Help me dial in this new printer!
I just purchased a Bambu H2S. Its been four days and I have buyer's remorse. As a side note, I've been in the 3d printing world for over a decade. Started off with a Wanhao Duplicator. Got a second. Upgraded to a Flashforge Guider II. Then Peoply Phenom. I initially printed several rings to go over the cardboard spools for the inland PETG I'm using. They turned out great.
Then I got to the reason I purchased this printer. I printed one *decent* part. (it had some pitting along the edges, I'm not sure if I had supports there or not.) Since then, I've had all failed prints. I even had the Extruder Motor Overloaded. Took apart the extruder and ended up having to switch to the spare hot end. Started printing again. But still, all failed. Yes, I have dried the PETG for 12 hours at 65 in the AMS. the prints initially adhere, but the the parts are soft and as it moves up the layers shift and it misprints. (the trees for the supports look beautiful!). I've seen absolutely perfect prints on this sub. Here are the settings I'm using, please help me fix this before I drop this printer back off at Micro Center. I can upload the 3mf file somewhere if that would help.
LAYER & QUALITY
Layer Height: 0.08mm
Top/Bottom Layers: 7 layers
Wall Loops: 2 walls
Infill Density: 20%
Infill Pattern: Gyroid
SPEED SETTINGS
Outer Wall: 30 mm/s
Inner Wall: 100 mm/s
Top Surface: 80 mm/s
Initial Layer: 30 mm/s
Bridge: 50 mm/s
Travel: 500 mm/s
ACCELERATION
Default: 4000 mm/s²
Outer Wall: 2000 mm/s²
Top Surface: 2000 mm/s²
Initial Layer: 500 mm/s²
SUPPORT SETTINGS
Support Type: Tree (auto)
Threshold Angle: 55°
Top Z Distance: 0.16mm
Bottom Z Distance: 0.08mm
XY Distance: 0.35mm
Interface Top Layers: 4 layers
Interface Bottom: 2 layers
Interface Pattern: Rectilinear
Interface Spacing: 0.3mm
Support Speed: 150 mm/s
Interface Speed: 80 mm/s
TEMPERATURE
Nozzle: 245°C
First Layer Nozzle: 250°C
Bed: 70°C
Chamber: 45°C
COOLING
Fan Range: 40% - 90%
No Cooling First: 3 layers
Overhang Fan Boost: Enabled (90%)
Slow Down Layer Time: 12 seconds
ADVANCED QUALITY
Wall Sequence: Inner-Outer-Inner
Smooth Speed: Enabled
Smooth Coefficient: 0.5
Flow Ratio: 0.95
Elephant Foot Comp: 0.15mm
RETRACTION
Retraction Length: 0.8mm
Retraction Speed: 30 mm/s
Z-Hop: 0.4mm (Auto Lift)
FIRST LAYER
Height: 0.08mm
Speed: 30 mm/s
Line Width: 0.5mm
Acceleration: 500 mm/s²
Posted Jan 27, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC