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During Amazon's Big Deal Days 2026, significant discounts were announced on various 3D printers, including models from Bambu Lab, Prusa Research, Snapmaker, Anycubic, and Elegoo. Notable deals include the Bambu Lab A1 Mini at $212.90, the Prusa MK4S at $1,078.17, and the Prusa Core One at $1,274.15, among others. These offers are time-limited and encourage quick purchasing decisions.
Industry sources Prusa and Flashforge outline how infill density, set as a percentage in slicer software, affects 3D printed models. Prusa suggests 10 to 15 percent infill works for most prints, while Flashforge recommends starting at 20 percent, though both describe these as flexible guidelines rather than fixed rules.
Wube Software's Friday Facts reveals it has been developing 3D-printed physical models of Factorio components, starting with a Wriggler figure made during a 2024 Space Age playtesting event with Prusa Research. The team has since focused on transport belts and inserters, designing a grid system that mirrors in-game placement and producing two versions of each model - one for precise push-fit assembly and one with looser clearances for gluing.
Prusa Research and Bondtech have released the INDX, a toolchanging system that can print up to eight colors or materials using slim, moving-part-free toolheads mounted on Prusa's CORE One platform. The system ships pre-installed on new CORE One+ Gen 2 printers or as a $749 conversion kit for existing CORE One owners, and Bondtech also sells it separately as a DIY kit for other open-source printers.
Prusa Research released a $25 upgrade kit for the CORE One L printer, adding a new nozzle wiper and improved GT1.5 belts to boost precision and reliability. The update, which earns the printer a '+' designation, can be retrofitted onto existing machines rather than requiring a new purchase. Prusa also announced the CORE One L+ now supports the INDX multi-tool conversion kit, priced from $799 to $1,079.