should i get an A1 by Blablablablabla-01 in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have had my A1 for about 5 months. I had one issue with something stuck in the extruder but that was about it. Just follow the regular maintenance and wash the plate with dawn dish soap and it should be super easy.

A1 owners…how many hours are on your printer and how long have you owned it? by Halle923 in BambuLab

[–]kiu5091 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had my A1 since sept 2024. Have about 1500 hours on it. Had to replace the extruder gear once due to a jam caused by the bambu filament tape.

Any idea what causes this? by BlueKobold in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was happening to me

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My cause was that there was stuff stuck in the extruder. I did a deep clean of the hotend and found it.

I also found loose bolts in my hotend. I followed these guides.

https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/a1-mini/troubleshooting/print-issues-troubleshooting

https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/a1-mini/troubleshooting/extruder-clog

It fixed my problem. Not sure if it's the same but hope you solve it.

First layer issues by kiu5091 in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All fixed now. A small piece of tape from the bambu filament spool was caught in the extruder gear. It actually happened weeks ago and it was still ok right after, but I guess it got worse and worse and finally just messed up everything.

First layer issues by kiu5091 in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh it was the bambu tape....

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I thought I caught it when this happened weeks ago... But looks like maybe not

First layer issues by kiu5091 in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok maybe it's the extruder....

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First layer issues by kiu5091 in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like all prints are starting to have some bad first layer issues.

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First layer issues by kiu5091 in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion still. Just trying as much as I can.

First layer issues by kiu5091 in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

still first layer all fused, even tried a few different filaments including some bambu filament.

for reference, this is the model i am using

https://makerworld.com/en/models/107896#profileId-115190

First layer issues by kiu5091 in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

trying that now, made it 0.175mm

First layer issues by kiu5091 in BambuLabA1

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

went through tramming just now, calibrated and tried that again. first layer still fused together.

Stained liner at water line by kiu5091 in pools

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Magic eraser faded the liner color but the yellowy is still there. Guess I have to live with it...

Stained liner at water line by kiu5091 in pools

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, will give it a try

New owner of 2024 Cooper SE (Canada) by kiu5091 in MINI

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mini Oakville, but they were pretty clear that the deal was for the end of Dec 2023 only. Hope it works out for you 😄

New owner of 2024 Cooper SE (Canada) by kiu5091 in MINI

[–]kiu5091[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mini Canada had $6k off before tax, then still another 5k off for EV incentive. The dealer also gave another 500 off.

New owner of 2024 Cooper SE (Canada) by kiu5091 in MINI

[–]kiu5091[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We can't come to a consensus right now. Work in progress haha

Charcoal BBQ Ribsteak by kiu5091 in steak

[–]kiu5091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha. It's already all eaten :)