Bambu Lab's A1 One Year Later...

[Chris Savage]

Oops, I meant Creality. I forgot which model but it was at Microcenter for around $200.

As you can see here, I previously had two Creality 3D Printers. They did require an inordinate amount of supervision to print simple things, which is why I moved on to the Bambu Lab stuff.

[granz]

Bambu Lab A1 printer is now on order!

[Chris Savage]

Bambu Lab A1 printer is now on order!

I have a pretty big surprise order in myself, considering it's the 4th anniversary sale. 

P.S. - More to come!

[granz]

I have a pretty big surprise order in myself, considering it's the 4th anniversary sale. 

P.S. - More to come!

Shameless tease!

[granz]

I have a pretty big surprise order in myself, considering it's the 4th anniversary sale. 

P.S. - More to come!

I just noticed what you meant about the 4th Anniversary Sale - https://us.store.bambulab.com/pages/anniversary-sale

[MicroNut]

@Chris Savage and @granz you are getting me hooked. My 25th anniversary with my wonderful wife is in October and this would be a great gift for me to keep me busy when I go into semi-retirement next year. Let me know how it works for you granz. It would be cool if one of you could demo one at the get together coming up if they can be transported without any hassle.

One thing I was looking into a while ago for safety reasons was using a Raspberry Pi with a camera to remotely control an Ender. Is that possible with the Bambu as well? I accidentally told my wife that some older 3d printers had a slim chance of overheating. Ever since she doesn't feel comfortable with the idea of 3d printers. Insert foot here!

[MicroNut]

I just looked and answer my own question. According to the Bambu site the A1 can be remotely controlled and comes with a low FPS camera. Awesome!

[granz]

@Chris Savage and @granz you are getting me hooked. My 25th anniversary with my wonderful wife is in October and this would be a great gift for me to keep me busy when I go into semi-retirement next year. Let me know how it works for you granz. It would be cool if one of you could demo one at the get together coming up if they can be transported without any hassle.

Do you want a demo of the Bambu Lab A1 printer? Or, just geneic 3D printing - the Monoprice Voxel/FlashForge Adventurer 3 is easier to move, but I may be able to bring the A1. I'll have to see how it feels when I get it, and set it up.

Also, there are a series of cheapie printers called the ToyBox (https://www.toybox.com.) They are really small, IIRC only 100mm cubed (4 inches,) and meant to print toys for kids (though, they can print stuff from others.

The Creator Space is a suite of apps and tools that allow you to easily create your own inventions. You can also import models from the internet or even import models that you have created with a computer-aided design tool (CAD). Toybox supports The platform currently supports STL, OBJ, 3MF and gCode.

Coincidentally, they are pretty small, and would make it easier to transport. I have been considering one for traveling demos, and to print small stuff at home while waiting on print jobs on my bigger printers. Unfortunately, there are some wildly differing reviews - some say that they are great (for their design case) while others say that they are not worth the price.

One thing I was looking into a while ago for safety reasons was using a Raspberry Pi with a camera to remotely control an Ender. Is that possible with the Bambu as well? I accidentally told my wife that some older 3d printers had a slim chance of overheating. Ever since she doesn't feel comfortable with the idea of 3d printers. Insert foot here!

The Voxel/Adventurer also has a camera.

[Chris Savage]

I just looked and answer my own question. According to the Bambu site the A1 can be remotely controlled and comes with a low FPS camera. Awesome!

Actually, I answered your question in this post.