If you don't like 3D printers get this one / Bambu Lab P1S

3D printing used to be about building, calibrating and repairing these erratic and slow machines while learning from their inevitable countless failures. But that is now a thing of the past. The new generation of 3D printers are almost as much of a dependant appliance as the regular old 2D printer. This is the Bambu Lab P1S. It is a 3D printer, that makes 3D printing about the end result and not about the printer. It is fast, accurate and reliable. And it works so well that it is almost boring.

0:00 Introduction
1:02 Comparing DJI and Bambu Lab
1:52 Why get a 3D printer?
3:24 Modding your 3D printer
4:07 Diving into the deep end
5:30 Bambu Lab P1S
8:00 Outro

Prints featured in this video:

[Argosh]

You have pretty much my exact perspective. I have so many hobbies already, I don't need a project, I need a tool.

[ukaszwieczorek]

I got fingers crosed about your channel future. It is so good quality from the begining. Awesome topics, awesome shots, awesome music. I love it.

[TekkOnMe]

It's amazing to see someone with the same reason, originally avoiding 3D printing and even the same great experience with the same great printer 😃

[yevgeniyfedorov]

Unbelievable how we came to the same conclusion. I also have a 15-year experience with drones, used to build them myself until DJI came and then there was no point building them anymore. All those open source Arduino- based flying contraptions, Microcopters etc. suddenly became obsolete. When I got my P1S, after playing with it for several days it dawned on me -- this is another DJI through and through. A printer that "just works", great build quality, closed ecosystem. Moreover, the current Bamboo lineup kind of mirrors DJI's: we have A series (mini and Mavic air), P series (regular and professional Mavics), X series (Inspire). Now bamboo is probing the enterprise zone with x1e. We haven't seen the counterparts of Matrice yet, but I'm sure they are to come. Exciting, isn't it?

[ThatMailMan]

I was so impressed with how well my Ender 3 v2 printed...when it was functioning properly. I definitely learned a lot about that machine since I spent so much time fixing and upgrading it.

I recently bought a P1S and I'm blown away with the difference. I'm glad I decided to go with the P1S with AMS combo.

[cyberjuliohacks]

Video quality: 100%
Opinion quality: 110%

[zerrano]

Wow, this is one of the best reviews i've ever come across from the lens of someone completely new to both the P1S, and 3D printing as a whole.

You pretty much nailed all of the intricacies and marvels i've had when I first started out in this hobby, as well as give an amazing perspective on what it means to 3D print vs the JOURNEY to 3D printing (Tinkering printers vs printers that just work)

Bravo, 10/10 video

[TalkingSasquach]

I LOVE my X1C but you're right, unless you really want to push the limits of the machine, it just works. Once I got into high detail designs and transparent prints, I didn't really have that same passion. As soon as I started tinkering, I spent hours every night after work trying over and over again. I love it

[beekeepersjourney]

I can attest. The p1s was my first core xy from Bambu. Now I own every printer they make. I also got started in fpv. I started with an abet a8.

[linguadesogra]

Your videos are so cool, man. Thank you for another one and yes! I am now debating as to weather I should jump in.

[Pndda-rmof]

Same. I've held off in buying one for so long! Looks like I'll be getting one soon as well!

[the_bwos]

It's also funny that the founders of Bambu Lab used to work at DJI.

[KNnY_G]

The intro is very well worded.

And exactly what pisses so many off who go into the Bambu groups to try and talk crap and troll.
I enjoyed the learning of my first printers, mechanical, hardware, software; they were already skills I had but as the years went on I was spending more time chasing quality and consistency and realized it was well over 1/2 my interaction with the thing; not to mention it'd never be near as fast as any core x-y example.

I sold the old printers, got a P1S, and now that time spent fiddling is now going to be spent really learning 3D design, highly recommend the touch screen mod; mainly for heating the hot end or moving the bed without having to hit the button 4500 times or fire up the app/go to a PC.

It's like a dishwasher, it's about the time you don't spend doing dishes; doing something else.

5:13 - I assume this is 'glass' PETG? How low did you end up on speed for this? What brand filament? I'm about to start in on it myself.

[maverick]

Tillykke med de 10.000 subscibere Søren!

[loubano]

Great review. The best I’ve seen so far

Thanks a lot ❤

[MA]

Welcome friend. I found it interesting that the things you loved about building drones was the same reason you didn't want to get into 3d printing. Just incase you happen to have the builders bug, I have a word for you. Voron, I have to go now... I've said too much.

[miguelt.]

Exactly same story here, started FPV, which led to cheap ended 3 to print TPU parts. Now I got the 3DP bug bad!

[Zardoz]

Sn0ren so much a good video. I love the personal experience. and the discoveries along the way.

[maniak]

Funny you should mention DJI, because Bambu Lab had recently hired people from DJI. The rumor is the DJI people were instrumental in the new noise reduction of their printers. Pretty fascinating.

[gustavorings]

I have been researching for over a month, daily, to decide on which printer to get as my first. I like tinkering but I also like when stuff works out of the box and is easy to maintenance and clean. I have been eyeing the MK4/P1S/X1C but also cheaper models like used MK3s+ or Neptune 4s/Sovolos. I really don't like the closed source approach of Bambulabs and the whole cloud thingy. However, I will go with the P1S for now. Your video pushed me over the edge. Also, your user name is VERY similar to mine when I started out on the interwebs back in 2002, hah. Do you have a ref link?