<![CDATA[Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again.]]>Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again.

They're breaking the open source social contract (for the nth time...), and I'm past hoping they'll amend their ways.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/14de726a-ec60-4d17-9001-41fa4d271b54/bambu-lab-3d-printers-never-again.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 00:21:58 GMTTue, 12 May 2026 14:02:01 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Wed, 13 May 2026 05:37:53 GMT]]>@fichek Yeah, I was looking into the A1. It stills costs about $500 in Bangladesh after vat and tax. It's hard to find other brands here.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.mitexleo.one/users/ml/statuses/116565650562335212https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.mitexleo.one/users/ml/statuses/116565650562335212Wed, 13 May 2026 05:37:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Wed, 13 May 2026 00:29:20 GMT]]>@MIfoodie @3dprinting@techhub.social I've heard good things about it and Snapmaker today, but haven't personally tested either.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geerlingguy/statuses/116564437284980386https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geerlingguy/statuses/116564437284980386Wed, 13 May 2026 00:29:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 23:10:03 GMT]]>@geerlingguy Have you (or anyone else here) had any experience with the Elegoo Centauri Carbon? I'm a little fed up with my gen 1Ender 3 and I don't want to down the Bambu Lab route because of all this stuff...

@3dprinting

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/MIfoodie/statuses/116564125495466910https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/MIfoodie/statuses/116564125495466910Tue, 12 May 2026 23:10:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 22:57:32 GMT]]>@geerlingguy Hi Jeff, I made an open source replacement/drop-in for the binary blob used in Orca Slicer to communicate with the printer. https://contentnation.net/en/grumpydevelop/bambunetwork_oss or the Orca Slicer github issue 12896. Could use some more testers, "works on my machine" P1S Ubuntu docker image. It should work on windows, mac and linux on arm, but I can't test it. You need a patched slicer to load the other .so, but no other functional change. Only does the minimum, can print and control all things on the printer.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://noc.social/users/sash/statuses/116564076319802152https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://noc.social/users/sash/statuses/116564076319802152Tue, 12 May 2026 22:57:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 22:31:31 GMT]]>@ml do you want your hobby to be 3d printing or 3d printers? If it's printing, then BambuLab is still the obvious choice. Not sure about US pricing, but you could probably get a P2S at or around that price which is an absolute beast. But even an A1 Mini at less than half your budget would be great to start with.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fichek/statuses/116563973998309555https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fichek/statuses/116563973998309555Tue, 12 May 2026 22:31:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 22:27:40 GMT]]>@geerlingguy we shall call it BANNEDBU from now on

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Thijzer/statuses/116563958877314904https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/Thijzer/statuses/116563958877314904Tue, 12 May 2026 22:27:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 22:13:20 GMT]]>@geerlingguy Some advice would be helpful (maybe an expanded video?) for those of us who bought into the Bambu ecosystem during its heyday and intended it to be THE ONE 3D printer we were going to own for the foreseeable future.

My guess: Turn on LAN mode and use a 3rd-party slicer?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Geekman/statuses/116563902488966460https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Geekman/statuses/116563902488966460Tue, 12 May 2026 22:13:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 21:56:20 GMT]]>@geerlingguy

Wow. I already know that my kit-build MK4S will work just fine with the wifi board completely removed.

If I wanna print gun parts, ain't nobody's business but mine.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lemgandi/statuses/116563835670039639https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lemgandi/statuses/116563835670039639Tue, 12 May 2026 21:56:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:43 GMT]]>@Walruths Haha and so so many bed leveling failures 😄

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geerlingguy/statuses/116563734930145921https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/geerlingguy/statuses/116563734930145921Tue, 12 May 2026 21:30:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 19:49:51 GMT]]>@a @geerlingguy I would honestly skip and buy a different one at this point. While you can still do what I did (disable all online features on the printer and never let it register online) there's no guarantee that will be easy on future firmwares and the software is a ticking timebomb that will stop functioning at some point in the future, it may be years, but at some point it'll be so out of date it would need to be run in a VM.

I do wish other printer software had better editing though....

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/raptor85/statuses/116563338308416214https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/raptor85/statuses/116563338308416214Tue, 12 May 2026 19:49:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 19:48:43 GMT]]>@geerlingguy vote with our wallets we must...

I'm considering a Qidi printer as my first, but not yet taken the plunge. Believe Klipper can be a little daunting for newcomers.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/joshaspinall/statuses/116563333849073506https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/joshaspinall/statuses/116563333849073506Tue, 12 May 2026 19:48:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 18:53:54 GMT]]>@geerlingguy i am still on the fence about ever buying a printer. As a non techie, this is pushing me off said fence

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/erikcats/statuses/116563118275937116https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/erikcats/statuses/116563118275937116Tue, 12 May 2026 18:53:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 18:50:58 GMT]]>@geerlingguy Food grad filament is available https://help.prusa3d.com/filament-material-guide

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/apples_and_pears/statuses/116563106750065815https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/apples_and_pears/statuses/116563106750065815Tue, 12 May 2026 18:50:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 18:41:29 GMT]]>@geerlingguy I'm in the market for a 3D printer. One brand I won't consider is Bambu Lab 3D printers.

