A Year of 3D Printing

At the start of 2025 I bought myself a Bambu A1 Mini printer. What changed? Most of the problems I encountered in college have now been solved, and more importantly, at a price point that feels reasonable. The A1 Mini cost £149, comes with built-in bed levelling and flow rate calibration, and it genuinely just works. The printer is compact too, which was an important given we live in a small London flat.

My general philosophy when buying this printer was that I wanted to use it to print useful and functional things. I didn’t want to fill the house with a bunch of useless plastic that would end up in landfill before long. A year on, I think I’ve largely stuck to that principle.

Here are some of the things I printed this year. I’ll leave you to judge if they are useful!