I think Bambu should do what they did at the start and made them number one. They made FDM printing cheaper, faster and better.
Now they should do the exact thing with a Metal printer. Im sure they could make a fantastic budget metal 3d Printer and bring it into their ecosystem. That’s what im waiting for. Forget about burning timber and cutting paper. I want metal 3D models.
Bambu never really went the cheaper route, there has always been much less expensive printers out there, what they have is a good balance of quality vs price, the X1C that put Bambu on the map cost me over 1500e at the time, it wasn’t cheap, but when you consider what it offered it was great value
i hope they do the same now, depending on what the R1 will offer im sure price point will be at xtool level, which is also not cheap
I do hope that I can get an IR or UV laser head and that we can then use the blue diode we already have for the H laser, let’s see, we are almost in September
I would love this! My two fav things ikea and bambu
Yes, been out there longer than Bambu has and many of the laser companies now. A diode laser was incorporated into the head of the CNC router so it could do laser work at the same time as the router was doing the milling, but was essentially a DIY project. High speed water cooled CNC has been around for at least a decade for home users, slapping a diode module on one is all it took, and since most at the time used a Ruida controller, Lightburn worked well with them. I have a Sherline CNC mill, uses the same G-Code as the 3D printers and its at least 20 years old.
I was able to enhance the posted image and it revealed what I’ve been waiting for since March 2025.
FINALLY! It’s happening.
Route the vent thru a large active carbon filter designed for a grow tent. If it can completely eliminate the smell of my cat’s litter box then it should have no problem with a little burn material.
Looks like the nozzle temp is too high and the print head too far up.. I do like the look of the new Lodge CI print bed..
Looks like you found a stray photo from bambu’s 2027 SLA printer.
Wow, I didn’t know DARPA allowed cameras in their labs!
