Bambu Lab
Bambu Lab A1
$429inc. GST
The Bambu Lab A1 is the full-size step up from the A1 mini — same fast, fully automatic printing, with a 256 mm cube of build space and optional 4-colour AMS lite. 256 × 256 × 256 mm build volume — roughly 2× the print area of the A1 mini Up to 500 mm/s with 10,000 mm/s² acceleration and active vibration compensation Fully automatic setup — bed levelling, flow rate and resonance calibration run themselves Quick-swap 0.4 mm nozzle to 300 °C — PLA, PETG, TPU and PVA all supported Two configurations — A1 (single colour) or A1 Combo with AMS lite for 4-colour printing 240 V AU plug, Wi-Fi + Bambu Handy app, all prices inc GST 🇦🇺 Ships from Australia
- Availability
- In stock, ships from NSW
- SKU
- A1
- Weight
- 13.00 kg
- Box
- 60 × 50 × 32 cm
- Shipping
- Aramex Economy or Priority, quoted at checkout
A1
$429
About this product
Bambu Lab A1 — the full-size A1
The A1 takes everything that made the A1 mini the default first printer for Australian makers — automatic calibration, quiet fast motion, a slicer that just works — and gives it a 256 mm cube of build space. It is the single most common upgrade we see from mini owners, and for good reason: nothing about the workflow changes, you just stop slicing parts into pieces to fit the plate.
It's an open-frame bed-slinger, so it's built for PLA, PETG, TPU and PVA rather than high-temp engineering materials like PC or PA-CF. Within that range it is fast, accurate and genuinely low-maintenance. Full auto bed levelling, flow rate calibration and resonance compensation run before each print, so first-layer wrangling is largely a thing of the past.
256mm cube build volume500 mm/sFully auto calibrationQuick-swap nozzleAMS lite ready240V AU plug
Which configuration is right for you?
The A1 comes in two versions. The printer itself is identical — the only difference is whether the AMS lite four-colour filament changer is included.
| A1 | A1 Combo | |
|---|---|---|
| AMS lite (4-colour) | Not included — can be added later | Included |
| Build volume | 256 × 256 × 256 mm | 256 × 256 × 256 mm |
| Speed & print quality | Identical | Identical |
| Dissolvable PVA supports | Manual swaps only | Automatic |
| Bench space | Printer only | Printer + AMS lite alongside |
| Best for | Functional parts, prototypes, single-colour production runs | Multi-colour models, gifts, classroom projects, supported geometry |
Short version: if you mainly print jigs, brackets, enclosures and prototypes in one colour, take the standard A1 and put the difference toward filament. If you want multi-colour prints or dissolvable supports without babysitting filament changes, the Combo is the better buy — the AMS lite costs less bundled than added separately later.
What people actually use it for
- Small business: short-run product parts, custom packaging inserts, market stall stock
- Workshop and trade: jigs, drill guides, replacement knobs and clips, tool organisers
- Schools and STEM clubs: quiet enough for a classroom, and the auto calibration means less teacher time lost to setup
- Hobbyists: terrain, cosplay props, RC parts, articulated models — the taller Z fits pieces the mini couldn't
- Upgraders: mini owners who keep hitting the 180 mm ceiling. Same profiles, same app, bigger plate
Full specifications
| Build volume | 256 × 256 × 256 mm |
| Kinematics | Bed-slinger (moving-bed Cartesian), open frame |
| Max print speed | 500 mm/s |
| Max acceleration | 10,000 mm/s² |
| Nozzle | 0.4 mm stainless steel, quick-swap (0.2 / 0.6 / 0.8 mm available separately) |
| Max nozzle temp | 300 °C |
| Build plate | Textured PEI, magnetic, removable |
| Max bed temp | 100 °C |
| Supported materials | PLA, PETG, TPU, PVA; PLA-CF and PETG-CF with a hardened nozzle. Not suited to ABS, ASA, PC or PA (open frame) |
| Calibration | Fully automatic — bed levelling, Z-offset, flow rate and vibration compensation |
| Multi-colour | AMS lite — included with Combo, optional add-on for the A1 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bambu Handy mobile app, microSD card |
| Monitoring | Built-in camera for remote checks and timelapse |
| Slicer | Bambu Studio (Windows / macOS / Linux); OrcaSlicer also supported |
| Machine dimensions | 385 × 410 × 430 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 8.5 kg |
| Power | 240 V AU plug, approx. 350 W peak |
| Noise | Approx. 48 dB in normal mode |
| Assembly | Partially pre-assembled — gantry bolts to base, around 15–20 minutes to first print |
| Warranty | As per return policy |
Honest limitations
The A1 is an open-frame machine, so high-temp materials that need a stable chamber (ABS, ASA, PC, nylon) will warp and delaminate. If those are on your list, look at an enclosed CoreXY instead. Multi-colour printing on the AMS lite also generates purge waste and adds significant time per job — that's inherent to single-nozzle colour changing, not a defect. And because the bed moves in Y, very tall thin prints benefit from slowing down slightly compared with a CoreXY.
🇦🇺 Australian stock, Australian support
Shipped from our Australian warehouse with a 240 V AU power lead — no international freight wait, no import duty surprises, no currency conversion. All prices shown include GST, and a tax invoice is supplied for business, school and ABN purchases. Questions about which configuration suits your work? Get in touch before you order — we'd rather help you pick right the first time.
Shipped from our Australian warehouse with a 240 V AU power lead — no international freight wait, no import duty surprises, no currency conversion. All prices shown include GST, and a tax invoice is supplied for business, school and ABN purchases. Questions about which configuration suits your work? Get in touch before you order — we'd rather help you pick right the first time.
