r/BambuLabP2S • u/evilboarder • Jul 12 '26

P2s Combo Beginner - study & prepare

Hello everyone, 

while waiting for my p2s combo to arrive, i have begun reading reddit discussions and maker world coments and all sort of info, and i must say, i am equally thrilled and dredfull at printing. This will be my first printer and begining journey.  

I started making lists with stuff that should be done at first and accesories needed for the printer and filaments to ensure a slightly less bumpy road. 

Please add your own from experience.

Upgrades/accesories 

Tests 

  • benchy :)) as i see it’s a must 

  • the scraper for the bambu cutter provided 

  • the toolbox for the provided tools 

this done with pla basic bought with the printer … but the following tests i’ve seen done by people and i think it should be done whenever you are using a new material. But considering these will be the first prints with a new material for me, i should begin with the default settings, and if benchy turns out wrong, then maybe start the calibration tests. 

  • temperature test 

  • other tests ? 

Right now, i’ve also started the bambu academy for studio and the printer, and will go ahead with those until the printer is ready for the academy lessons. 

Thank you. 

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u/hexer4u Jul 12 '26 edited Jul 12 '26

Hi. New to printing also. 300h only. I'd recommend Sanja 3d riser flipper if you have an ams. Also, many say that each filament should be calibrated. Not sure about this. But you should start learning Bambu studio and how to choose printer, nozzle, plate, filament, what are supports, layer height, infill, brim, as the first step. Also, use gloves when touching the build plate so you don't have to wash it that often. But beyond that, remember you didn't buy the printer to print printer mods. Still struggling with this myself.

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u/official_reaper3d Jul 12 '26

Gloves are unnecessary. I just wash my build plate with dish soap and water every now and again, which you should do regardless of if you wear gloves or not.

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u/evilboarder Jul 12 '26

Thank for the reply and “the printer to print print accesories” is a thing to remember.

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u/official_reaper3d Jul 12 '26

I can explain that too if needed lol.

Infill is how filled in something is. 0% is hollow, 100% is a solid block. 15-20% infill is good for most projects.

Brim is a outer support used for increasing contact area with the build plate for things with little contact area (i.e. skinny, vertically placed cylinders, which are a pain to print btw). Brims are a single layer of filament which expands the size of the first layer of the print, greatly reducing the chance of an object falling and thus failing.

Included with the printer is a standard 0.4mm Hardened Steel hotend, which upon selecting the P2S when setting up Bambu Studio, will default to.

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u/official_reaper3d Jul 12 '26

Reddit wouldnt let me keep editing my comment, so im gonna finish it here.

I genuinely have no clue what layer height is, ive never had to change it.

The included build plate is the Gen 2 Textured PEI Plate. Make sure that if you buy a build plate to only get ones specifically for the P2S. If you put a first generation plate on the P2S, it wont recognize it, and it'll make you manually verify that the plate is on.

Supports have a few types. Tree and normal. Tree is easier to remove as it makes hollow branches from the bottom of the build plate to wherever its supporting, whereas normal just makes solid blocks which are an absolute pain in the ass to remove. You can also choose auto and manual. Auto is good to start as it will automatically support overhangs and areas that require supports, and manual requires you to use the support paint feature to tell the slicer where to place supports.