Mako™ Hotend for Bambu Lab Printing Tips

Mako™ Hotend for Bambu Lab Printing Tips

 To help you get the most out of your upgrade, we’ve put together some helpful resources and tips below.

 Installation & Setup

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our Mako™ White Paper, which details the materials, testing methods, and results behind Mako’s performance specs. We also have a helpful Mako blog post on this topic.

Material Profiles & Flow Rate Optimization

We offer custom material profiles for download right from the  Mako™ Hotend for Bambu Lab product page.

These profiles expand the volumetric flow rate limits of your printer, enabling faster, high-performance printing.

Since print settings vary based on material, printer model, and environment, we recommend using Orca Slicer’s Flow Rate Calibration Wizard to fine-tune your setup. Key variables to monitor include:

  • Layer height and width

  • Print speed settings

  • “Flow” values after slicing — make sure they align with the material’s rated volumetric flow rate

Every material, nozzle size, and print temperature can produce different results — our profiles are designed to give you a strong starting point, but slight adjustments may be needed for best performance.


Warning⚠️ Important: After importing our custom material profiles into Bambu Studio, you must manually select them before each print. Bambu Studio does not apply imported profiles by default, so failing to select them may result in suboptimal performance or clogging.

Helpful How-To Videos

If you run into any questions or want guidance on fine-tuning your setup, don’t hesitate to reach out — we’re here to help.