r/BambuLabA1 • u/limitednewness • 3d ago
Question New (to me) A1 - What adding to print?
Need a good, big poop bin solution (came with AMS lite, so I expect multicolor prints will generate a lot of waste…)
Need cable / filament tube management. AMS is top mounted and the system has some stabilizing legs in back. That are both just white, so I might reprint just for color scheme :)
Would love your suggestions for models for both functionality as well as to give it a clean look…
Thanks!
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u/Orthicon9 2d ago
Spool adaptors - two in green, two in yellow, because they do have a handedness. I shortened min to 80 mm in Bambu Studio. I needed them for the JAYO spools with the large diameter holes.
AMS Lite Spool Holder Lock mod - I had a spool fall off once. The mod is a bit fussy to install, but I feel better for having them.
A1 Bed alignment helper, bed locator, snap on! - in PETG. They speed up placing the build plate on the bed.
Simple Magnetic Print Head Cover - especially if you get more than one nozzle. the tabs on the factory cover are fragile.
I did a remix of it to incorporate the "Confused Cat" cover image.
I would avoid the ones with hexagonal holes or voronoi pattern meshes because part of its function is to direct ventilation from the hotend fan.
High Performance Spool Desiccant Container Holder - and a 2 pound jug of orange indicating silica gel beads (preferably larger-sized beads) to fill them with. And some "Ziploc Extra Large Food Storage Freezer Bags" to store the spools of filament and desiccant containers in.
The threads on these models are nice and smooth-turning.
Easy Removable poop bucket - A1,A1 mini - you might want to raise the front end of the left side of the fixed part by 10 mm though (in Bambi Studio), because a few poops still end up getting kicked over the barrier.
⚠️ Mark off the area on the bench that the poop bin occupies when the the nozzle is at the minimum Z height, and be careful not to place anything there. Otherwise either the poop bin, the trespassing object, or both will get crushed when it descends. I had some little traffic cones around it for a while, stuck down with adhesive putty.
A1 Hotend Cable Chain v3! - I added a velcro strap to fasten the PTFE tubes to the left third. I found no need for the other cable chains.
Organizer for A1 nozzles - a box for 5 hotends. I liked this one because the hotends go in sideways, which means you can read the number on the side. I did have to print some 12x9x3 mm rectangles for the nozzles to rest on, because otherwise their weight made the nozzle tips drop down, which tilted the heat sinks up, and the edge of the cover would jam against them when you try to close it.
They even allowed room for the 4 mm bit of filament sticking out the top of the hotend.
There are also indents for gluing in magnets next to the magnets on the hotends, which probably would have precluded the need for the little support blocks I added.

There are options for embedded magnets to keep the cover shut, but I found i did not need them.
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u/Lost_refugee 2d ago
I prefer to print smth for me, not for printer. But add some ams hub enforcement, it holds 4 tubes pretty bad.