Hi there!
I recently upgraded from an Ender3 & Sovol IDEX to the awesome X1C with the AMS.
Having a blast printing almost 24/7 again!
Only problem/challenge I have, is that I have a lot of filament spools that are too wide (~75-77mm) for the AMS to use. There’s also not really that much room to attach these to the backside of the printer. I’ve considered respooling, but I also heard people are using filament drying units to print from!
Another option would be to make a custom filament holder to fit larger rolls.
I was wondering, what are your experiences using off-brand spools (in my case: 123-3D housebrand) on the X1C AMS combo?
Next to my 2 AMS units, for wider spools, I’m relying also on a couple of dual spool Sovol filament dryers ( https://amzn.eu/d/7ZZOJ5m). To the date it worked out great. I’ve also made a a couple of custom spool holders ( plenty of choices on Printables- Printables) for 2kg or more spools, that i don’t use very often but are available just in case i need them. I’m also in the process of making myself a spool rewinder (Printables) so that I can rewind some spools of filament that I would rather use the AMS when printing.
See if anything I’ve mentioned here might help solving your problem.
How do you like the performance of the Sovol filament dryer?
There are too much brands too choose from, lol.
Did you buy/print any other adjustments to connect it directly? Maybe the Y-splitter or these tubing connectors?
I chose Sovol for the dual filament option for a reasonable price. Advantage : drying while feeding the filament to the printer. As spliter I’ve made myself and inspired from this one 4路分流器 the perfect 4 way splitter by asianlth - MakerWorld, which has been working great for me.
I’ve also replaced the stock layout AMS in one of my units with the Hydra Pro (Printables), for the same reason, but I still rely more on the Sovol feeding, as it allows for continuous drying when needed.
There are a few respoolers on makerworld along with bambu spools if that would be of interest to you
plus id like to ask whats the would difference be between a filament dry box and a small blow heater in a box ?
Portability and multiple uses in one single item, such as drying, filament feeding and storage, to point out a few. I’m not sure if the blow heater box could provide the same uses, given that I’ve never used one before. In the end it’s just a matter of personal choice, price and availability.
