Bambu A1 Mini Tested - Portable Printing

Other music used is "Summertime" and "Drift Away" by "Vapora", used with explicit permission from the artist.

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[VanoverMachineAndRepair]

This video is truly excellent. The phone section was great. Watching problem solving was great. Really enjoyed this video

[jtart]

This video felt like a mix of FPF and this old tony ! I loved it!

[woodworkergene]

I recently found your channel and I’m loving it. I love the fact that this is a channel about functional items.

[SynthOSphere]

There was recently a leak about the new bigger BambuLab machine coming out in Q1 2025, confirmed by BambuLab later on. It is rumored to be called the H2D and will indeed be bigger and enclosed, and rumors talk about a twin head multicolor printhead (based on patent filings), which would eliminate a LOT of the filament loss (aka poop) actually wasted by their multicolor system. I think that would be awesome. I got myself an A1 Mini without AMS because I refuse to waste that much filament on prints. We have enough plastic in the environment as it is…

[mikebroom]

Oak Street Forge's prices are much more reasonable than I expected. +1

[HellbellyUK]

I love how you produced something to that level of quality (I mean that surface finish? That's like a mirror dude) and then go "well, its not quite as good as I'd like".

[michaelgleason]

For $200 it's a steal. We paid $270 for our bakery to make cookie cutters, and it just works. I'm still from the "tinkering" machines era. The a1 mini just works and I couldn't be happier.

[Imercor]

Loved this video. Solving a problem at another location was a brilliant idea. Yes, revisit his business or someone else. I was very close to adding the mini to my p1s and A1, I think I will pull the trigger now. Excellent video. Keep them coming. 😊😊

[CreatingWithJackPines]

I'm loving seeing two of my hobbies in one video!

[btheman]

Id love a whole separate series where you go around to local PA craftsmen and print things to help their work. Fun way to learn about all the people making cool things in the area.

[rch]

Being a blacksmith too, this warmed my hardened heart. ;)

[perfectagent]

An OG MX-518 mouse?! *salutes* Major respect right there.

[michaelbraaten]

I love your occasional sketches lol! I’ve been using my P1S combo constantly since I got it last December… I’ve been wanting an A1 Mini for a while now, for similar reasons; portable, quick, and by all accounts, excellent prints. Seeing this might just be the push I needed to finally pick one up!

[adrianaustralia]

Just outstanding!
Coming from an Ender 3 Pro, with a P1s due in a couple of days - your channel is truly inspirational. Thank you! 👍

[conorstewart]

A good way to cool down the plate quickly and get it to release is to pick up and waft the plate, that cools it down and slighty bends and wobbles it which helps it release.

[mab]

I run an etsy shop with two A1 Minis and they're great. Definitely the best value for performance.

[UnCoolDad]

Prusa orange on the Bambu - Love it 😃

[jaeseopark]

that's a cool shop Shannon has! One thing to watch out for with A1 mini is the data cable can catch the top of the z-axis post at just the right angle when the print head is going down and can get damaged. I almost had this accident happen to me but luckily I was monitoring closely. I've printed a little guide piece that keeps the cable on one side of the post.

[MadeInMichigan]

I run with a qidi x-max3. Roughly 325x325x315mm build volume. Core X/Y, so it's fast. I keep two of them going non-stop with all my work. One of them I've had since they first started shipping, the other only for like three months. Neither one's ever given me problems.
For true large volume stuff, I have a RatRig. 500mm^3. Fast. Way fast, Crazy tilting bed. Needs its own nuclear reactor.

[ChilledTheMage]

IMO the full sized A1 is the better starter printer. When I bought my first printer the Ender 5 Pro I really wished that I had bought the Ender 5 Plus for the extra build volume. It's just so helpful even if all your printing is toys/fidgets sometimes you just wanna scale it up as large as you can. The mini has a certain cuteness to it that I really like being smaller though and for the price you can't beat it for an entry printer.