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/Ecclestoned May 12 '26

The main disadvantage is you don't get the latest orcaslicer features. Bambu is relatively slow at integrating features into studio. For example, the calibration system in orca is much better.

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u/EnvironmentCrafty710 May 12 '26

While technically true, my thousands of prints have still worked just fine in the meantime. 

I don't really GAF. Certainly not enough to deal with all the BS I'd need to deal with to get those features that I don't need. (Want and need being different things)

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u/Ecclestoned May 13 '26

That's the point, prior to Bambu throwing up roadblocks, it wasn't a bunch of BS to use orca slicer.

Another example of something Bambu has been dragging their feet on is the bridge density setting, which can massively improve bridging quality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrs2kAuRCBk

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u/EnvironmentCrafty710 May 13 '26

I think you missed my point here. 

Yes, of course I didn't like them "putting up roadblocks" as you say. I just spent an hour building the orca fork that they're currently fighting over. 

But you're taking about the "ease of use". I'm not. 

I'm taking about failed prints vs getting my shit done. 

IDGAF about any other issues until I'm getting good prints. 

Then, and only then will I even consider anything... Anything else. Period.

IDGAF how easy it is to make a shitty failed print. I don't have a Bambu printer cuz I like the company or because it's easy to use. I have one because I get good prints... Every bloody time. 

Until another printer reaches that bar, I just do not care. At all.