Bambu Lab A1 Mini 3D Printer User Guide

June 16, 2024
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Bambu Lab A1 Mini 3D Printer

Please review the entire guide before operating the printer.
Safety Notice: Do not connect to power until assembly is complete.

What’s In The Box

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Accessory Box

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Unlock

  1. Remove the 4 screws to unlock the Z-axis limiter.
  2. Cut the ziptie wrapped around the toolhead.
  3. Remove the foam padding.

Lock Heat bed

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  1. Tighten the 3 screws circled in green to lock the heatbed.

Purge Wiper Installation

  1. Slide in the Purge Wiper unit into the slot at the end of the X-Axis.Bambu-Lab-A1-Mini-3D-Printer-fig- \(6\)
  2. Install the 1*M3-12 screw (For Purge Wiper) from the accessory box to fix the Purge Wiper in place

Spool Holder Installation

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  1. Install the spool holder base plate with the 2*M3-8 screws (For Spool Holder) from the accessory box.
  2. Slide in the spool holder. (match the slot orientation)

Powering On

  1. Plug the power cable and turn on the A1 mini using the power switch on the back.
  2. Please leave safety space for heatbed movement. (as shown in the diagram)

Network Setting

  1. Follow the instructions untill you see this screen. Press “Select Wi-Fi” to search for available network.
  2. Select your preferred network.
  3. Input the passcode, and then press “OK”.

Printer Binding

  1. Download the Bambu Handy App. Register and log in toyour Bambu Lab account.Bambu-Lab-A1-Mini-3D-Printer-fig- \(10\)
  2. Use Bambu Handy to scan the QR code on the screen, and bind your printer to your Bambu Lab account.
  3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the initial calibration. It is normal to have vibration and noise during the calibration process.

External Spool Loading (for non-AMS use case)

  1. Connect the toolhead filament inlet (either one of four) and the filament guide with the 520mm PTFE tube as shown in the diagram.Bambu-Lab-A1-Mini-3D-Printer-fig- \(13\)
  2. Install the organizer as shown in the diagram.Bambu-Lab-A1-Mini-3D-Printer-fig- \(14\)
  3. Hang filament spool on spool holder then feed the filament line into the PTFE tube as shown in the diagram.Bambu-Lab-A1-Mini-3D-Printer-fig- \(15\)

First Print

  1. Press “Print Files” to access the preloaded models on the SD card.
  2. Select the model you want to print.
  3. Turn on “Use AMS” if you are using filaments on AMS.
  4. Turning on “Bed leveling” is recommended.
  5. Turn on “Timelapse” for timelapse video recording.

Specification

Item Specification
Printing Technology Fused Deposition Modeling
Body Build Volume (W×D×H)
Chassis Steel + Extruded Aluminum

Toolhead

| Hot End| All-Metal
Extruder Gears| Steel
Nozzle| Stainless Steel
Max Hot End Temperature| 300 ℃
Nozzle Diameter (Included)| 0.4 mm
Nozzle Diameter (Optional)| 0.2 mm, 0.6 mm, 0.8 mm
Filament Cutter| Yes
Filament Diameter| 1.75 mm

Heatbed

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Compatible Build Plate

| Bambu Textured PEI Plate Bambu Smooth PEI Plate
Max Build Plate Temperature| 80 ℃

Speed

| Max Speed of Tool Head| 500 mm/s
Max Acceleration of Tool Head| 10 m/s²

Max Hot End Flow

| 28 mm³/s @ABS (Model: 150*150 mm single wall; Material: Bambu ABS; Temperature: 280 ℃)

Cooling

| Part Cooling Fan| Closed Loop Control
Hot End Fan| Closed Loop Control
MC Board Cooling Fan| Closed Loop Control

Supported Filament

| PLA, PETG, TPU, PVA| Ideal
ABS, ASA, PC, PA, PET,

Carbon/Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer

| Not Recommended

Sensors

| Monitoring Camera| Low Rate Camera (up to1080P) Timelapse Supported
Filament Run Out Sensor| Yes
Filament Odometry| Yes
Power Loss Recover| Yes
Filament Tangle Sensor| Yes
Physical Dimensions| Dimensions (W×D×H)| 347315365 mm³
Net Weight| 5.5 kg

Electrical Parameters

| Input Voltage| 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
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Max Power| 150 W

Electronics

| Display| 2.4 inches 320*240 IPS Touch Screen
Connectivity| Wi-Fi, Bambu-Bus
Storage| Micro SD Card
Control Interface| Touch Screen, APP, PC Application
Motion Controller| Dual-Core Cortex M4

Software

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Slicer

| Bambu Studio

Support third party slicers which export standard Gcode such as SuperSlicer, PrusaSlicer and Cura,

but certain advanced features may not be supported.

Slicer Supported OS| MacOS, Windows

Wi-Fi

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Frequency Range

| 2412 MHz – 2472 MHz (CE)

2412 MHz – 2462 MHz (FCC)

2400 MHz – 2483.5 MHz (SRRC)

Transmitter Power (EIRP)| ≤ 21.5 dBm (FCC)

≤ 20 dBm (CE/SRRC)

Protocol| IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

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References

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