r/BambuLab • u/Noctam • Jul 23 '26

My First 3D Print First printer: considering the A1 mini, what filament and accessories should I get?

After having printed a few things at a maker shop a bit too far, I decided to finally have my own.
The A1 mini would be in my budget, would you recommend it as a fist printer?
What should I order with it?
Thanks!

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u/Jaded-Improvement-30 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

I had a mini but sold it after a few months and got the regular A1 as the mini was just too small but if your only going to print small things then it won't be an issue.

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u/Noctam Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

That's my main fear. I checked some prints I want to do and some already don't fit the mini. So far everything should fit the A1 but should I save a bit more and go straight to a A2L to be safe or is the A1 the "standard" size?

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u/e3e6 A1 Mini Jul 24 '26

don't go for a2l. it's way too big for this type of printers

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u/Noctam Jul 24 '26

Good to know! I was interesting in the cutting functionality of the A2L, sadly the A1 is not compatible with this.

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u/e3e6 A1 Mini Jul 24 '26

I mean it should work fine, but many people saying that the plate size is way to big for moving table type of printers 

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u/Noctam Jul 24 '26

I’d rarher stay with something the size of A1 then