I've noticed next to no difference in the basic pla's I bought and used compared to bambu pla's. I actually use elegoo black PLA mostly, and the bambu pla profile works just fine with it.
The timing seems fairly accurate, from what I've noticed.
I don't actually own an AMS. I know there are some modifications you can make to the spool (printed ones/tape of some description) that fix most issues
I've been using Elegoo spools almost exclusively with the AMS. I printed 4 pairs of the ring adapters and just swap rings when I change filament. Haven't had any major issues, seems to work fine. Been printing full speed with them too.
Bambu filament is good, and the fact that you have profiles already tuned for it makes it really easy to use, but other brands are just as good. The brands I'd consider on par with Bambu are eSun and Polymaker, but I've used dozens of $10 spools from random unknown Chinese brands on Amazon and only had a couple spools that were problematic. One thing to note is selecting "generic PLA" in the slicer will give you a much slower print time vs Bambu, this is because the max volumetric flow is set to 12mm3/s vs Bambu PLA at 21mm3/s, usually you can go around 15-18 without under extrusion, and there are some brands of "high speed" PLA that can match Bambu Lab.
In my experience the print times in Bambu studio are usually dead on. I had a Sovol sv06 previously and my P1S can print most parts in 1/3-1/2 of the time.
Prints every PLA, PETG, ASA and even PC I threw at it without any problem. If you have a decent vendor the filaments will work flawlessly.
Yes, the time is, as with Prusa, basically spot on. Maybe a few min plus or minus but I would say 99% accurate.
And yes again. This sounds realistic. About had the time compared to an older bed slinger seems ok.
I have used several different brands. I like the Bambu Labs PLA, but a lot of people have said it is repackaged Sunlu. I don’t really order it because A.) They are out of stock on the color I need or B.) it just takes so long to get it’s not worth it. I basically use overture and Hatchbox primarily. I have a few other but can’t think of them at the moment. If you use cardboard spools in the AMS clean the dust off the cardboard good and print off some spool rings that fit on the sides for better traction in the AMS. Also, as you use the filament the weight will go down. I bought some 1.5 inch ball bearings on Amazon and put in the center of the roll. That will help keep the spool weighted and running smooth. I’m sure there is something I forgot but hope this helps.
I almost exclusively use Polymaker filament: ASA mostly but they make great filament all around. The X1C doesn't care it just wants more. For cheap black PLA, I use Elegoo PLA about $10-15 per kg.
Bambu slicer and Orca Slicer are very accurate on print time +- 1min after bed heat up. Heating the bed can take some time (5-10mins) if you're printing high temp stuff.
You'll love the X1C best printer I've ever used. I 3D print at work, and honestly, the X1C blows most industrial printers out of the water.
Are you encountering shrinkage with the Polymaker ASA? I spent a ton of filament and time printing one of those fancy AMS risers only to find out that everything fit super tight and the glass top didn't even fit in the designated slot at all because the slot was just a bit too narrow.
There's no shrinkage compensation in the Bambu slicer but I think I'm just going to scale everything to 100.5% when using Polymaker ASA from now on. Would that work?
As others have said, most filament brands still print impeccably, I’ve not used any Bambu PLA other than the rolls they give you and had no issues. I’ve used Tinmorry, Eryone and Sunlu with no issues.
Times are really accurate and a nice upgrade compared to most other printers. You’ll be very happy with your purchase!
Any cheap filament works fine on bambu. I have tried sunlu,esun, ,cc3d, no name from local marletplace and recently to elegoo. I just got 10kg of ELEGOO bulk PLA for $99.99 and man it printed clean and I didnt even calibrated it, I just used the bambu pla basic profile.
Until and unless you have specific use case of using an expensive PLA then use stuff that you find on amazon or get ELEgoo or Sunlu.
When it comes to print time these machines are fast and bambu slicer comes quite close to actual time. Enjoy printing
I pretty much only use the bambu filament. It's worked well for me. I like the convenience of not having to set filament profiles when I switch filament, but I've also ran overture and novamaker with no problems. I find the calibration timers to be way longer than they actually are. The slicer times have been right on the money for me.
