Is anyone using the anti-vibration Feet on their P1P successfully? I only have one printer, and it sits on a very sturdy standing desk. That said, I have a two-monitor setup sitting right next to it and when printing my monitors shake a fair bit. I got the anti-vibration feet thinking it would help, but not only did it make it worse my print quality has degraded.
I removed the old feet per Bambu’s install instructions, made sure the new feet were seated fully, did a fresh calibration, and three separate prints. Here is how one was turning out right after I stopped it.
Did you try re-running the calibration utility after you installed the anti-vibration feet? Since you likely changed the resonance characteristics of the printer/chassis.
Hi, i have the Anti-Vibration feet on my BambuLab P1P and my prints are same good quality like before. I do not run the calibration utility after changing the feet.
Thanks for the suggestion! That’s exactly what I tried. I even tried a second calibration after the first failed print, but still had the same results.
Whoa! These are super cool. Do you find the washer pads in conjunction with the anti-vibration feet made a notable difference? I might have to try this…
Yeah, no issues with the feet for me. I didn’t even re-run the resonance calibration. The only thing I didn’t like was the rocking, so I started using a small piece of foam under the edge of the frame to limit the side to side rocking.
Make sure you didn’t mod something else that is causing the failures. I’d suggest making a test print with the default profile for your filament and confirm its not something simple. I’ve noticed many people change the temps to match the filament maker’s suggestions and that sometimes causes issues with the Bambu racehorse settings.
That is another great suggestion! I used the Bambu filament I have with their preset settings for that reason, trying to eliminate potential variables. I did print the pegboard mod/enclosure and have a number of tools hanging off, with the weight roughly equally distributed between both sides. But I had that before I added the feet, and it caused no issues, so that’s why I was pinpointing the recently installed feet as my issue.
I also went back to the normal (included) feet, and my prints resumed their high quality.
Ahhh… I’d bet the tool weight on the sides didn’t help with the anti-vib feet. The unit really rocks side to side with those, and extra weight being swung could account for enough difference to cause your issues. Just going back to the basic feet should fix that, as you said. If you want to try the feet, remove the tools and trying again.
I just downloaded your Super Feet from Printables and ordered the Anti-Vibration pads from Amazon and have the Anti-Vibration feet from Bambu. I am installing my WB102e table from Fleximounts this weekend and I will give the setup a try with my two X1C’s. I’ll let you know how it goes.
By the way, the table will be on medium pile carpet. Do you recommend anything be put under the legs? Some people have suggested cement pavers.
Funny thing about the WB102e Workbench from Fleximounts. I originally ordered the WB201 and like a week later I get an email from them saying due to “production issues” the WB201 is not available. They asked if they could upgrade to the WB102e (lower model number but still a better workbench) at no additional cost. After checking on the WB102e I told them sure. Then on a Tuesday the box arrived with the workbench. Then the very next day another shipment comes in of the exact same workbench. I checked my credit card to see if I was billed twice and I wasn’t. After some back and forth internal dialogue ( vs ), I decided to email them and tell them of their mistake. A couple of days later they email me to apologize for the confusion and told me to keep the second workbench at no charge. I guess paying for shipping all the way back across the country wasn’t cost effective for them.
Don’t think that hasn’t crossed my mind. Though I am running out of room very fast. I am one of the lucky ones who has a Micro Center just a few miles away. I go there to buy a couple rolls of filament and end up with an overflowing cart every time.
Well, they can help with reducing movement of the desk. However it makes printer only more unstable. For best performance you literally want its frame to be cast into concrete. Exactly opposite of jiggling on top of some soft dampeners.
still confused to what the function of anti-vibration feet is. Is it supposed to lessen the vibration of the P1P itself? or the desk that holds the P1P?
They are primarily meant to lessen the vibration that is transferred to the table. This is important if you have multiple printers sharing the same table/shelf. I have seen 0 degradation in quality since I installed the combo’s on both of my printers.
Got it printed! The washing machine pads + @PrinterMcgee 's frame plus the anti-vibration feet and everything is great. Less vibration into the desk overall, and the machine is printing solidly again with no aggressive wobbling that I was experiencing before, even with the weight of all the tools on the side.
I’ve found a printed 20mm tall cap over the anti-vibration feet will constrain the motion a little and lessen the swaying while keeping the desk vibration down. It also keeps the anti-vibration feet from rolling over on themselves and you get the designed clearance under it. Not to mention, with them on, you can slide the machine without the feet collapsing. But note there will still be some movement.
So, if you use the feet, try printing a simple 5mm thick, 20mm tall set of caps for the feet. I used a .3 mm clearance on the inside.
Do you have any models posted anywhere of this design? Don’t quite understand what you are suggesting. I pulled my antivibration feet off in the first 10 minutes. Kept coming unlodged.
You can play with the heights to fine tune the silicone feet to your liking. Longer will limit the swaying movement, but increase the vibration, shorter will increase the swaying movement but decrease the vibration. These are set to 20mm tall on this model. You should be able to scale the Z axis in your slicer without hurting the fit if you don’t want to take it to you modeling software.
Also note, I suggest using a single drop of super glue on the optional Bambu feet where they touch the printer (not on my model, but the silicone feet where they touch the printer). This will keep them attached to the printer when you move it around, but still be very easy to remove. This model grips the silicone fairly well and shouldn’t need glue.
One other benefit, with these on, you can slide the printer on the desktop without collapsing or rolling the optional feet off (not possible with the Bambu Anti-Vibration Feet alone).
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), I decided to email them and tell them of their mistake. A couple of days later they email me to apologize for the confusion and told me to keep the second workbench at no charge. I guess paying for shipping all the way back across the country wasn’t cost effective for them.
