Is the X1C slower than it was when I first got it two years ago?
I swear it used to be a faster printer. That very well could be pre-set printing options in Bambu Studio have gotten more cautious with every update?
I am kind of disappointed with the speed of my new H2S also.
My other printer, full of bugs, the Creality K2 PLUS woops both the X1C and H2S speed wise. When it works, correctly, the K2 puts out prints damn close to either of the Bambu printers, just faster; (just do not run out of filament during a print).
I could swear the X1C used to be super fast, but maybe I have just gotten too used to it? It is my go-to appliance to make a part. I have little fear of print failure. I think I will have that confidence with the H2S before too long.
If you care about speed, you want a .6 HF nozzle, on any printer with a 40+watt heater, using no spiral zhop/wipe, fast type of infill, max your accel/jerk, etc.
There are a million params and you said none!
On a personal note, Speed is a losing battle IMO, marketing will always trash that zone for accurate information because there are no consequences and hundreds of variables. Optimize for quality and reliability.
What you’re writing is interesting, because I have the same impression with my similarly old X1C as you do. I’m fairly sure it printed faster in the beginning.
Yes, and two nights ago, it finished a perfect two color print and the extruder hasn’t work since, even with a new nozzle and I haven’t felt like tearing the hot end all apart again. About 8 months ago I got pretty damn good at it and then stopped using it for about 6 months. When I turned it back on last month, it downloaded to firmware from Creality and then started working very well again. Now it’s back to its old tricks.
When that K2 Plus is working well, I love it; but now I hate it again.
As for the X1C, I don’t know if it has slowed down or not. My perception of it is that it has. I only use existing profiles and typically do not modify them very much. So, it is possible those profiles have changed to more conservative profiles since it first came out?
Hello there. I typically only use the profiles that Bambu puts in. I think they get updated with each update of the slicer? I typically only modify them with Brims, or supports.
I wonder if those profiles have been made more conservative over the last two years? This may only be my perception, but I thought it used to print faster.
I am wondering if the profiles have been made more conservative over the last two years. I’ll add support, brims, occasionally mess with first layer settings based on a Youtube video, but that’s it. I do not know how to mess with speed settings as I do not fully understand everything I see. I am not doing this so much as a hobby of tinkering with a printer, but making designs and printing them as an appliance. Between my K2 Plus, H2S, the X1C is still the most reliable printer I have.
On the AMS 2, with the H2S, I have had issues with filament roll “bounce” stopping a print when I leave the lid closed tight. Creality for all their faults, did do a good job with their CFS system by putting filament rollers in the lid and make the lid slightly larger. Rolls do not bounce it in and it does not have so much issues with filament supply that I have experienced the AMS2. Software wise, Creality’s support for its CFS stinks, but that’s another story for another time.
Think this covers why most prefer the A P X & H’s over K’s. Your rolls bounce if they’re too light. Put a weight in them and that should stop. The AMS 2 - H2S seems to be aggressive feeding filament. At least faster than the 1 and the X/P. That speed will cause cardboard and light/emptier spools to behave that way. I’ve had one spool total bounce in all of my AMS’s