3D printing news: October 2026
The week in home 3D printing: the sales have started early, Bambu Lab has a big launch coming, and the printer brands are moving into 3D scanners.
Black Friday printer sales have already started
You no longer need to wait for late November. Bambu Lab's Black Friday prices went live on 27 October, with up to US$450 off and the A1 mini down to about US$200. Prusa started its sale on 22 October and is running it for more than five weeks, with gifts bundled with its CORE One and MK4S printers. Creality's Australian store has the four-colour SPARKX i7 Combo at A$494.95, down from A$699.95.
What it means: if a home printer is on your Christmas list, prices are about as low as they get this year. Compare against the regular price before you buy, as some "deals" are only a few dollars off.
Source: 9to5Toys (27 October 2026), Prusa Research blog (22 October 2026), Creality AU store.
Bambu Lab teases a nine-tool printer
Bambu Lab has confirmed the H3C, a tool-changing printer with nine tools built in, with the full reveal on 3 November (US time, so early on 4 November here). Price and build size are still under wraps. Bambu has also shown its softest flexible filament yet, a TPU 75A made for the new machine.
What it means: tool changers print several colours or materials with far less waste and fewer purge blocks than single-nozzle colour systems. Expect them to come down in price over the next year or two.
Source: Bambu Lab, via BambuHub (23 October 2026).
AMS 2 Pro owners: check your serial number
Bambu Lab says some AMS 2 Pro filament units made between May and July 2026 left the factory with too little grease on the feeder gears, so they wear faster than they should. Owners of affected units get four replacement feeders free, plus a small discount code. Signs to watch for are fine powder near the feeders and filament that will not load or unload.
What it means: if you own an AMS 2 Pro, check its serial number on Bambu's registration form even if you have not had a message. Units sold now are not affected.
Source: Bambu Lab forum notice (27 October 2026), via BambuHub.
3D scanners from the printer brands
Elegoo launched its first 3D scanner, the M1 Ultra, on 29 October, with early-bird and printer bundle discounts until 12 November. Creality's Sermoon P1S is already on sale and Bambu Lab says its first scanner, the S1, arrives in November.
What it means: scanning a broken knob or bracket and printing a copy is getting easier for home users. Scanners are still a big spend, though, so for a one-off part a measured sketch or photo is often enough for us to work from.
Source: Tinker Signal (24 October 2026), Elegoo.
Anycubic brings Thingiverse models to its app
Anycubic has signed a deal with Thingiverse to bring its library of more than two million free models into Anycubic's Makeronline platform from 17 November. Some models will be converted to 3MF and set up for multi-colour printing.
What it means: fewer steps between finding a model and printing it, which helps beginners most. Check the licence on any model before you sell prints of it.
Source: VoxelMatters and FilamentFeed (26 October 2026).
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