I have two X1’s and the only thing that I wish Bambu Labs would improve is the hotend swapping. I wish the connectors and the Hotend/Cooling fan setup was more self contained and removing and swapping was a faster simpler process. where they would slide in, and snap in place. and you could just reach in with one hand. squeeze some tabs and it would slide out. with the connectors at the same time. so it could be done in 10 seconds and you don’t have to fiddle with those tiny wires and connectors, and two screws. I hope something is updated in future
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I wonder if bambu lab will be first with easy hotend swap for x1/p1 like it is in A1 or there will be such a mods available on a popular Chinese platform…
Don`t think so - Flashforge was way faster to get into with but that alone doesn’t help much…
Replacing the entire extruder would be even nicer. At some point you’ll need a new one anyway. Then you simply have 2 or 3 with different nozzel sizes and if something else gets jammed, a other exdruder goes into the printer quick. Personally, I haven’t changed nozzles since I have the X1C, if it runs 3 or 4 hours longer, whatever (but normaly it just takes 30 min. more so i don`t care at all). I don’t have to look after the printer so much anymore. But it’s something personal, if someone wants a quicker nozzle change, I can understand that.
The X1C will anyway properly the last for a while and the next one, at least in my case, will have a automatic printhead changer - even now there 2 or 3 models were i already look on and in 2 to 3 years it will by for sure something for my in the shoping basked somewere…
I’m using different nozzle sizes and the amount of work required to change it makes me plan exactly how many things I’ve got to print. Also the tool head board quite often breaks during the change, so I’m waiting for my failure…
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im less likely to print something if I need to switch nozzles to do it. its lazy but I didnt buy this machine to tinker. just to print
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I just love your statement! In my case, these things are there to solve problems and not to show up with new ones… That’s why I inform myself so thoroughly.
I hear you, but compared to printers of the past where one had to hold the hot end with a wrench or pliers and tighten the new nozzle in while hot, I think the X1’s system is far better. It takes less than a minute to swap between sizes, and you dont have to preheat the hot end. Yes, it is annoying to mess with the little connectors, but I really don’t think its that bad. Just my personal opinion.
That being said, I can almost guarantee the next generation of Bambu printers will have a similar quick-swap set up as the A1 mini has, given that even the CEO has commented on how bad the nozzle swapping is on the X1/P1 series. It seems to be high on his list of things to improve in the next generation of Bambu printers.
To speed up printing time. Please add the following:
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Auto bed leveling - If you are printing a small object, only level the bed in the areas that are being printed on. This will speed up the bed leveling process with no negative effects.
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First layer defect - If there is a first layer defect (e.g. did not stick to build plate). There needs to be an option to allow you to remove the first layer the of defected print, and then select [Start Again]. The printer can then start printing from the first layer of the model. (Not bed level or print the test lines).
Currently the options are [Stop] or [Resume]. You cannot resume as you are missing the first layer, So the only option is to stop. Once Stopped, you have to resend the model to the printer and start from scratch, Cleaning, bed leveling, test lines etc.
I hope you can add this to the printer firmware in a future update.
Thanks
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Same here but I bought a 0.2mm Complete Hotend Assembly just in case I ever need to print a detailed model but once I change it, it will stay in that printer until it no longer works.
I’m always afraid I’m going to break the plastic connectors 
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And I as Industrial bitch can properly anounce you - if I just can change the nozzel quick, can not take the printhade into my hands to fix it up, than I will remain on the X1 until it is dead and will than thake a printer of the fast growing competitors. Watch a video on how to disassemble the carbon axis and change the printer head - There you will have a lot of fun with… 
I’m not really sure what you’re trying to communicate.
I have read the entire maintenance page for disassembling the carbon rods and I agree it looks like a tedious task, but not one I would be personally challenged by. I routinely disassemble and reassemble complex assemblies as part of my job so taking apart and reassembly a 3D printer just does not scare me…
but to reiterate, not sure how that relates to the quick swap nozzle discussion. Please forgive me, its difficult for me to understand your english.
My English is also bad because I’m Swiss.
Dismantling an X1C into individual parts certainly won’t challenge me either, but in the Western world that will be damn expensive. So why only demand a quick nozzle replacement?
Troubleshooting is always difficult and time-consuming. Error exclusion is a matter in itself. The easiest thing is always to put replacement parts in once and if the error is gone, it’s good. Then you can narrow down large areas very quickly to search for the error in smaller zones. So why only demand a quick nozzle replacement?
Just last Friday on another machine, a 6-hour troubleshooting process took place due to a tripping 250mA 220V fuse that protected every single component of the system. This by an electrical expert… anything but for sure not cheap at all. And the man didn’t wait for the 6 hours of extra work at all, will get a new working contract somewere else in a few days because he knows what he is doing. Ok, the manufacturer’s electrical diagram was sent within 60 minutes…
I love my Bambu X1C, but my #1 gripe is changing the nozzle. I find myself doing this quite frequently because some print jobs have fine details such as small text fonts that are too small for the standard 0.4 mm nozzle and I need the 0.2 mm nozzle. However, many of my other filaments are incompatible with the 0.2 mm nozzle or it will take too long to print everything with the 0.2 mm nozzle, so I need to change it back to the 0.4 mm nozzle. The more I change it, the looser things get and I’m always afraid I’m going to break something.
I hate changing nozzles so much I just got a 2nd X1C to have a 0.6 and my firs tone stays at 0.4. im sure some people can change it in 1 min. but with my sausage fingers, its like a 10min job and i feel im going to snap a wire every time.
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