AMS Riser Options

Bambu Lab AMS General discussions
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As an after-thought: When I first got my initial X1, it took me 2 months to shake that old habit of needing to print printer parts to get it to do what I wanted. Slow learner …

Now, with over 3,300h on two consecutive X1’s, I feel more confident about my own “useful prints”:

  1. I’d suggest to start with the AMS itself rather than the X1. In particular the various “AMS saviour” on MakerWorld help a lot against entangling. It still happens, but much rarer. Look for ones that still allow you to see the AMS lights, are simple to slide on and include a filament guide on the roll side.
  2. You’ll want to print the PTFE and cable removal tool set.
  3. Dessiccant holders for the spools. There are some really good ones out there. Especially the screw-in types. Just remember that they either need to be from a heat resistant material or need to be removed before putting them in the dryer. And do not dry your dessiccant in them when using a microwave. Otherwise, they’ll look like modern art afterwards :sweat_smile:
  4. Dessiccant tray’s for when you replace the original dessiccant bags with reuasble dessiccant.
  5. Dessiccant holders for the front row of the AMS. Those can be a challenging print, in particular in PETG. But you’ll learn a lot and can use them for extra dessiccant and acid free activated charcoal (against the smell). I also have one per AMS holding a cheap hygrometer as it allows me to know easily when to dry my dessiccant.

Only then did I look at the printer with any hope of making meaningful improvements.

  1. A charcoal filter replacement container. I usually have acid free activated charcoal sitting on top of a cut-out from a FFP2 mask in the container. Works a treat as my nose and the air quality sensor I have sitting behind the “exhaust” tell me. Or I may just be deluding myself and it is only as good as the original solution :sweat_smile:
  2. I did install ThruTheFrame’s HULA’s. Since the motor noise update last year they are not needed so much imo, but I have a background in vibration control and loved how much thought was put into them :+1:. And they do indeed reduce the vibration transmitted from the printer to the table.

What I would still like to print if my printer wasn’t so busy printing:

  • Build plate alignment tabs since I do occasionally place it wrongly
  • Something to ensure the poop chute congestion has no chance to occur as the sensor is not reliable and it occured just yesterday, leading to a slight bending of my ObXidian nozzle :sleepy:
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