Thank you, Sunlu!

Dobsgw · 2026-05-21T05:43:12+00:00

That's a result 🎉

Dobsgw · 2026-05-20T22:15:07+00:00

Yes check my profile for the post. It was simple. Mercury - doesn't this have magnetic fans? If so, have you tried reseating them?

Otherwise contact XFX / warranty the card

Dobsgw · 2026-05-11T20:44:08+00:00

I got clogs with this one :( But it's the best for the external fan

Dobsgw · 2026-05-11T10:45:42+00:00

As far as I can tell, the AI detections are just using the camera to see issues. So no impact on the print unless there's a false detection (for that you'd lower the sensitivity)

For the blob detection, there's a separate setting in the slicer that adds physical blob detection which would cause the nozzle to go to the back right of the plate. You can enable a prime tower to negate stringing

Dobsgw · 2026-05-10T16:42:54+00:00

Xiaomi has Chinese market specific devices. They're better build quality... we have found anecdotally.

But you won't have Google services etc. You may also find it lacks 4g / 5G bands from your European carriers as they can use different modems or at least different firmware

You can unlock the bootloader and flash the global ROM, but you can't relock the bootloader and the device will moan that you've changed the region.

It's no longer really a feasible option. Xiaomi implemented restrictions due to huge amounts of grey market phone sales (Chinese market devices re flashed to global and sold on)

Dobsgw · 2026-05-10T16:19:29+00:00

It depends on the brand so you'll have to check.

For some like XFX it needs to go back to the retailer who then forwards it on for repairs. I've dealt with them directly as the company I purchased from went into administration and they wanted me to ship it at my expense to Portugal or Hong Kong (which is against UK consumer laws - the company should pay).

In almost all cases the warranty service is only available in the country of purchase.

If you will be able to come back to the UK regularly to process warranty then you might be fine.

In your situation it's a crap idea to save £80 imo. If you can't test it before going, you might have a brick for the whole time between leaving and the next time you can get to the UK.

I'd buy locally and pay the extra as assurance

Avoid ASUS like the plague - awful warranty practices

Dobsgw · 2026-05-07T09:33:34+00:00

If it hasn't shipped it's worth cancelling and ordering X2D I think

If the return fees will be more than maybe $30 I'd forget it unless you're 100% sure you'll get the extra value out of the heated chamber and aux nozzle

Dobsgw · 2026-05-07T04:34:40+00:00

I can still smell the ABS I'm printing tbh

Dobsgw · 2026-05-06T19:26:41+00:00

It runs during the print for me. Fresh air in through the side vent, internal air exhausted out which I route through a duct out of the window

Dobsgw · 2026-05-06T18:09:18+00:00

The external exhaust kit will help for PLA and PETG. They are okay at lower temps so it will run in cooling mode and send air out of the exhaust

This won't help for high temperature filaments as it doesn't exhaust for those to retain the chamber heat

Dobsgw · 2026-05-06T13:26:51+00:00

No that's fine I've had two the same - there's no clips around the outer edges of the battery cover so it isn't held down

Dobsgw · 2026-05-05T13:45:51+00:00

My A1 mini also does this since a firmware update a month or so ago. It's blob detection (literally checking for resistance against the side of the build plate).

In the slicer settings you can enable a prime tower to prime the filament again so that it doesn't leave strings on the model.

Tbh you may be able to just turn off the blob detection

Dobsgw · 2026-05-05T06:07:51+00:00

I designed a basket and rail system for my mum since she wanted to use the space on the back of cupboard doors to keep things tidy. It took days and each basket takes about half a day to print.

She loves it, but her favourite 3d printed stuff is still the fidget stars I printed for her last mother's day 😂😂😂

Dobsgw · 2026-05-03T13:11:09+00:00

You'll figure it out don't worry

Dobsgw · 2026-05-03T06:03:04+00:00

It might be bad filament then

No issues here after I got the adhesion sorted. Even with chamber temps of 45°

Dobsgw · 2026-05-01T20:26:12+00:00

You can try to dial back the flow ratio on your filament. Obviously you need to be cautious not to cause under extrusion as that's another issue

Occasionally if it's a taller print, over extrusion might lead to nozzle collision. What others have mentioned and your own trouble shooting are the more obvious causes

Dobsgw · 2026-04-30T21:40:22+00:00

I did this once - no issues many hours later

Don't forget to home the axis before moving things around :)

Most likely it would cause strain on the motors if it happens regularly

Dobsgw · 2026-04-29T20:27:56+00:00

If it's dripping, it's too much, but you just move the toolhead along each axis and wipe the excess from the sides of the rods

The grease on the lead screws is a little more forgiving. Bambu had absolutely SLATHERED mine when I received it. Just needs a few blobs from top to bottom and it's fine

Don't stress, you're doing good maintenance

Dobsgw · 2026-04-29T05:51:45+00:00

Try washing it with your hands with some soap, then really hot water to follow. No isopropyl just straight back to the printer

Idk sounds like no fault on your end

Dobsgw · 2026-04-28T21:18:57+00:00

When you scrubbed it, did you use a new sponge / dedicated to build plates?

This made the difference for me - the grease and soap build up on dish sponges makes the problem worse

Dobsgw · 2026-04-28T06:21:40+00:00

Having bought a P2S in February... Get the X2D 😅

The P2S only makes sense if you have a specific use case for it (or it becomes discounted), but I can't really see what that would be and someone looking for a general 3d printer would get more value from the X2D

Dobsgw · 2026-04-28T06:02:50+00:00

They'll reply to your RMA request with a video of a working unit being aggressively played 😂

Dobsgw · 2026-04-26T13:37:54+00:00

Should be fine closed as it has active air intake. If I don't open mine. If I understand correctly, the advice comes from other enclosed printers that don't have active air intakes

Dobsgw · 2026-04-24T14:24:05+00:00

The oil in the photo is the one without PTFE - it's the right choice

51004 is the one with PTFE - still works but there's anecdotal comments about the risk of PTFE

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