10 Amazing Bambu Lab 3D Printed Upgrades You've GOT To See!

[@Bennett_Lab]

Dude! Finally someone brings up the filament under the fingernail! I had a piece go all the way to the back of my nail.

[@TheEdgeofTech]

OUCH!!!!!

[@5mmTech]

Some things just can't be unread. 😨 sorry that happened to you.

[@marsgizmo]

super practical upgrades! great video! 👏😎

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Thanks man!

[@JezzyCrazyTV]

XD its new that people dont go to the biggest channel comment but sadly i do btw i bought the bambu lab combo its the best

[@LegendaryJim_YT]

STOP! Now I see I need to order a new printer.... dang it.... Now you've cost me another $1400. Looking forward to my Bambu carbon

[@TheEdgeofTech]

HAHA Something tells me you were on this path before you saw this video, but I hope you love the printer!

[@olafb.2929]

My thought, just need to get it financed 😀

[@mikebalentine]

Have loved mine, amazing device

[@jeffj5710]

Same here, just ordered mine.

[@LegendaryJim_YT]

@@jeffj5710 you'll love it so much, you may order more. I am in love with mine and amazed every time I use it at the quality and speed it performs.

[@UncleJessy]

Omg this list is amazing. Need to print them all

[@TheEdgeofTech]

There are already so many more since I made this video as well!

[@jmsether]

With the cardboard spools, I rip the two sides off and then use the spools that came with the printer as they split in half. There are also spool models built into the printer. This works the best with the AMS so far. You do not need to remove the center cardboard spool as the spool model slips under that.

[@WeAreSoBackBros]

Thank you!

[@Mirrormn]

I messed around with all sorts of different rollers and rings for cardboard spools, even tried designing my own, but wasn't happy with any of them. You need rollers to be very snug on the cardboard so that they don't slip when the AMS is back-rolling them, but you also need them to be very narrow because the bottom of the AMS has channels that are only about 10mm wide, and if your rollers rub against those, you'll have retraction errors too. If your cardboard spool is dented or not perfectly rounded or centered, a roller can exacerbate that and make it wobble in the AMS, and if your roller has retaining clips that go over the edge of the cardboard to hold it in place, stuffing it under those clips can create the dents and imperfections you don't want. In the end, it's *much* easier to just wrap a single layer of electrical tape around each edge of a cardboard spool. That gives you great traction, no slippage, no extra width, doesn't need to be carefully adjusted for different brands, and it's faster than printing even the smallest roller. Which should be a lesson to us: not every problem is best solved with a 3D print.

[@tkcdac]

The least amount of work for simple prints, is just to ditch the AMS and use the back spool holder.

[@nategoodwin3329]

You are a flipping hero. Thank you.

[@pikapalooza7339]

Just got mine today! Printing the poop chute as my first real print after the benchy :)

[@euroriderdk]

The desiccant trays are awesome, so much money saved. Well the rest of the prints I already have before I saw your video, but super big thank you for sharing.

[@thelightspeed3d712]

I am looking forward to mine... Can't wait actually. Never seen so many positive reviews.

[@TheEdgeofTech]

I can't wait till you get one!

[@robertthompson3472]

Great value! I really appreciate your videos you make for the community 😁 Guess it’s time to order a second X1C!

[@grahamwood3105]

thanks very much for all of your help with all this downloads.good work

[@mindcastpodcast]

My X1C will arrive tomorrow - I think I got my list for the first few prints right here. Super useful as it seems, thanks for sharing this collection.

[@3D-Printed-Guy]

Love your vids! Please would you keep making videos about the Bambu lab x1 carbon. Like time lapses with it and instruction videos. I would love to see more slicing tutorials with the Bambu slicer. I ordered one for myself recently can’t wait to play with mine!

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Thank you! Absolutely, I have more videos coming!

[@gabrielblock2315]

How are you liking it? Worth the $$$?

[@romantashevRT]

at 3:08 the box for the loose desiccant: Just add a small "pole -cylinder" as a handle in the middle as a handle so it can be removed easily from the tray:)

[@hanjajsok2872]

does this work for P1S as well?

[@JeremieDeWitt]

What type of filament should this be printed in? I'm waiting for mine to come and I want to get some of it done ahead of time.

[@gwchomperz6471]

Just got mine! This thing is beautiful

[@pufferfish12321]

Great vid, thanks heaps. Are there recommended filaments for these upgrades? I only have PLA, wondering if I need a stronger filament to order with the X1C

[@CookinBeatloaf]

Anything that gets hot should be at least PETG

[@ChimpyChamp]

When it comes to the spool cover I would say it's a perfect reason to learn some CAD software, a model like that would two minutes in Fusion360 (hobby licence) + a pair of cheap callipers.

