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[Jtgarner]

Want to share the stl files or links to them? Got mine up and printing in about 30 min

https://makerworld.com/@dryfiredude/collections/1932968

I made a collection of all the stuff I am currently using.

 

[OneBadV8]

https://makerworld.com/@dryfiredude/collections/1932968

I made a collection of all the stuff I am currently using.

So what’s the purpose of the spool spacers and cores?

Thanks for the link by the way, it’s been very helpful!

Going from an Ender 3 to the P1S, man this thing just works every time

 

[Jtgarner]

When some spools get low on filament the AMS won't rewind them and they bounce around. The cores allow you to add weight to them so they load and unload easily. Alternatively I sometimes toss a dead D battery in a spool for weight. I use a lot of Sunlu PLA+ filament (good quality and almost always on sale on amazon) on plastic spools, so I use the core that is specific to those spools.
The spacers are for putting other brand filament onto the bambu reusable spools. Polymaker is a popular brand, but comes on cardboard spools. The cardboard doesn't always roll well in the AMS (you can wrap the edges in electrical tape to help) and the little cardboard dust can gunk up the AMS. With the proper size core I can rip one side off the cardboard spool, slide the core in, put it on a bambu spool, rip the other side off, and attach the other side of the bambu spool. I have had a lot more success with this strategy than the printable rings that are supposed to clip onto cardboard spools.

 

[Sailor]

Sunlu filaments have been really good on my P1S also. When there is a sale load up on it.

 

[OneBadV8]

Sunlu filaments have been really good on my P1S also. When there is a sale load up on it.

That's what I've used for a while now, so sounds like I'm good there.

Thanks for the all the info

 

[OneBadV8]

When some spools get low on filament the AMS won't rewind them and they bounce around. The cores allow you to add weight to them so they load and unload easily. Alternatively I sometimes toss a dead D battery in a spool for weight. I use a lot of Sunlu PLA+ filament (good quality and almost always on sale on amazon) on plastic spools, so I use the core that is specific to those spools.
The spacers are for putting other brand filament onto the bambu reusable spools. Polymaker is a popular brand, but comes on cardboard spools. The cardboard doesn't always roll well in the AMS (you can wrap the edges in electrical tape to help) and the little cardboard dust can gunk up the AMS. With the proper size core I can rip one side off the cardboard spool, slide the core in, put it on a bambu spool, rip the other side off, and attach the other side of the bambu spool. I have had a lot more success with this strategy than the printable rings that are supposed to clip onto cardboard spools.

ah ha! Thanks!

 

[Mounty09]

I just finished this large 3d print at work. Total print time was about 208 hours. It is about 17" in diameter and 7.5" tall. I used PETG CF and it was printed on a Raise3d Pro2 Plus. The part fits I side of a transmission bellhousing.

 

[OneBadV8]

This is gonna be pretty handy

 

[cbhausen]

Anyone having second thoughts about going with Bambu?

 

[OneBadV8]

Anyone having second thoughts about going with Bambu?

Nope, mine has been flawless and way faster than my old Ender 3 Pro

It doesn’t have to be connected to the internet either

 

[AndreusMaximus]

Nope, mine has been flawless and way faster than my old Ender 3 Pro

It doesn’t have to be connected to the internet either

^^^ What he said.

If it's a concern for you, don't connect your printer to wifi.

If you really need network connectivity for your printer, and have concerns about big brother knowing what you're printing, then yeah, your might need to steer clear of Bambu. Just remember that your ISP is also perfectly capable of seeing what sites you visit and files you download, so you're a lot more likely to get cooked based on your web history than your printer logs, IMHO. That's assuming 3d printing guns ever becomes illegal in our state, which last I checked, it's not. So I guess China can cry their heart out when they see me print another Orca on my Bambu, and I don't really care.

 

[OneBadV8]

You could also block the calls to home base if you use a pi.hole or adguard or similar network monitoring devices.

 

[OneBadV8]

https://makerworld.com/@dryfiredude/collections/1932968

I made a collection of all the stuff I am currently using.

ended up making a few of your tool holders.

 

[Jtgarner]

ended up making a few of your tool holders.

Nice. Obviously I didn’t design everything in that collection (actually, most of it), but I try to keep it updated with what I am actually using. I figure it is a good resource for others.

 

[Jtgarner]

I see the boosts! Thanks man!