Bambu Lab - A2L Combo 3D Printer - Gray

We have been using this for a few weeks now almost 24/7. I will say it can’t really go vertical as much as I’d like, but for our needs it’s been great and reliable. We have done plate full after plate full of prints and have had NO problems. If you are going vertical over about 3-4 inches I’d recommend lots of brimming and supports. I wish they would have upgraded the camera, but that doesn’t affect my opinion on the prints etc. This has been such a great workhorse for our print farm!

After watching many YouTube videos I decided I wanted a Bambu labs sling bed printer. Figuring in the future I would want to make larger scale prints I decided on the A2L. Assembly was easy and straight forward using the directions of help from Bambu labs Youtube channel. The learning curve as for printing is easy. The Bambu slicer program that comes with the printer once you register it is a bit tricky to learn at first. But I am new to 3D printing and learned Bambu Studio in a week. My prints are improving after learning Bambu Studio. Anyone who wants to make large prints of cosplay items needs this printer.

The Bambu Lab A2L is a pretty awesome printer for the price. Is it a tool changer? NO. Does it produce excessive waste when printing multicolor prints? Yes. If you are looking to reduce waste with multi-color printing, look elsewhere. If you want a big format, reliable printer, with great capabilities for a small-ish price, this could be it! I have had some issues though... Issue 1: bed adhesion- I have had some large prints warp slightly. This is just the nature of an open bed printers where any sort of change in airflow can cause the print to warp slightly. Solution, precondition the bed, clean the build plate really well with soap and water, and apply some glue. Issue 2: print failures not caught by Ai spaghetti detection. It just does not work but I have caught many of these failures before it has been too late because I use an external camera to monitor prints. Issue 3: bed and toolhead rails require more maintenance than enclosed Core XY printers because they are exposed. I don't love it, but it is what it is. Issue 4: artifacting on tall prints. The dynamic vibration compensation works quite well, but it does not fully eliminate artifacting. I have had failures when printing with vase mode because of this. Regardless of these issues, my experience has been quite positive and I would recommend this printer to anyone who wants a large format printer for a fair price. I would steer folks away from the bundle with the AMS Lite. After living with this combo for 3-months, I ended up getting an AMS 2 Pro and it elevated the experience dramatically. BestBuy, make the A2L and Ams 2 Pro combo available or the A2L without the AMS lite available and add the AMS 2 Pro to you products.

Just as the A1 this thing is a work horse, loving the large format

ive had the a2l for a few weeks now running it as much as i can and i constantly get homing issues. either the bed doesnt home or the head decides its done for awhile. it also sound horrible when it fails homing almost like a grinding noise. i had high hopes for this one. i have a p1s and p2s and absolutely love them but i traded in my a1 combo on this and wish i didnt. i may of just got a lemon i will be bringing it back. ill still recommend this since i think its somethjng that can be fixed pretty easy.