You don't need a big or expensive printer to make a desk lamp — you need enough bed for the longest part. Here's exactly what fits where, so you know before you commit.
The only dimension that matters
The DeskLamp arm comes in three module lengths, and the longest single part sets the requirement:
- 120 mm modules — largest part ~149 × 91 mm.
- 165 mm modules — largest part ~190 × 110 mm.
- 210 mm modules — largest part ~230 × 129 mm.
Everything else — clamp, shade, hardware — is well within any common bed.
Full-size beds (256 × 256 mm): Bambu A1, P1S, X1C and similar
The generated project targets a 256 × 256 mm bed, so these printers open it ready to slice, including the long 210 mm version. Bambu Studio re-syncs the project to your specific printer profile on open.
220 × 220 mm beds (Ender-class and friends)
The 120 and 165 mm builds fit comfortably after you re-arrange the plates in your slicer. The 210 mm modules are too long for a 220 mm bed — pick 120 or 165 mm and you're set.
Bambu A1 mini (180 × 180 mm): the diagonal trick
The A1 mini can absolutely make this lamp with the 120 or 165 mm module length. The trick is to lay the arm modules along the diagonalof the build plate in the slicer — that diagonal is long enough to fit the 165 mm part that wouldn't fit straight. The 210 mm version needs a full-size bed.
Filament and settings are the same everywhere
Whatever printer you use: PLA, 0.2 mm layers, 20% gyroid infill, no supports, and the shade in vase mode. The DeskLamp project bakes all of that in, so “which printer” really does come down to bed size and nothing else.
Not sure your printer nails the printed threads? Print the free tolerance test kit first. Then head to the configurator and choose the module length that fits your bed.