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Printer LulzBot TAZ 5 3D printer LulzBot TAZ 5 Bambu Lab A1 3D printer Bambu Lab A1
Compatible Verified by SimplyPrint
Connection methods
  • OctoPrint: Compatible
  • SimplyPrint Client: Verified by SimplyPrint
What you need to connect it
  • OctoPrint: A Raspberry Pi running OctoPrint, plugged into the printer with a USB cable
  • SimplyPrint Client: A computer or Raspberry Pi on the same network that stays on, running the SimplyPrint Client
Not confirmed yet Not confirmed yet
Not rated yet
SimplyPrint Client: 4.7 out of 5 (3 verified owners)
February 12, 2015 December 14, 2023
Made by a company from USA China
None listed yet
298 x 275 x 250 mm 256 x 256 x 256 mm
Unknown Bambu Lab AMS Lite, Bambu Lab AMS, Bambu Lab AMS 2 Pro, Bambu Lab AMS HT
Unknown Open frame
PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles, ABS & ASA, Nylon (PA), Polycarbonate (PC), Carbon-fiber & glass-filled PLA, PETG, TPU & flexibles
200 mm/s 500 mm/s
Motion system Bed slinger Bed slinger
Unknown Yes
1 1
No No
No No
300 °C 300 °C
Up to 120 °C Up to 100 °C
SD card Wi-Fi, SD card
No Yes
Yes Yes
298 x 275 mm 256 x 256 mm
Nozzle it ships with 0.4 mm 0.4 mm
Filament diameter 1.75 mm 1.75 mm
Firmware it ships with Unknown The maker's own
Yes No
SimplyPrint's rating of the brand, from public sources. How we rate Open 5.0 of 5 for LulzBot · Why Mostly closed 2.3 of 5 for Bambu Lab · Why
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Brand's spool tags (NFC) Whether its multi-material unit can recognise any filament None listed yet Closed: the maker's own spools Bambu Lab's tags are encrypted: only Bambu Lab's own spools are recognised automatically. SimplyPrint reads them through the printer. How it works
Where to buy Not sold by our partner stores All its stores

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