I own a 3D printer for 8 years now, a Creality Ender 3 fully customized… And after the last failure last week, don’t want lost more time and money to make so ugly prints !
My goal is RC planes…
Is X1C so good ? So many users having amazing prints… But others having ugly prints with a brand new X1C !
Well ! Is the X1C worth the price ? Would it produce smooth perfect surfaces to print 0.5mm single wall parts ?
Just want a plug-and-play perfect printer now !
A new printer is due next year, maybe you’ll wait for that.
The X1C isn’t perfect either. It prints well, but mine may not have a completely flat print bed. There were problems here once. The print beds were replaced. But I can help myself in other ways, for example by printing on a glass plate.
However, a glass plate is not officially available for the X1C. It is a DIY solution.
The AUX fan in the interior makes noise after a while for some users. If you need
it, you will have to replace it sooner or later. The nozzles can only be replaced with tools. This means loosening screws and so on. From time to time, the printer suffers from nozzle or extruder blockages, so expect to have to tinker.
Once you have set up the X1 or P1 or even the A1, calibrated the filament etc., these printers will also print properly. Even thin walls. If you have previously printed on an Ender, the A1 (not Mini) could also be something for you. But even with the A1, you can expect nozzle blockages or similar problems from time to time.
Best regards
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Plug and play printing isn’t quite ready for prime time but the X1C isn’t bad. I get great prints out of mine with just rare/occasional other issues.
Biggest thing for cleaning up my prints was getting my filament actually “dry”. Another big issue for many is proper build plate cleaning and preparation so models stick well during printing but release easily after.
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You can largely have that now as long as you don’t need to print with some of the “more difficult” filaments. Some are very hygroscopic and have printing issues when “wet”. Some suffer “heat creep” and jam extruders. There’s lots of them with various quirks and personalities.
PLA tends to be pretty forgiving. Stick with that and you’ll be much closer to the ideal with fewer issues. The filaments where the recommendation is to not use them in an AMS or that need other special handling are more advanced and make printing more “fiddly”.
Filament like PETG HF does some beautiful prints but needs to be “dry”. It also likes to stick to the nozzle and seems to be behind a rash of extruders getting encased in filament.
Rumors says the next Bambu lab printer will be a professional bigger one, I’m afraid more expensive…
For RC planes I use eSUN PLA+ or LW-PLA only. eSUN filaments are not very hygroscopic and I’m used to dry them in my owen and stock them into vacuum bags.
I have to print TPU for tyres or hinges… And I would like an enclosure to print ABS for stronger parts or outdoors projects for my garden.
No need for other difficult filaments 
@webvince18
I’m relatively new to X1C but jumped on board after some years of breaking my teeth on printers like the wooden CTC ~10 years ago followed by Qidi dual and finally a Qidi i-Mate S,
I learnt a lot from these printers, personally the only thing I’ve had to get my head around is BB Studio having come from Simplify3D.
I’ve kept my printer as is other than just recently upgrading the Hot end to a E3D nozzle, I do the maintenance intervals when prompted and that’s it.
I design my own RC Plane / Drone parts and only had the confidence to buy and print someone else design after getting more familiar with the X1C.
I’m still learning but the key is Dry your filament, if you leave it in a airtight container re-dry it before your next print.
Example here am currently printing with the leftover which has sat in a dry box for 3 weeks or so but before printing I dried it in the oven for 10Hr, it’s worth it for quality results…
BBL / L-W Pla 260C
BBL / L-W Pla 220C stock settings
Others have said it might be worth waiting for the next BBL printer… 
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You know my dry filament storage situation, I had a tote registering 10%, placed 3 freshly opened Bambu PLA matte rolls in there, 2 days later, hygrometer is reading 34%.
Needless to say, I’m drying my entire order of filament, already have a bulk storage container prepped and down to 16% inside waiting for dried filament to store.
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Thanks for your feedback, well, dried filament is the key !
Your print seems to be perfect, especially with LW-PLA !
Where did you foind this stealth ?
Wich hygrometer do you use, or is it integrated to your dryer ?
Just a cheap one of Ebay, it sits in the AMS which has dryable beads also I took shipment of more BBL drying pack which both together in the AMS keeps at 18% for a quite awhile.
Once the meter drops and settles at 20% followed by increasing to 21%I dry the beads in the oven or Microwave…