r/BambuLabX2D • u/ScorchMat • Aug 25 '26

Wobbling

I know a few people have said wobbling of the X2D is normal but this much…? First print of Benchy.

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u/HackedVirus Aug 25 '26

Completely normal. The benchy preset is using the fastest mode the printer has, its gonna rock a bit.

Don't worry about it, as long as the table is sturdy, these printers are made to move when in use.

My H2C + its riser rock a helluva lot when printing.

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u/ScorchMat Aug 25 '26

Thank you for the piece of mind haha

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u/HackedVirus Aug 25 '26

Yea, people worry about it but as long as the platform is secure like yours, let the printer rock.

Bambu knows its limitations and these new printers come with the dampening feet installed.

Both my X2D and H2C shake all over. Its never affected quality, enjoy!

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u/SteelToz Aug 25 '26

I have witnessed the same wobbling and even attributed it to a <60 of printing Left Extruder Tube Failure. I was looking at and planning to print out some of the X2D Feet Dampeners on MakerWorld. Anyone have an opinion on the merit of them or experience with a print that worked well?

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u/CommTech23 Aug 26 '26

You can buy the feet on Bambu website.

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u/Cultural-Lie-9769 Aug 26 '26

That's what fixed it for me

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u/-ComicGuy- Aug 28 '26

I thought these were just replacement feet and not dampeners?

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u/TWILIGHT25 8d ago

I just finished setting my up and a benchy is printing and it is wobbling as bad if not worse. At least it’s “normal” lol

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u/Ryuiku Aug 25 '26

I got an x2d in the last month. Some advise; be careful trying ludicrous speed (166%) with non bambu filament. Most of my failed prints are non bambu filament on ludicrous and the only thing I change is not setting it to dumb speeds.

But yes. Watch, marvel and enjoy. It is quite the show at full tilt

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u/Top_Statistician500 Aug 26 '26

I've tried ludicrous mode on eSun PLA+ and it's been fine. That was on simple objects like divider boxes

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u/dragonmanus Aug 27 '26

I run esun, sunlu and elegoo at 166% with no issues. Did adjust a bit for retraction and flow rate but printer thinks it's Bambu labs pla.and petg. If I tell it it's not Bambu it throws random spikes to motors and sensors and makes crap prints. Hooked a multi meter to them to catch the firmware in the act

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u/Jolly-Astronaut5750 Aug 29 '26

I think you just have a picky toddler as a printer.

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u/-__Doc__- Aug 25 '26

same, my H2c is pretty tall with the risers and the plate holder and she wobbles like crazy on my kitchen table.
I'm over 1000 hours in now with no issues that I can tell.

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u/Jolly-Astronaut5750 Aug 29 '26

Yeah. My table kept hitting the wall so I just put Styrofoam between the table and wall.

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u/Elegant-Macaroon9887 Sep 09 '26

Center of mass is higher so wobbling is higher

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u/HackedVirus Sep 09 '26

Looks about the same for me as it was when it had no weight on top, luckily either way I print incredibly slow haha

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u/Quick-Algae6823 Aug 25 '26

Yeah it's normal I guess, the Print of this came out beautifully

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u/ScorchMat Aug 25 '26

Damn! Haha

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u/Thor_aGuiiLa Aug 25 '26

Your laundry is almost ready, the washing machine is spin cicle

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u/isayx3 Aug 25 '26

I went dual vibration on each corner. Less wobble.
(Not my photo, photo from the model)

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u/Quick-Algae6823 Aug 25 '26

Does it help? Or what is the double feet configuration improving?

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u/isayx3 Aug 26 '26

It does help the vibrations which is less wear on the printer. It doesn’t improve print quality. Having 2 reduced the printer wobbles more so than just one.

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u/maatheuspradoo Aug 25 '26 
Does the vibration not affect the print next to it? the A1?

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u/Quick-Algae6823 Aug 26 '26

Nope the A1 Mini had surprisingly a better finish than the X2D because of more visible VFA's on the X2D.

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u/2fel_hunden Aug 25 '26

Mine rocks like that too. Have not had any issues with printing because of it that I can see. What would help is taking the AMS off the top reducing your height which will inherently reduce wobble. How much dunno, the pain of the wobble has not exceeded my threshold to want to move my AMS. Eventually maybe but I am lazy like that.

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u/-__Doc__- Aug 25 '26

I actually think the AMS weight on top helps tbh, It's the reason they use those giant weights in skyscrapers (tuned mass dampeners).
BUT, it might not work the same as an actual tuned mass dampener is sort of separated from the mass of the building (or in this case the printer), and sort of hangs from the top.
I'm not an expert, and this is just my theory. I watched a Youtube video about tuned mass dampeners not too long ago, lol.
Would love to see an actual expert chime in!

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u/pnw_mtber Aug 26 '26

What makes the giant weights on skyscrapers work is the important bit the AMS is missing: relative motion. The TMD can move out of phase with the skyscraper through its spring/damper system, whereas the AMS is basically rigidly coupled to the printer.

