Marvelicious

Politicians are such profoundly unserious people.

Meh, I don't think they're quite foolish enough to go full Juicero, but I won't be updating my firmware.

🤣 That would be absolutely PERFECT.

🤣 "Everyone uses this thing... it must be possible to monetize that somehow!"

I'd really like to hear their "underpants gnome" business plan for how that's going to work.

Nope, you're missing the point entirely. There's absolutely nothing stopping me from walking into the other room, tearing apart my X1C and rebuilding it with, let's say a klipper board, except that it works quite well at the moment... No printer bought right now is likely to be any different in that respect. You're trying to act like it's an i-phone, but it just isn't.

Ten years... Someone apparently thinks they're funny. I'd like to see their ten year old 3d printer that is still essentially using stock or equivalent components and hasn't been essentially re-engineered from the ground up. Are you enjoying manually leveling that bed with thumbscrews and a scrap of paper? Still printing on tape, or maybe a piece of glass? This whole hobby is still moving relatively quickly and I wouldn't be surprised to wind up working with additional axes or other unpredictable innovations ten years from now. Certainly we'll have gone through multiple "ultimate" build surfaces by then.

Me too.

It has definitely come a long way from my first attempt with it. It's really usable now and I suspect it will only get better with a larger user base.

There are already several aftermarket suppliers making parts for them, including a drop-in e3d hot end. Look, I generally prefer open source designs, but the hassle-free workflow with an X1C has been worth it.

Also, they sold a PILE of these things, I suspect aftermarket support will continue even if Bambu stops.

I pop my PEI bed with finished print into the freezer for about 5 minutes. Pops right off, every time. No tape, no glue, I just wash the bed with soapy water between prints.

Looks interesting. My primary focus is on engineering materials, but I'd love a truly biodegradable draft filament and I'm willing to put in a bit of time working out how to make it work with my equipment. Looking at Colorfabb's site, it appears they only sell it in 750g spools which is incredibly frustrating considering my intended use. For a draft filament, the bigger the roll, the better!

i recently got back into printing. I had some PLA, some PETG, some ABS and some ASA all of which had sat for longer than that. After thorough drying in a dehydrator, a couple of rolls just didn't cooperate but most did. The troublesome ones may not have been very good to start - unbranded mystery stuff.