Was on the lookout for a replacement 3D printer for my old Ender 3 and came across this deal. Seemed a really good price and much cheaper than most other places. Officeworks have price matched it if that's easier. The combo with the AMS is also on sale for $649
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/bambu-lab-…
A 1:1 replica for a P-51 Instrument panel. It looks very cool on a wall.
Dude, can you share a pic, would love to see it.
don't have "coolest". its all about practicality and saving your arse. Once you start solving problems around the house with it, you never end. go to https://makerworld.com/en/3d-models and poke around and you will quickly see what i mean.
Same… my prints are mostly practical stuff around the house and work related stuff.
Thats what I meant. When you make something that fixes a problem or being practical. That is cool.
My plastic curtain hooks got brittle and broke at the slightest tug over the summer. Found a replica and had them printed and fixed 15 minutes later total cost was just a few cents of filament.
Yup. All the brackets.
Hot wheels compatible tracks, storage solutions - endless possibilities
Here are some examples of my prints:
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/82921/113236/img202406…
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/82921/113280/img202406…
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/82921/114790/img202408…
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/82921/114946/img202408…
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/82921/111397/img202403…
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/82921/108403/20210818_…
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/82921/108403/20210818_…
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/82921/111174/img202310…
Nice 👍🏻. I like the banana sword & the glowing lamp thingy!
It's a banana Katana
Do you need to sand it if you want to get ride of those lines and make it smooth?
Print at a higher resolution, sand or use primer.
A mini networking rack for my home lab and a D&D stat trackers and carrying case are two of my favourite projects.
My proudest creation to date was replacement clips for my fly screens. All around my house I have broken fly screen clips, and the age of my house and the type of windows makes it hard to get replacements. Basically only specialist stores sell them, and for an inflated price. I spent an afternoon mocking up prototypes, printing, tweaking, and printing again until I had perfect clips, then printed a bunch of them off for all my windows.
Lotsa cool things!
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/207225/128508/pxl_2026…
These were mostly printed on a mix of Bambu and Creality printers.
Wow that is awesome!
Crazy well done!
I've primarily used for repairing things and storage
car seat back storage hanger
cupholder adapter
broken ceiling fan knob
shelf handle
desk organiser
paper storage
phone case for old models (windows phone blackberry etc)
shock absorber for nas
SSD adapter for broken m.2 slot
endless possibilities
Highly suggest aftermarket or DIY enclosure
The finishing is very impressive.
Very narrow minded view of 3d printers there.
It's reality. Yeah, there's some edge cases printing components with high quality filament, that fix a thingamabob in a doohickey machine. But everyone buying these things is just making articulated dragons and Marvel figures in flimsy PLA, that last as long as it takes me to do a shit. If you're into Warhammer or boardgames and want to circumvent the high cost of licensed junk, go nuts.
Only if you limit yourself to Makerworld on your phone and have no interests.
So far I have printed on my printers (H2D/P1S/A1):
- 1200mm diameter cat wheel
- under desk mount bracket for power/usb charging using a module designed for in desk use
- a custom Gabby's dollhouse lightbox for a friend
- a massive art deco bin that looks better than the generic crap you can buy
- Magic the gathering:
— Deck boxes both generic and themed for friends/myself including a sick fallout fridge one
— +1/+1 -1/-1 +1/+0 +0/+1 and 'rad' counters
— collection storage boxes theme by mana colour
- 7-day pillbox that slaps anything store bought
- storage inserts and stuff for Ikea Pax
- cat toys
- fidget crap for my nieces
- helicopter launch for my nieces
- water rocket with hose adapter for my nieces
- various jigs for my laser cutter
- installation helpers/screw hole drill guides for all sorts of things
- various snaplock cases to store crap
- custom themed/named cases for my nieces to store drawing supplies
- Ikea Skadis stuff for tool storage
- Sillysnax City/Airport components that's hot wheels track compatible
- A hectic 30cm model of a jumbo jet my nephew adores and has partially destroyed - we can just print replacement bits.
- plenty of 'junk' that was fun for a while
Once you learn the basics of Fusion360 or similar it's what you make of it. Put a couple of basic designs on makerworld, and over the last 18months have earned enough points for 3x $65 vouchers.
