Thanks Dana - I think a lot of what I am experiencing was due to assumptions and previous experience with Prusa - also I bought this specifically for multi-color and using a .20 nozzle and most of my prints are .60mm high - so I’m learning a lot more about the slicer, nuances etc. so far my 3hr print is going well.
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It’s been the best printer I’ve had in the past 5 years and I have absolutely no complaints.
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Bet this was the fix.
SO far - back to Love with little to no hate - Starting to learn how this printer (and slicer) works and behaves. I would definitely say - don’t assume anything and search these forums and even reddit - after printing for years without an enclosure I never had to worry about heat creep - well this is a possibility now and could clog your nozzle - so you can leave the door open etc to avoid this (depending on what materials and temps) - I was looking for a best practices document - I found this thread: Best tips and tricks from experienced X1 users - #2 by 3dsurfr - if anyone knows of an official document created by Bambu please post it here etc. - but if you come across this thread please post your experience as together we can help find solutions as I have.
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FWIW, I have a “raised ventilated roof” that allows hot air to escape the top, whilst still keeping the noise mostly in (and allows for fancy LED lighting).
That has helped some sensitive prints.
Also, the PEO/PEX build plates are delightful, but only use them for PLA as “high temperature plate”, there are even PDF files and Brother P-touch labels for correct scanning (use 9mm tape, if you have it).
For me it has been all of the delight of an EZ-bake oven, without the weigh gain of eating so much cake.
Out of hundreds of jobs, only a handful have failed.
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that’s amazing thanks for sharing
I’m new and use the k.i.s.s. method and it usually works. Most of my problems have been self-inflicted (pilot-error). Patience is a virtue. Keep trying…this contraption works great!
Definetly Love/Hate. When it works, prints are great. But it seems I spend a TON of time fixing filament jams. It may be an issue with the filament we are using. That’s why I came here, to see what others are having issues with.
Hey there I appreciate your reply. You probably don’t want to talk to someone like me I basically want to get rid of it and wish I never bought it I am back to hate again - people have to see what’s going on on my side of the fence and it’s very very difficult to articulate everything that’s going on - I have opened up cases and community threads and for the amount of money that I paid I should be having more success. I just had a failed print today because it adhered way too tightly to the bed and ripped the first layer from the bottom because I was using a hilbert curve infill on the first layer (which I’ve done before without issue) - my biggest problem is is that I’m not getting any consistence results - one time the print will work then the next time keeping in mind that I don’t change anything - and the print fails with a stringy mess OR I walk in to see grinding chunks on the first layer - or I see a random dark color string of filament in my multi-color area - I can go on and on I really think it has something to do with the auto bed leveling and how it calculates the z index - People have told me to disable all the AI stuff and stop doing a bed level each time etc - but I remove the bed often to pop a print off and they always suggest to do another auto bed level with each print - it just seems to be so much of a hassle when compared to my Prusa MK3s printers - definitely a percentage of my failures are user error (making sure the correct filament is selected or correct settings for the nozzle and bed etc for example) I’m not going to lie about that - BUT when you print something the first time and it works without a problem and then you just repeat the same t print and don’t change anything and it fails, Then that’s on the printer and not me. I definitely would be curious to know what issues you’re having.
I’ve had mine since November and it’s been only love.
This is my first printer, but I started reading and learning about the X1C and how to 3D print in general a few months before I bought it. I read articles, tutorials, forums and whatever other source I could find.
Because of that, I have mostly done what I was supposed to do and the problems have been few and far between. If I ran into a problem, I either knew what to do or did some more research to figure it out. And most of the time the cause of the problem was me.
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It reminds me of the love many people had for their first Macintosh back in 1984. You know, when nearly the only programs you could run on it were MacWord and MacDraw. And sure, just as there were PC’s before then, but the interface and overall attention to detail and user-centered experience brought in a whole new crowd of enthusiastic users.
I stopped using glue as I got sick of cleaning the parts, I now use 3D LAC and the parts just need a wipe over the bottom with a damp microfibre cloth.
The one thing that bugs me is the nozzle wipe system, it is terrible and doesn’t remove the gunk filament, I have to go in with a pair of tweezers or a brass brush before the first layer goes down or the collected molten filament gets dragged around the print. On my Ender 5 Plus machines, I fitted brass brushes and they work just great, I have considered modding my X1 Carbon with them.
I have printed the riser for the glass top which stopped an error with the filament path in the Bowden tube going to the hot end and it solved the issue.
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Maybe try this?
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This looks good and has some very good comments from people who have made it!
Thanks, Buddy!
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The A1 printer has some improvements that I think we’ll see in future versions of the X1 series. The wiper is one, and the fast change nozzle is likely another.
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I tried a similar one which used a smaller piece of the A1 wiper (9 bristles) it was probably too small and wouldn’t stick. I found it on the build plate, I ended up making my own one out of a 6mm silicone tube. It’s still on and works very well, it did take a few tries to line it up properly so that the nozzle goes directly through the centre of the the tube.
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I have a general love relationship with mine.
The experience is so different from what I’ve done in the past. At one stage I rebuilt an Ender 3 with dual z drive, filament sensor, direct drive head, bed probe, different motherboard and a TFT touchscreen. I had to compile the Marlin myself and it was a *****. It had a glass plate and couldn’t do without the hairspray / 3DLAC.
So anything that prints without too much fuss and I’m in love. Your experience is with excellent Prusa machines, big reputation to go up against. Must admit, I’m a bit jealous, I’d love to have a play with their MK4 or the new engineering one.
I did have a few issues with clogging - easy fix as it was the chamber getting too hot when using a PEI bed causing heat creep up the hot end that pre softened PLA - just left the door open.
Never had an issue with the cool plate, though I was using 3DLAC instead of their glue stick because its just cleaner and easier.
Did have a problem with a roll of white eSun PLA that left a lot of white dust in the extruder that caused some slipping / under extrusion. A wee disassemble that was fairly easy and a clean up and away we go.
I do have an issue with trying to print PC - every time on the bed warmup stage it blows the trip on my fuse board. It seems ok if you heat it manually etc. Haven’t tried to sort it yet but it looks like there’s a strange part leak on the bed heater.
My prints come out great, I’ve had very very few failures and that’s makes me very forgiving of the poop, it’s only a fraction of what I lost before in fails.
Quite a lot of hours on it and no hardware fails or wear to report either!!
So, I’m happy. Good job Bambu.
Being realistic, with the volume of machines / users / filaments out there, it would be impossible for their not to be issues and owe can all see wee areas that could be improved…
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^^^ I’d wager that the people most in love with it are the ones for whom it’s not their first 3D printer. It’s those people, and I count myself among them, who can appreciate how much better it is than the PITA products which came before it. The only exception is those who think it’s not as dimensionally accurate (especially regarding skew), and that may be true.
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I absolutely love my X1Cs. Have I had some issues? Of course they aren’t perfect, but with my experience it’s the easiest of problems I ever had with a 3D printer. Fortunately I haven’t experienced your number Hate issues especially numbers 2-3- and 5. Sorry you’re having issues
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