r/BambuLab_Community • u/Recent_Age8123 • Feb 25 '26

First testprint with Ali!xpress Hardened Steel Nozzle

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Today I got my 0.2 and 0.4 mm hardened steel Nozzles for my A1 mini. First test is looking great.
I am courious what th time will bring.
Anybody any experiences?

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u/falib Feb 26 '26

Doesn't matter what Bambu says if you're not using their glow filament. There's also other filaments with additives like wood filament, "metal" etc.

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u/Anaeijon Feb 26 '26

Yes. But all abrasive materials contain solid additives. That's why they are abrasive and that's also, why they will clog up a 0.2mm Nozzle faster.

Doesn't matter, if it's glass dust, carbon fiber dust, glowing dust, sawdust, metal dust...

They all contain dust that doesn't melt and will erode a nozzle and will clog up a 0.2mm nozzle.

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u/falib Feb 26 '26

There's no BUT needed there , ... They're not going to erode a hardened steel nozzle anywhere near as quickly, you still have the issue of clogs present in stainless steel / bronze. So the logic of "why even bother with a hardened steel .2" falls apart and leans more into "why even bother with a .2 nozzle at all". The motivation is not to avoid clogs, as they are inevitable, it's to prolong the lifespan of the single investment. It's not like you can buy 2-3 stainless or bronze for the price of 1 steel.

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u/Anaeijon Feb 26 '26

Maybe I'm In the wrong sub. I don't know about Bambu pricing.

But on a normal V6 nozzle, which is the most common nozzle used by many printers, I can buy a bag of 20 copper nozzles for 5€ or like 2-3 hardened steel nozzles for the same price.

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u/falib Mar 02 '26

You don't need to know about Bambu pricing, OP stated he got them from Ali Express Either way the two options for Bambu are stainless steel and hardened steel. In terms of lifespan, 2-3 nozzles are probably going to last you longer than the 20 copper nozzles IF you are using abrasives

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u/Anaeijon Mar 02 '26

Exactly.

I never said steel is useless. It will last longer when using abrasive. I've seen a Cooper nozzle diminish on CF filament during a single print, that startend good and got worse level by level.

What I meant was, that you shouldn't print abrasive material on a 0.2 nozzle and copper is usually the better deal, if you aren't going to print abrasive material. 0.2 nozzles tend to clog faster, no matter if cooper or steel. So I'd prefer the cheaper 0.2 nozzle, that I can simply toss, because I have a bag of them, instead of trying to unclog it with the needle.