So roughly 50 prints later, I've learned a couple things that may be helpful in your printing journey.

1. Glue matters. Your new print plate will adhere a little too well to the print. Using the Bambu provided glue stick will help make your part easily removable. However, if you find that you're running low on their branded glue stick, I'd caution you to be careful about which glue stick you use as a substitute. In this case, I used an More

I ended up purchasing 10 spools of 1.75mm PLA+ filament from eSUN to try. The main concern I had was the spool size, which, I think was listed as 8" in diameter. However, upon, receiving the spools, they were actually 7 7/8" in diameter which was perfect for my AMS (see why that's important here). Furthermore, I didn't have to purge any of the material for the AMS to work properly (see prior link). Right of...

Initial Expectations...

Recently, I made my first foray into 3D printing with Bambu Labs X1 Carbon with AMS. As far as I understood, they're a relatively new company, with the X1 series funded thru kickstarter, so while the move may have seemed risky, there's a lot to love about this printer that convinced me this was worth the jump.

• First off is speed. The X1 carbon prints up to 500 mm/s, which is blazing fast. It's at least 3 time...