• lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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      20 hours ago

      I bought a 3d printer in 2015 and it took me probably a month of screwing with it after work and on weekends to get to the point that I could make decent things with it. My brother bought one of these last year and was sending me pictures of shit he made the same day he started. I was was a bit jealous.

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      I’m really wanting to get a Bamboo Labs printer. I have an Ender and I honestly stopped using it because it took way longer to setup the printer than I spent printing. Whereas I believe Bamboo printers are in a state where it’s plug in and print.

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        24 hours ago

        EXACTLY my situation. Had an ender 3 pro, modded that thing a lot, bought an A1 with AMS. Now i can’t even imagine going back to the ender.

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          14 hours ago

          I think the AMS is the only reason I’d go with an A1 - my modded V3 SE is a dream in its current iteration. Happily printing PETG / TPU currently with a spool of ABS-GF waiting for an enclosure to be finished.

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            The AMS is amazing. I just bought my 3rd and 4th when they had their black friday sale. Multicolor prints look soooo good and it’s very reliable, unlike the MMU2 I had on my Prusa. Pretty soon I’m going to attempt to print some wheels (maybe ABS or PLA-CF) with some squishy TPU tires.

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        1 day ago

        To be fair I have had to do some maintenance on my A1 mini. You have to lube up your Y axis. 😉

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      Which is it? I was just admiring how solid the construction looks.

      Edit: A1 mini? Interesting design and I had no idea how affordable they were…

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        Yep, I just bought one as my 2nd printer. Super pleased with it. Definitely among the best $200 I’ve ever spent.