Issue #1 · Oct 29, 2026
Why I started BambuMods (and two filament deals worth grabbing)
Hey, it's John
I own three P1S printers. They run most nights in my office, and over the last couple of years I have printed and installed more mods than I can remember. Some were great. Some I hated. This is the first BambuMods newsletter, so I want to tell you why I built the site and what you can expect from it.
The problem with finding mods
Every time I wanted to fix something on my printers, I ended up with ten tabs open. A poop chute on MakerWorld, a riser on Printables, a Reddit thread from two years ago saying the riser cracks. Half the time the comments were the only way to know if a mod was any good, and I had to dig through all of them to find out. It took longer to choose a mod than to print it.
What BambuMods does about it
BambuMods puts the good stuff in one place. Every mod has the printers it fits, whether you print it or buy it, what it costs, how hard it is, and a short note on whether I think it's worth your time. The note is my opinion, not a fake star rating. You can filter by printer and skip anything that doesn't fit your setup. There are 43 mods on the list right now, and I add more as I find ones that hold up.
Filament deals, checked by a person
Filament is the thing we all need to get our amazing prints. I burn through a lot of it and it does get expensive, so I check often for the best deals out there. The price might be different when you check, so make sure it's still the same or still works for you. I do the best I can.
Coming later: a blue book for used printers
People sell used Bambu printers all the time, and nobody knows what a fair price is. I want to build a simple price guide based on real sales, so you know what to pay or ask before you list one. That will take a while, but it's coming.
Two deals I'd grab right now
- Bambu Lab bulk filament sale. PLA Basic is $9.74 a roll and PLA Matte is $10.39 when you buy in bulk, and you get one free roll when you buy 10. The sale runs until December 1. https://us.store.bambulab.com/pages/filament-sale
- ELEGOO PLA (RFID) 20 kg. $195.99, down from $279.80. That works out to about $9.80 per kg, and it's in stock. https://us.elegoo.com/products/pla-rfid-filament-20-kg
Talk soon
If there's a mod you swear by, hit reply and tell me. I read everything.
John