Printing

The following items have all been acquired to support the 3D printing process directly.

• Bambu Lab P1S
• Bambu Labs AMS (Automatic Material System)
• Bambu Lab Anti-Vibration Feet
• Bambu Lab Smooth PEI Plate for X1 Series/P1 Series/A1
• Bigtreetech Panda Touch
• Bigtreetech Panda PWR
• Millopel LED Light Strip
• Bambu 4-in-1 PTFE Adapter
• PTFE Tubing (# 2.5mm ID x 4mm OD)
  • Also comes with a cutter.
• 3DLAC Plus (100ml adhesive)
  • Coming to the end of my first of these so far and that was after a significant loss through an accidental drip after the bottle laid on its side for a few weeks - definitely keep it upright!
  • Second one is standing by as I find this really useful. As well as ensuring good adhesion, it also seems to have an effect on allowing the prints to release cleanly from the build plate without a scraper to dislodge them. I often wait for a cool down period, and do clean my build plates, but even so, this does seem to help.
• Super Lube® Multi-Use Synthetic Oil with Syncolon® (PTFE)
  • 7 ml tube with applicator.
  • Synthetic lubricating oil with micro-particles of PTFE and high performance additives.
  • Provides protection against friction, corrosion, wear and oxidation.
  • Certified U.S.D.A./N.S.F H1.
• Base board
  • My P1S sits on a set of wire Ikea shelving behind my desk. To give the printer a solid platform on the shelving I purchased an off-cut of kitchen counter from B&Q for the princely sum of £6. The shelving still shakes, but with this base and the anti-vibration feet, it has dampened things down so that it is mainly the printer wobbling when the print head flies around at high speed (which is entirely expected and often scary to watch a piece of not inexpensive tech do). I also have some cardboard folded up in a few places under the board to fill gaps between it and the not entirely flat shelf. This helps to further dampen the movement.