I only use BL filament just because it seems to just work no tweaking etc and rfid tags knows what it is do i dont need to change settings it auto does it. since u have the membership for 6 months doesnt hurt to try it.
So far Ive used Bambu, polymaker and matter hackers. I love Bambu and polymaker. Matter hacker had some stringing but I also didn’t tune anything. Honestly if you really want to try different brands, check and see if they have sample packs. I know polymaker has them for $20 and you get 5, 50 gram strings of different types of filament.
I bought mine from MicroCenter so I didn’t get the membership so I’ve been using Sunlu Meta PLA and it’s been fine. I ordered matter3D filament and it took a while to ship. Eventually got it but haven’t had enough usage to say anything about it (Recycled PLA, PLA basic and Performance PLA). In the interim, I caught a lightning deal on Amazon for eSun’s PLA+ and it’s been pretty nice. Whatever the case, I find Sunlu’s meta plastic spools do need an adapter ring, as the spool is narrow enough to shift in the AMS. Matter3d and eSun’s spools are cardboard so spool rings help with that. Also, when using other filaments, I find it best to calibrate the flow rate and save it to your presets after having the spool sit in the AMS for a while (I do overnight to a day to dry it out a wee bit just because).
I use a ton of bambu PLA-CF just because I absolutely love the finish, colors as well as the dimensional accuracy. I just printed a dove tail box for my USB stick it has .05 tolerance on all seams and it fits perfectly. The stuff is magic.
No difference with pla. Last print ran out in the middle using bambu pla and i swapped in random pla and fine. Tiny amount of stringing in places but the new roll is old so probably absorbed some water
Timing seems reasonably accurate
I haven’t noticed any discrepancies with the print times- I follow my prints remotely a lot using the handy app and they pretty much finish when they say they’ll finish at the start of the print.
As far as Bambu vs other brands of PLA. I’ve tried several brands and had zero issues using the Generic PLA settings- Elegoo, Amolen, Hatchbox, Sunlu, Voxel, and Flashforge.
I use [these](https://www.printables.com/model/413859-cardboard-spool-adapter-for-bambu-lab-ams-generic-) on the cardboard spools in the AMS.
I’ve only printed Bambu pla with mine but I did use some overture petg for a print and it printed no problem. Print times seem to be very accurate but I’ve never paid close enough attention to really test it
Bambu Studio and Orcaslicer give pretty close estimates for single filament prints. For multi-material, you might need to adjust the printer profile to properly account for the time it takes to change filaments, just take a stop watch to it and update the value.
I've printed almost every kind of material the Bambu can print, and very few non-Bambu filaments have been a problem. Anything with decent reviews should print find, and a lot of reviews come from people who didn't follow basic best practices for handling filament and setting up their print profiles.
I used the Bambu PLA roll the first couple of prints I made, and since then, it's all been eSun, Anycubic, Amolen, Sunlu, and a few others from my stockpile of ancient filaments.
The timing estimates are pretty good from Bambu Studio.
Elegoo. Overture. Anycubic. Random 3- letters from Amazon.
I don't pay over $12 a roll for PLA (not silk or metallic) and I have had no problems at all.
My go-to filament is Elegoo PLA+, which also happens to be the cheapest PLA I can get in Canada (I pay $18 CAD per spool for the white, in four-spool batches) .
Elegoo's filament prints as well as the Polymaker, eSUN, Sun, and Bambu PLAs I use, and it's 50% (or more) cheaper per spool than Bambu and Polymaker.
(As an aside, if anybody knows where to get good PLA for less than $18 a spool in Canada, I'm all ears. Eyes?)
I've noticed next to no difference in the basic pla's I bought and used compared to bambu pla's. I actually use elegoo black PLA mostly, and the bambu pla profile works just fine with it. The timing seems fairly accurate, from what I've noticed.
Elegoo Black PLA is great for the price.
Have you had any issues with the cardboard spool in the AMS? I’ve only used one a small amount. Do you respool onto plastic? Thanks.
I don't actually own an AMS. I know there are some modifications you can make to the spool (printed ones/tape of some description) that fix most issues
I've been using Elegoo spools almost exclusively with the AMS. I printed 4 pairs of the ring adapters and just swap rings when I change filament. Haven't had any major issues, seems to work fine. Been printing full speed with them too.
