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The Bambu Lab P1S has become one of the best-selling enclosed CoreXY machines, and for plenty of home print shops it serves as a reliable baseline. But what does the newer P2S bring to the table, and is it worth swapping out a proven machine for it? This article compares the two models where...
In Monday’s close look at the A series, we examined how Bambu Lab appeals to complete beginners, and one question keeps coming up with the entry-level A1: buy the bare printer, or go straight for the Combo variant with the AMS lite unit for multi-color printing? The difference between the Bambu Lab A1 and...
The Bambu Lab A1 and A1 Mini are among the most frequently recommended first printers, and at first glance they look almost identical. Both are bed slingers from the same A-series, they share the same software ecosystem, and they take the same approach to an easy start. But the difference in price, build volume,...
Winter tends to be the perfect time to buy a 3D printer. It’s the season for desk projects indoors, manufacturers close out the year with new models, and sales usually push entry- and mid-range prices down. This article wraps up the past month’s block of posts and doubles as a practical Buyer’s Guide 2026...
A single printer running all day is a pleasant hobby. Ten printers that need to run at the same time, reliably, without calling you over to them every hour, is an entirely different discipline. A print farm is not just more machines standing side by side; it is a system that handles a job...
Multi-color printing sounds like a dream come true: you load a model, assign colors, press a button, and the machine handles the rest on its own. Bambu Lab’s AMS has brought that vision closer to the average hobbyist than anyone else, but there’s a gap between the marketing video and the reality on the...
You can pick a new 3D printer in an afternoon, or it can turn into a week-long maze of reviews, comparison tables, and contradictory recommendations. Over the past month on Printara3D we looked at printer selection from three angles: what you actually get in the lowest price class, what you’re paying for with flagship...
Multi-material and multi-color printing has gone from a premium luxury to a standard that Bambu Lab has put within reach of beginners. The question is no longer whether to print in multiple colors, but with which system. AMS Lite and AMS 2 Pro represent two different philosophies: an open, lightweight frame for the A1...
Monday’s roundup of the best printers under $600 in 2026 showed that the entry segment stopped meaning compromise across the board long ago, and the A1 mini is the best example of that. The Bambu Lab A1 mini is the smallest and cheapest printer in the brand’s lineup, yet it still brings most of...
When Monday’s topic of the week raised the question of where common engineering filaments stop being enough and when it’s time to reach for industrial-grade materials like Nylon and Polycarbonate, one category of parts deserved a dedicated technical look. Polycarbonate (PC) is one of the most demanding, yet also the most capable filaments available...
The first three weeks at printara3d.cz are behind us, and you’ve sent in dozens of questions. Readers responded mainly to the article on PETG composites (CF and GF variants), to the guide on the AMS system in Bambu Lab printers, and to the practical walkthrough on dealing with warping on ABS parts. This arc...
The past few weeks on printara3d.cz formed a continuous arc of three articles dedicated to the foundational pillars of 3D printing. Flexible TPU-type materials, slicing software, and a comparison of the main printer brands. Each of these topics would deserve its own book, but in real-world workflow they overlap heavily. The choice of TPU...
The filament market has transformed beyond recognition over the past three years. While the choice used to be between virgin material from a European manufacturer and an anonymous no-name plastic from AliExpress, today you can pick between dozens of brands with similar-looking presentation and very different quality. Among the most frequently compared brands are...
Choosing the right slicer is a decision that shapes every single print, which is exactly why Monday’s overview looked at how a slicer fits into your whole workflow; today’s article builds on that with a concrete comparison of the three most widely used programs. OrcaSlicer, Cura, and PrusaSlicer are among the most popular open...
Over the past two years, OrcaSlicer has become one of the most popular slicers in the 3D printing community. It started as a fork of Bambu Studio (which itself is based on PrusaSlicer), added a number of its own tools, and continues to evolve thanks to a large open-source community. For a newcomer, however,...
Most hobby 3D printers start with rigid materials like PLA, PETG, or ABS. These plastics are strong and reliable, but they can’t bend or absorb impact without cracking. That’s exactly where TPU and Flex filaments come in. Flexible materials open up an entirely new category of applications: phone cases, gaskets, shoe soles, model car...
Few brands have divided the 3D printing community in recent years as sharply as Bambu Lab. Some users insist that after their first experience with one of these printers, they simply cannot go back to another brand. Others warn about the closed ecosystem and cloud dependency. The truth lies somewhere in between and depends...
