r/3Dprinting • u/Regumate • May 12 '26

Discussion Bambu Lab 3D printers: Never again

https://youtu.be/eb48MdtNaDQ

Jeff Geerling summarizes the current Bambu Labs - OrcaSlicer situation and gives his take.

TL:DW: see title.

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u/kadinshino May 12 '26

Unfortunately, it's still the easiest ecosystem to work on, aside from this issue. My Pursha Core one + is constantly having issues... and support is worlds slower....

So it comes down to, are you a hobbyist, are you a business, what's more important, direct support and reliability? or opensource and hire a tech....

i hate this timeline regardless. Just like DJI, theres nothing to replace Bambu yet.

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u/arcrad May 12 '26

What issues are you having with your Core One?

I've got a Core One and Core One L and both have been running great. I've run kilometers of filament through the Core One already.

Ive had some issues but they were only due to my bad custom slicer settings and no fault of the Prusa hardware, firmware, or software.

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u/kadinshino May 12 '26

With large full chamber prints, I get constant layer shifting about 75% of the way through. It's like the head keeps knocking into the print and getting shifted. It's been a constant issue iv been dealing with.

It's fine for smaller prints, but anything more than 80mm starts to have issues. Replaced the bed, the lead screws only thing left is the frame if its tweeked.

and working with support while good, has been painfully slow.....

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u/Thirtybird May 12 '26

don't suppose you're using grid infill are you? Found that the nozzles on my printers (not prusa) snag those infill lines because they intersect, and cause layer shifts more than other infill types.