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Congratulations on your new toy
Thank you. It's been fun so far.Congratulations on your new toy
> but I wonder what others I could use that aren’t as expensive.I’ve been using a Bambu Lab A1 mini (184mm x 184mm x 184mm), so far I’ve printed this Mk V helmet from Galactic Armory. It’s a little too small, but I managed to make it work. I might get a P1S since I want to make able to use ABS at one point, but I wonder what others I could use that aren’t as expensive.
> but I wonder what others I could use that aren’t as expensive.
An Ender3 is basically the same size print volume: Its like a few mm different. For hundreds of dollars less. With less price comes less automatic features. No AMS. Its a bed slinger not CoreXY. Not on your Wifi. And you'll have to level the bed manually. After that, its still a nozzle with a hole pushing molten plastic. Amongst all my machines are three Ender3pro that are years old and still putting out customer-grade product: But obviously at a slower speed than a modern era non-bed-slinger.
But any machine in that 250mm³ is still pretty small in the context of armor. Its going to mean lots of seaming. Personally, I'd wait until you can afford something that is a significant improvement over that A1, just not an small incremental step. You can probably get a 400mm bed slinger for less than a P1S, but again it won't be turn-key, know-nothing, fully automatic.
There are rumors of a larger Bambu printer coming soon. I say rumor despite Bambu saying it is happening because I don't have too much faith we will see it this year. I'm open to being wrong though.I see, I don’t expect to print anything large like that any time soon and will resort to using foam or something like that for the time being. What is decent printer with that kind of build volume?
There are rumors of a larger Bambu printer coming soon. I say rumor despite Bambu saying it is happening because I don't have too much faith we will see it this year. I'm open to being wrong though.
BambuLab is currently facing 10 lawsuits for patent infringements. I have no inside information but common sense tells me they won't be increasing their exposure by rolling out more models that also infringe on those patents until those law suits are settled.
The thing is, its still a violation and still has to be countered in court. The holder of that patent hasn't pushed back on small at-home sized machines because they don't care to spend $1m in legal fees to recoup $10k in return or to stop the "little guys" that don't affect their large industrial demographic. There just wasn't a point because there wasn't enough cut into their business to justify it. Until Bambu.Seeing as one of the lawsuits is use of a heated build plate, a thing that is common place in the industry, I doubt too much will come from it.
The side kick turned out really good!
- Printer Name: Ender 3 S1
- Bed size: 235 x 235mm
- View attachment 352635What you've printed on it: so many useless little trinkets but also my Rakshasa kit and the ARTAIUS helmet to go with it and a very colorful sidekickView attachment 352634
Thank you! It was a little janky to get there and it is just one solid piece but it was a good start. I just finished up making a new version with a moving trigger, slide, and magazine, I'm just horrible at taking progress pictures.The side kick turned out really good!
Now you just have to start using it :-DI can finally comment here!.
Picked up a bambu p1s. probably the best entry level printer. the autoleveling and out of the box printing has been awesome. can't wait to start using it for more cosplay parts .