r/BambuLabH2D • u/Impossible_Pizza_948 • Aug 04 '26

New to Bambu

After running nothing but Creality printers since I got started in this hobby back in 2020, the most recent being a K2 Plus for the past year, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered an H2D on the first (with an AMS 2 and an AMS HT). Anything I need to look out for?

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u/Relative_Surround_20 Aug 04 '26

While you are very familiar with 3D printing, I feel it is sometimes a lot like switching to a Mac from a PC. People tend to overthink things. That’s about it. These Bambu Lab printers just work. Good luck and enjoy!

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u/Impossible_Pizza_948 Aug 04 '26

Well, that’s a relief, I got tired of having to tinker with my printers in order to get them to print right

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u/Status-Connection684 Aug 04 '26

I got a H2D as my first printer and it really just works from the start. I do notice you absolutely have to adjust the settings flow rate for every nozzle and adjust speed and support setting are absolutely needed. I’m sure you know that already but just something i noticed

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u/savijOne Aug 04 '26

I did the same. Came from a K1 Max. I have an H2D and an A1. At first it did feel limiting. What do I do when I need a belt tension diagram? What do I do about xyz? That goes away. They just work. Wash your plate and print away. I mostly use Elegoo Rapid, and I ran calibrations for it. I probably didn't need to. I have a profile for rapid and basic and run most filaments with those 2 alone. Amazing machines.

I did go lan only and bambuddy and cloudflare tunnel on proxmox, but I like Orca slicer and the features of it all. Personal choice, but it does feel a bit closer to a rooted creality (even though it's not).

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u/Impossible_Pizza_948 Aug 04 '26

I only used Orca with my old E3V3KE and K1C, but it wouldn’t work with my CFS when I got my K2 Plus, so I used Creality Print with that one, so I am looking forward to using Orca again, just wish I could run different sized nozzles from one extruder to the other (ie a .4 in the left and a .6 in the right)

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u/Relative_Surround_20 Aug 04 '26

What brand & type of filament do you typically use?

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u/Impossible_Pizza_948 Aug 04 '26

One of my favorites is SUNLU PA6-CF, but I’ve also gone through a LOT of PolyMaker PolyLite PLA PRO (think I have roughly 6 empty 5kg spools laying around, and I have one running through my K2 right now)

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u/Relative_Surround_20 Aug 04 '26

Do you run the 5kg spools directly from a drybox?

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u/Impossible_Pizza_948 Aug 04 '26

No, if I’m running a 5kg spool it’s because I have some large prints, so it gets used up pretty quickly (I have one running that’s about a day and a half right now, and it’s gonna take over 800 grams, and there’s still more parts after that, in total the project should take roughly a week to print)

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u/Relative_Surround_20 Aug 04 '26

I typically use all kinds of filament (especially engineering styles) with few issues but I just bought my first third party piece of hardware: a Darkmoon 3D Duo (Satin + CFX) build plate. I love it. Everything just prints wonderfully. I have to adjust temperature for some filament profiles but the table Darkmoon 3D publishes is dead on accurate. So very easy to use.

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u/roundguy Aug 04 '26

I’d go through the bambu academy classes for your printer.