So junk then
Honestly, as lame as it sounds, I feel like the coolest stuff is that you design something yourself to fix a very specific problem you have. E.g. I designed and printed a little doohicky that stopped my back gate from clanging in the wind. It's not impressive to look at (if you even notice it), but I appreciate it every time the wind picks up.
Yeah, people that hate on 3D printing have no imagination and just see it as a tool for printing the flexies they see at markets. You're probably not gonna convince them of its actual useful application, or even appreciate that it can be a hobby like every other 'useless' hobby out there.
Bomb parts for the Ukrainian army. This article blew my mind. They're even using the same printer!
Inside Ukraine’s secret network of 3D printing farms building bombs
Not cool, practical. Tool mounts for ikea skadis, cupboard door magnet holder fix, parts for the MPCNC, headphone holder, etc
I've had my current printer for few years, it's just another tool I crank up when the inevitable thing around the house needs repair. The other day I printed a new base for my mailbox that was rusted through, sure a new pole with base can be bought for about 15$ but where's the fun in that. Took me some time to design the piece and print it , cut the top of the existing pole and now it will likely outlive the rest of the mailbox Now I see it every time I drive past and that's pretty cool ;)
If you enjoy tinkering, repairing, thinking up new ways of doing things and don't mind investing the time, this could very well suit you.
this is pretty standard pricing besides the free shipping, but with local stores now stocking the printers it's not as good to buy direct from Bambulab.
Officeworks, combined with discounted gift card will get you a better price.
Anniversary sale is not far away in June.
You can get the P1S + AMS for similar from Temu (Aus Stock), if you're willing to take a risk on the 50% cashback deals!
How do you tell if the seller is trustworthy?
I did this through 3D bro and hit 80% cashback. Total cost for the P1S combo was $125
It’s around $920 on Temu so how did you get for $125? It should be around $290 after cashback with 80% (~68% after tax).
@alphaoasis: They price jacked at the time, had it for 1100 or something. So I claimed the difference on 28 Degrees, so slight disclaimer I suppose.
Printer is all good and cashback paid out already? Nice.
Just to let everyone know, there is a lot of exciting things happening in the 3D printer market. Multi tool-head CoreXY printers are now the new popular thing and they are becoming very cheap, quickly outclassing these AMS / bedslingers - which may explain this sale.
For example, Snapmaker U1 was release recently approximately $1400 AUD early sale with 4 toolheads. Flashforge Creator 5 is now in pre-sale for approximately $910 AUD with 4 toolheads, and even BambuLabs seems to have realised that they needed to keep prices competitive because they released the X2D even cheaper than their previous X1C at 1049 AUD without AMS (not multi toolhead though)
Yeah if you're into 3D printing enough to want to upgrade an old existing bedslinger it's a bit of waste to not get at a minimum something AMS/CFS like, or get one of these new cheaper toolchangers.
I just want something entry level for making reliable prints. Is it worth holding off for newer tech in this $500-700 price range?
For most people I would recommend a bambulabs anything if you just want a printer that works, no fuss. They are like the Apple of printer companies, they make quality products designed to be used very easily by humans (but never tinkered with). This one will mostly only work with 1 colour PLA and some PETG without the AMS, at which point you will need to look at more expensive enclosed printers if you want to go further with stronger materials, print much faster and with less waste. I only bring up the multitool revolution because the moment you get used to having a printer you will want more, and enclosed multitool CoreXY is basically the next big thing.
Get a centauri carbon it isnt multi colour yet but they have just announced that feature. Personally multi colours doesnt bother me yet but eventually will move to a multi head printer one day.
Yes CC is a very high value enclosed CoreXY printer too. I don't usually worry about having multi colours either (for example, if you print cosplay you will be postprocessing / painting it regardless), the main thing I care about is that having two toolheads unlocks the incredible ability to print perfect supports with 0.0 z top distance by pairing two incompatible filaments. It is an absolute game changer.
I got a snapmaker U1 and its great as you can paint colours and text on prints so easily. Never bought one before as I hate the waste
After you see that amount of waste generated on multicolour print you'll wish spent the extra couple of hundred for multi-head tool changer…if really messed up how much waste (or poop) prints make….single colour much less of an issue.
