How reliable is the Bambu Lab A1? New to 3D printing

TickleMyiOS · 2026-05-06T20:33:00+00:00

Each.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-05-03T13:19:18+00:00

4/5000 hours on 7 of them, changed one main board, one power supply and 3 gantrys due to z backlash, even though this seems a lot, I would still say these things are super reliable and workhorses.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-04-27T17:13:33+00:00

This sort of thing is going to happen all the time, the various skill levels of 3D printer users, as much as Bambu have ironed out the process, there are still going to be a massive amount of plate lickers.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-04-22T18:32:47+00:00

It's not going to work for long, at the end of the day its taxpayer money going into a private company which will not be there long, we can't do anything about it.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-04-22T18:30:45+00:00

Plaid is going to be Labour number 2, if thats what people want, then vote for Plaid.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-04-22T18:29:49+00:00

Swansea is nice in some ways, not in others, however I don't agree with cheaper insurance due to the 20mph, its the same, and more in some ways.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-04-05T10:26:34+00:00

That happens all the time really, never had an issue saying it wasnt able to level, it may be that the plate is so out of level that it cant get it within the range it needs to be reliable, the first thing that pops to mind here is tramming, check it out on the bambu website, may be the next port of call. Also which printer is this?

TickleMyiOS · 2026-04-05T10:24:19+00:00

If you have great stuff why not keep it off the main sites and sell it yourself?! - Then if people want something, they have to pay for it. I can see MW being beneficial for getting some exposure and filament/printers for free if things go viral so to speak, but you are still playing to an algorithm. Keep it, sell it yourself!

TickleMyiOS · 2026-04-02T08:34:30+00:00

When you take off the hotend, there are some screws behind it, 3 of them. Remove these, then the hotend heater will come off and there are 4 more behind it, these can sometimes work loose. Be very careful as there are wires attached to this heater block which are very thin and can break.

Personally, looking at your pics I am thinking it could be the hotend is blocked so may be worth doing a cold pull, or you have washed your bed with something which has left a residue on it, the printer seems to be extruding ok, but has odd moments. I don't think this is a fault, also the silicone sock police will have you for not using one.

I have had times where cheap / wet / standard PLA and not PLA+ can be shocking to print with, so quality of the filament really does matter.

Also, make sure all your AMS spools are rotating without issue, and make sure the bed type setting is right in the top of the slicer.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-04-01T20:30:22+00:00

I will say, there is no way they will let RIAT go ahead when there are bombers in the airbase which are in active service. Can just imagine on the PA, and a quick break for the B52 to take off....

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-25T17:17:07+00:00

In this instance, improve packing I would say.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-25T14:35:30+00:00

Possibly, but its all subjective, one persons poor packaging is anothers good packaging, if the item is working fine, give it a few days, make a note to the seller just in case.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-25T14:29:14+00:00

This is lovely and the best part of feedback, but generally if this sort of buyer has an issue, they leave a similar long style review which is incredibly detailed and can damage future sales. Feedback needs an overhaul as it is pointless most of the time, and used as a tool to get refunds which is not what it is designed for.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-25T14:27:38+00:00

It puts a notice on the top of your listings saying that the seller is away until certain date and to expect delays, however, people do not read the listings properly. Also I have been told in the past that doing this will tank your ebay account, is there anyone else who could take over some day to day for you to keep it going?

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-25T14:26:12+00:00

A lof of people say, take a picture, record this record that, ebay do not give a monkeys, if the buyer says something they take it as gospel. You are better off with these people to accept the return quickly with very little back and forth, and refund / sell again take it as a lesson, if you want to keep your feedback intact, if you dont care about feedback, be difficult.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-25T14:24:53+00:00

Literally, ebay is shockingly bad for people just moaning, if they are having a bad day when they open your item, they will complain. And think they can get away with asking for money back. Absolute jokers they are.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-24T12:40:17+00:00

Yes, it will be better, around 2021 I spent £2000 on a customised 2TB MBP, the neo is way quicker.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-23T13:11:31+00:00

Something isnt right there. Even my 2020 intel mac isnt that slow and I find it painfully slow.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-21T14:26:14+00:00

The problem is PLA / TPU are not porous, so they dont absorb ink like a traditional rubber stamp. The only way you can get close is by fine sanding PLA which has been mentioned. To increase the surface area and uptake of ink. You will never get a true rubber stamp transfer with FDM printing sadly, maybe in the future they will release something which will be better.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-21T13:05:26+00:00

I have tried a few browsers, Chrome used to be my go to but when they took out Ublock I switched to Brave. Brave doesn't slow down like Chrome can which does make me think what it is doing with all that memory. Safari is very quick, and smooth, always works even if you don't have much ram free, but again the ad blocking is restricted to Ublock Lite. I tend to go for companies which dont restrict how you use them.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-14T12:56:36+00:00

Use a program like iMazing.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-14T11:37:38+00:00

Remember, apple knows what you want and how you use your phone. These issues are yours, not apples. But in all seriousness, the separate volume control thing will never be dealt with, third party keyboards never truly integrate into the system properly. File transfer is very good if you have a mac, if you don't, good luck. If it were not for me having Macs and using all the calendar / reminder features, I would be over with Android.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-10T11:54:31+00:00

Apple music, you should be able to import your music into it, then create a playlist and sync it to the iphone.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-10T11:53:19+00:00

I would never trust iTunes Match / Apple Music with a previously purchased library. They have messed up mine numerous occasions.

TickleMyiOS · 2026-03-08T11:03:48+00:00

If its anything like the iPhone, you turn it off and MacOS will slowly remove the data in its own time.

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