Good morning. Currently, my setup consists of one Bambu Lab P1S + AMS + AMS HT connected via a 4-in-1 AMS Hub. I’m thinking about swapping the P1S for the X2D. Could I use my old AMS and AMS HT? What about the 4-in-1 AMS Hub?
What would be the optimal way to connect everything to take advantage of the X2D’s dual nozzle?
And changing the subject: I’ve seen a lot of negative comments about the print quality of the X2D. Have these early teething issues been fixed yet? I wouldn’t want to replace my machine with one that prints at a lower quality than my P1S.
I think all this questions should have answers in the docs. And I already have read somewhere that AMS 1 should be compatible with the newer models. At least this is what I remeber.
But as owner of X2D I would give you free advise to not SWAP but ADD X2D to your set up. So you will have both of them, if maybe X2D is not exactly delivering what you need in the first few days, weeks, months… .
In regards to quality - the answer is not that simple. The secondary nozzle prints much slower than the primary one, and is more difficult to properly calibrate its flow. In small prints you won’t see much difference. But if you’re printing large things - I believe you will notice the quality difference between the nozzles.
One thing you need to keep in mind though, is that X2D is much less of a “plug-and-play” printer than the P1. If there are issues with the printer - they will be harder to handle (as the dual-nozzle design is much more complex than the single nozzle design). So I would recommend you to consider your use case and why you want to purchase specifically X2D (and not P2S for example).
The second extruder is limited even for PETG use??? I normally use PA/PET support material. I thought the only limitation of the second extruder was TPU.
I have zero issues with printing PETG in the aux hot-end, but Bambu warns against doing it, and some people have issues with printing PETG from the aux hot-end, so I suppose you are rolling the dice if you buy and X2D with the expectation that it can print PETG from the aux hot-end.
I had tons of issues printing PETG from the AUX. Literally spend weeks on trying to make working profile. As default one is just not working with the Polylite basic PETG. And I did tried it exactly because many over the internet wrote - no issues. And I got exactly in the storm of issues. So most probably this are die hard ender guys which consider this as no issues .
Then when used other type of PETG - AzureFilm it was better but faaaar away from zero issues. And it is slower than usual because you need to drop the speed to stop the oozing. By design this extruder is slower, so it becomes much slower. For example I have printed some spools from the start, and the print time on the aux was usually 2-3x times more.
Also I had lots of failures with my trials to use PETG for PLA support. So basically ditched this idea for now.
Then I bought Bambus special support material for PLA and PETG. And the experience with it was also hit or miss + added long times. So for now I am not using separate material for interface layer, as added complexity and failure rate does not help me. Maybe I will use the support material for some more complex and special objects. But day to day stuff no no.
And TPU has limitations even on the main extruder, and with the complexity of the extruder and the possible damage from blobs and clogs I am reluctant to try it. Maybe will get A1 only for TPU.
Basically specs vs reality with X2D is a bit harsh to say it nicely.
My only experience is with a P1S & the X2d & yes every time I start a print with PETG in the aux nozzle, I get a warning. That being said, I have ran a LOT of PETG through the aux nozzle without issues. To be fair I have only used bambu Labs PETG & that could be why I haven’t had issues,
I found the switch from PETG HF to PETG Basic to have a bit of a steeper curve than I expected, but that has nothing to do with the nozzle as such. I have found I need to run the nozzle “hotter” if I decide to run in either Sport or Ludicrous mode (adjust when I speed up the machine by 10 typically works)
I have used PETG Translucent, HF, Basic & the new Matte colours without issue.
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