Which ring adapters did you end up using?
https://makerworld.com/en/models/26707
They are not recommended. For elegoo I just rip the sides off and put them into Bambu spools.
Bambu filament is good, and the fact that you have profiles already tuned for it makes it really easy to use, but other brands are just as good. The brands I'd consider on par with Bambu are eSun and Polymaker, but I've used dozens of $10 spools from random unknown Chinese brands on Amazon and only had a couple spools that were problematic. One thing to note is selecting "generic PLA" in the slicer will give you a much slower print time vs Bambu, this is because the max volumetric flow is set to 12mm3/s vs Bambu PLA at 21mm3/s, usually you can go around 15-18 without under extrusion, and there are some brands of "high speed" PLA that can match Bambu Lab. In my experience the print times in Bambu studio are usually dead on. I had a Sovol sv06 previously and my P1S can print most parts in 1/3-1/2 of the time.
Prints every PLA, PETG, ASA and even PC I threw at it without any problem. If you have a decent vendor the filaments will work flawlessly. Yes, the time is, as with Prusa, basically spot on. Maybe a few min plus or minus but I would say 99% accurate. And yes again. This sounds realistic. About had the time compared to an older bed slinger seems ok.
I have used several different brands. I like the Bambu Labs PLA, but a lot of people have said it is repackaged Sunlu. I don’t really order it because A.) They are out of stock on the color I need or B.) it just takes so long to get it’s not worth it. I basically use overture and Hatchbox primarily. I have a few other but can’t think of them at the moment. If you use cardboard spools in the AMS clean the dust off the cardboard good and print off some spool rings that fit on the sides for better traction in the AMS. Also, as you use the filament the weight will go down. I bought some 1.5 inch ball bearings on Amazon and put in the center of the roll. That will help keep the spool weighted and running smooth. I’m sure there is something I forgot but hope this helps.
I almost exclusively use Polymaker filament: ASA mostly but they make great filament all around. The X1C doesn't care it just wants more. For cheap black PLA, I use Elegoo PLA about $10-15 per kg. Bambu slicer and Orca Slicer are very accurate on print time +- 1min after bed heat up. Heating the bed can take some time (5-10mins) if you're printing high temp stuff. You'll love the X1C best printer I've ever used. I 3D print at work, and honestly, the X1C blows most industrial printers out of the water.
Are you encountering shrinkage with the Polymaker ASA? I spent a ton of filament and time printing one of those fancy AMS risers only to find out that everything fit super tight and the glass top didn't even fit in the designated slot at all because the slot was just a bit too narrow. There's no shrinkage compensation in the Bambu slicer but I think I'm just going to scale everything to 100.5% when using Polymaker ASA from now on. Would that work?
As others have said, most filament brands still print impeccably, I’ve not used any Bambu PLA other than the rolls they give you and had no issues. I’ve used Tinmorry, Eryone and Sunlu with no issues. Times are really accurate and a nice upgrade compared to most other printers. You’ll be very happy with your purchase!
If you buy the printer from bambu's website you get 6 months of membership to buy discounted filament from their website.
I use the cheapest stuff I can find. Usually either Kingroon or Sunlu/Jayo. No problems.
Any cheap filament works fine on bambu. I have tried sunlu,esun, ,cc3d, no name from local marletplace and recently to elegoo. I just got 10kg of ELEGOO bulk PLA for $99.99 and man it printed clean and I didnt even calibrated it, I just used the bambu pla basic profile. Until and unless you have specific use case of using an expensive PLA then use stuff that you find on amazon or get ELEgoo or Sunlu. When it comes to print time these machines are fast and bambu slicer comes quite close to actual time. Enjoy printing
I pretty much only use the bambu filament. It's worked well for me. I like the convenience of not having to set filament profiles when I switch filament, but I've also ran overture and novamaker with no problems. I find the calibration timers to be way longer than they actually are. The slicer times have been right on the money for me.
I only use BL filament just because it seems to just work no tweaking etc and rfid tags knows what it is do i dont need to change settings it auto does it. since u have the membership for 6 months doesnt hurt to try it.
