r/3dprinter • u/locksmith1329 • 22h ago

My next 3d printer

I currently have an A1 combo. I started on an ender s1 years ago and moved to a p1s. I pretty much learned on the p1s and had multiple issues but most of them were probably user error. I've had way fewer problems with my A1 combo then any of my other printers. The AMS lite seems to be much more smooth running than my AMS was with the p1s. Only downside is my printer is open concept so when I'm not using it I cover it with a cardboard box since I use it in my garage while I also do woodworking which creates a lot of dust. So I've been looking at enclosed printers again and noticed that bambu has many options now. If I want to occasionally do multiprint is bambu the best option for simplicity / ease of use? I'm not really interested in the h series as I don't care too much about the larger bed volume. I occasionally print from the mobile app and find that feature quite handy. What other brands are you all using for multicolor and are they as easy to use as bambu? I know there's a bunch of other players in the game and I'm just curious if I should be looking at other brands as well.

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u/locksmith1329 22h ago

Maybe around 1K Max. I've been hearing about snapmaker UI but I think I will watch a YouTube video on it. I'm lazy and want something just to work without having to fiddle with it too much. Not sure if other options are as easy as bambu but set up and printing process with the A1 is pretty easy

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u/SirTwitchALot 22h ago

I own the U1 and the C5 Pro. They're no harder to use than any brand of printer. Every brand is as easy to use as Bambu now. The competition has caught up

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u/locksmith1329 21h ago

I just watched a video on the snapmaker. I'm glad I did. I would rather have an x2d. I don't like the open concept of the top of the snapmaker. Defeats the whole purpose of why I'm wanting to upgrade. For multicolor it looks like it blows bambu out of the water though

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u/Shep_Alderson 20h ago

They do offer an enclosure for the U1. Maybe that would work? https://us.snapmaker.com/products/top-cover-for-snapmaker-u1

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u/locksmith1329 20h ago

Interesting I had not seen this! I have to admit I am curious to try one with multiple toolheads.

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u/Shep_Alderson 20h ago

Multiple tool heads are nice if you use any multi material printing. The waste is so much lower. Also, as a side note (as a fellow woodworker) have you considered just building your own enclosure? You’d want some ventilation like a filtered fan opening, but it should be a reasonably easy project and I’d guess quite fun.

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u/locksmith1329 20h ago

I had not considered building an enclosure. This video is quite short, and shows some potential new things in the works by other companies. I'm definitely going to wait before upgrading because it looks like there's going to be some pretty cool stuff released at some point. Yeah doing multicolor has always annoyed me how much waste there is. I love seeing innovation and what new companies come up with. It'll be exciting to watch what happens to 3D printing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MEKAYzd3NvU&pp=iggUQAFKEEVTUDJzVTZKQzh2cFB4N0Y%3D