[@drCox12]

Too much effort. You can just scale it in Bambu Studio.

[@ChimpyChamp]

@@drCox12 It's effort that's well well worth it, once you have some CAD skills you can unlock the true potential of your printer.

[@drCox12]

@@ChimpyChamp I agree but you should never overcomplicate things. If there's an easy and reliable way to get the job well done, then take it. Unneccessary complexity is prone to failure which leads to frustration which leads to loss of motivation. Learn step by step: Learning how to scale things in Bambu Lab is a lesson that is also applicable in CAD. Because just scaling the model is exactly what an experienced CAD user would do.

[@theianmce]

Really appreciate the summary, thanks!

[@unrealbasic1612]

Thanks, I can't recommend that splitter however seems like that would be prone to jamming.

[@richardferraro6886]

Thanks, there are several dessicant holders at the cite on Printables. Which did you use?

[@FireDragon3D]

These are great upgrades for the Bambulab printers. The spool ring i use is from Blizzard called the Cardboard Spool Ring for Bambu Lab AMS (parametric) - I resized it for Polymaker cardboard spools by 1.5%

[@AlanTuringWannabe]

For the last one with the center tearing out I suggest you design you own or use mesh mixer to fill in the center for stability

[@utdallaz]

Thank you!

[@colinrand3300]

i use wood hardener on the edge of the cardboard spools works great

[@Adam0855]

Please advise me if it is worth paying extra for x1 or is it better to take p1s?

[@brokenengel7846]

Please can i use the out side filament with the ams same time or not

[@rexdengaming522]

got my x1-c ordered it should be here in i say about a month or so. thanks for the info, this will really help me starting out!

[@gumush]

Did you try to feed TPU to AMS hub for printing multiple materials with TPU ? by that way maybe we can use external spool holder -> AMS hub

[@vetulamortem]

Coulnt you just scale the spool thingy up a bit so it fits? or use a Master Spool and just trasnfer the Material from Cardboard to Masterspool

[@NipkowDisk]

An excellent collection of useful items for my X1 Carbon which should be arriving next week! Subscribed.

[@Leynad778]

Great stuff you found, thanks👍 I did two smaller sized poop-buckets that can be found on Thingiverse ("bambu lab waste basket"). IMO one of the best mods for the Bambu Lab is a simple cotton-blanket to dampen this beast. First I bought some plywood boards and build a U-shaped enclosure for the sides and top, but the most sound emissions are coming from the back of the printer that needs to be accessible. So I just put a folded blanket on top of the AMS which is just hanging loose over the backside, but huge improvement. Not much improvement in decibel, but it filters this annoying high frequency hall-effect sounds very well and just sounds like common printer with it, not like a factory. IMO Bambu Lab should offer a silencer out of foam for it that fits nicely on the back.

[@VigiHunter]

Any Problems with heat or airflow?

[@Leynad778]

@@VigiHunter Nope, the defaults work with all filaments I'm using and don't tinker with temperatures, flowrates etc., but just quality settings like shell- and infill-rates. I've one very cheap TPU-filament that wasn't working well and the default speed-settings with TPU should be reduced anyway.

[@VigiHunter]

@@Leynad778 Oh I don't means heat while printing but heat problems in the back where the PSU, Mainboard and stuff is. There is quite a large fan back there so I was wondering if a blanket makes it a heat trap 😅

[@Leynad778]

@@VigiHunter Certainly not during a German Winter.

[@Cereal_Killr]

Just throwing this out there. I been running cardboard spools in my AMS for months with zero issues. I had a few rings that I actually tossed in garbage because I was'nt using them. Cool video with alot of cool stuff! I need to make the plate stand for sure!

[@robrimell9684]

Great video! When I imported the poop bucket stl into my Bambu slicer, I got a message "error - a gcode path goes beyond plate boundaries". Can I safely ignore?

[@RumourHasitYT]

Same here, if you find a solution let me know thanks

[@fabiography]

I have a p1s, do you have any vídeo with xtras for that?

[@rici_rowdy]

Super dude great job at all 🧐

[@NMHC1978]

how and with which settings did you print the y-splitter. everytime i print one the filamnt is not going thru fully it is always stuck when it tries to go thru the ptfe tube on the out side of the splitter

[@turboboostHoonicow]

Nuce upgrades! After the waste box, a ams riser was my 2nd upgrade I did!

[@carstenmller1105]

You said that you would put a link in the comments to the files for the print. Can't seem to find them 🙂

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Take a look at the description of the video, and you'll find all of them!

[@gieslebt]

What kind of reliability or customer service are you guys having with the Bambu machines?

