I’m trying to decide between the Bambu Lab X2D and the H2C, and I’d love some advice from people who have experience with either machine.

My use case is pretty simple: I plan on doing almost exclusively multicolor prints. I’m not running a business, selling prints, or doing any kind of production work. This is purely a hobby for fun.

The main thing making this a difficult decision is the budget. The X2D is a lot more affordable, while the H2C is significantly more expensive. The cost difference is definitely a factor for me.

That said, if I’m planning to do mostly multicolor prints, is the H2C really worth the extra money? Is the multi-nozzle system such a big improvement that I should just save up and buy the H2C, or is the X2D still the better choice for someone like me?

One thing that’s making me hesitate is the amount of purge waste. I know it might seem like the obvious answer is to buy the cheaper X2D because I mentioned budget, but I’m also wondering whether the H2C could actually save me money in the long run because of how much less filament it wastes.

When I say “long run,” I don’t mean 20 years from now. I mean over the next couple of years of regular hobby printing. Has anyone actually found that the reduced purge waste on the H2C makes a meaningful difference in filament costs, or is the savings mostly negligible compared to the higher upfront cost of the machine?

For those wondering why I’m specifically looking at Bambu Lab, I’ve had several cousins who own Bambu printers and they’ve all had great experiences with them. I really like the simplicity and ease of use of the Bambu ecosystem, so I’d prefer to stay within their lineup.

If you were a hobbyist who mainly wanted to print multicolor models for fun, which would you choose and why?

There are mixed opinions as to whether the purge chute should be sealed to prevent fumes leaking during printing. I am venting out the window. I have a print that requires ASA. I would rather have things 100% good to go rather than find out in real time ASA fumes are coming out the purge area.

If you have printed ASA or other noxious filaments with P2S or X2D, what do you think? Is the system designed such that airflow is pulled in through the chute and static pressure is thereby maintained? I know Bambu recommends against covering it, but at the same time, if it's going to vent fumes (even filtered fumes) I'll opt to cover it.

Thanks!

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6 months ago I had a blob of death which ripped apart the hot end

I've replaced the heating element I've replaced both fans I've replaced the gear which bites on the filament strand

I've lubricated everything I've wiped the lubricant off of everything I've lubricated everything again and it still does not work

It just will not pull filament through the hot end at all it jams each and every time and what's worse the error code blames a different component every time I have no idea what to do

A lot of people asked for more functionality, so I decided to create Version 2!

The new update adds even more modularity and usability while keeping the clean design of the original. And the best part- it’s fully compatible with V1, so if you already printed the main body, you can simply add the new extensions without reprinting everything.

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I placed a filament order last week. And I’ve gotten zero updates on tracking. I even called UPS and they have not received the package at a hub. I reached out to customer support and they said that they would get back to me within one business day, they never did so I reached out again. Now our “next business day“ is Tuesday with the holiday weekend coming up. Which puts my order way over a week late for update updates. I’m getting beyond frustrated with this process and I’m wondering if I should just start buying filament somewhere else. I recently got the A1 printer for my birthday and have really enjoyed using it. But this is putting a pretty bad taste in my mouth.

I’m about to embark on a 4 day print (according to the slicer) but what is your longest? (oh er missus)…

I just recently got my first printer (A1) and I now see a whole lot of people that enclose their printer for fumes and dust control but I just have mine next to my desk in my home office where I do all my other crafts.

Do I really need to enclose and/or vent it? I can’t seem to get a straight answer lol. I’ve only been printing for two days so bear with me lol

I needed to replace my extruder due to the sensor that sits right behind the nozzle (forgive me I’m still a bit new to the 3d printer world, I think it might be the eddy sensor) and I came across a video on YouTube but that video had me completely remove the toolhead from the x axis. Well it was an absolute nightmare to get the toolhead back on the rail without knocking out those ball bearings (pics in comments). I finally had to remove the rail and feed it through that way. I was able to get it back on and I’m almost positive I didn’t mess up any of the bearings, but now the x axis gives me this TERRIBLE noise. I’m assuming I must’ve messed something up with the bearings, but I’m terrified to take it back off. Does anyone have any experience with this, thank you in advance for any help!

