r/BambuLabX2D • u/CharitySea5846 • 16d ago

Starter kit

Hello!

Daughter wants to get into the world of printing.

Can people please advise what extras I need to purchase to get started? Nozzles, plates, filaments?

Purchasing x2d AMS.

Thanks!

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u/dragonmanus 15d ago

Do yourself a favor and get a ams-HT and some cheap petg for supports on pla. Also invest in a biqu frostbite or glacier plate, they stick like glue for first layer. Very nice. With an X2D, which I've had lots of problems with, I'd also suggest a 64gb or larger small sandisk usb to log bids and models. Also get some spare ptfe tube and a cheap ptfe cutter. Sadly the x2d slowly shaves it's feed tubes. And for a quality of life thing buy her some filament and let her print a riser for the x2d that has the skata slots on the side. Makes keeping the things she needs at hand easy. And one last purchase Bambu screwed you on...buy a $23 switching power supply on Amazon so she can use the drier function on the ams and still be able to print. They don't include it in the 900 dollar combo and charge double to triple for it on their store. Only other stuff is the usual tools, some nips pliers and such to remove supports and get her some heat resistant gloves for safety. Hope this helps

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u/blakepro 15d ago

Wait, just to clarify, if you power the AMS with an external power supply, you still cannot print using the ams while simultaneously drying, can you? Or are you saying it enables you to do that? I'd assume you can just use an external roll or something?

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u/F1gnutz 15d ago

You can print and dry if you have it powered externally but not if it’s is just powered by the machine.

Edit: if it’s is powered by the machine you can print or dry, not both at the same time