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Good question! It's been good for me! But they are still growing and they are not perfect. It's much better than most other companies though!

[@brokenengel7846]

Amazing printer ever seen ❤

[@mporei]

great job man !!! you are very nice !!! keep going community !!!👍👍

[@JCthe1maximus]

Can you share where you got the Dual-Sided Textured PEl Plate from, the only PEI plate Bambu has is the Gold one, Temu has one similar to the one you have, and amazon has a few without the markings.

[@menchen22]

why you dont scale the spool holders?

[@omololadopamu4754]

I'm glad I came across this 3D printer, hoping to get one soon

[@misury]

Also, with the poop chute container, maybe modify to angle the bottom to an outside corner, create a through hole, and put it out over a garbage can? Then as the waste comes through it'll empty right to the waste bin. Just a thought. 😁

[@TheEdgeofTech]

I always thought it would be fun to have a slide attached to the back with magnets and then go down behind the desk to a trash can! Then it would really be a poop shoot!

[@AndrewAHayes]

X1 Carbon Morpheus? Oh by the way, maybe painting the edge of the cardboard spools with nail varnish might make them strong enough to stand upto the AMS.

[@ktothestank]

Holy crap I'm so honored you showed my design on your page!! Thanks so much

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Awesome! Which one was yours?

[@ktothestank]

@ktothestank! I'll take your comments and buff them up a bit mine are abs/asa and still working!

[@cleverestx]

@3:00 what is loose Desiccant ? Anyone have a URL of a good product to use with these new trays? How do I know when to replace it, or do I just dry it at that time? How? (new to all of this) @4:57 - what material should I be using to print this (thinking of heat resistance need...)

[@zakaroonetwork777]

3:34 Where to get the Files for the Battle RC thingy?

[@justincider8892]

I don't know if polymaker changed their spool size since the models were designed, but the standard polymaker spools I have fit/work fine in my AMS without the additional adapters.

[@snugglebuns6969]

Can u use the printed splitter to load and use TPU? asking for a friend.. TIA

[@anupreetkaur4331]

This makes using the printer so much better

[@timj1262]

Thanks great video

[@markcraig8599]

I love Saul in the background 🔥🔥 Im gonna make on in marble right now lol

[@Troybv]

Hello, do you think placing the X1C on a antivibration mat like for washing machines could get the noise levels down a bit? Mine is on the second floor and I can hear it trashing about in my downstairs living room.

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Maybe! It certainly would help from transferring the vibrations to whatever kind of table or countertop you have it on. And that would probably cut down the noise to the rest of the house.

[@tremaynebaird6839]

Ordered this printer already haven't got it yet but currently use almost exclusively polyterra since I have a local distributor for it, is there a problem with using it in the AMS?

[@TheEdgeofTech]

I have not had too many issues with the AMS at all. Hope you love it when you get it!

[@ArcNestIndustries]

where are the links to the files to print these objects?

[@ArcNestIndustries]

Found them!

[@NinjaKiller1022]

I’m so glad I’ve come across this 3D printer, and can’t wait to get my hands on it. Also, can you use 3rd party filaments with this printer? It’s not a deal breaker if you can’t.

[@ethurial]

I have this printer and use third party filaments no issues so far. Used pla, pla+, pla-cf, silk pla, and asa.

[@chrisgulotta]

Great info Jim, I was in need of a poop bucket for my poop chute.

[@TheEdgeofTech]

😂😂

[@Av8orDave]

I've given up on wheels for cardboard and gone back to printing my own full spools. I use Inland filament from microcenter, and even an extra 1/16" is enough to drag on the cover for the AMS. I may try and make my own wheels that don't wrap around the edges of the spool, but just barely extend past the edge.

[@analog1200]

Anyone know what brand and color the blue filament is? The one with the clear spool.

[@reed1sam]

Great video, thanks for compiling and sharing the tips

[@neighborhoodnerdservices8121]

Hi Jim, what filment spools are compatible with the AMS?

[@kevinwatts701]

Ha ha. The poop shoot was the “ Number Two” build. Good call

[@fixumdude]

Great video. I definitely need to print most of these. Especially the nozzle holder for my stretch goal nozzles.

[@TheEdgeofTech]

You should! I think it looks sweet to have them displayed too. lol

[@BrannonAerospace]

For the cardboard spool edges, if you rotated it 90 degrees, it ends up being a lot stronger. But, it’s not very practical, and would require a ton of supports, but it might work…

[@HobbyPrinting]

i have the same problem with the scraper. it hurts

[@davidbutcher6637]

Hi is there a printable file to use generic rolls like Esun or do they work fine in the AMS ? thanks David NZ

[@lukeqi9265]

The revised “magnetic” poop shoot version is absolutely excellent.

