3d Printing Crew: Tugboats up in this biatch

[smell my finger]

The Bambu p1p prints really well with basically just a push of a button. I had my first benchy after like 30 min post unboxing. It's when you really want to dial in perfect quality and work with more "exotic" plastics that you start having to tinker more.

yeah I've read that (and went down a few youtube rabbit holes) but then I've seen other reviewers saying "NOT SO FAST and detailing all the small problems they had to fidget with/still in beta/etc"

 

[Ramathorn15]

yeah I've read that (and went down a few youtube rabbit holes) but then I've seen other reviewers saying "NOT SO FAST and detailing all the small problems they had to fidget with/still in beta/etc"

I saw some of those as well, but haven't had any of the issues. I remember one where the hot end cover wouldn't stay on. Happy to say mine is firmly mounted. I actually haven't had a single real issue yet with doing normal prints like PLA.

 

[smell my finger]

I saw some of those as well, but haven't had any of the issues. I remember one where the hot end cover wouldn't stay on. Happy to say mine is firmly mounted. I actually haven't had a single real issue yet with doing normal prints like PLA.

it also seems like a lot of money for a hobby I'm not committed to

which is why I'm thinking Toybox - spend $300 and do some cool little things

 

[CPTMULLET]

it also seems like a lot of money for a hobby I'm not committed to

which is why I'm thinking Toybox - spend $300 and do some cool little things

the p1p would prob sell pretty fast for 4-500 on FB marketplace if that's a thing you do
vs the toybox youre basically stuck with forever

 

[smell my finger]

the p1p would prob sell pretty fast for 4-500 on FB marketplace if that's a thing you do
vs the toybox youre basically stuck with forever

Yeah that’s a good point 🤔

 

[CPTMULLET]

by pretty fast I mean like no effort, I'm sure you could get close-er to retail if you try

 

[Cicada]

the single light is also pretty dim, I should add more

I just snaked a hue light strip back and forth under my AMS and used little riser feet for clearance to get it brighter in there

 

[TwiggSS]

the single light is also pretty dim, I should add more

It makes such a huge difference. I did this one for my X1C

https://www.printables.com/model/365027-bambulab-top-glass-riser-4-cob-led-remix-with-led-

 

[Ramathorn15]

Got my aluminum panels today. Going to reprint the corners black. Might vinyl wrap the aluminum black as well but want to see it with the black corners first.

 

[Ramathorn15]

Something really annoying in Bambu slicer is k values. You have to adjust it at the machine level. I've found .055 is good for pteg and .025 for PLA. If I switch from pteg to pla and forget to change the k value, I spend the next 2 hours trying to figure out wtf is going on.

There needs to be a way to put it in with your filament settings.

 

[Boots]

Something really annoying in Bambu slicer is k values. You have to adjust it at the machine level. I've found .055 is good for pteg and .025 for PLA. If I switch from pteg to pla and forget to change the k value, I spend the next 2 hours trying to figure out wtf is going on.

There needs to be a way to put it in with your filament settings.

How different is their fork of prusaslicer?

 

[lowfat]

Something really annoying in Bambu slicer is k values. You have to adjust it at the machine level. I've found .055 is good for pteg and .025 for PLA. If I switch from pteg to pla and forget to change the k value, I spend the next 2 hours trying to figure out wtf is going on.

There needs to be a way to put it in with your filament settings.

For my Prusa, I create a printer profile for each filament type.

 

[Ramathorn15]

How different is their fork of prusaslicer?

Its really similar. I actually like the interface a lot more. I dont think you could adjust k values in filament settings in prusa either, right?

 

[lowfat]

Its really similar. I actually like the interface a lot more. I dont think you could adjust k values in filament settings in prusa either, right?

Can you add custom starting gcode?

 

[Boots]

Its really similar. I actually like the interface a lot more. I dont think you could adjust k values in filament settings in prusa either, right?

honestly don't even know what k values are

 

[Ramathorn15]

honestly don't even know what k values are

It's the # associated with linear advance. Basically a flow rate to speed calibration. The calibration print lays down a series of lines where the print head changes speeds mid line. You have to visually find the most consistently extruded line and use that value. It helps reduce things like corner bulging and imperfections around objects where the printer changes speeds a lot.

Here's an example of a calibration print.

 

[Ramathorn15]

I didn't notice much of a difference when doing it on my ender. It makes a huge difference on the Bambu though. Might be because the increased speeds/accelerations with the Bambu.

 

[CPTMULLET]

I didn't notice much of a difference when doing it on my ender. It makes a huge difference on the Bambu though. Might be because the increased speeds/accelerations with the Bambu.

this

though the voron community has noticed w/ abs basically every printer falls within the same small window (w/ abs, PLA in particular has a lot more deviation in flow characteristics)

 

[CPTMULLET]

Can you add custom starting gcode?

can't you add filament gcode/variables or is that a Super Slicer thing

 

[lowfat]

can't you add filament gcode/variables or is that a Super Slicer thing

This is superslicer and this is the filament section.

 

[smell my finger]

It's the # associated with linear advance. Basically a flow rate to speed calibration. The calibration print lays down a series of lines where the print head changes speeds mid line. You have to visually find the most consistently extruded line and use that value. It helps reduce things like corner bulging and imperfections around objects where the printer changes speeds a lot.

Here's an example of a calibration print.

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Is there a good “I don’t know shit about this” glossary and or intro videos

 

[CPTMULLET]

This is superslicer and this is the filament section.

still working on caffeine, why do you make a seperate printer per filament then?

 

[Ramathorn15]

Is there a good “I don’t know shit about this” glossary and or intro videos

This guy's video was pretty solid. Idk what printer you have but I don't think it's native to most. On my ender I had to add it into the Marlin firmware to make it an adjustable option. On the Bambu, it's integrated from the get go.

 

[lowfat]

still working on caffeine, why do you make a seperate printer per filament then?

Pretty much only different starting Z heights now for different materials. But in the past they didn't have the override settings in filaments settings, so I started doing it for different retraction settings.

 

[Boots]

is this something that saves 15 minutes on a print or 2 hours on a print?