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JoeD

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Printing Underframes.
« on: February 24, 2026, 11:18:19 AM »
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So as many of you know I operate a number of Anycubic Resin printers here at work and at home.  Love the process, but am always struggling with keeping thin parts flat.  I've tried a number of different set ups, resins and settings and over time there's some creep.  I picked up a Bambu P1S FDM a few weeks ago and have been on a learning curve with that.  I got in primarily to print helmets and Prop laser pistols and print some of my projects life-size.  What I found was a great machine that prints flat and did a bunch of flat cars for friends in my club.  I'm currently working on N scale Milwaukee rib side boxcars that handled veneer service.  I drew up the basic boxcar and added the poles blocking the door.  I was having trouble with making underframes and the past and was resigned to use some of the excess MTL stock for them.  This turned out to be a great way to customize cars to be more prototypical using FDM as a starting place.  Its also getting time on the layout printing bridge parts and other stuff.  Love the tech.

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Re: Printing Underframes.
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2026, 12:50:03 PM »
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Yeah, I had pooh-poohed FDM for a long while for the resolution issues, but kept reading raves about Bambu's printers. So I splurged on an X1C with a 4-color feeder and just love it.
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Re: Printing Underframes.
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2026, 03:35:35 PM »
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  Bambu is the only way to go.  We (Kristi (wife) and I) bought 2 of the H2D combo's (H2D's have 2 heads) with 2 extra AMS's last September, and thinking hard of buying one of the new H2C's with the 6 nozzle changer for the right nozzle.
Kristi has both running almost 24/7.   Right now she's printing kid's play trains in 3 colors.
She's been selling a lot of stuff, just to friends.




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