r/BambuLab

Hey everyone,

If you’ve been following the recent drama between Bambu Lab and the open-source community, things just escalated from a heated debate to an all-out, structured counter-offensive.

Following Bambu Lab's aggressive Cease-and-Desist letter to developer Paweł Jarczak for his OrcaSlicer mod, the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has officially stepped into the ring. They just released a massive statement confirming that Bambu Lab is in direct violation of the AGPLv3 license regarding their proprietary network plugin.

But instead of just waiting around for a years-long lawsuit, the SFC is taking immediate, community-driven action by launching Project "baltobu":

• Reverse-Engineering the Plugin: The SFC is calling for volunteers to completely reverse-engineer Bambu’s closed-source network plugin (libbambu_networking) and replace it with a fully compliant, open-source alternative.
• Reviving the Blocked Code: The SFC is officially hosting and continuing Jarczak’s work under their own umbrella.
• A New Fork ("Viscose"): They are launching a direct fork of Bambu Studio that is 100% free of proprietary "black-box" code.
• Legal Protection: Most importantly, the SFC is acting as a legal shield. They’ve stated they are "not afraid of Bambu's aggression" and will legally and financially protect any volunteer contributing to this project. Paweł Jarczak has also officially joined them.

This is a massive moment for Open Source and the Right to Repair in the 3D printing industry.

Check out the SFC's full, official response and see how you can get involved or support the fund: 👉https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/

What are your thoughts on this? Is this the wake-up call Bambu Lab needed, or will this split the ecosystem even further? Let’s discuss.

Pretty impressed, taking about a day to print with two AMSs and no external spool use.

Came out pretty good 😅

That video of the burnt A1 has been blowing up lately. This can confirm the A1 uses flame-retardant materials that stop burning right away once the flame is removed. It won’t keep burning on its own, but obviously heavy ongoing fire can still damage it bad. It's unclear what caused the persistent flame. But it's clear there was something else that was burning.

I finally took the plunge and bought my printer when I decided to print new wheels for my kiddos power wheels (they're discontinued). After about 2 months of setup, a bunch of other easier/faster prints, and 7 plus iterations of a profile jig to get the fit just right, I finally printed the wheels! 22 hours each and they came out great!

And more or less immediately broke.

I used PETG, 0.6mm nozzle, 4 Wall loops, gyroid infill. Total mass of about 0.75kg.

What do you think are the best filament for this? Nothing seems to have amazing impact strength except pla tough+, but that probably doesn't meet the other needs of strength, temperature resistance, and UV resistance. ABS? ASA? Something else?

I have an H2D so almost any filament is an option. Cost is a factor since something like PA6 could easily become $100 in materials alone. I'd like to keep it around $20 per wheel, which pretty much rules out PPS and PPA as well.

Thanks!

I will share this model on maker place once I get a finished product that can withstand some abuse.

Hey everyone,

​I just wanted to share some cool miniatures I recently created. I've just started a new animal series, and here are the first 5 I've printed! (Featuring a Giant Boar, an attacking Black Bear, and an attacking Giant Badger in the photos).

​All of these were printed on FDM at a standard 32mm scale using a 0.2mm nozzle.

Getting the fur textures on the bear/badger and the tail/tusks on can sometimes be a challenge but these were all sliced and printed successfully using the Mike Gyver Minis support profile.

​I’m really happy with how the details came out. If you want to check out the models, grab the files, or try out the support profile for your own prints, I keep everything hosted here:

​MakerWorld: https://makerworld.com/@MikeGyverMinis

​Patreon: www.patreon.com/MikeGyverMinis

Many more to come like Giant Centipede, Wasp, Octopus etc.

​Happy printing!

Let me know if you have any questions about my 0.2mm settings for minis.

Hey Bambu Family ! I’m having some trouble here , does anyone know why my file from TinkerCAD is coming up like this in the slicer? What can I do to fix this? I followed a modeling tutorial on youtube to design this container so I’m not really sure what’s going wrong. Any help is greatly greatly appreciated, thank you! Happy printing 🤟🏼

I finally finished my biggest 3D printed puzzle project so far: Excalibur – The King’s Trial.

The idea was to build something that feels like a small escape room, but is still fully printable and buildable at home for anyone with a 3D printer. I wanted it to be more than just a display piece, so it includes real interaction: drawers, hidden buttons, rotating rings, magnets, lights, motors, and a medieval sword-in-the-stone scenario at the center.

The whole puzzle uses plug-and-play Maker Supply parts like buttons, LEDs, battery holders, cables, and motors. For me, that was one of the coolest parts of the build. It makes a much more complex object still feel approachable for people who mainly come from 3D printing, without needing programming or soldering.

In the video, I also show a short look inside the puzzle. Projects like this always get a bit cable-filled on the inside, but I tried to keep it as clean and buildable as possible without making the routing too complicated. If you want to see more of the electronics inside, you can check my assembly video Part 2 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPb\_d49aOzw

The finished version now also includes an optional plants-covered / overgrown stone version, plus additional shield designs, so the puzzle can be built in different looks.

The puzzle was also tested and approved by Bambu Lab / MakerWorld, so the complete Maker Supply kit should come to the store in the next days. It is currently part of a MakerWorld crowdfunding project, but the model page is already here:
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2681966-excalibur-the-puzzle

I also made a full solution & logic guide, because the puzzle has a lot of steps and I wanted it to be something people can actually understand, reset, and let others play.

This was a huge project for me, but I’m really happy with what came out of it: a 3D printed puzzle box / escape-room object that combines printing, mechanics, simple electronics, lighting, and a bit of storytelling.

I’ve been doing some hue forge prints on my A1 and have been manually switching the filament on the layer switch. Each time I go to unload the filament, it unloads then gets stuck right here. The only way I can get rid of it is by manually power cycling. So to switch the filaments I’ve got to go to my pc and use Bambu studio to load it, to which it gets stuck on the load filament page after it loads. This whole thing is just so annoying, any fixes?

On the newest firmware.

The original X2D ptfe tube clip touches the glass top cover. I tried many different designs shared on makerworld but almost the clips are not really doing the job and in tight corners the tube bends too much. So I designed this simple and effective clip to solve this problem that was making me crazy.
This clip design hold the clip to not fall off the chain and also it has a sliding stop design with a little play to allow for movement in tight corners. The rubber used in this photo is from the original clip.

⚠︎ The Clip placement in the photo is just for reference and the best place may vary depending on the tube length. I recommend you test in different spots to find the sweet spot.

Here is the clip link ↓
https://makerworld.com/models/2826290?appSharePlatform=copy

The pro of having a 3d printer 🤣
EDIT:
since some of you ask the file i leave here the link for the model!
https://makerworld.com/it/models/2827057-porygon-shelf-pokopia#profileId-3149466
Thanks for all the comment <3

Went away for 2 weeks kept all my fillamwnt in a sealed dry compartment with silicon beads. And I get back and nothing works. I bought bambu to tinker and troubleshoot less with the printers and I feel like am spending more time working on them then my old printer.

Nothing is sticking to my print bed any more and I don't know why. I have tried slowing down the print speed and increasing the temp and that doesn't work. The red filament looks very off almost like it's pushing out less

Straight forward assembly, good instructions, amazing detail!

Kidding, but the YUN Express carrier Bambu Lab uses is not my favorite. After yeeting my 10kg of filament onto the porch, it got monsooned on 🤣😭. My Amazon packages were all safe and dry under the roof.