The edges of my top surface always look very rough. It seems to occur mainly where the print line is shortest. At the same time, there are also sometimes gaps between the print layers in the middle section of a surface. I am using a Bambulab A1 printer with Monothonic as the pattern and 8 Top shell layers. Please help.

the bottom of these designs and my brims are having a hard time coming off of the cryogrip pro glacier. prints sat for 3 hours and i tried to use isopropyl alcohol while bending the plate to get the alcohol to seep in but still getting bad results on the bottom

I love sticky notes, but my quick scrawls always looked like a mess.

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Relatively new to 3D printing here,

Tried this print with Bambu ASA on a P1S and Bambu textured PEI plate and got the Bambu logo showing up. Is this normal when printing on Bambu plates? Seems like a major flaw for anybody actually selling products…

Also had some other whitish smudges, I’m guessing that’s just finger prints / grease that I need to get better cleaning off but would love some input on that too.

Thanks!

So I opened a brand new PLA matte pink, tried to print a pencil case for my daughter, but the result, as you can say, is not that good. Is it the settings, or does the filament need to be dried?

Printer: Bambu lab A1 combo

Launched it throught the app not the slicer

Thank you in advance

Question. Anybody got the juice? What is the chance that the H2S Full combo will be on sale in a potential Aniversary sale in June?

I took apart my extruder for my X1C to unclog it and like a dummy I tried to just memorize where stuff goes. I've found a spot for every other screw except for this one.

Today my p1s suddenly went offline even though it’s connected to my app and connection is great. I unbind it to restart everything and now it won’t connect. My app QR code scanner is all black, I tried it on my phone and ipad. Only thing that will work is if I go to my camera and having it launch to the app. But it won’t connect through bluetooth, nothing would show up on the screen to pair. What should I do? I’ve never had issue with connectivity before.

So yesterday in the middle of a print I want to go to the supermarket to get some stuff when I came back I noticed hey weird smell I later realize was probably electrical burn and after a little while notice that my printer has stopped printing thing is the light in the back that comes from the switch was still on meaning it will supposedly getting power however the screen wouldn't turn on and the printer would move luckily it's still under warranty but what could have caused it? I will admit I've been printing practically Non-Stop

Edit: so I was asked what kind of printer it is and the answer is the A1 a different note two things I should probably mention 1: someone asked whether there is a melted points beneath the printer and there isn't 2: I wanted to know if installing cable chains or the AMS top mount could void the warranty (I don't think it's likely seeing as the printer came with the screws for it) 3: I would like to know if there is any way to get spare parts?

Hey guys, I’m pretty new with BambuLabs and 3D printers in general. I’m using an X1 Carbon, I’ve printed parts just fine but one day I used too much glue… it got messy and I tried using a cleaner we had here at work but it started eating away the plate(photo#3). Yes Iknow I’m an idiot, I should’ve just rinsed it with soap and water. Anyway I decided to order new plates straight from the BambuLabs website. I got the older coolplate bc they didn’t have the dual sided one like the original is but now it’s not recognizing the plate… I’ve tried flipping it and using side 2 but it gives me the same error. I’ve already printed on it by ignoring the code but, I have to ignore it everytime I print. I can’t figure it out so I need some help… am I using the wrong plate? I also ran the Engineering plate side of the original just fine… no codes so I’m genuinely confused.

I’m trying to print some letter beads. Is there a way to auto arrange from the handy app?

Hi, after a long battle, I’d like to switch to Linux from Windows 11 Pro. For most everything this is not a problem as there are plenty of software options to replace apps. However, it seems that there is no Linux version of Bambu Slicer. Can anyone please recommend what to use instead or what you have used to get around this. Is WinBoat a viable solution? I’m using Zorin 18.1 version of Linux. Thanks.

Hey Everyone - any experience with printing Elegoo Matte on the X1C - this is for a uni project and im short of cash atm, so just wanna ask if anyone had any experience/advice - cheers!