So, if/when I buy a 3D printer to make boxes, cups, and/or board game playing pieces I'll make them without asking for Bambu's or any other vendor's blessing thank you very much.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/apples_and_pears/statuses/116563069495197592https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/apples_and_pears/statuses/116563069495197592Tue, 12 May 2026 18:41:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 18:28:45 GMT]]>@hrw @geerlingguy I don't think of myself as a "Bambu Lab User" (though I suppose technically I am.)

I've personally owned 4 or 5 different brands (Bambu, Prusa, Monoprice, Ender) and built a RepRap in 2011.

Bambu got *a lot* right that others companies just could not, as far as quality and speed... openeness? Not as much.

And every (tech) choice is a tradeoff: price, quality, speed, openness, repairability, etc.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rasterweb/statuses/116563019415739988https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rasterweb/statuses/116563019415739988Tue, 12 May 2026 18:28:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 18:24:35 GMT]]>@geerlingguy What do you recommend under $500? I'm new to 3D printing. Need something reliable to get started.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.mitexleo.one/users/ml/statuses/116563003044196445https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.mitexleo.one/users/ml/statuses/116563003044196445Tue, 12 May 2026 18:24:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 18:15:25 GMT]]>@raptor85 thanks! I wonder if I buy one will I be stuck in their shenanigans ?   @geerlingguy

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://852360996.91268476.xyz/users/a/statuses/01KREPD7RPPKW923PYTNP6QZKVhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://852360996.91268476.xyz/users/a/statuses/01KREPD7RPPKW923PYTNP6QZKVTue, 12 May 2026 18:15:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 17:44:01 GMT]]>@geerlingguy

>looks at FranEnder 3, wires strewn about, allen keys hither, thither and forth.

>screen that worked, surely, at some point

How can Bamboo even dare attempt to improve upon perfection such as this?

If I can't print with soul, I don't wanna print at all.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Walruths/statuses/116562843515693821https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Walruths/statuses/116562843515693821Tue, 12 May 2026 17:44:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 17:22:35 GMT]]>@a @geerlingguy I'm locked in an older version (and a P1S set to be offline) and it's a very powerful program that's super easy to create parts and do edits directly in. (everything else is pushing towards doing the editing in blender which is overwhelmingly more complicated and way more than I'd ever want to deal with). They were legitimately great for a LONG time and the printers are some of the most affordable for their quality, it just sucks they're pushing for online only/drm stuff now

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/raptor85/statuses/116562759198118346https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/raptor85/statuses/116562759198118346Tue, 12 May 2026 17:22:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 17:21:54 GMT]]>@geerlingguy For those who can’t/don’t want to view a YouTube video:

Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract

Last year I said I'd probably never recommend another Bambu Lab printer again. I still use my P1S, but after Bambu Lab started pushing their always-connected cloud solution as the new default: I blocked the printer from the Internet via my OPNsense Firewall I stopped updating the firmware I locked the printer into Developer mode I deleted Bambu Studio and started using OrcaSlicer I had to do that to keep it under my control, instead of Bambu's.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/ahltorp/statuses/116562756530846226https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/ahltorp/statuses/116562756530846226Tue, 12 May 2026 17:21:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 16:52:13 GMT]]>@geerlingguy Nice video Jeff. is OFF my Xmas list list for ever.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/adingbatponder/statuses/116562639840524820https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/adingbatponder/statuses/116562639840524820Tue, 12 May 2026 16:52:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 16:37:27 GMT]]>@geerlingguy The whole mix of commercial and open source seems to be breaking down left and right these days 😞

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sakurajima.moe/users/yon/statuses/116562581720116243https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sakurajima.moe/users/yon/statuses/116562581720116243Tue, 12 May 2026 16:37:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 16:28:23 GMT]]>@amy @geerlingguy That basically means that OSS concept is dead.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/poopi/statuses/116562546128885527https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/poopi/statuses/116562546128885527Tue, 12 May 2026 16:28:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again. on Tue, 12 May 2026 15:45:50 GMT]]>@poopi@mastodon.online @geerlingguy@mastodon.social silly open source developers should just sue giant tech company, of course

with what funding

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sk.girlthi.ng/notes/am6d9zwc00dq02i9https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sk.girlthi.ng/notes/am6d9zwc00dq02i9Tue, 12 May 2026 15:45:50 GMT