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looking to buy the a1 mini no ams (self.3dprinting)

submitted 2 months ago by nullroot to c/3dprinting

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Hello 3d printing community! I am looking to join the ranks and purchase my first 3d printer. Specifically I am looking at the a1 mini.

My use case is mostly functional, housing for electronics, hooks and jigs, that sort of thing, so I don't think I need the ams kit although the multicolor printing and support beams of different materials sounds nifty, I also hear bambu printers are really good with supports.

My biggest questions to the community are, is this a good choice? What filament should I start with? And I live in a dryer climate, is a filament dryer something I should definitely invest in, and if so what is a decent and decently cheap one you'd recommend?

Thank you for taking the time to read (and hopefully reply to) my post.

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[–] nullroot 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Ugh I didn't even think about that, the data collecting. After some research I think I should be able to mitigate that with lan only mode or just some firewall rules or pihole blocking. Thank you for the link!

I was looking at the sunlu s1 and s2 for a filament dryer. The s2 sounds kinda glitchy but functional, and the biggest complaint of the s1 seems to be the 55C max temp.

If my humidity is usually 20% or lower where I live is it likely I can just skip a filament dryer for now?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

usually 20% or lower where I live

Yeah, you probably can since it appears you live in the desert. It's not like the filament is going to magic up water that's not there.

I'm somewhere that is more like 40%, and I don't have the endless wet-filament-problems some people have but I'm also printing just PLA and PETG which aren't really the filaments most impacted by a little bit of wet.

[–] nullroot 3 points 2 months ago

Awesome, thank you for the insight!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Some filament brands are more sensitive to moisture than others for example devil design PETG took 6 months to moisten ,but prusament did it in like two weeks.

[–] StefanT 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think I heared that lan-only mode means you need to transfer the files to print via SD card.

[–] nullroot 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm fine with copying prints via sd card, and that's what I'm doing for the moment. A1 mini came very fast and I just did the tug boat classic first print

[–] StefanT 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nice. Have fun with it!

[–] nullroot 2 points 2 months ago

I'm already half a dozen prints in and loving it 😁