Are Enclosed 3D Printers Becoming the Default?
Read enough 2026 buying guides in a row and you start to notice a change in grammar. A few years
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Is Bambuddy Worth Your Time?
I have said for a while that I would get round to Bambuddy, and every few weeks another article lands
Z-Hop, Properly Explained: When It Helps and When It’s Just Wasting Time
Z-hop is one of those settings that gets switched on “just in case” and then forgotten, partly because the advice
California Is Coming for 3D Printers and Filament: Can Any of It Actually Be Enforced?
Two things happened within ten days of each other that every maker should know about. On 26 September 2026, California
Bambu Lab S1 3D Scanner: What We Know, the SCANTECH Link, and the Price Question
On 12 October 2026 Bambu Lab officially teased its first 3D scanner, the S1, with a launch pencilled in for
Bambu Lab H3C: What We Know, What We Suspect, and What’s Just Noise
Update, 23 October 2026: Bambu Lab has now officially teased the H3C as a nine-tool changer, with a launch on
Does Mounting the AMS Lite on Top of a Bambu Lab A1 or A2L Hurt Print Quality?
Bambu Lab officially supports mounting the AMS Lite on top of the A1 and A2L, and for a lot of
Recycled and Eco Filament: Is It Actually as Good as Virgin Material?
Recycled filament has moved from a niche, slightly suspect corner of the market to something most major filament brands now
The Next Big Shift in Consumer 3D Printing
Speed was the battleground for the last two years of this hobby, and it is genuinely won. CoreXY motion systems
Dual BCMU on the A1, Part 2: The Honest Verdict
The first part of this series ended on a genuinely promising note: two BCMU units flashed with the AMS A
The Best 3D Scanners for Home Use in 2026
Everything on this site so far has started with a digital model — downloaded, generated, or designed from scratch —
Is Prusa Still Worth It in 2026, or Has Bambu Won?
The X1 Carbon EOL post asked whether a discontinued machine still mattered. This post asks a bigger, blunter version of