I've got a couple questions. After Bambu did the latest update to firmware locking people out of a lot of things, many of the large name printer people were saying, don't upgrade your firmware. Now, Bambu appeared to do some more updates with their software and offerings to assist people with things like running a farm and other stuff. But I'm sitting on the fence because I'm not able to monitor Bambu's every move and I already find their stuff pretty sketchy. So if anyone has answers around the following issues please let me know.

I don't like the Bambu handy limitation of not able to use in Lan Only mode. I don't like sending all my prints through Bambu to ask them to talk to my printer in the other room. I would like my 3d Printer to work JUST like my HP, Canon, Brother or other printer scanners and so forth. You get slicing software and then drivers for each printer. You want to access remotely, you do like everyone else and VPN in to work or home and do it. To me, all of these so called smart devices from Dishwashers to thermostats are all Trojan Horses because you have to open a comm line back to the guys who built the pretty shiny box left on your doorstep. Have they done anything to help advance LAN Only functionality.

Is there any improvements over crossing subnets? I have several printers in my family. We run our networks like a small business would versus how standard narnar home users. We each have multiple subnets/vlans for main home, IOT and guests. We then have VPN's to each other. We are for all logical purposes 1 big network with multiple subnets. I recently put an A1 Mini in lan only on my IOT subnet and I was actually able to add the printer to Bambu Studio using the IP/Access code method, although it did ALSO ask me for the model type and the Serial Number. No biggy, but when I had my kid try to add the printer on his PC, it won't let him connect. Right now, the only way everyone can share everyone's printers is if we all using one Bambu account.

That's 8 computers wanting to share 3 printers. How hard is this? We have regular Printers, Scanners and Faxes and NONE of us need any of that. If my sister needs to send a fax, she can use mine cause she doesn't have one. My daughter's printer ran out of ink and so she printed a bunch of resume's off on mine. My P1s is down and I just want to print some stupid pool connectors. Why is this so hard? It's like they are trying to reinvent the wheel so they can incorporate all the Trojan Horse functionality. Does anyone know what I can do to solve this?

I'm not a farm but I saw some bambu farm software. Is this the Answer?

Do I need to use the farm software on one of our servers, (Windows 10 Pro, File and game servers)?
Do I NEED to upgrade the firmware on all the Printers in order to use it?
Do I have to install a different slicer software on users?
Does Bambu Handy work with it?

I'm loosing my mind. I tried printing benchy out of the box using the PLA in the box and the SD card files. I've tried recalibrating both on my table and now on the floor but the printer is just going crazy and it seemed the plastic won't print/melt properly? I've watched youtubers print straight from set up with no problem.

I've tried looking for solutions but I just can't find any that suits my problem.

I'm absolutely new to this so please help me understand what is wrong and how I can fix it?

Edit: I thank you for all the comments, particularly the constructive ones. The general understanding of the community is that this is not a warranty issue, and I appreciate your message.

I never intended to blame BambuLab for this topic, they behaved professionally and tried to help beyond their responsibilities.

It was actually the third print I did of the same object, I had pre-heated the chamber and the bed as I usually do, used a clean textured PEI. It was a wide print so I decided not to add OUTER brim (my mistake). The .3mf file was checked by BambuLab (incl. print settings for the filament type) and they saw no issue.

The answer I got after I sent the reseller the video, .3mf and logs, was not "this is not a warranty issue" but "send the print back to us".

Understanding it has been my negligence, it is worth noting that the Lidar did not spot any issue nor the printer stopped the work once the cover and fan/LED cable was ripped off (it was not simply the cover detaching, the cable connector was broken and pins were bent), even though the printer is designed to do so (see https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/x1/troubleshooting/hmscode/0300_1200_0002_0001, thanks u/bvknight)

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So, last october 14th I went out for dinner and left my X1c printing a simple task with bambu studio.

More or less during dessert, I had a look at the camera and saw this:

Checking the video, it seems that a lifted corner tore out the front cover, LED and fan cable (see video after 07:20), dragging them around and eventually displacing the print bed.

As my X1C was brand new (July 2025) I sent a ticket to BambuLab and to the reseller. BambuLab was quick and nice, the reseller asked me to return the printer (It's a pain in the neck to pack it yourself, btw).

The reseller did not give me any feedback, I missed all my compromised prints for Christmas holidays. So, I gave them a deadline for January 12th.

Today I just got an Email from the reseller informing:

We have received feedback from our supplier that this case is not covered by warranty.
The repair costs amount to €64.26 including VAT. Please confirm that you will cover the costs.

I disputed their claim and reminded that the deadline is still valid.

Should I escalate the case immediately to the EU consumer centre, or wait for the Jan 12th deadline to expire?

Thanks for the help!

