Help & troubleshooting

Bambu Lab

• Bambu Lab A1: what to know about the printer and common issues

  The Bambu Lab A1 is a full-size bed-slinger aimed at people who want clean prints without hours of tuning. Here is what it does well, the faults we most often see in the workshop, what you can sort yourself, and when it is worth posting it to us.

  6 min read

• Bambu A1 nozzle guide: sizes, hardened vs stainless, when to swap

  The Bambu A1 and A1 Mini do not have a separate nozzle in the traditional sense. You swap the whole hotend. Here is which one to pick and why.

  6 min read

• Picking an enclosure for the Bambu A1: what works and what to watch

  What to look for in a Bambu A1 enclosure, including the size you actually need, soft vs rigid vs DIY options, ventilation, and the heat trade-offs unique to the A1's bedslinger design.

  7 min read

• What is the Bambu P1S Combo and is it worth buying

  The Bambu P1S Combo is a P1S printer bundled with the AMS Lite four-colour unit. Here is what it actually includes, how it compares to the P1P and X1 Carbon, and the faults we see on the bench.

  6 min read

• What is the Bambu A1 AMS and how does it work for multicolour printing

  The Bambu A1 AMS, properly called the AMS Lite, is a four-spool feeder that lets the A1 and A1 mini swap filaments mid-print for multicolour or multi-material work, mounted on an open frame rather than the enclosed box used on the P1 and X1 series.

  7 min read

• Bambu A1 and P1 series hotends: what they are and how they differ

  The A1 series hotend is a sealed quick-swap unit fitted to the A1 and A1 Mini bed slingers; the P1 series hotend on the P1P and P1S keeps the nozzle as a separate screw-in part. They look related but share almost no components.

  7 min read

• TPU print settings for Bambu Lab A1, P1S and X1C that actually work

  A practical guide to printing TPU on Bambu Lab printers (A1, A1 Mini, P1S, X1C): temperatures, speed, retraction, AMS caveats and the small mechanical checks that decide whether a flexible print actually succeeds.

  7 min read

• Bambu A1 Mini: what it is, key specs, and how it compares to the A1

  The Bambu A1 Mini is a compact, beginner-friendly FDM printer with multicolour support via the AMS Lite; the larger A1 offers a 256 mm build volume and hotter bed but costs more.

  7 min read

• Bambu A1 and P1S clogged extruder: causes, diagnosis, and fix

  If your Bambu A1 or P1S is under-extruding or clicking, this guide walks through cold pull, needle clearing, and nozzle replacement to restore clean extrusion.

  8 min read

• Bambu P1S vs A1: specs, material support, and which one to buy

  The Bambu P1S is an enclosed CoreXY printer capable of ABS, ASA, Nylon, and Polycarbonate; the A1 is a cheaper open-frame bed-slinger best suited to PLA and PETG, this article explains the key differences and which suits your use case.

  8 min read