Oh, don't get me wrong, the A1 mini is awesome! I think that's part of the problem - I was going to get A1 combo, but talked myself down to the A1 mini standalone, in case I didn't really get into using it, so I didn't waste my money and take up a bunch of space with something unused, and when thinking about what I'd want to print before making the purchase, everything was small and multi-color would've been an unneeded luxury. But now I've had the printer running basically nonstop since it showed up, and want to print a bunch of things that won't fit in the A1 (mainly gridfinity modules for tool or kitchen organization), and want to do some multi-color things for my daughter. 😅 So I'm just regretting getting the baby one and not getting the AMS. The actual UX and print quality of the A1 mini has been great - I have a ton of successful prints already, and with 0 experience 3D printing until a week ago. I'm now thinking about adding a larger print bed and AMS, before the Black Friday deals wrap up, but really can't decide what to do between A1 combo or P1S combo. Table space is hard to come by, and I'm typically printing in my office, where I'm sitting all day, so I'd really appreciate the fixed and much smaller footprint of the P1S, as well as the enclosure. But an extra $300, and giving up some of the automatic calibrations that the A-series do - I don't know if it would actually make a difference, but I really like the "hands-off" quality of life of the A1 mini and don't want to give that up (I have a toddler, I don't have time to really tinker with the printer to get flow rates right - I don't know if that's really necessary or not, though, with the P1 - or if it's more of an on-paper spec difference that's mostly marketing). Decisions, decisions!...
In any case, I really appreciate the A1 mini profile! Printed that up last night, and it *almost* works perfectly - my kettle base is just a touch too large to fit cleanly on the plate because of the mini build plate - but it'll do until I have another option. The scale was no problem to slide under there, I have an itty bitty one. Looks great and saves some space - cheers! Now I just have to figure out how to organize all these other bits for the espresso setup, hah. I have the catch tray printing now (thanks!), looking forward to keeping that mess under control, and I've just started trying to model up a riser so that the single-dose dosing cup sits up closer to the ejection port, instead of ~2" below, which should also cut down a lot on the mess - I really don't know what Baratza was thinking with that arrangement, hah, it sprays like 1/8 of the grounds directly to the counter with the default setup.
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