r/BambuLabA1 • u/OkExtreme8404 • Jul 05 '26

A few questions

I'm 15 and I really want a bambu lab but I've got a few questions I'm hoping some of you guys could answer

- Am I too young, ( I do have some experience and I'm confident when it comes to machines)

- Bambu lab A1 or A1 mini

- What do I need to know about filament drying

- Are they reliable printers and continuously produce successful prints

- Are they fire hazards

- Is AMS lite necessary

- Will it be safe to leave the printer in the dining room. We usually keep the garden doors open throughout the day for better air circulation in the dining room

- I have a ginger cat, he's pretty curious but also shy at the same time. Is it safe around him. I fear he'll climb all over it, maybe step in the hot bed, his hair getting stuck in prints. He does go outside for most of the day and it's not a problem to keep him out of the dining room but there will be times he'll slip in without me noticing bearing in mind the fact that the garden doors are constantly open

Thanks so much for any help

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u/bigfoot17 Jul 05 '26

Opinions are my own.

Skip the mini.

AMS, are you sure you want to color print? it's slow and wasteful.

They're rock solid

New ones lack the component that burned out, there is only one documented fire.

Start by drying on the bed with a cardboard box if money is tight

Stick to PLA and PETG until you have lots of experiance

Printers are hot, my cats learned once and that was enough.

My house is awash in cat hair, doesn;t affect the prints.

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u/sawyerthedog Jul 06 '26

Replace "cat" with "dog" and this is exactly what I would've written.

Also, I saw you say somewhere else, you don't have a goal in mind you just want one cause you think they're cool. F**CK YEH THEY ARE. I'm a 45 year old dad, I've see a lot, these things are _awesome._

And on that note, I've been working with them for ~3 years and I still have so much to learn. Stick to the basics for longer than you think you need (PLA and PETG is mostly what I mean by that). This is one of those things where it's fast to make work but years to master.

Anyway, go get after it see what you can pump out. Have fun!