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5d •
Print Quality A1 vs. P2S vs. X2D
Hi Lads, I am currently thinking about which printer I should get in addition to my P2S. I am at a point where a single printer isn't enough to cover sample prints and orders at the same time. I sell decoration products, so for me a very good top layer is very important. A lot of you guys have different printers, so hopefully someone has the option to compare the print quality between the series. Does an A1 do significantly worse than a P2S / X2D in terms of top layer? (It doesn't need to use Ironing) I would prefer to get 1-2 A1's to maximize the output, but if there's a huge difference, I'd probably go for the X2D. Thanks in advance!
0 likes • 3d
@Nate M Thanks for your reply. I guess I will go for the P2S / X2D then. Maybe I can find a cheap used A1 to test it though.
11d •
Etsy vs Own Webshop
Curious how you guys approach this 👀 At what point would you start your own webshop next to Etsy? And in the long run, what would you consider a healthy sales split between Etsy and your own store? Something like 50/50, or should most sales eventually come from your own webshop? Would love to hear your experiences, if you’d like to share
2 likes • 5d
@Wayne Kremer I personally use Gift cards for my Etsy orders with a Discount code for my website. To be honest the conversion rate is very low. (You probably need a big discount) I guess all of us who don't happen to have a huge following on social media, or go viral(so probably all) will have to run paid ads in some form. That's something I'm planning to try soon.
17d •
X2D hype, revolution or old technology?!
Good morning, I let myself be caught up in the hype and ordered the X2D yesterday, the basic idea was: P2S is one nozzle too little for me because I print a lot with support and for the H2C the budget is simply not enough. Now I've literally panicked because of the Bowden extruder and it took the joy away from me a bit... I'm worried that I'm now getting overpriced old technology into the house. Quasi a P2S with the smear not to be able to use the entire construction space because of the two nozzles... What do you think? - Just look forward to my first big, closed printer? I look forward to your feedback 🫶🏻☺️
1 like • 17d
I would not be worried too much. Especially if you are mainly using the second nozzle mainly for supports. The construction may not be high end, but for the price difference to P2S the second nozzle is very cheap. Additionally, I saw a video that mentioned that the X2D has finer X/Y belt increments than the P2S. And this is likely something that improves Print quality noticeably. I think the X2D looks promising overall.
Mar 28 •
Ironing Issues
Hoping I could get some help here. For reference, using Bambu Black PLA Basic, 30/30 looks best from the calibration test. Current settings: Ironing speed: 30 mm/s Ironing flow: 30 % Iron line spacing: 0.14mm Ironing inset: 0.1mm Top surface pattern: Monotonic Top shell layers: 10 Sparse infill density: 20% Sparse infill pattern: Gyroid
2 likes • Mar 29
Getting Ironing consistent is also one of my biggest struggles at the moment. I got a smooth PEI plate recently and I feel like printing important surfaces face down on the smooth plate could work better. I also need to tweak the settings a little bit to get the perfect surface, but I hope its more consistent than ironing.
Mar 28 •
Upgrade to p2s
Hey guys. I have an ender 5 pro for the last few years. While i d it a good printer and it was great at starting off I am thinking of upgrading to the bamboo p2s with ams.. i would like faster more reliable prints now and i think that will be a bit step up from what i have. How many have made that jump and how do you find using p2s with ams
1 like • Mar 28
I got my own P2S as soon as they were announced. Other than typical maintenance stuff I had almost no issues in ~600h of Print time so far. I would definitely buy the combo again.
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