Bambu P1S
We have a Bambu P1S to print with and a Bambu AMS 2 Pro to store and swap filament. This is a home 3D printer that is pretty easy to use and is at the level of Ikea to set up and use.
There are a few catches to the thing, though.
Aftermarket Plates
The printer package came with a Textured PEI plate and Smooth PEI plate. I've only ever used the textured plate and for normal matte PLA or for PETG I didn't use glue or anything to make it stick. I even got away with printing with some Bambu PLA Silk on it without glue. However, when I tried to print with some Elegoo PLA Pro, the filament would not stick to the plate. Likewise, when I printed a particularly tall model, the bottom of the model cooled sufficiently to detach while the printer was going at the top.
When I asked my friends Porter and Chris who have both been using 3D printers far longer than me, they recommended I use either glue or get a different plate. Being particularly lazy, I decided to get the Biqu Cryogrip. Unlike the other plates, this one has some coating that will degrade if you use IPA to clean it, but it works beautifully.
We use it most of the time now.
Bambu Studio Model For Filament
The model that Bambu Studio has for your projects and your printer is that your printer and AMS[1] have a set of filaments in various slots and your projects have a separate set of filaments that they built with. You then sync your printer and filaments to be ready and when you go to print you have to map the filaments correctly.
As a newbie, I printed spaghetti by accidentally mapping a PLA filament rule to a slot with PETG filament in it. Don't do that! You may destroy your hot end like I did.
Continuing a Print
You will eventually run out of filament at some point during printing. There's no way to do that unless you're very careful managing your filament. When this happens, often Bambu Studio cannot continue the print even if you replace the filament in the same AMS slot. In my case, I wasn't able to load the filament from Bambu Studio either because the UI just won't let you do that.
Fortunately, the printer itself will respond. If you push the filament into the AMS2 feeder like you're loading it for the first time, and then continue the print, everything will just work.
Notes
- ↑ Automatic Material System