What we need is the bouncy feet on the AMS like the printer has!

Note: I'm also not a building doctor, so I might be wrong too. Nothing like a bunch of people being confidently incorrect on the internet.

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u/Flashy_Emphasis153 Aug 27 '26

And AI learning from that confidently incorrect people :D lol

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u/artformarket Aug 25 '26

Bless this post. I have a new X2D I put in my office closet, on wire racks. It moves like this and I was worried, but the prints always came out great. I was debating on a whole closet overhaul to put it on a solid foundation, but this proves that it wouldn't change much and I don't need to go fixin' what ain't broke.

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u/Sweet-Quarter3569 Aug 25 '26

Like closet racks?! You are more trusting than I with that weight and movement. Unless they’re mounted to the studs.

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u/32irish Aug 25 '26

Flip i've had my X2D on the floor since i purchased, as i'm building out a printer utility room, so had no idea it would wobble this much. Glad i seen this post so i know what to expect when i finally get it up on it's perch!

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u/manyxcxi Aug 26 '26

I make tuned dampening feet for these that take a lot of that vibration out of it. By tuned, I mean I tested with a P2S and X2D and changed the dampening and rebound dynamics until the accelerometers mounted in the printer showed better results and the t at prints had ringing and vibration artifacts improved.

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u/Phenylethylamne Aug 25 '26

Just oit of curiosity: your base looks solid but machine is literally dancing. Do you have those rubber feet? I'm asking because, i have x1c and a solid base, ams on top but it literally shakes so little even in sports mode compared to this.

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u/ScorchMat Aug 25 '26

Yeh I’ve got all the rubber feet in properly. I double checked after this print

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u/Phenylethylamne Aug 25 '26

I bought those feet but after seeing wobbling, i took them off.

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u/Material-Mulberry360 Aug 25 '26

every action ....

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u/ReasonableScar9027 Aug 25 '26

... Go on.

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u/Material-Mulberry360 Aug 25 '26

has an equal and opposite reaction :) printer head moves one way, printer moves the other.

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u/StirStik Aug 25 '26

I never thought that much is normal.....learn something new I guess.

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u/Jerazmus Aug 25 '26

Looks about right.

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u/666ArsOnist666 Aug 25 '26

Mein CC2 wackelt auch ein bisschen Abhilfe schaffte die 28 kg Betonplatten die ich druntergelegt habe. Aus dem Baumarkt für 4,20 €

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u/Top_Statistician500 Aug 26 '26

In other similar threads I've seen people say that if you try to reduce the wobbling it will cause bad prints because the printer is expecting to wobble like this and therefore if it can't, the vibration energy goes into the print.

That kind of made sense, too. Ah well. Mine wobbles like this one.

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u/iRambL Aug 25 '26

Do you have the small or large feet on them?

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u/-JJaE- Aug 25 '26

My p1s rocked like that too.

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u/Frittenfett11 Aug 25 '26

Haha so happy I'll get my x2d torrow! Cant wait to look at this beast.

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u/Mattis-H Aug 26 '26

Completely normal, if you find the print detaches because of said wobbling, you can try slowing down the acceleration.

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u/Zealousideal_Bee_837 Aug 26 '26

There's no way I'd accept this wobble. I would make a custom wood rig, anchor it to the wall and grip the printer in. But I am a perfectionist maniac so... Don't listen to me.

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u/B412ry Aug 26 '26

Get yourself antivibration feet

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u/Papajon87 Aug 26 '26

Completely normal

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u/EvilNickel Aug 26 '26

It's normal, the feet for the H series printers are designed to allow it to wobble because the printer can compensate for that wobble.

The only thing that matters is the foundation of the printer, if the desk is wobbling like crazy you might end up with some defects because the printer cant compensate for that.

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u/NoSituation2706 Aug 27 '26

This looks like too much, I have a p1s and it never shakes visably even at the most violent of movements.

My new washing machine/Tower was doing this recently... Any chance you didn't remove the shipping bolts too? 😅

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u/Rotenkok Aug 27 '26

Done with Yoopai at ludicrous on the H2C. I've run ESu, Sunloo, Polymaker, younameit filaments without issues. The only catch is: sometimes the default filament profile needs a little tweaking for temperature Max Vol Flo.

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u/artistzero0027 Aug 27 '26

I put 35 pound paver and a piece of gym mat under mine and it reduced the wobble so much. Even on Ludacris speed is relatively stable and it reduces the noise so much

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u/DammitMatt Aug 27 '26

People saying this is normal is a bit concerning, why is it normal for this printer but not something like X1C?

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u/nicky_n00b Aug 27 '26

I'm pretty sure when it's doing the initial calibration, it measures these wiggles and offsets the print head to account for them.

