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Customizable AMS Spool

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An OpenSCAD program that allows customizing spools compatible with Bambu Lab AMS with built-in 10 designs to choose from
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updated September 13, 2023

Description

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PROBLEMS

  • Limited AMS spool designs to choose from
  • Most available spool models are fixed and cannot be customized for either faster printing (less spokes) or heavier spool (more spokes)
  • Available models lack the ability to add labels and texts upon printing of the spool
  • Filament is extremely bent when attaching to the filament end holes causing filament to break when you straighten it back when it's time to use it.

SOLUTION

An OpenSCAD program that allows the user to:

  1. Choose from a variety of designs. The program has 10 built-in designs.
  2. Be able to customize the amount of spokes on the spool
  3. Add text to be engraved onto the spool 
  4. Store filament ends without extremely bending hence preventing filaments from breaking when it's time to use it. 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Download the .zip file.
  2. Unzip the contents into a folder in your hard drive.
  3. Download OpenSCAD at www.openscad.org/downloads
  4. Open the .scad file.
  5. Customize the spool by changing the parameters (see parameters below). Press F5 to preview the design.
  6. Once satisfied with the design, render the design for exporting.
  7. Select File > Export > Export to STL/3MF to export the final design to STL or 3MF.
  8. Slice, print, profit!

PARAMETERS

SettingDescription
Style NumberValues are nos. 1-10 corresponding to the 10 built-in designs
Amount of Spokes

No. of spokes the spool will have. Less spokes mean faster printing and less filament; more spokes mean longer printing but heavier spool

Note: Some designs have fixed no. of spokes and cannot be changed.

Spool Part to GenerateChoose which half of the spool to generate, i.e., narrow part or wide part
Label TextOptional. Used to let you know the filament brand the spool contains. Label tag is only produced on the narrow spool part. 
Note to Self TextOptional. Text or message that will be engraved around the hub of the spool as reminder to yourself about the specifics of the spool, e.g., spool is printed in PLA and cannot be used in dryer box, or spool is printed in ASA/ABS and is dryer box compatible.
Text SizeSize of text. Ensure text size is not too big to cause the text to overlap.

Use my parametric spool adapter if your filament cardboard spool core is wider than that of the Bambu Lab spool:  https://www.printables.com/model/487240-parametric-bambu-lab-spool-adapter-spacer

I'm excited to see what customizations you'll be coming up with! Appreciate if you can post your makes!

Tags

parametric spool filament masterspool openscad

Model origin

The author marked this model as their own original creation.

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