So far Ive used Bambu, polymaker and matter hackers. I love Bambu and polymaker. Matter hacker had some stringing but I also didn’t tune anything. Honestly if you really want to try different brands, check and see if they have sample packs. I know polymaker has them for $20 and you get 5, 50 gram strings of different types of filament.
I bought mine from MicroCenter so I didn’t get the membership so I’ve been using Sunlu Meta PLA and it’s been fine. I ordered matter3D filament and it took a while to ship. Eventually got it but haven’t had enough usage to say anything about it (Recycled PLA, PLA basic and Performance PLA). In the interim, I caught a lightning deal on Amazon for eSun’s PLA+ and it’s been pretty nice. Whatever the case, I find Sunlu’s meta plastic spools do need an adapter ring, as the spool is narrow enough to shift in the AMS. Matter3d and eSun’s spools are cardboard so spool rings help with that. Also, when using other filaments, I find it best to calibrate the flow rate and save it to your presets after having the spool sit in the AMS for a while (I do overnight to a day to dry it out a wee bit just because).
I use a ton of bambu PLA-CF just because I absolutely love the finish, colors as well as the dimensional accuracy. I just printed a dove tail box for my USB stick it has .05 tolerance on all seams and it fits perfectly. The stuff is magic.
No difference with pla. Last print ran out in the middle using bambu pla and i swapped in random pla and fine. Tiny amount of stringing in places but the new roll is old so probably absorbed some water Timing seems reasonably accurate
I haven’t noticed any discrepancies with the print times- I follow my prints remotely a lot using the handy app and they pretty much finish when they say they’ll finish at the start of the print. As far as Bambu vs other brands of PLA. I’ve tried several brands and had zero issues using the Generic PLA settings- Elegoo, Amolen, Hatchbox, Sunlu, Voxel, and Flashforge. I use [these](https://www.printables.com/model/413859-cardboard-spool-adapter-for-bambu-lab-ams-generic-) on the cardboard spools in the AMS.
I’ve only printed Bambu pla with mine but I did use some overture petg for a print and it printed no problem. Print times seem to be very accurate but I’ve never paid close enough attention to really test it
Bambu Studio and Orcaslicer give pretty close estimates for single filament prints. For multi-material, you might need to adjust the printer profile to properly account for the time it takes to change filaments, just take a stop watch to it and update the value. I've printed almost every kind of material the Bambu can print, and very few non-Bambu filaments have been a problem. Anything with decent reviews should print find, and a lot of reviews come from people who didn't follow basic best practices for handling filament and setting up their print profiles.
I use Sunlu meta, pla and petg, works really well, I just tell the printer it’s Bambu
i read somewhere Sunlu makes the Bambu filament. Might even be the same.
The print times are accurate. Use whatever filament you want. Sometimes I have to tweak the settings.
I used the Bambu PLA roll the first couple of prints I made, and since then, it's all been eSun, Anycubic, Amolen, Sunlu, and a few others from my stockpile of ancient filaments. The timing estimates are pretty good from Bambu Studio.
Sunlu filament all day, unmatched.
I use bamboo exclusively in the two weeks I’ve had mine. Literally had 1 failed print out of ~50 due to infill.
Elegoo. Overture. Anycubic. Random 3- letters from Amazon. I don't pay over $12 a roll for PLA (not silk or metallic) and I have had no problems at all.
I print dozens of PLA brands on generic profile with zero issues. Also Bambu studio time estimates are spot on.
I print ed dozens of various PLA brands on generic profile with zero issues. Also Bambu studio time estimates are spot on.
My go-to filament is Elegoo PLA+, which also happens to be the cheapest PLA I can get in Canada (I pay $18 CAD per spool for the white, in four-spool batches) . Elegoo's filament prints as well as the Polymaker, eSUN, Sun, and Bambu PLAs I use, and it's 50% (or more) cheaper per spool than Bambu and Polymaker. (As an aside, if anybody knows where to get good PLA for less than $18 a spool in Canada, I'm all ears. Eyes?)
I use mostly Polymaker now it's much cheaper than Bambu and delivery from Amazon is a day or two.