Y-Splitter for Bambu printers, and any other need for a PTFE Y-Splitter!
Please Note: Whilst it is possible to print faster (using thicker layer lines or faster print speeds, as per the un-official print profiles), this can and likely will affect performance as it'll affect how smooth the print and the surfaces are inside the filament guides. Please print with the profiles I supplied (Marked, ‘Designer’), I've heavily tested my profiles and can't guarantee that other profiles will perform as I've described.
What does it do?
Allows you to connect 2 sources of filament (eg AMS and external spool) without needing to swap over PTFE tubes each time you switch between them.
Why this one?
I had tried a number of the popular options around, but found I was often getting filament caught inside it or jammed and it was never something I could rely on to run my AMS through due to the frequent filament changes.
This has taken weeks to refine, and have gone through multiple printed revisions, each one undergoing testing and further refinement and I finally landed on this one. I've done a number of tests and have printed several prints with this connected, each with 50-100 filament changes with zero problems.
How do I use it?
The splitter has an IN end and an OUT end.
The IN end has two holes, they are both the same and you can run any filament source into either.
The OUT end has just one hole and that should lead to your printer.
Each hole is threaded to take a PC4-M10 PTFE pneumatic mount (the push clips that PTFE tubes slot into).
If you need to buy more, these are high qualty reliable PC4-M10s.
Once your PC4-M10's are screwed in, slot in your PTFE tubes.
The PTFE tubes going into the two IN holes you can push in pretty much as far as you want too (I'd advise not as far as they'll go but maybe 2-3mm before that).
The PTFE tube going into the OUT hole however is important that you push that all the way in.
As you can see below, a special recess has been designed for the PTFE tube to slot into and it needs to push all the way down into this hole to ensure the inner diameter lines up with the feed hole for the filament. It's also important to make sure your PTFE tube are cut neatly and straight.
Mounting
You have three options for mounting. I've designed and included two mounts specifically for the Easy Split (detailed below), but you can also just leave it free. I personally have mine connected up and it needs no mount (as pictured), but it depends how and where you'll want to use yours.
Both versions are available with holes cut for 8x3 magnets, or 10x2 magnets.
I've included a profile which contains all 4 mounts, with each one on it's own plate, so you can just print the one you want from that (or via the included STLs).
Print Settings
I highly recommend printing from the official profile included above as there has been a lot of tweaks made to ensure this performs correctly. If you want to slice it yourself though, here's the core settings:
Tips
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