2.9 The H2S: use it only when you need it
Module 2 · Lesson 9 of 10 · about 1 min
The two H2S printers are there for one reason: they print bigger. According to the manufacturer, the build area is about 340 × 320 × 340 mm, compared with the X2D's 256 × 256 × 260 mm.
✅ Hard rule: fair use. Only use an H2S when the job needs the size: one object that is physically large, or a batch of parts that won't reasonably fit on an X2D.
The two H2S printers, Michelangelo and Picasso, side by side on their stands, each with an AMS 2 Pro on top
There are eight X2Ds and only two H2Ss. An ordinary print on an H2S takes up half of the room's large-print capacity.
Other things to know about the H2S:
One nozzle, fed by one AMS 2 Pro. Every colour change and every switch to support material is a full filament change with purging, so 2.5 Multi-colour printing matters even more here than on an X2D.
Its own allow-list: PLA and PETG, plus breakaway support to match, such as Bambu Support for PLA or Support for PLA/PETG. ABS and ASA are not on it.
Textured PEI plates.
A heated chamber, like the X2D's. A warm chamber helps keep prints from warping.