Bent Cardboard Spools Suck! 🤬

Changing out the bent cardboard spools with a reusable one from BambuLab worked out suprisingly well! No more jams in my X1C AMS

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[more_ment]

You can also just print rails for the edge of the cardboard spools

[timfalken]

Just wait until this man finds out you can buy filament without spools

[Chris-uutd]

There are spool refills sold by several brands. They're essentially core-less spools, so if your spool has the right inner diameter, you can just drop the refill in, instead of ripping up a cardboard spool.

Some refills are even sold with a cardboard core, so the inner diameter of your refillable spool doesn't even matter.

[StevenFrancisco]

I did this a year ago. It works for some widths until the spool gets to light to retract in the AMS. Then, the inner cardboard core spins. Now, when I get the unfortunate cardboard spool, I use electrical tape on the edge.

[theobayarddevolo]

You may find the filament moves too much because of the gap between the cardboard and the reusable spool. This can cause the AMS to get stuck. I always rip part of the cardboard from the edges and make a few shims to hold the filament in place

[wiktorpp]

You can also print two circles that go on the cardnpard spool

[ericlajoie]

I just printed a spooler. It takes like 2 minutes to transfer from one spool to a bambu spool. Not bad at all and a fun print

[elpeterson]

You need to print a core, just sliding the spools over the BLs spool means the spool will spin when the filament is running low and the AMS wont be able to back it off the printer. The cardboard spools inner diameter is slightly larger than the BL spool core

[boomerangfreak]

Why we need more manufacturers using the masterspools.
I've switched to the masterspools when Das filament started selling the refills and haven't looked back.

[blootooth]

Seems like it would be easier to just measure the diameter of the cardboard spool, then print edge pieces that can just hotglue on so that you have perfectly round rims. You'd need a large printer like a CR-10, but totally doable.

[Burds_Builds]

You should have some sort of Lip or Insert system on the 3D printed spool that the cardboard spool can fit inside of or slide down into. That way you don't have to worry about ripping off the cardboard.

[hellbringer]

Elegoo is iffy with bambu. I printed 600 ornaments out of elegoo filament in the ams. Keep that machine cool. It will jam in the extruder if it gets to hot.

[cp]

that's great, i used another brand on my p1s 2 times, the second time i had to take it all apart, no more for me

[pfabiszewski]

You could also print filament rewinder…

[pinknblackproductions]

This is smart.
The cardboard for transport & storage n reusable for use in the machine

[budgroweryt]

I think its funny that they make and sell the reusable spools, but its so hard to find refills

[OfficialDeathScythe]

I only use reusable spools and get spooless filament now. I can recycle all the packaging :)

[TheMidnight]

It may be faster to just wind it to the new spool. One slip with the side gone and you're winding it anyway.

[campbelldaniel]

There are free plans for spool winders/rollers.

[cutterberk]

I tried this and well I need to build a spool rewinder now.