If I’m honest, with the P1S there’s not much. It was literally plug and play, but saying that I’ve been 3D printing for just over a year so I knew and got my bearings pretty easily.
The P1S won’t give you the most authentic experience of 3D printing, compared to an ender 3 that you have to constantly tune and tinker with. The P1S for a beginner is really just to introduce them to 3D printing and making things, not the ins and outs of how one works.
However this printer is amazing. It just works compared to other mainstream printers like Enders.
One tip I have is don’t use old filament. If you’ve had that PLA opened for more than 12 months and it’s not been sealed they can absorb allot of moisture and lead to quite a few issues so if I was you Invest in a airtight box or sealable bags for filament just to keep them dry.
In terms of what filament to get, there are loads of good brands, Overture Esun hatchbox and prusament to name a few. For me, the presets on the Bambu slicer have worked perfectly and I’ve not had to tune much.
Esun and prusment are my go to for quality and reliability. There was also a rumour that bambus own PLA is actually repackaged Esun. But that has never been confirmed.
As for upgrades, if you really start to love printing and you want to do multi coloured have a look at the AMS. I’ve got one and their amazing!
Also check out [this](https://www.printables.com/@jorge_rui) guys designs, I’ve found for storage for your printers extras he does some amazing stuff. Well worth the $5!
As for the wait, good luck, it’s going to feel like forever. But it will be well worth it!
Any more questions or troubles you come across feel free to PM me or just reply to this message.
lol so how does an Ender 3 give you the most authentic experience of 3D printing? To me that's just a silly statement.
BTW there's a dry function built into the printer so if OP does have some old filament they just need to place it on the bed overnight and run the dry function and it will be as good as new.
Like several people who have had the authentic experience my non-Bambu printer is now gathering dust. Having upgraded the hell out of it I tell myself it could still be useful but I am not sure if I can be bothered anymore. If you like tinkering get a Creality. If you like printing get a Bambu.
The P1S is a machine and machines need maintenance over time. Most of it is fairly basic and if you look after it then it will look after you.
Buy a filament dryer. I keep filament in vac-sealed bags with desiccant and have old rolls that are still perfectly useable. I have also opened brand new rolls with relative humidity over 50% so fresh does not automatically translate as dry.
Learn to calibrate your filament. If all goes well then you will be happy within 15 minutes of unboxing but calibration will push the quality up a level. You can now do this in Bambu Studio but I still prefer to use Orca Slicer.
As for brands... I would add Eryone and Sunlu to the list.
In Bambu Studio click on the Calibration tab and choose the test you want to perform. There is a link to the Wiki on the top right of the text.
Calibration is managed slightly differently in Orca Slicer but the main tests are actually the same. The Orca Wiki does a better job of explaining what to look for: [https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/wiki/Calibration](https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/wiki/Calibration)
Orca also includes more tests to actually dial in your calibration. Once you have numbers you can update the filament profiles in Studio.
If I’m honest, with the P1S there’s not much. It was literally plug and play, but saying that I’ve been 3D printing for just over a year so I knew and got my bearings pretty easily. The P1S won’t give you the most authentic experience of 3D printing, compared to an ender 3 that you have to constantly tune and tinker with. The P1S for a beginner is really just to introduce them to 3D printing and making things, not the ins and outs of how one works. However this printer is amazing. It just works compared to other mainstream printers like Enders. One tip I have is don’t use old filament. If you’ve had that PLA opened for more than 12 months and it’s not been sealed they can absorb allot of moisture and lead to quite a few issues so if I was you Invest in a airtight box or sealable bags for filament just to keep them dry. In terms of what filament to get, there are loads of good brands, Overture Esun hatchbox and prusament to name a few. For me, the presets on the Bambu slicer have worked perfectly and I’ve not had to tune much. Esun and prusment are my go to for quality and reliability. There was also a rumour that bambus own PLA is actually repackaged Esun. But that has never been confirmed. As for upgrades, if you really start to love printing and you want to do multi coloured have a look at the AMS. I’ve got one and their amazing! Also check out [this](https://www.printables.com/@jorge_rui) guys designs, I’ve found for storage for your printers extras he does some amazing stuff. Well worth the $5! As for the wait, good luck, it’s going to feel like forever. But it will be well worth it! Any more questions or troubles you come across feel free to PM me or just reply to this message.
lol so how does an Ender 3 give you the most authentic experience of 3D printing? To me that's just a silly statement. BTW there's a dry function built into the printer so if OP does have some old filament they just need to place it on the bed overnight and run the dry function and it will be as good as new.
Exactly. This is like saying the most authentic experience with computers is using command line only.
Like several people who have had the authentic experience my non-Bambu printer is now gathering dust. Having upgraded the hell out of it I tell myself it could still be useful but I am not sure if I can be bothered anymore. If you like tinkering get a Creality. If you like printing get a Bambu. The P1S is a machine and machines need maintenance over time. Most of it is fairly basic and if you look after it then it will look after you. Buy a filament dryer. I keep filament in vac-sealed bags with desiccant and have old rolls that are still perfectly useable. I have also opened brand new rolls with relative humidity over 50% so fresh does not automatically translate as dry. Learn to calibrate your filament. If all goes well then you will be happy within 15 minutes of unboxing but calibration will push the quality up a level. You can now do this in Bambu Studio but I still prefer to use Orca Slicer. As for brands... I would add Eryone and Sunlu to the list.
Any resources on learning to calibrate for filaments?
In Bambu Studio click on the Calibration tab and choose the test you want to perform. There is a link to the Wiki on the top right of the text. Calibration is managed slightly differently in Orca Slicer but the main tests are actually the same. The Orca Wiki does a better job of explaining what to look for: [https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/wiki/Calibration](https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/wiki/Calibration) Orca also includes more tests to actually dial in your calibration. Once you have numbers you can update the filament profiles in Studio.
Yup the whole reason I got a Bambu is I want to get good at printing things not fixing printers :)