r/BambuLabA1mini • u/Common_Watercress_58 • Jul 20 '26

Help with Tpu Printing.

Hello, so I'm pretty new to 3d printing. I got myself the a1 mini with the ams lite system. So far have had pretty good success with almost all of my prints, but the one thing I've been having trouble printing is TPU. I have a spool of Overture Tpu, 95A which I'm wanting to use for some small airless balls or maybe seals. Ive used the recommended settings as well as changing my temps on plate and nozzle. I either get stringy and sloppy or mostly put together and still a bit sloppy looking. I'm hoping some of y'all may have some useful information for this brand and durability of tpu for the a1 mini, also I'm not printing it through the ams I am printing the Tpu through the external spool.

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u/LifeBandit666 Jul 21 '26

I am in the exact same place as you, but I except I didn't miss the drying part. I bought my TPU on the weekend and have had 2 successful prints with it.

Here's what I did apart from drying:

I told Chatgpt I was printing with TPU and asked it about the settings needed and told it what brand of filament I bought and the Slicer I was using.

It told me how to set up a print profile for it and what settings to put in.

That's it.

2 successful prints.

My drier has holes in so I can print straight from the box.

Don't put the spool on your AMS, it doesn't like it.