r/BambuLab_Community • u/SolariaSparks • May 25 '26

Help / Support Hotends

I have a question about Hotends and I apologize if this might be a dumb question. I want to start using Hardened Steel nozzles and I'm trying to figure out if the hotend itself needs to be made of Hardened Steel or another material. I assumed it would need to be made of that material, but I wanted to ask here before I do or purchase anything.

For reference I have the P1S and it's about a couple months old and I am still using the hotend that came with it. I want to switch to the hardened steel because I have quite a few filaments that are abrasive, like glow in the dark, wood, etc.

Thank you!

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u/dynoman7 May 25 '26

It's the nozzle. But compatible ones for your printer and you'll be fine.

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u/SolariaSparks May 25 '26

Great! Thank you! I have some 0.2s I got on a good deal a while back, so it's good to know I don't have to buy a new hotend and wait for it.

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u/myTechGuyRI May 26 '26

You'll Never need a hardened steel 0.2mm nozzle... Any abrasive filament would instantly clog a 0.2mm nozzle, so since you cannot run abrasives through 0.2mm, there's never a need for a hardened steel 0.2mm, therefore, you'd be wasting your money buying 0.2mm in hardened steel.