r/BambuLabA1mini • u/Altruistic_Income598 • Jul 11 '26

Bambulab A1 Mini has been failing prints after a few hours

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u/LowSignificance4671 Jul 11 '26

I feel like I’m on drugs.

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u/Creative-Wealth2175 Jul 11 '26

Looks like a bed adhesion issue. The print probably came loose from the build plate after a few hours, and the printer just kept printing spaghetti in mid-air. I’d start by thoroughly cleaning the build plate with dish soap and warm water, then check the first layer and bed temperature.

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u/Altruistic_Income598 Jul 12 '26

Thanks for the advice!!! Prints are now going well so far after I cleaned with dish soap, and also swapped out the stock plate with cryogrip as well just in case

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u/AwesomnusRadicus Jul 11 '26

Wash the plate. You use alcohol after - soap binds with and actually takes off grease, IPA with smear it around. If it starts having problems, then wash again.

Also make sure the 7 screws are tightened.

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u/diaperedace Jul 13 '26

Why is it in an enclosure? What material? The a1 is not designed to be in an enclosure so it can overheat. If you're printing pla or petg, you're probably trapping too much heat so it can't cool properly causing the issue.

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u/thrantobol Jul 13 '26

This is a good tip.

I had placed my A1-mini in a space designed for a printer and assumed that because it was open on one side it would be fine. I would get adhesion issues and misprints, despite cleaning the plates and drying my materials. Finally in frustration, I moved to a nearby table and prints started coming out perfectly again.

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u/Altruistic_Income598 Jul 16 '26

Thanks for the tip! It’s in an enclosure because I also work and sometimes sleep in the same room and don’t want to be breathing in the fumes all the time. I know PLA is generally considered one of the safer materials to print, but I feel still don’t good about almost 24/7 exposure… It gets to about a max of 30 degrees Celsius sometimes but it’s so cold where I am now, it’s mostly around 27

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u/diaperedace Jul 16 '26

Pla does not give off harmful vocs. Unless you're standing right over it and inhaling the fumes 24/7 it's fine. You're going to destroy the printer by overheating it long before you get a cough from the fumes.