Bambu Lab P1S Combo: planning my first 48 hours of prints

In my previous post, I wrote about the accessories worth buying for the P1S 3D printer; you can look it up if you need it. This time, I’m talking about the beginner tasks to complete after your Bambu Lab P1S arrives. This beginner task list is something I put together myself, so if you disagree, go with what works for you. The full route takes 48 hours and uses 1,253 g of filament. Once you finish these tasks, I believe you’ll have learned the whole printing process. Without further ado, let’s get started!

First, download the Bambu Handy app, Bambu Lab’s official app, and scan the QR code to bind your 3D printer. Then you can start the beginner tasks. Let’s go!

Task 1: Scraper. Completion time: 1.7 hours. Filament: 37 g. The first thing to print is a scraper. If you don’t print one, it will be difficult to remove the later prints from the build plate.

Task 2: Filament-waste box. Completion time: 2.6 hours. Filament: 116 g. The machine will eject waste later, so you need a box to catch it. You can print any waste box you like. The designs shown above are ones I printed and thought were fairly good; you can copy them or choose something you prefer.

Tasks 3–7: Various dust covers. Completion time: 1.5 hours. Filament: 25 g. If you look closely at the P1S, you’ll notice that it has many gaps, and filament waste could easily fall inside. I don’t think this is a very sensible design, so the only option is to print dust covers to block the gaps.

Task 8: AMS filament-inlet protector. Completion time: 1.1 hours. Filament: 9 g. Use it together with the ceramic eyelet I bought for the previous post, and clip it onto the AMS inlet. It can effectively help prevent wear on the inlet. Remember to clip it on tightly: I didn’t do that the first time, and it started slipping when filament was fed.

Tasks 9–10: AMS cooling riser. Completion time: 30 hours. Filament: 844 g. Its main purpose is to raise the glass lid to address heat dissipation around the AMS. The original tube above the print head also rubbed against the glass top, and the riser can prevent that. I recommend printing one. If you think it takes too long, you can ask someone else to print it or buy one online. But since you bought a 3D printer, printing it yourself seems more appropriate.

Task 11: AMS drying box. Completion time: 11.1 hours. Filament: 222 g. Used with the molecular-sieve desiccant and temperature-and-humidity meter I bought for the previous post, it can help keep the filament in the AMS dry.

That’s it. If you follow my task list, the total printing time comes to exactly 48 hours. In two days, it takes you from a complete beginner through the whole 3D-printing process. After that, you can print whatever you want.

By the way, if the filament included with your machine is orange and green, and you also bought red and black filament, you can add a side quest: Togemon. The result turned out pretty well. As a first 3D-printed figurine, I think it’s quite good: it uses little support, is easy to remove, and is simple to assemble. If you like it too, you can give it a try.

Next, I’ll share attractive and interesting model figurines I print after getting the 3D printer. If you’re interested, follow me before you go. Love you!