remove the PETG. I hope for quick help, but have been waiting almost 2 weeks for an answer.
Perhaps people need to be reminded that 3d printing still isn’t a click and walk away kind of thing. You need to keep an eye on your print. I failed/failing print shouldn’t ever get to the point pictured above.
First of all, a friendly hello to you too @adamwg80 , my little angry friend. After my Ender 3 V2, I understand very well the challenges that 3D printing brings. Additionally, Bambu Lab’s excellent ecosystem also provides access to many beginners. And not everyone has 10 years of knowledge and technical skills like you do on their first day. I think I can expect a response to my support request from Bambu Lab (which, by the way, still hasn’t happened until today). Especially when I receive faulty replacement parts. But I’m sure you would have just taken the wire cutter, cut the cable, soldered the old plug with the welding machine, and patted yourself on the back three times. Which is great in itself, but I don’t have time for all the tinkering anymore, which is why I switched to Bambu Lab.
By the way, have you already studied the community guidelines?
We have to understand that Bambulab is opening a new world to people to print, people who are not “makers” (I know Everyone is a maker) but with no experience in mind do 3d printing and sheet apends, they should provide more on how to start videos for this append less.
First tule never leave you printer before the fisrt layer!
Honestly 95% of these complaints would be solved by people following directions and properly cleaning their build plates with dish soap and hot water regularly.
Every single adhesion/failed first layer issue I had with my P1S completely evaporated once I started taking build plate cleaning seriously. I keep a bottle of Dawn and a dedicated soft brush by my utility sink specifically for plate cleaning.
This just happened to mine and I cannot get the toolhead free at all. Really hoping they are sorting this out for users. I am new to 3D printing and had 3d printed this same print fine literally a day before.
So yesterday I was able to finally fix the problem by replacing almost every part that Bambu Labs sells for the A1 (USB, fans, hot end, extruder, AMS head, motherboard, etc., etc.). This follows my disassembling and then reassembling the printer twice. Their tech support tells me they will replace everything I used, but with the recall in effect I will consider my options, including returning the printer. FWIW, I used a paint drying gun to remove the blob, but there is no good solution when that happens.
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