It is such a recognized situation that quite a lot of customers print an aptly named “poop chute,” which collects and redirects the waste to the aspect the place it’s simpler to empty. I went with the easier resolution of placing an empty filament field behind the printer to catch it.
Earlier than printing, the Bambu additionally sweeps and ranges the mattress in a grid, and warns you if it hits any obstructions like leftover helps or an errant mattress scraper. I’ve checked out a number of printers with an auto-level earlier than, however they have been slower, and normally required a second verify by hand earlier than really hitting go. I haven’t needed to regulate something on the P1S within the month or so I’ve been utilizing it, with the printer dealing with the preliminary setup, common re-leveling, and nozzle cleansing.
The Bundle
{Photograph}: Brad Bourque
The Bambu P1S is offered by itself, however I feel the bundle that features the multi-filament dealing with AMS is nicely price the additional value. Once I unpacked the AMS, I had goals of vibrant, multi-color prints, and whereas that is definitely doable, it is not the part’s finest characteristic. Altering colours or supplies mid-print forces the nozzle to dump a bit coil of additional materials, and it’s a must to print a tower off to the aspect to reduce Z-axis variation.
The result’s fairly a little bit of wasted plastic, additional time spent printing, and energy optimizing fashions and slicing for layers and colours. I additionally observed there was quite a lot of additional size within the purge coils when switching colours, and slowly decreased that quantity in Bambu Studio, however your mileage might range. To get forward of any questions: Sure, it did really feel bizarre to examine my 3D printer’s poop to enhance its weight loss program.
Quite than print advanced multi-color components in a single shot, I discovered the AMS extra helpful for decreasing the period of time I spent coping with the printer to swap filaments. Whereas it walks you thru the method, switching a single filament is a reasonably hands-on course of. It’s important to watch for the nozzle to warmth up, pull the previous filament out, push the brand new one in till it drips out once more, then get the roll located on the spool holder, and ensure it purges something leftover. With the AMS, I simply load the colours I need for a multi-piece mission onto the rollers, select them within the slicer, and it handles every thing from heating to purging.
