I’m wondering about buying the X1 Carbon printer. I searched for some good quality 3D printer and I came across Bambulab. I watched I think almost every video on Youtube related to this printer.
I have some “low cost” 3D printer, that I have problems every time, so I want to switch to something much more stable. I’m also familiar with 3D modeling. So its okey.
My plan was to buy first:
X1 Carbon
Additional parts
complete hotend assembly 0.2
nozzle hardened 0,4 and 0,6
Hardened Steel Extruder Unit & Hardened Steel Extruder Gear Assembly (maybe this is already in the printer ??)
Some other spare parts like: Z and Y belts, air filter, filament cutter, nozzle wiper, spare plates
some Bambulab filaments
Do you recommend anything else ?
Currently I observe and read the community chat. The more I read, the more questions and concers I have.
Things that I’m worry about and I have concerns:
Bambulab support response - I read the chat I noticed that there is a problem with time response.
spare parts availability problem, I’m still waiting for part to be available…
Quality issues with the printer. The most concer I have with topic realeted with warped bed. I have really bad feelings and this issue is holding me from order the printer mostly.
I’m also aware that (I think) most people are happy with the printer, only people that has some problems make the posts with problems descriptions.
If you have some advices for me, feel free to share with me.
You may want to purchase 40cm 6pin JST GH - 1.25mm pin pitch - as well. It’s used to transfer sensor data between hotbed and mainboard. X1C is quite a bit smaller than other printers with same bed size, therefore some cables are strained a bit more and especially for this cable there is high chance of failure. You can of course ask support for replacement, but it takes about two weeks to process the ticket, ship and deliver new cable.
I’m not printing small and detailed parts, therefore I’m printing with 0.6 nozzle only. I’ve printed about 20 kg of filament so far and I’ve not needed any spare parts yet, except the 6pin JST GH cable. Since I’ve AMS, I’ve never used filament cutter.
The only shituation where filament cutter is useful is when you have filament inserted into nozzle and want to remove it without heating nozzle to filament melting temperature. AMS always removes filament, when print is done, which is quite a bit annoying, because quite often I want to use the same filament roll for multiple prints. Hopefully Bambu adds an option for keeping filament loaded even with AMS.
Def. buy Textured PEI Plate! It is the most important add-on.
I bought two X1 Carbon Combo so far and none has warped bed. Getting third one on Monday. Will report back if it has warped bed. That may give some more insight of how many units actually have warped bed and if it is really a concern or not.
You might want to hold off buying a textured PEI plate Bambu is working on a smooth PEI plate that will not require a glue stick and will work with LIDAR.
I’ve had my X1C Combo for 4 days now and have been printing with it every day. The prints are the best of any printer I have ever owned. Is my bed warped I haven’t a clue I have no reason it check it like I said it prints great. Don’t know where you’re located but the parts and filament stock in the US warehouse is pretty good. So far I have been more than happy with mine. The couple of hiccups I had were caused by me.
Newcoming plate is only for PLA, so you still need textured for other materials. And you can resolve the issue of calibration by doing manual calibration with fork of BS - OrcaSlicer and then save that configuration for each filament, so you don’t have to repeat it. I switched over to Orca, I do calib once for each filament and I am good to go for each next time - don’t need smooth plate and can use textured.
After 8 months of usage, I’ve realized, that X1C is actually using filament cutter on its own every time when head is moved to the front left corner and pushes the cutter lever against piece of plastic protrusion. Therefore, it might be useful to have spare cutter in stock, although I’m not sure how likely is it to break or wear out. If the cutter is properly designed, it should last for years.
Therefore, it might be useful to have spare cutter in stock, although I’m not sure how likely is it to break or wear out. If the cutter is properly designed, it should last for years.