This has come up a few times in this thread.
Simple 3/4" masking tape around the edge of the spool, do it tight, you get a little stretch out of it, then press the edges down flat on the inner and outer sides. 45 seconds and your cardboard spool is AMS Safe.
Looks like I use a bit of Overture and Poly Terra - IIRC they were the ones I chose for the matt finish on some project I did a couple years ago.
I will definitely try that.
But @OldNBroken is still correct about the Elegoo filament and the end of the filament being stuck in the cardboard. That still needs to be released or it will possible wreck you print.
I wasnât implying that, nor was I implying Solidworks is best, just that itâs what Iâve been using for the last 10 years because I just vibe with it better. I think most people whoâve tried both find one or the other just works for them better.
100% agree about 3D CAD skill improving the experience of using a 3D printer. Iâm pretty solid in Solidworks, but need some experience with modifying meshes, itâs definitely the hole in my skill set when it comes to 3D printing. Fortunately I keep plenty busy with the things I design for myself and can download for myself or my kid (who really likes the fact that I can print 4 color models). I think I may pony up for a second AMS, thanks for the feedback on your experiences!
I definitely agree with you. With 10 yrs of Inventor, and 5 yrs of Solidworks, Fusion was a different animal! However, the base concepts remain between the three. Itâs just how you get to them. My Inventor background âmayâ make me biased towards Fusion, but thatâs only because itâs another Autodesk product. Mesh modeling and repairing - thatâs a whole new skill set!
Either way, proficiency with 3D modeling will allow one to produce optimal 3D prints. And when they need âtweakingâ, the skill set is there.
Next gen heated chamber machines are starting to roll out.
"NEW QIDI PLUS4 - This might be the PERFECT 3D printer! "
I will be waiting for the Bambu version but this release makes me think itâs coming soon.
Bambu will likely roll out a new consumer version of the x1-e soon .
These next generation printers will allow us to start making things from filament like this
Yeah it is a little pricey but I can buy 3 rolls of that for the same cost of a sheet of 1/4 steel. So retalivity inexpensive.
Yeah bambulabs better hurry up on the larger bed machine.
Been waiting for heated chamber systems. Donât understand why Bambu doesnât integrate the filter and heater from the X1E into the X1C. Iâve been hounding them. Whatâs another channel of a thermocouple input and 2nd order control?
My guess would be that they donât want to reinvent the wheel with those two product lines and will be releasing a next generation unit very soon. Bambu is always been pretty decent about holiday season releases. I want something bigger, heated chamber and have multi different tool heads so you can have truly multi-material printing similar to the pursa XL.
CMYK PRINTER!!! Blend colors
Yea, a 350x350 bed with a heated chamber would be a pretty nice upgrade, and might be the icing on the cake that makes me invest in one, esp if independent tool heads instead of the poops. Would suck to retire my voron clone, but for a plug n play, may just have to cope.
I was working with a startup out of Germany who had designed one that could do just that. It was in a tech incubator program and we couldnât find anyone who was willing to fund a bring-to-market effort.
Color blending is harder than it seems and the software & design side of things needs to be able to support translation from the color code to the printer commands needed to get the blend right.
It takes time & money to get it right so when they ran out of money, they had to get real jobs so they could live. 
That would be great if only for interface material. The multiple colors would be nice as well but anything more than 2 colors would still require the purging.
I can see that.
The Pursa XL can accept up to four toolheads.
Potentially a tool head system that can be purging the tool heads that arenât being used so theyâre ready for whateverâs happening next.
I care about time more than filament anyhow.
Be cool to have a tool head thatâs pick and place and could drop metal nuts in where you needed them.
Could even have a tool head thatâs a spatula to scrape the plate clean and get a new print started.
Skyâs the limit for what kind of tool heads could be available. And one of the tools slots could potentially have a Auto tool loader on it for different devices.
Really weâre just at the beginning of this 3D printing technology.
Finally finished my daughters Chicken âyardâ this afternoon. This project has been lingering (on/off) for 6 weeks. It is designed to be predator proof down to the weasel which can get thru a gap as small as one inch and up to a raccoon or coyote.
The pen said it was snow proof but I have my doubts. Maybe for a really cold climate but we often have heavy snowfall while it is 35 degrees. That snow sticks and weighs a lot.
So my plan was to start with a 3D part that would create a saddle for the ridge pole. Made out of PETG, 0.2mm strength with 40% infill. Holes are for stainless steel zip ties (200 pound tensile strength each) and screws to attach to the top edge of a 2x6.
Testing fit:
Installed:
It all started with the 3D print. Daughter is happy! 
Send me a link to those please
Thatâs the guy. Couldnât pass it up when I saw it and literally laughed out loud.
