The Quotruder Blog — Field notes
Pricing, printing, and the business of running an extruder.
Guides, teardowns and shop notes on turning G-code into prices that actually hold up.
The Bambu Lab Lineup in 2026: Which Machine for Which Job
Bambu Lab now sells nearly ten printers across four families. A guide to the 2026 lineup, from the A1 Mini to the H2D, plus AMS options and who each one is for.
How to Price 3D Prints for Etsy: Fees, Margin and Profit (2026)
Etsy fees quietly eat 3D printing profit. Here is how to price prints for Etsy in 2026: the full fee stack, the gross-up formula, and a worked example that protects your margin.
How Much Does 3D Printing Cost? A Real Breakdown (2026)
What 3D printing actually costs in 2026: the printer, filament, electricity, wear, maintenance and failed prints, with real per-print examples and where the money really goes.
Filament Dryers and Dry Boxes: The Practical Guide (2026)
Why wet filament ruins prints, the drying temperature for every material, and the best filament dryers and dry boxes to buy in 2026, from budget to print farm.
Bambu Lab A2L: A Large-Format Printer at Entry-Level Money
The new Bambu Lab A2L brings a 330 x 320 x 325 mm bed to the A-series for $469. Full specs, what it is good for, the trade-offs, and whether it makes sense for selling prints.
How to Price 3D Prints: The Complete Cost Formula (2026)
A step-by-step guide to pricing 3D prints: material, electricity, machine wear, labour, failure buffer and margin, with a full worked example you can copy.