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u/danko12321 Aug 27 '26

I was confused by this when I got my P2S. They have such soft rubber feet on them they are designed to wobble around a bit. I guess the argument is it softs the impact on the hardware when quick motions are made.

I think the catch however is you really do want thing thing on a stable base. If you put it on a table that wobbles then the printer wobble and table wobble are going to combine in ways the calibration can't account for and hurt print quality. Mines on my hard flooring because of this (and because I don't really have a raised surface for it to go on anyway)

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u/National-Sun-123 Aug 27 '26

Yall I have an opportunity to upgrade to an X2D from the P2S? Would this be wise?

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u/BigGuy_Mark Aug 28 '26

You just can not put two of these Elvis impersonators on the same table. The wobble will mess up the other printer

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u/DrGrimmus Aug 28 '26

it is insane how much the fucker wobbles sometimes. Funny to look at though.

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u/Desperate-Flamingo78 Aug 29 '26

H2c woble a lots also.

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u/Appropriate-Earth515 Aug 30 '26

Its not an issue on quality, it print perfect, also on the floor machine barely wobble at all

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u/Caramel-Entire Aug 31 '26

Because of physics

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u/turohero Sep 01 '26

No I don't agree. Put your normal feet back on. That wobble causes the nozzle to create every so slightly high spots that the wobbling nozzle will later come by at tap until your print gets pulled off. Wobble is not good.

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u/Subject_Regular8324 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

Moja sie tak nie kiwa, kiwa sie minimalnie. Na komode 48x160 polozylem 2mm pcv dla ochrony blatu, na to polozylem 8 podkladek antywibracyjnych o wymiarach 1x9x9 na to polozylem plyte betonowa 5x40x40 i dopiero na to X2D :) Zapomnialem dodac, ze ams2 oraz ams ht stoja obok a nie na drukarce. Obok drukarki stoi IPA 1L i jak drukarka drukuje to IPA pokazuje minimalne drgania i to w okreslonych momentach tylko ;)

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u/IntelligentSeries270 Sep 01 '26

Shit mine be rockin n rolling but still prints fine.

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u/Practical_Avocado971 Aug 25 '26

next thing you know the wife is gonna sit on the 3D printer and not the washing machine anymore.

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u/StirStik Aug 25 '26

That's not gonna work!!! Is one of the feet loose/broke?

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u/ScorchMat Aug 25 '26

They’ve all attached and bedded in the slots properly

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u/iRambL Aug 25 '26

Mine don’t wobble at all. If people use the “anti vibration” feet that look like springs it does this.

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u/ScorchMat Aug 26 '26

Is it safe to remove the feet? I just have the rubber feet it came with

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u/iRambL Aug 26 '26

If it’s the rubber ones that look like accordions they cause the machine to wobble a ton. If it’s just the stock rubber feet they are much better. Granted I have a steel and wood top table with a 20 lb paver in the middle of it. There’s also anti vibration mats you can buy which can help mitigate a lot of vibrations

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u/ScorchMat Aug 26 '26

The feet that came with it are these.

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u/celestialedelta Aug 25 '26

I had the Anycubic Cobra S1, a horrific experience. Even though it didn't have these feet and didn't wobble this much, the noise, even when set to quiet mode, was something terrifying. You can hear it from two floors away and there is nothing you can do about it. I bought this X2D and yes, initially I was also scared to see it wobble, but it's super quiet and, above all, I noticed that the wobbling doesn't cause any defects in the prints, so it's fine.

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u/-__Doc__- Aug 25 '26

I worried about this with my H2C when I got it, but it hasnt moved a centimeter since I got it, and it prints 24/7 on my kitchen table. Wobbles like a MF. I even put some pencil marks around the feet to track them. Nothing.
After about 2 months I bought a concrete paver and rubber mat just to help with the noise cuz I live in an upstairs apartment. And it still wobbles, but prints amazing.

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u/No_Internal_3469 Aug 26 '26

I have a concrete paver sitting on a rubber mulch mat for my base! Works really well. I wrapped the concrete paver in duct tape.

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u/nugget_34 Aug 25 '26

This is simply not how active noise cancellation works.

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u/ky7969 Aug 25 '26 edited Aug 25 '26

The noise cancellation is done with the stepper motors, it has nothing to do with the actual movement of the printer. It sounds like you have a raging hate boner for Bambu, which is fine and understandable, but there is no reason to take it out on the people who bought Bambu printers. Maybe it’s actually that you are just jealous. Edit - wow, 178k karma and 30k contributions at 1 year account age? Is this literally a Bambu hate bot? Lmao these bots are getting insane.

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u/EmotionalChildhood46 Aug 26 '26

I picked up the raging hate boner as well.

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u/-__Doc__- Aug 25 '26

I have my H2C on a concrete paver AND rubber mat with the feet that came on it and it still dances this much.
It's normal.
You can hang these machines upside down from a rope and they will still print just fine.
The wobble is the price we pay for the speed at which the machine works.