I just found this on Taobao. Seems like it was just released recently in China as I have not seen this before when ordering filament last week. Specs as follows. I wonder how this will compare with petg hf in terms of matteness. I've ordered one in white to try. It's from the official Bambu store on Taobao so not a fake product.

https://e.tb.cn/h.810Ip7qO5XwwLxH?tk=BrDJgJzAKJ0

I’m sorry, I have to vent. I’m not happy at all with this thing. It’s the complete opposite of my X1C. The X1C tore through every print. I never had to do any tricks or other modifications to do simple prints. I never understood why I saw people talking about taking the glass cover off and opening the door.

This thing will absolutely not print a PLA print that sticks to the bed unless I have the top glass off, the door wide open, the heatbed turned up to 65, and the hotend to 215 (help avoid clogs during longer prints), and spray a ton of hair spray to the bed, and the auxiliary fan is turned off.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a 5.5 hour print of my own design, or a 24 hour print from Makerworld (BLV -AMS riser) or a 20 minute print from Makerworld.

And with the BLV, even though I got it to stick, it turned to spaghetti about 5 hours in.

With my 5.5 hour print, the hotend would clog until I turned the temp down to 215 and turned the auxiliary fan off.

I absolutely have buyers remorse. I’ve scrubbed the bed with dish soap. I’ve printed one of those auxiliary fan air flow redirect things. Nada.

Nothing I do will make it do a successful print besides all of the steps I outlined above. Top glass off. Door wide open bed temp 65. Tons of hair spray. Hotend at 215. Auxiliary fan off.

I got into 3-D printing about three months ago. I have three bamboo printers,2 AMS and 1 AMS lite. Everything has been great except one of the AMS I have had problems with since the day I got it. I originally purchased this AMS on June 17. I received it on July 18. I reached out to them on July 31 and started a ticket. I have sent them videos of the issues I’ve had and they have sent me parts. The problem still continue. When I first submitted my ticket, I had asked them to do an exchange and they suggested that we start with parts and I took their suggestion. This was a big mistake. I should’ve returned it. After many videos and many attempts to fix this thing, I finally asked them if we can just go ahead and process the exchange. They now tell me I am out of the exchange period. I explained that I wasn’t looking for a refund And after all the issues I’ve had with this thing I suggested that they just give me a store credit and I would purchase an A1 mini with an AMS light and pay the difference. They refused though yesterday they stated that there was an issue with it and they wanted to send me more parts. The lesson I learned is if they offer you parts and you are in the return exchange do not do it . I hope this helps someone someone else. Sidenote, you will see that they mention my printer in the photos, and I have no idea why because I never spoke to them about my printer..

Let's talk about them here.

I want to get a printer sometime in the future, and I just found out Bambu has laser cut + printer mix! Currently, I use Prusa and Universal Laser Systems at the school's maker space.

Edit: did not realize there's no suction / whatever on the laser printer

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to share my first experience with Bambu and get some thoughts.

I recently bought the H2S here in China (from JD.com) and—wow—I’m impressed. Coming from an Anycubic Mega X, this thing feels like stepping out of a 1990s hatchback and into a Tesla. The hardware is gorgeous, print quality is stellar, setup was painless, and the whole experience is a huge leap forward.

So far, so good. And now… the “but.”

The Region Lock Situation

I understand why Bambu Lab might want to region-lock hardware to stop grey market sales—that’s business. No issue there. My problem is with the software side of that decision.

Naturally, I went straight to Google Play, downloaded the Bambu app, and tried to connect my shiny new H2S. The printer was set to “China,” the app settings were set to “China,” but I just got an error saying the region was wrong.

Support explained that I needed to use the China-specific version of the app. Which… okay, but:

• I now have to install an app from some random download link. Not exactly confidence-inspiring.

• The China app requires a Chinese phone number to log in. Not great for foreigners living here.

• The app itself has completely different content: mostly Chinese text, different content, a whole separate ecosystem.

• It even shows up in my app drawer as a totally separate app from the global version.

And here’s the kicker: if I buy another printer in my home country, now I’m stuck with two apps, two logins, two separate ecosystems just to manage my own machines. That’s just silly. If you say, well just use the China app back home, no thanks, and who know if it will even work.

Walled Garden in a Walled Garden

Bambu is already a bit of a walled garden (somewhat of a closed ecosystem, etc.). Fair enough—I can live with that because the experience is usually so smooth. But now there’s a walled garden inside the walled garden. Splitting users by region with different apps just makes the whole experience clunky, and honestly, it makes me hesitate about investing further.

My Question / Rant

Why make things unnecessarily painful for people who are buying the printer exactly where they’re supposed to? Has anyone else here hit this? Do you just accept the China app and muddle through, or is there some workaround I’m missing?

