Hey “coffee pot”, everything is fine. I can very well understand that VFA is weighted and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Your eye captures about as much data in 24 hours as a 90-year-long HD film. First you do a raw scan and you only focus on points of interest based on experience. And ifen by the points of interests you will only notice a fraction of - even the moste points of interessts is processed automatically without ever being remembered.
Didn’t mean to say that VAF is unimportant, VFA is especially for lovers who pay attention to it. VAF is just on the last level of the maslow pyramide and of course if the play antention to more money per sales come into the game - With this Hydroponics video, he get into the matter of food and therefore about the basic physiological needs and the most elementary demand. And this also at the market of needs of direct end customers and there we talk about hugh voliume.
The thinking of 3D printing channels that more 3D printers bring more viewers is simply wrong - those who come will simply no longer be interested in the old channels - they will think differently becouse they have other interest.
Most 3D prints can hardly be sold anymore - we’re already at prices. Then comes automation or specialization - specialization as e.G. VFA, thats normal but it will not be the main market, but the high price market is always the niche specialization.
I have to say that my ex-Chinese girlfriend had exactly the same things in her head when it came to the Western market as the most 3D Printer Manufators. Money is happiness and happiness is money and you get the hours work from others for free, since work is worth as almoste nothing - that may apply to China.
May Interesting. My eye pays less attention to VFA (of course it is noticed) but I m extremely narrow and highly trained true decades on insufficient melting, positional connection errors, transition error etc. If there is a single one in, it immediately catches my eye - maybe that’s why I like the X1C and the lidar so much…
OK Been 3d printing for about 8 months and have tried idex printers and the Kobra 3 combo. Have returned them all as they did not perform as advertised. Have had my new Ps1 for about two weeks and WOW!! It is fantastic. Very intuitive in setting up your prints on Bambu’s slicer. Great, reliable color prints.
Easy too set up and use. Wish I had bought this in the beginning.
You will not be sorry.
I concur. I recently purchased a different brand printer (no choice, as Bambu doesn’t make one that big), and although it prints as well, the user interface and new user experience is like it was designed by a hodge podge of mentally retarded people. I just couldn’t believe it could be so bad. So bad it made me laugh. Seriously, I’d say that’s pretty typical for most China printers. By some miracle Bambu is just the opposite of that. For that reason, Bambu is the only brand of China printer I would recommend for a new, novice user. Bambu gets it. The others don’t, and I don’t think they ever will.
Of course, all of the above is merely my personal opinion, and nothing more. Someone else may very well have a different opinion on the matter. I’d say the contrast made me appreciate even more what Bambu has done right to become so popular.
And always, ALWAYS remember that any forum like this will be filled with the problems people have. Because when the machine is working as it should, it is not news and folks don’t start threads about it.
An almost unbelievable step forward: Moste printer can print at least print something, however it can manages it… sad but true and already a glimmer of hope…
That there is already something in the standard format - that’s incredibly reassuring. No spare parts ordered for 3 months - a miracle! Hallelujah! The spare parts are for a new printer and I don’t think I’ll need any spare parts for the next 4-6 months - Bigger would be nice but I’ve arrived in 3D printing heaven
Qidi X-max3. Brand new price was on sale at about $640 with free delivery. I need the larger print volume and heated chamber, and I also wanted klipper so that I can correct for all 3 types of skew. I also like that it has ethernet. It has some other niceties, as you might expect from a more recently released printer, but I won’t go through the entire list here. Frankly, I would have preferred sticking with Bambu, because I’ve had a good experience with my X1C, but unfortunately Bambu doesn’t (yet) make a printer with all those features. I needed a printer with those features now for a particular project that I can’t easily delay, so I simply had no choice. From what I hear, Bambu will someday announce a larger printer to complement its existing offering, and anyone who can wait indefinitely for that may be glad they did. Who knows?
Like the guy from Teaching Tech would say, there’s an argument for acquiring specialized dedicated printers if you’re going to have more than one in total.
I know this is an old thread, but I’d been interested in 3D printers for about 3 years now after I found out a coworker had one and printed me something. I marveled at their ability and assumed they were a complicated piece of equipment and I just didn’t know if I had it in me to endeavor a new ‘hobby’.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago, I spoke with the coworker and another acquaintance, both said Bambu. I’d never heard of Bambu, creality or anything other than ‘ender’, which I believe is creality. Both previous users started on them, and I’d heard of their struggles, but both had added a Bambu to their line up, then another Bambu and mentioned their enders collecting dust.
I figured why not, they both rave about them. Bought the P1S Combo and while I waited, found this forum. Read a LOT! So much so I was thinking I’d made a mistake (but as with any forum, those with issues are about the only ones you hear from). Every issue always seemed to get sorted out. I was worried about Bambu’s support, due to what I read here. But as I browsed their wiki, downloaded handy and studio, my printer arrives and within an hour I had a perfectly made benchy. Then printed a multi color toolbox, hinges and all and I was blown away at how easy everything was.
So far my only issue has been my fault. Printing some columns on a smooth plate with inadequate glue applied. One fell over, knocking the rest over and a whole bunch of spaghetti ensued. Realizing my mistake, I reprinted to perfection, including running out of filament and the printer patiently waiting for me to swap it out 3 hours later, finishing without a hitch.
I’ve since bought an A1 mini combo. Mostly due to what I thought was an incredible price, but almost equally because while the P1S was printing, I was dying to start another print!