Here is an example of the waste: https://youtube.com/shorts/vubRY2zg-bE?si=t7BkaKIRItz9_LGk
Complete newbie here (about to buy an entry level printer for kids).
That video scared me from trying mult-colour. What is the difference between the two approaches tried?
When you say multi-head tool…. is that like if I bought the A1 combo vs buying the A1? Or is it something completely different? Like having four separate printing heads?
@ferrisb: It’s complicated as there are single head multi nosel (sp???)) . Firstly I do no own a 3d printer. I am about to purchase the creator 5 .
When you have single head all filament is heated and printed/deposited from it. Each time an colour change occurs the material inside the nosel must be cleared and the new filament push through and primed (heated so ready to deposit) . A multi head printer reduces the clearing as the head has one colour but you still have some prime waste (prime tower…because the material need to be brought up to heat between head changes). If you are feeding multiple filaments into a head in a multi head you will have clearing waste (but for most part people will have one colour only)
Anycubric kobra x released a single head with multiple colours but diff is that all the filament are much closer in the head significantly reducing waste but it is still more than multi head.
The industry is moving to multi head for multicolour prints - it’s quicker and much less waste. Costs more though…but depends on how sensitive you are to seeing purge and prime waste…i can’t stand the thought of it and hence choosing the least painful but at the same time going to suffer because Bambu is select model and print.
@ferrisb: A1 will have a shit tonne of waste if multicolour all in one pass. You can print single colour of each part and the. Assemble but it only really works with certain models and may not be as strong using glue vs filament on filament…it would only be a very small group that would mess around in a tool to seperate out colours … ie you will hate yourself for trying esp when the kids say “why do we have to do all this crap…I just want the model that I will toss into landfill by next birthday “
@tsk2: Thanks.
I suspect the 'why do we have to do all this crap' feeling will be very strong.
Hoping to press print and then come back 10 hours later for finished landfill candidate…
@ferrisb: Bambu is the ecosystem for that. You can use models from makerworld or whatever on other devices but there is friction and it’s not automagic.
Snapmaker U1 is pretty awesome
Looks like that one is well over $1k though.
Yep, though honestly I wouldnt buy anything apart from a toolchanger personally.
(That said, if you print filaments that require enclosure and dont worry about multi material, a cheap enclosed printer will do)
i would buy a used P1S over this
The A1 issues over the past year, are a nope for me.
ISSUES???
Yes, look it up. Numerous reports of them catching fire, or at least starting to.
@redpen: Don't need to look it up, I know all about it/them.
Back in the early '24 batch of A1s, they had a heat bed cable issue, that through movement could be damaged at the base and short. These were recalled and the issue long since fixed.
The only other, more recent issue in mid '25, would be the thermistor. There's been a few cases where this has overheated and melted part of the board and case. Again, this has been long resolved. And again, this has been a pretty rare issue considering the volume of A1s sold worldwide.
99% of the other 'issues' I see in Bambu forums and pages are usually user error and use.
There's heaps of them out in the world printing 24/7 without issue. Mine for one!
For those that like to tinker you can also build your own “ams” for about $100. Look up the BMCU kits on Ali express
Gosh this is straight bargain. Thx mate
Any other safe AliExpress options? Like build plates or hot ends?
Biqu Cryogrip Glacier. Much less warping when printing flat parts.
Are they compatible with Bambu printers?
Googled - looks like only the A and P series (not H)
Yeah, running mine on an A1 mini. Works great.
Not as great for P or H series as they feed differently.
I bought a P2S 2 weeks ago and are starting to have poor results. Maybe humidity???? Where do people go to get advice when issues occur, Online, Facebook group, YouTube? Any advice appreciated.
Post a picture of your issue to r/3Dprinting or r/FixMyPrint
Make sure there are pictures / settings used / filament etc. Not a lot of people are on at this time but usually Sydney time Morning to 10am there are lots of replies.
Thanks. I’ll do it tomorrow. Cheers
Don't use those as a first step - there's a reason they tend to flame or ignore Bambu posts, and it's because people want others to do their homework for them. Research on your own first, use volunteer human resources second.