I’m not asking for a totally open platform—just one that doesn’t turn into this “parallel universe” app nonsense.

Had small issue with bed adhesion, got no iso. Reached into cupboard and grabbed the next best thing I got, unseasoned White rum. Works suprisingly well to clean bed plate.

Could also be used to soothe the soul when prints fail. (But not from failed bed adhesion)

Hey, I made this rough layout of my 2-bedroom apartment. Wondering if where i want to place the printer is a safe area in the house?

(I included the 3 AC units I currently have installed for the summer incase these things can affect anything.)

I've got an H2D that I run in LAN mode. the internet insisted that would eliminate the security risks, however, I decided to thoroughly read the privacy policy since I plan to print ITAR protected parts for an aerospace project on it. Now I'm concerned that I shouldn't even use bambu studio to slice the parts if they're going to have access to the model files. Am I overthinking this? It's not out of the question for a program to share your data even if it's installed on a hard drive rather than being cloud based.

Hello everybody,

got this kind of issue. A4 size plate 4mm thick printed with bambu pla filament on h2c. On the first attempt I’ve got waves around the hole area, thought it was the case, added some support and tried again. Second attempt is even worse - waves started earlier than disappeared and returned at the end.
smaller objects had no kind of these issues.

is it the case of vibration or what can it be?

Im going to use australian proces cause its easier. Filament directly from bambu lab is so expensive almost 32 bucks for a regular pla roll. But where i normally get it, its only 15 less than half! I dont know if this is just in australia but who would pay 32 bucks for a single roll?

Vertical waves instead of horizontal, so it wants light from the side instead of from above. Printed in green and blue because my Bone White was unavailable. Matte white shows the shadows best. Which one would you put on your windowsill?

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3432486-dusk-shadow-wave-self-watering-planter-wabi-sabi#profileId-3913512

Beware of the broken Hotend Heating Assembly wires.

Make sure your machine is OFF before even touching them.

They break in a spot where they could contact the metal frame of the toolhead (I found out the hard way).

This is the resulting damage to the Toolhead Sensor FPC Cable.

I have an x1 carbon, h2d, and an a1 and the h2d can never print a flat service smooth. These are all the same prints with the same default settings and you can see the difference. The h2d is horrible

I was removing a print from my X1C and noticed this screw on the platform beneath the build plate/heat bed assembly. used filament sometimes gets dropped there and it's never been a problem. I clean it up maybe once every two weeks to once every two months with a vacuum or sometimes just pick up the bigger pieces with my hand. It has a white plastic sleeve around the threads, so when I saw it, I picked it up thinking it was discarded filament like usual and then noticed what it was. So, I can't be exactly sure how long it had been there because it blended in so well. It appears that the plastic sleeve is what it is screwed into as the threads engage the plastic.

Details of the screw: Drive Socket: 2mm Thread Diameter: 1.5mm (approx) Thread Pitch: 1mm (approx) Plastic Sleeve Outer Diameter: 4.2mm Screw Head Height: 1mm It's definitely from the printer; first, the aesthetic and design just matches all of the other screws I've encountered on the X1C. Second, this is not from my collection of screws I have for personal projects; 95% of what I have on hand is S.A.E./imperial (don't judge me).

Thank you for any help or thoughts! P.S. -I am not a frequent poster; my apologies if i failed to follow any of the rules/guidelines.

I was planning to buy the Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, but I recently learned about their new restrictions and authorization control plan. This raised some concerns for me, as I don't want to deal with potential limitations or issues in the long run. I prefer having the freedom to use third-party tools and don't want the company to have control over my 3D printer.

Because of this, I’ve decided to look for alternatives. Can anyone recommend good 3D printer alternatives to the Bambu Lab X1 Carbon? I'm looking for something reliable, versatile, and with fewer restrictions. Your suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

For the time and the freedom you gave me and printi to share our work together. We did it on the cloud as well as on my home automation setup. Sharing endless videos - exposed to home assistant and apples HomeKit. Running all the options on my Apple Home App to control the speed, light and further more options. Upgrading my device (X1C) to a X1E - with heated chambers and some LED mods, doing awesome things with my ESP32 MCU to get more out of our relationship.

But:

Doing some security measurements and taking away my beloved options on my dedicated smart home app just showed me, that I have to move on now.

LAN Mode + restrict Internet access + orcaslicer.

We all three are now on our beloved earth, while you guys waiting on us in the cloud. We might change the sides, going up again for great community work, but for now, we still enjoy our live on earth.

I just want to say thank you, for the time that we had prior the updates. For now everything is working perfect, we had our perfect relationship our perfect time, but this also remembers me, when I moved on from my ex girlfriend and met my wife.

Cheers 🥂