New FDM printer owner, need some tips.

[desert ravine]

Hi! I just purchased a bambulab P1S and I'm brand new to printing. I'm looking to start out making some figures and miniatures and I was wondering if anybody had suggestions for good filaments, settings to change in Bambustudio, or just tips in general. I've already ordered a .2mm nozzle since I've seen resounding agreeance that they're the best for details. Anything helps, thanks!

[night lagoon]

AI Help

Congratulations on your new 3D printer! Using a 0.2mm nozzle is a great choice for detailed prints like figures and miniatures. When it comes to filaments, look for high-quality brands like Hatchbox, eSUN, or Overture for good results. As for Bambulab-specific settings, make sure to adjust your layer height, print speed, temperature, and infill percentage based on the filament you're using. Experiment with temperature towers and calibration cubes to dial in your settings for the best print quality. Lastly, consider investing in a good set of tools like tweezers, flush cutters, and a deburring tool to clean up your prints. Good luck with your 3D printing journey!

WARNING: This response is AI generated and may contain errors.

[balmy socket]

pla is some good filament

[uneven stream]

If you don't want like crazy durability

[balmy socket]

petg is also good for functional parts

[uneven stream]

Pla is good

[balmy socket]

you should get a filament dryer too

[manic oak]

PLA is a good start, generally default profiles in slicer will be fine and provide a solid starting point

[void snow]

Tune your printer first

[balmy socket]

its a p1s

[uneven stream]

Bambu

Tune ?

It should be fine out the box I think

[manic oak]

Still tuning to be done if you want best quality

[void snow]

And bambu is perfect out of the box?

[balmy socket]

like linear/pressure advance?

[manic oak]

But usually solid out of the box

[uneven stream]

It not but should be solid enough

[balmy socket]

i dont like how my a1 is basically a brick for actual changing settings and stuff

[void snow]

So yeah, like OP said - figurines, means fine details, means solid enough may be not enough

[uneven stream]

I mean

Umm

He just get start

[void snow]

But whatever, I don't have a bambu

[balmy socket]

on a bambu what would you tune?

only thing i can really think of is pressure advance and temp towers and such

[uneven stream]

Yea

[manic oak]

Mostly filament tuning

[desert ravine]

Are these changed through the slicer or with hardware upgrades?

[balmy socket]

slicer

[uneven stream]

Slicer

[balmy socket]

bambu is a brick for hardware upgrades

[uneven stream]

I think most tune is slicer tho

[desert ravine]

Is there like a universal optimization for those settings or is it something I'll have to fiddle with ya think

[balmy socket]

fiddle with

i mean stock settings wouldbe fine

but if you want the best quality

you gotta do it yourself

[desert ravine]

I'm truly a blank slate when it comes to all these terms, so if you guys had any like video recommendations for figuring out this stuff that'd be great also

[balmy socket]

these arent exacty very difficult to do either

[desert ravine]

Gotcha

[balmy socket]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CVq6DycUOE

i havent wached this video myself

but it should be fine

[desert ravine]

Awesome! Thanks. I was likely going to buy some PLA+ did anybody have some brands I should look into?

[uneven stream]

Good luck

[manic oak]

In the US atleast I can recommend Numakers, beyond that there's tons of options like elegoo, polymaker, duramic, esun, sunlu etc...

[uneven stream]

Hope you success it

[desert ravine]

Thank you 🙏

[desert ravine]

I'll look into them, thanks!

[uneven stream]

I said that bc I don't be able to tune my own printer

[balmy socket]

tbh i havent tuned my own printer either

(it currently doesnt work so i dont have an oppurtunity to tune it)

[uneven stream]

Same

Lmao

[balmy socket]

what printer youu got

was it like some random printer

from some unknown brand

[uneven stream]

Kinda

[uneven stream]

No

Biqu b1

[balmy socket]

i have an Ender 3

currently im printing out a fan shroud

and that should be the last step before tuning

[uneven stream]

I redo cable management

[balmy socket]

hell no i aint cable managing

[uneven stream]

Factory cable management it fine

[uneven stream]

And add led :)

[balmy socket]

it may be quite messy rn

the motherboard isnt even secured anywhere

[uneven stream]

That average

[balmy socket]

i finished belted z yesterday

[uneven stream]

Factory cable management is fine

But I just bored

So I redo it

Have too much free time lmao

[balmy socket]

maybe it would be better to have it actually working

[uneven stream]

How long you leave filament there ......

[balmy socket]

days

[uneven stream]

That fine maybe

I leave it for 4 days still good

[cosmic grail]

?beginner

[night lagoon]

https://github.com/3DprinterDiscord/wiki/wiki/Getting-Started

[balmy socket]

i havent dried it at all

[uneven stream]

A bit late

[balmy socket]

still good info

[uneven stream]

Late better that nothing

[desert ravine]

Oh thanks

[uneven stream]

My project finally done

[cosmic grail]

you can also use x/y compensation to make small details ( think tip sof swords etc.) a bit larger so they don't get removed as part "thin walls or details"

[uneven stream]

After leave my printer for 2 week without do anything with it I immediately give it 5 hour print

[cosmic grail]

?minifdm

[night lagoon]

https://youtu.be/UcGP_A0LZE4

[uneven stream]

Size doe.....

Nvm

[cosmic grail]

titer, i know you want to be friendly... but not here....😅
#offtopic and #3d-printing for chilling...

[uneven stream]

Got it

This project is sponsored by pcbway !!!!

Nvm

They not

[void snow]

People. You are in a help forum, not in #3d-printing

[uneven stream]

I think you mean only me

But yea

I sorry.....

[desert ravine]

I know its the rules, but I didnt mind. Either way, thank you again everyone

[cosmic grail]

for tuning, also check out ?calibration....

[night lagoon]

Calibration
Calibration and tuning can help with all aspects of print quality.
Extruder calibration should be done only once, and then again if you change any hardware on your extruder setup (new tube, gear drive, different motor, etc).
Flow calculation should be done for every filament, even different colours from the same brand.

A number of calibration and tuning guides exist online:

• Teaching Tech
• Michael Hackney Extruder Calibration
• Toms Extruder Calibration
• Toms Calibration Guide
• Matts Hub Extruder Calibration
• Tolerance Calibration
• Andrew Ellis' Print Tuning Guide

?calibration requested by: wolfesbluebox#0