Understanding slicing, filament, conditions, print settings, calibrations, test prints, etc. is necessary for 3d printing. Youtube is a good place for beginners.
https://www.youtube.com/@MakersMuse
https://www.youtube.com/@CNCKitchen
https://www.youtube.com/c/MyTechFun
https://www.youtube.com/@TeachingTech
https://www.youtube.com/@EmilyTheEngineer
https://www.youtube.com/@ZackFreedman
Then when you're ready to get into the real stuff - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKb3mRkgTwg&list=PLrZ2zKOtC_…
Go to the subreddits and post a question when you can also post the things you've tried already.
I get that but usually its very quick for someone to see an image and know the right direction to send you in. Of course you should learn and try to solve it yourself, but if I can tell at one glance that he needs to calibrate his pressure advance to solve his issues, telling him to do so isn't necessarily doing the homework for him because they can now go look up the exact tutorial or method from there rather than just shotgunning all videos from all creators hoping to run into the exact fix they need. Not everyone is in the hobby to learn the exact ins and outs of every setting in the slicer, and doubly so for Bambu users since usually it doesn't need tinkering from the start unlike an Ender.
@FeetOffTheTable: If you were asking even just 5 years ago, you might get that sort of help. However, the flood of 'omg I understand no settings, provide no info, and it's not working, halp' posts burned out so many people that now those image posts get exactly 2 types of answers - 1 is asking for info that the person doesn't even know how to obtain, and 1 is saying phrases like 'dry your filament', 'clean your plate', or other things fellow novices have learned to parrot for karma. You can go and look at the subreddits if you want, they've been crushed into uselessness. You can even get better help by not mentioning that you use Bambu, because people have learned to avoid trying to help Bambu casuals precisely because so many of them don't have a clue what they're doing and have no interest in learning.
This is not a hobby where you can avoid learning, simple as that. You can choose to learn how your slicer works, or choose to learn to put up with shitty prints.
post a picture in Chatgpt or claude or gemini, they are pretty good at figuring it out. put screen shots of your filament settings as well.
def dry your filament if experiencing some printing quality issues.
check the reddit subs
Highly recommend getting a dryer, it's my first thing to try now when I have issues. Even PLA can be "wet" out of the box sometimes
They've just released the X2D (higher tier than A1) which looks promising for someone looking in the budget/mid tier.
Just bought P2S a few weeks ago and now feeling buyers remorse…
I am in a similar boat (was about to buy P2S) - why is the X2D better??
X2D uses GT1.5 belts which have a finer tooth pitch, which should reduce belt ripple VFA (better print quality, like on their more expensive printers) and the obvious stuff like chamber heater for better printing of engineering filaments and the second extruder allows you to print supports in a dedicated support material for really clean overhangs.
Thanks for taking the time to reply. The better print quality seems like a no brainer for $100 more, then the second extruder for supports seems good as well. Cheers
@camr00: The Dual extruder is almost compulsory for support material. An AMS will let you print with supports in a single extruder, but it'll be swapping filaments several hundred times per print and each swap costs about a minute in waiting time.
Been this price for months
Thanks for sharing the deal months ago. Oh.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/938647
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/17179946/redir
Someone did it for me already. Try search function next time. Oh
The deal expired on January. Oh indeed, as it should have been set to long expiry.
@devize: I look forward to more valuable contributions from you in the future. Over a decade worth already.
a replacement 3D printer for my old Ender 3
Is this an ungrade over Ender 3? My Ender 3 from Jaycar is sitting in the box still.
This is a different universe to the Ender 3
Bedslingers are just not the way to go anymore. The prices for corexy printers with enclosures today have almost certainly killed off bedslingers for good.
Maybe. The A1 is a lot cheaper than the next model up in bambu's line-up and a great way to get into 3d printing and produces pretty much the same results.
A1 and A1 mini actually have better print quality than their corexy printers in some cases. They have less 2mm belt VFA due to their belt setup. Not great for tall objects though - this is where bedslingers lose some quality.
Not that much cheaper. A1 is $429, P1S is $599. For your $170 you get an enclosure (which has far more impact on print quality than people realise, even if you're just using PLA), compatibility with real AMS units, protection from curious hands and paws, and a smaller footprint (especially with a good riser for top storage).
P1S uses the old type of hotend that requires wires. A1 use magnet.
You should compare A1 with P2S, not that old dude. Also A1 is now compatible with Ams 2, "the real ams".
What are the coolest things people have created with 3d printer?