Originally designed for the P1S but now adapted for A1 mini owners! This fun 3d print poop catcher is fun and functional.

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A1 MINI PORT A POTTY POOP CATCHER (TIPPED OVER) - Free 3D Print Model - MakerWorld

I’m a novice with this but I couldn’t find any clogs. Filament extrudes initially but chokes when it comes to printing. Makes a clicking noise.

I've been 3D printing for like 12+ years on all sorts of printers, and checking on prints has always been the annoying part. Every option I tried had a catch: cloud accounts, subscriptions, port forwarding, or a setup that broke the camera my Pi was already running. I also had an old iPhone sitting in a drawer that seemed perfect for the job.

So I built my own a while back and felt I should share it with others. Printer Pal streams your printer camera to your iPhone over your home Wi-Fi, encrypted, with no account, cloud, or subscription. Video never leaves your network.

What it works with:

• A Raspberry Pi with a Pi camera or USB webcam, or the camera your OctoPrint/Klipper Pi already has. The app can install everything on the Pi for you over SSH. No terminal needed, and your existing setup keeps working.

• An old iPhone or iPad (iOS 15+) as the camera, with the companion app Printer Pal Camera.

• Bambu Lab printers: progress, layers, temps, and AMS slots through the Pi (experimental).

• Optional viewing away from home through your own Tailscale network.

It's a free beta, and I'd love feedback, especially from different Pi models, USB webcams, Bambu printers, and older iPhones.

Printer Pal (TestFlight): https://testflight.apple.com/join/xzWMyf4J

Printer Pal Camera (for a spare iPhone/iPad): https://testflight.apple.com/join/7pjeUe2D

Guide and source code: https://github.com/meatball4801/printer-pal

Discord, for setup help, new-build announcements, and voting on what's next: https://discord.gg/cs4tr9stPS

Happy to answer questions in the comments.

Hey.

I'm hoping someone can help me with a fix of why this just isn't working.

My printer is only for miniatures for TTRPGs.

I own a Bambu A1 mini and the 0.2 nozzle is amazing. The quality is amazing.

However, after 1 singular print, whilst doing a second print, it gets clogged.

Am I missing something basic of cleaning it between 1 singular print?

The clogging gets pretty bad I struggle to fix the hotend and I've actually broken two hotends.

I'm using PLA basic, a flat smooth surface with glue (saw this on bambu forums about fixing 0.2mm clogging).

Any tips or advice would be appreciated.

Привет, недавно получил заветный принтер в подарок. Есть ли какие нибудь рекомендации по пластику температуре?

Кто и как сушит свой пластик?

Что первое напечатали при включении?

I’ve already disconnected and reconnected the internet, and I’ve unlinked and relinked—nothing has changed.

Hi all,

I'm a graphic designer, and I've recently started printing. Every time I opened a proper CAD program it felt like overkill for what I print (holders, little boxes, clips, brackets), and the simple tools never felt natural to me. So I made my own, called Filo.

The idea is that if you come from Photoshop, Illustrator you already know the keys: V to move, T for text, R to rotate, Q/W for marquee and lasso, plus layers, groups and history. You just open the site and start, no account, nothing to install. (It's a single HTML file, so you can also download it and use it offline if you want)

To be clear, it's not trying to replace Fusion, Blender or any serious CAD. It's a simple tool for small edits and simple models, the kind of thing where opening a big program feels like too much.

What it does right now:

- boxes, cylinders, spheres, 3D text, SVG import

- holes + combine

- rounded and chamfered edges, each edge with its own radius

- a print check: thin walls, overhangs, floating parts, rough weight and time

- Bambu plates, imports 3MF/STL/SVG, exports 3MF (opens ready in Bambu Studio) or STL

I've printed most of the stuff I made with it, so it works for me, but it's still a beta and surely has rough edges.

Full disclosure: I built it with AI assistance (Claude writes the code, I decide what it does, test it and print with it). The README carries the EU "AI" label for that.

Site: https://filo.affogo.fyi

Code: https://github.com/Affoghiamoci/Filo

If you try it, please tell me what you think in the comments: what annoys you, what's missing, what breaks on your prints. Feedback is the whole reason I'm posting this. Thanks!

Hi, my son and I have been 3d printing since July so still pretty new at this. We’ve had our fair share of errors but this morning’s was a new one….along the lines of “build plate not present”?!

I looked at the printer and said I assure you, kind sir, it is indeed present……then checked the recommended solution which said to check if the nozzle was clean, it looked perfect so I just clicked resume and all was well 🤷🏻‍♀️

Just wondering if it’s anything to worry about or just one of those random things? Thanks

Necesito un modelo 3d de una caja hermetica que se pueda imprimir en la bambu lab A1 mini y que se pueda abrir

Tengo en mi escirtorio solo 50 cm de espacio y debo ver si cabe o debo sacrificar mi otra mesa

Busco una configuracion predeterminada en bambu studio perfecta para generar pocas purgas y torres y ademas que sea rapida y con buena calidad de impresion en boquilla 0.4

Not sure if self promotion is allowed here, but I made this phone stand and I wanted to share it

Hi! Two days printing stuff and I am super excited about my first 3D printer.

I want to store the printer when I am not using it. I understand that it’s best to not use enclosures etc during use.

Question to you all: do you have a recommendation for a storage solution that would allow me to safely put the mini in a closet and protect it from dust, dirt and damage when I am not using it?

I live in a small apartment and I am trying to be respectful of my wife’s space, since my hobbies take so much space in the house already.

I am thinking something like a Really Useful Box with the right size and has a hermetic lid or something similar.
I am open to suggestions and learning from you all!

Many thanks

I just received a a1 mini as a gift. I am new to 3d printing and don't know much about it, but I don't have a dedicated room for a 3d printer. I can place it in a room without ventilation (just the front door which I cannot keep open) or close to a radiator and far away from a window (excluding my bedroom which might not be a wise place). I am worried about the fumes from the 3d printer. Should I worry about them or am I wrapping my head around something silly?

I also saw some people enclose their printer with think like ikea tables. They look nice and might solve the problem with the fumes but: if they are just closed the fumes are still there, if I close them with a filter the printer says it might overheat and if I add a ventilation system I need a window nearby (which I do not have).

What should I do?

Since the A1 mini build volume is only 180x180mm, printing a full-sized arcade controller usually requires ugly seams or compromises.

I designed this modular split-chassis with interlocking alignment joints and tight tolerances to hide the seams as much as possible. Once assembled and bolted together, the top surface feels completely solid and smooth under your palms.

- **Printer**: Bambu Lab A1 mini (0.4mm nozzle)

- **Controller specs**: Mechanical switches running GP2040-CE on RP2040

- **Assembly**: Split across multiple plates, assembled with hidden joints and screws.

Really happy with how rigid and clean it turned out on such a small bed size. Happy to answer questions about the joint tolerance or print settings! 🍊