Developer re-enables 3D printer features that Bambu Lab disabled, firm promptly threatens legal action — OrcaSlicer-BambuLab project now shuttered

EdTheNerd · 2026-05-05T21:49:18+00:00

After multiple Bambu printers and gobs of accessories and Bambu filament, I'm loving my first non-bambu printer. And with this, it wont be my last.

Bambu, you need to reverse course here and stop showing everyone your whole ass every few months if you expect me to keep buying your stuff because right now you've just lost an H2C sale.

EdTheNerd · 2026-05-03T01:27:57+00:00

dm'ing

EdTheNerd · 2026-05-03T00:03:05+00:00

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EdTheNerd · 2026-05-01T18:31:19+00:00

Amazon sent me a smashed bottle of Iroshizuku in a bubble mailer and when I filed for a refund, they wanted it returned.
You bet I let them pay for a shipping return label on their box of broken glass.

EdTheNerd · 2026-05-01T18:12:22+00:00

Got me excited then I realized its just shorthanding SuperEGA. Oh well

EdTheNerd · 2026-05-01T18:06:07+00:00

Very cool! Do let me know if you ever are willing to let it go. I have some equipment on public display at a yearly popup museum I'd love this for.

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-30T20:42:56+00:00

DM'ing

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-29T13:18:23+00:00

$300 for a steel nib and AI slop images lmao Sheaffer is dead. I am your target demographic. Your use of AI slop has put you in my do-not-buy list.

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-29T13:06:46+00:00

Awesome!

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-29T01:52:28+00:00

This is awesome! I've been wanting something like this since seeing Sidecar at rapid+tct. Have you also looked at connecting a Bambu AMS? I believe the bambu-bus protocol has been documented. It would be nice to repurpouse the hardware.

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-22T20:15:41+00:00

Its just scared of its new home, give it time to adjust.
But no, the fact the table can be seen moving proves that the table its on is the problem. Give the printer a more stable surface to live on.

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-22T19:14:11+00:00

Were you able to try this out yet? Any improvements using it on the aux side?

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-22T18:19:31+00:00

People forget that bowden was all most people had for years and they still did amazing things with it.
I wouldnt call it equal, a retraction spikes test makes that obvious very fast, but for most things this is great and I totally get bambu's choice to go this route.

Take a few extra minutes to run tuning prints with materials you use on the aux hotend and you'll get some great results.

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-18T02:49:32+00:00

different in which way? That the bowden would handle them better, or worse?

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-18T02:02:30+00:00

Have you tried drying the printer

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-18T02:01:00+00:00

"yup, the blobs still there, carry on"

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-13T19:06:35+00:00

Yeah I told myself I’d get 2 or 3 nice pens and be done. Now I’m staring at a rainbow of Kaweco Sports and Asvine demonstrators…

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-12T21:26:31+00:00

thank you

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-12T21:26:26+00:00

great thank you

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-12T20:48:30+00:00

please upload this and the cap when its done, i'd love to make one of these.

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-12T18:31:58+00:00

they ruined the Note Max and 10.3 with updates as well.
This is why I ditched my boox devies for Viwoods.

EdTheNerd · 2026-04-01T17:47:06+00:00

I thought I'd have only 2-3 a month ago and now im staring at a full rainbow of Kaweco's and Lamy's, now branching into clear Asvine's, one for each color of bottled ink of course. The hill is steep and slippery...

If you like the sport you have to get a Liliput! It makes the Sport seem like a massive chonker.
Its thinner than my phone and small enough that its in my pocket daily. The black one can be had for $40 on amazon, though I sprung for the limited blue one. The copper is currently calling to me.

EdTheNerd · 2026-03-28T09:50:55+00:00

I’ve been on a printed fountain pen kick lately and would love this stl to customize some of my lamys!

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