[@arthurtorricer4544]

how do you clean or stop the poops falling behind the back panels where the rear Z lead screw is. it's such a task to clean all the poops inside the machine.

[@letseewhathappens101]

What is the tank and where can I find it?

[@Taliaris]

Very helpful! Thank you!!

[@NerdyCraftsmith]

Can't wait to get my Bambu X1 Carbon

[@3vlogs487]

Trick with the desiccant trays. If you have stockpiled filament I never throw the desiccants that come with those away, and I just keep recharging that.

[@MacmanPilot]

Duramic cardboard spool printed rings work on the poly as well

[@eliasney]

Dude.. When you pulled out #5 with the feet to the build plate holder I actually died.

[@TheEdgeofTech]

😂😆 Glad you were revived to write this comment!

[@JenkinsUSA]

I see what you did there - @1:17 🤣🤣💩 oops - Great vids!

[@BobbyHill2973]

Great stuff!

[@STxFisherman]

Great video. Thanks!

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@canadianoperator]

You don’t have to unplug your AMS when using the Y splitter. Just uncheck “Enable AMS” in the slicer and make sure your external spool is selected.

[@abcdefg-tj8ij]

Yea you're right, Believe it or not when the video was made that option wasn't a thing yet and you did have to unplug the ams

[@Indy69vette]

Cool, didn't know Weird AL has a KZbin printing channel

[@KaiusFilius]

Regarding the cardboard spools: I found in another video, that you can use the bambu reusable spools on that cardboard spool really well, if you remove the sides. But I haven't tested it yet, because my bambu filament isn't gone.

[@MATS_MAKERSPACE]

Hey Jim great video, only ordered mine on Friday but I'm stoked to be on the list. I love the build surface holder but I think someone needs to do a remix and stagger the slots from left to right so you can grab any of them from the side.

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Believe you could just rotate the build plates and be able to grab one from each side if you wanted to! Can't wait till you get yours, you're going to love it!

[@MATS_MAKERSPACE]

@@TheEdgeofTech I've sold evething but the mini to fund it but I'm 100% sure it's money well spent

[@leewoods1030]

This video is ace 🎉

[@mike61704]

I just use rubber bands around the cardboard spools. Been pretty great for me.

[@thenextlayer]

Super high quality video, great work! I'm jealous of your studio - and your X1

[@eyezeeeyeprints9452]

Currently, I’m using a drill mounted spool winder that uses a 1/4 Allen key to attach to the drill and had strength to the part. I mount the bambulab spool on my drill and just rewind my filament from polymaker onto the bambulab spools.

[@fivelights907]

This is awesome. Thanks. I guess I’m gonna be printing that bucket PDQ because I bought this for the AMS. Still waiting for it but I’m ok with that.

[@ZhakRyuu]

You know you can upscale the spool rings to fit your spools right? I mean its a matter of measuring and inputting the correct diameter in the slicer...

[@hv1461]

For the Y splitter, what do you mean 'ams is unbplugged'. I mean, can you go through the steps to make a print from filament in the AMS, to make a print from filament on the back. Thank you.

[@scotthancock8225]

You can recharge packets of desiccant as well

[@TheEdgeofTech]

True! But I like the idea have it holding more too. Thanks for watching!

[@jraiello]

Just ordered P1P, but in mean time, decided to download Bambu Slicer and practice on my Ender 3 V2 (the only Creality printer option in version 1.4.1). And to my pleasure, it is fantastic and the quality of print is better than what I was getting with Prusa Slicer OOB and faster. Two Questions: 1) How can I setup my Ender 5 Plus as a new printer in the slicer? 2. Is there a way to directly send the gcode to the Sonic Pad Moonraker/Fluidd interface? Both printers have SonicPads...

[@LJ-gu2dj]

Hey JIM! Long time no see ;)

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Hey! From your KZbin name I can't tell who this is, but hi!, It's been a long time! Haha

[@HobbyPrinting]

thanks

[@slickman1953]

I got your new spool cover with the modded center that won't break

[@TheEdgeofTech]

Awesome! Where do I find it?!

[@slickman1953]

@@TheEdgeofTech I modified the one you used.

[@CelicaRyder69]

Polymaker has a file on printables for their spools now

[@GunnerAl9]

Need the new spool holder the AMS to move it from the back of the machine to the side of the machine so you can push the entire case against the wall and not have it out 6 to 8 inches. Great idea. Bamboo should have thought of it.

[@Woodpecked1]

I got the P1P 2 Days ago - Woot!!!

[@crowguy506]

Actually the single piece version of the front lip prints fine in the X1. No need to split it.