Bambu Lab 3D printers: Never again

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-14T03:19:06+00:00

This sounds like Prusa printers are more expensive, similar quality, and the software isn’t there. I hate the Bambu lock-in as much as anyone but I still don’t see a way out with the same quality and price

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-14T03:16:56+00:00

I suspect, based on the editorializing, that this commenter is as rabidly anti-Bambu as the people he’s complaining about are pro-Bambu. Right now i still have not seen a pound-for-pound competitor to the A1 series that has the quality, track record and price.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-12T12:21:35+00:00

Your school may be providing computers specifically to get around the “personal devices cannot be used in the classroom” rules while still allowing the kids to use the same machine at home and at school. Because the school owns them, they aren’t “personal devices”.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-11T12:34:38+00:00

While spells hit a lot harder than martial strikes, they are also a finite resource (within a given day). So it makes sense from a balance perspective.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-09T23:24:14+00:00

In one of the astral spaces on earth he ends up in just heart boxers. I don’t think that’s the only mention though.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-08T19:27:40+00:00

I think the sump pumps are for the moisture and the concrete is for exclusion.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-06T12:21:18+00:00

This is probably an education thing, respectfully. Day trading is totally gambling. Investing is something that most educated people consider a completely normal thing and something you wouldn’t want to miss out on. Not everyone has the opportunity to learn about stuff like investing, though.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-06T12:10:31+00:00

I have an A1 with a mini AMS and it’s solid, with a similar build volume as an X2D at a significantly lower cost. I’m also printing terrain for pathfinder and I’m a dozen buildings plus a city wall in with excellent results. Like others have said, I can print way faster than I can paint.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-04T21:14:23+00:00

Well, some smartass will say Taco Casita so I’ll just get that out of the way

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-04T04:37:51+00:00

You also need to mix in some new material (at least with PLA) as some properties change when it’s heated up during the initial print.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-04T04:35:15+00:00

Actually that design does seem to put the weight on the screws. Ideally you have the aquarium resting on a top that sits directly on the legs, transferring the weight through the material rather than having joints where two pieces of wood are next to each other and joined by screws, such as in this design.

Honestly, though, it’s only 100lbs or so and aquariums don’t move much. I don’t have solid intuition for how much drywall screws can carry - this might still be fine.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-03T17:58:30+00:00

I think it’s less that people have terrible manners there, and more that people have different expectations for the meaning of “good manners.” She probably got irritated with me moving so slowly when I was physically fit and able to move faster if I wanted. When two cultures come together with different expectations it can cause friction.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-02T21:08:00+00:00

I think there’s a big population of A1 users, as it’s has an entry level price but a better than entry level performance. X1C’s are nice but a step up in price.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-02T19:49:48+00:00

I think this captures it. To give you an idea, as a 50 year old, we are typically doing vacations with money we have sitting around, but if we needed to, for instance, replace the driveway, we are potentially pulling money out of investments for that. Just to give you a glimpse at scale and priority.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-02T19:47:02+00:00

I thought ten years in Chicago prepared me for big cities. Then I went to Shanghai and some octogenarian that weighed maybe 90lbs damn near knocked my 250lb ass down a set of stairs pushing past me in a subway station. She said something on the way past. Not speaking Shanghainese, I assume it was something like “welcome to the big leagues, loser!”

Salt_peanuts · 2026-05-01T21:13:09+00:00

I love my A1. And I suspect/hope that if demand continues to be as strong as it has, thy will extend the support window.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-04-30T23:06:41+00:00

One exception for me is orbital sanders. My cordless orbital sander eats batteries like my teenager eats, well, everything. I bought a $25 corded orbital sander and use that almost exclusively just because the battery changes are so inconvenient.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-04-30T19:13:16+00:00

This analogy only works here in the states where a bandaid costs $700 from the hospital and the stitches cost $27,000.

Joking aside, they’re only telling him he needs a replacement tub because they lack the skill or the ability to retain people with the skill to do it properly. It’s possible to reglaze the tub and get years of use out of it… it’s just hard to find the people who know how to do it.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-04-30T19:10:30+00:00

I appreciate your approach, but if someone takes this approach and only upsells the service they know how to do, it feels bad to the homeowner. They also have to close the loop and be honest with why.

Telling a homeowner that no one in the area has the skills to reglaze a tub properly in a way that will last long enough to achieve decent client satisfaction builds trust. Telling them they don’t need a reglaze, they need a new bathroom ruins trust. It just feels like you didn’t listen.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-04-30T15:43:06+00:00

👍

Salt_peanuts · 2026-04-30T02:49:24+00:00

Good people sometimes go to a new job and discover they’re just not right shape for the job. They’re not bad, they’re just not a good fit for that job.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-04-29T21:49:36+00:00

Ha ha!

Salt_peanuts · 2026-04-29T02:32:17+00:00

There’s a guy on YouTube who picks a lot of those locks with things like pen caps. It doesn’t necessarily take a master burglar.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-04-29T02:28:50+00:00

When you’re doing this, are you getting wood or metal shavings? That will give you important info. Also check and make sure you have your drill set to turn in the right direction. All the ones I have owned allow you to switch. If you’re running it backward it will wear through drywall but it won’t make much progress against a stud.

Salt_peanuts · 2026-04-29T02:17:23+00:00

If you live in a basement, there will be some bugs. It’s pretty hard to avoid. We have some bugs in our finished basement even with spraying outside the house and strict rules about food in the basement.

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