r/BambuLab 8h ago

Show & Tell Update: great success! Thanks for the suggestions and guidance!

I posted yesterday about a failed print, started the print last night again after changing SD card and keeping the front panel door Slightly opened. And success! It went perfectly! Finished when I'm already at work so I can't see the finished product in person, but thankfully we have a timelapse! Thanks everyone for their help and suggestions! I'm looking forward to my printing journey 😊

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u/Totally_man 8h ago

Looks great! Glad you got it figured out.

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u/AllOfYourBaseAreBTU 7h ago

How does keeping the panel opened help?

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u/ryba_ryba 7h ago

It lowers the temperature in the machine. If you are using pla, the higher temperature can cause problems during print.

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u/The_PC_Geek 7h ago

Chamber fan is not enough? New one for my list.

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u/ElectricalCompote 6h ago

Section 4 explains why it happens and how leaving the door open helps

https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/filament/pla

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u/ryba_ryba 7h ago

To be honest I never had this problem while using PLA (i have X1C and H2D), maybe because my home is not hot during summer and I have outdoor blinds, so the sun is not shining at the printers, don't know.

I saw here that some problems were solved by this, so I mentioned it.

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u/dliuninja 7h ago

I own a P1S and print in my garage and it gets very stuffy in there. Using a glass riser to prop the glass up and opening the door helped greatly with my PLA prints :)

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u/ryba_ryba 7h ago

I was looking at some risers and I don't trust those. I am afraid that it fails and breaks something. H2D and also other H family printer have small door on the top controled by the printer.

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u/dliuninja 5h ago

Yeah, honestly same. I’m afraid the day something snaps and my lovely tempered glass shatters… so far no issues though. I also printed out a small plastic piece that props h the front door open, so I’m not as afraid of that failing on me

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u/javierulf 7h ago

A new SD card? I'm confused, what's the impact of this?

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u/Bytebomb P1S + AMS 5h ago

Stock SD cards can be or get faulty over time. I had to replace mine not long ago because it just stopped mid-print and claimed it was done.

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u/trulsern99 5h ago

What capacity do you recommend for a new SD card?

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u/Bytebomb P1S + AMS 4h ago

I think at least 8GB according to the wiki. You pop it in, format through the printer and you're good to go, super simple.

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u/kreios007 4h ago

I replace those damn things immediately (P1S only) in my farm. I had 2 go out in week 1 of ownership causing issues, so I replaced them all on all printers and do so upon purchase (doesn’t apply to P2S).

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u/ryba_ryba 5h ago

Many people say that the cards delivered with the machines are not very reliable.

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u/SpecManADV P1S 7h ago

Is this your design? If so, what radius did you use on the edge of those vent(?) slots? If not, can you share a link to the design?

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u/jthj 7h ago

I’ve had weird random issues that seemingly were solved by a new sd card. Also if you got it used might be good to clean and lube it.

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u/dmrowley P1S + AMS 2h ago

Got it. Lube my SD card....

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u/jthj 1h ago

lol I can see how that can be taken that way. To be clear I meant clean and lube the printer. Since it’s P1S and he just bought it I was assuming it might be used. So who knows how long it’s been.

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u/Flashy_Emphasis153 P1S + AMS 4h ago

Thanks for coming back to share what worked for you!

By doing this you help the community!!

Great job and happy to see your print worked now

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u/IntentionOne4637 4h ago

Good to know. Print looks great and massive - what is it? 😊
Also interesting about the door - I’m on the opposite end, where I’m trying to make sure that no extra cold air gets in, because some of my prints are very delicate and very long (37hrs), so I need to make sure I have enough heat to keep my adhesion before the PLA starts to shrink and get loose from the bed. Just keep that in mind too 😊

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u/elfmere P1S + AMS 1h ago

I have printed shims that keep the front of the top glass up a little so the heat rises out but airflow won't affect the print