Finished it about an hour ago. It is really slick!
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I use ASA instead of ABS. I heat the chamber to 45*+ before starting the print. During the print it can break 60* if I leave the chamber fan off. Bed at 100*. No cooling (part or auxiliary) aside from overhangs.
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I did the Pastamatic spool winder, Iâve been happy with it, sub 1 minute transfer of 1kg of filament. Iâve ran a few cardboard rolls (Elegoo) through the AMS with no issues, and Iâve had a couple cause issues. Now Iâll just transfer the filament and hopefully avoid the issue all together.
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Oh whereâd you get this file? I need one too
btw, looks great
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Do the one @lumberjack said he did. This one will do but the take up spool keeps jumping around. Maybe when it actually gets filament on it, it wonât.
Good recommendation Lumberjack! I really like that it says âone build plateâ mine was six that turned into 7. Some of that was lots of repeated things and one failed spool holder with the warping off the build plate.
OldNBroken both are on Printables.com
https://www.printables.com/model/466883-pastamatic-filament-spool-winder-for-bambu-lab-x1c
Here is the one I did:
https://www.printables.com/model/407688-bambu-lab-p1-x1-x1c-x1cc-filament-spool-switcher-w
OMG @lumberjack, I never thought all of this could be printed at one time. Perhaps too advanced for me!
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Congratulations @ChelanJim. Looks great!
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I am still working my way thru the various filaments. I still have 5-1/2 rolls of ABS to use. I discovered that Bambu has set the cooling fan to run the entire time with âGeneric ABSâ and only has the plate temp set to 90 degrees. I am trying with the cooling fan off and upped the bed temp to 110 degrees looking for the better bed adhesion and less warping possibilities.
I do like what I read about ASAâŚa lot. I have 6 or 7 rolls of it. But it is much more expensive. ABS is dirt cheap so I really donât mind experimenting with it. I really should do a temperature tower and speed tower with it but was too eager to start getting some examples off the table. I must say, I feel more successful than I expected.
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Make sure you have good ventilation and stay out of the room when you are printing ABS and ASA. The fumes will cause you harm.
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Yes. It is downstairs in and area not connected to our living spaces. I have a respirator I wear when I go in there. I have found that it causes some irritation with my eyes as well so that is a good reminder. Thanks.
Edit: That is another very big reason that I went with the X1 series printer with the great WIFI video feed. I can check in on the progress. That has helped me twice with the ABS when I saw issues and was able to minimize the waste of filament and time.
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Would a carbon filter remove these vapors? I want to print in ABS, but I donât have an indoor place that I can prop open anything to vent with. I can for the next couple months, but not for long, living in the south with 100F daysâŚ
Iâm no expert, but my P1S has a carbon filter. I still got a headache from occasionally going into the room to check on an ASA print over the course of several hours. This was with a box fan blowing air out of an open widow in the room.
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I have Bambu A1 so I donât do ABS myself but I seen others talking about adding a HEPA filter and carbon pellets which would really help with fumes. I think if youâre only doing occasionally ABS itâs not that big of a deal. I would also be careful on adding too much air flow when printing I believe that can cause even more issues. Good luck
https://www.printables.com/model/272525-bentobox-v20-carbon-filter-for-bambu-lab-x1c-enclo
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This got longer than I intended. Sorry
Printers produce two types of pollutants: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ultrafine particles (UFPs).
HEPA filters do a good job with most UPFs but donât filter VOCs.
HEPA filters are designed to a specific standard removing 99.97 percent of particles of 0.3 microns in size.
From what I have found, particulates from 3d printing can be as small as 0.1 microns. The enclosures are intended to create an environment in which the smaller particles adhere to each other to make it more likely they can be filtered.
Carbon filters (activated charcoal) use adsorption to capture the gas particles (VOCs) as they flow through the filter media. The term activated is a fancy way of saying the charcoal was broke down to increase the surface area. Carbon filters are effective removing VOCs but generally arenât as effective capturing the UPF particles. Ideally your filter system would use both a particle filter (HEPA) and an activated carbon filter. The pours of the activated charcoal eventually fill with the filtered gas particles and when they do filter media off gasses the VOCs.
Visual inspection isnât an effective way to monitor a carbon filter. Most home users donât have the means to constantly monitor the air quality to know when to change the filter media. That being the case the filter should be changed regularly.
ABS is more harmful than PLA because it melts at a higher temperature, the higher melting temperature causes more off gassing releasing more toxic compounds.
FYI 3d printing also emits carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide canât be treated by a HEPA filter or an activated carbon filter. So, make sure you are ventilating your workspace.
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Here is ready to go kitâŚ
This was just something I read about when deciding to buy A1 or X1C over a month ago. I always recommend doing your own research.
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Or take the simple route and buold an enclosure for the enclosed printer and run an exhaust line through a bathroom vent fan to the outside
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Donât we call those âroomsâ? 
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My Ender 3 V3 KE is on the truck and should be here in the shop within the next hour, Iâm pretty stoked! I should have ordered the Nebula Camera at the same time, but ordered it a day later.USPS sucks, that cam wonât be here for another week or so.
how does this machine handle PETG?
I downloaded and installed Crealityâs slicer last week but it keeps crashing going to black screen and locking-up. So I downloaded and installed Orca which looks pretty decent.
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I live two states away from where Bambu ships and every shipment has taken more than a weekâŚcloser to 10 days. I should rephrase that: âFrom the order date to the arrival to my home, it is about 10 days.â They have sent by FedEx and UPS. Doesnât matter which they use, still seems slow.
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I have had to abandon my classy looking filament rewinder spool. If you look at the filament tracker (or whatever it is called) it is only sitting in a tray with very little stopping it from popping up and out of the tray. If the filament is lined up well with the donor spool, then no problem. If it gets sideways, and it will, then chaos occurs!
I am now printing this model as recommended by @lumberjack.
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