Printing and slicing

Bambu Studio, multicolor printing, settings and fixing failed prints, in plain words.

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Prime Tower in Bambu Studio: When to Remove It, and How to Cut Purge Waste

What the prime tower does, how to remove it in Bambu Studio, why multicolor prints should keep it, and seven ways to cut purge waste, with real numbers. · 8 min read
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Stringing on Your Prints? Dry Your Filament (and 3 Other Fixes)

Why 3D prints string and how to fix it: check for wet filament, Bambu's PLA and PETG drying numbers, then three simple setting changes to try in order. · 9 min read
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How Much Does It Cost to 3D Print Something? Real Numbers From Our Designs

How much it costs to 3D print: filament and power across 74 real designs (median $2.17, about 4.5 hours), service rates, and when a printer pays off. · 8 min read
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How to Paint Colors in Bambu Studio (and When a Filament Swap Is Easier)

How to paint colors in Bambu Studio step by step: the six tools, the shortcuts, what painting costs in print time, and when a spool swap is the easier way. · 8 min read
Two unlabeled filament spools, one matte white and one glossy teal, on a workbench beside small printed clips and a star ornamentPrinting and slicing

PLA vs PETG for Things You'll Sell: Lanterns, Bowls and Outdoor Decor

PLA vs PETG for things you sell: real heat and strength numbers, which items need PETG (clips, outdoor decor, holders) and how to switch a PLA project. · 8 min read
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How to Add Supports in Bambu Studio (and Make Them Easy to Remove)

How to add supports in Bambu Studio step by step: tree or normal, support only where needed, and the settings that make supports easy to remove cleanly. · 10 min read
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Will It Fit? A1 Mini Build Volume and How to Check a File Before You Print

The Bambu A1 mini prints up to 180 x 180 x 180 mm. How to check any file fits before you print, what to do when it doesn't, and real sizes from our designs. · 8 min read
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Print-in-Place and Flexi Prints: What It Means and How to Print Them Without Fused Joints

What print in place means, how flexi joints work, the five reasons joints fuse (scale, first layer, supports, flow, filament) and how to free a stiff one. · 8 min read
Cookie dough, a rolling pin and wrapped chocolates on a floured board beside a spool of white filamentPrinting and slicing

Is PLA Food Safe? What It Means for Candy Bowls and Cookie Cutters

Is PLA food safe? The resin is used in food packaging, but prints have layer lines and soften near 60 °C. What's fine, like wrapped candy and cookie cutters. · 7 min read
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Bambu Studio for Beginners: Open a Ready-Made 3MF and Print It in 5 Steps

How to use Bambu Studio as a beginner: open a ready-made 3MF as a project, set your printer and filament, slice, and send it to print, in five plain steps. · 9 min read
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Do You Need an AMS? One-Color, Filament-Swap and Multicolor Prints Explained

Do you need an AMS for multicolor 3D prints? How to tell from the design, how to swap colors with a pause instead, and what full color really costs. · 8 min read
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3D Printed Earrings: How to Print Them, Add the Hooks and What to Charge

How to 3D print earrings: flat layered charms, colors without an AMS, ear wires for sensitive ears, and what a pair really costs, with real numbers. · 9 min read

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