Spool Adapter

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Spool Adapter

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X1 Carbon
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0.2mm layer, 10 walls, 15% Gyroid infill
0.2mm layer, 10 walls, 15% Gyroid infill
Designer
7.7 h
5 plates
4.9(67)
INSERT FOR SMALL SPOOLS
INSERT FOR SMALL SPOOLS
Designer
31 min
1 plate
5.0(9)
ABS with per part Brim settings
ABS with per part Brim settings
Designer
8.3 h
5 plates
5.0(2)
0.2mm layer, 10 walls, 15% infill
0.2mm layer, 10 walls, 15% infill
Designer
8 min
1 plate
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Description

Spool One

Universal and reusable spool for the Bambu Lab AMS that accommodates any brand of cardboard spool or refill without requiring brand-specific inserts for different diameters.

-NEW FEATURE!!!!. NOW, you can use it on small spools by removing the clamp and adding the provided taper insert.

-NEW V2 print plates. I've just added a new set of print plates with thicker walls for extended durability.

-NEW ACCESSORY. Now you can use the Spool One on an AMS lite when mounted on my new design Holder ONE. Check it out on the link below:

https://makerworld.com/en/models/188682#profileId-207967

 

 

FEATURES:

- A single clamp system that covers all internal cardboard diameters from 80mm to 102mm, and an AMS minimum core width of 50mm and a maximum of 60mm.
- Integrated filament and brand tagging system with an optional customizable extra tag.

- Fast printing and lightweight. Weighing 162 total grams and only 4:40 hours of total printing.
- Powerful clamp system that locks the spool rotation to prevent the core from slipping.

- Integrated clip system to stop the filament from unwinding while stored. 
- The internal diameter of 35 millimeters allows you to use the adapter on A1, A1 mini spool hangers, and most single spool printers out there.

- Now you can use it on small spools by removing the clamp and adding the provided taper insert.

 

 

Assembly Steps:

 

 

 

1. Insert the Bolt into the Filament Plate and align the arrow with the type of filament you will use.

 


 

 

2. Tear one of the cardboard spool sides.

 


 

 

3. Place the Filament Plate with the Bolt attached on top of the cardboard spool.

 

 


4. Hold the spool carefully with both hands, flip it along with the Filament Plate upside down, and then tear the second cardboard side.

 

 

 

 

5. Measure the internal diameter of the cardboard spool.


 

 

 

6. Install the three Tabs into one of the three pivot slot sets on the Clamp Star. There are two knobs on each Tab; insert the round knob first and then the flat one.


- For spools with internal diameters between 80 and 90, install the Tabs into the three shortest slots.
- For IDs between 86 and 96, install the Tabs on the medium three slots.
- For IDs between 92 and 102, install the Tabs on the longest three slots.

-NEW!!! For IDs under 70mm, remove the clamp star and nut and use the new taper insert as shown at the end of this assembly instructions.

 

 


7. Connect the Clamp Nut to the Clamp Star.

 


 

 

8. Align the Clamp Star knob to the Bolt slot and screw it all the way down. Once the tabs make contact with the internal ID of the cardboard core, continue to tighten the Nut until it presses against the ID wall firmly. Do not overtighten it, as it may deform the plate and potentially damage the assembly.

 

 

 

9. Insert the Brand Plate Nut into the Brand Plate and select the right brand.

 


 

 

10. Screw the Brand Plate into the Bolt until it presses against the cardboard core tightly. Again, avoid overtightening it as it may deform the Plate and potentially damage the assembly.

 

 

 

11. Insert the end of the filament into one of the 12 clips on the side of the plates.

 

 

 

12. If your filament or Brand is not included in the plates, you can modify the print file named OTHER and just insert it into the special slot. To remove it, just push it out from the other side. For those of you who prefer to label the tag in CAD software, you can find the Step and Fusion files at the "Raw Model Files" button.

 

 

Assembly for small Spools

 

 

Done! Your spool is ready to be used on the AMS, A1 spool holders and now using my new print Holder ONE, it can also be used on the AMS lite!!!

 

If you like the design, kindly consider buying me a coffee using the link below.

 

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/f1dude

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

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Comment & Rating (150)

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@cheshire
Nice make! I was able to use this in an Inland PETG+ spool that has a 75mm diameter by simply rotating the clips downward before inserting and then tightening the Clamp Star down until it pushed the clips against the edges of the spool. I did have to make sure it was centered as I did this, but it worked great. I recommend screwing the Clamp Star knob all the way down the bolt before assembly just to loosen the threads a bit. They are smallish threads, and they were stiff on first use. After screwing it down and back up, threads were nice and smooth. (Could have been my print.) The only thing I’d change is a bit thicker on the spool ends in between the frame. Other than that, I love this!
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@f1dude
Thanks for your feedback @cheshire! I'm glad you like it. It's good to know that it can go a little under the minimum ID limit. I've got to try it myself. I did see the thread losing effect with PLA, but it wasn't too tight going down the first time. The change you are suggesting is to make the ribs thicker on the outer section. Could you please clarify? Thanks again.
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@cheshire
Thanks. The sections between the “ribs” on the spool are a little thin. Not a big deal. Just thinking maybe another 5 or so layers might be a good idea.
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@f1dude
Replying to @cheshire :
Thanks for the detailed explanation @cheshire! I kept the walls thin on the entire plate so the print time stayed fast because the ribs were strong enough to carry the refill load and also because, when combined with the flat, thin, and solid surface, they provided enough stiffness to take the torque motions coming to from the AMS. Thanks again for posting comment with a picture!!!
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@jethleong11
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0.2mm layer, 10 walls, 15% Gyroid infill
Used the pla profile but printed in petg for better durability. Threads were a bit wonky but that's probably a petg issue rather than profile issue, and did eventually thread down with some force. Pretty easy to swap over cardboard spool and already tried it in the ams for a three colour print with more than a hundred swaps., Works perfectly with no errors and the cardboard ring locking mechanism is quite ingenious.
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@f1dude
Thank you for your feedback. I'm so glad it passed your extensive color swap test.!!!
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@f1dude
I forgot to say that the colors are awesome!
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@jromano1987
are these suppose to sit all the way flush? i may have messed something up on my end because this little bit that wont sit all the way flush is keeping the brand end screw from grabbing the threads and tightening up the.
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@f1dude
Hi. Yes, they should be flushed. The ribs are designed to be very tight against the bolt and nut to give stiffness to the assembly, so they are sometimes a little tricky to push in. Just flex the plates a little so the ribs open up, you should be able to insert them flushed.
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@jromano1987
Replying to @f1dude :
OHHHH, ok perfect. works perfectly now. Thanks man!! killer design btw
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@f1dude
Replying to @jromano1987 :
Thank you!!!
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@ArkAiA
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0.2mm layer, 10 walls, 15% Gyroid infill
Best spool that I've used yet. The most recent profile that includes the thicker sides works very well.
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@f1dude
Thanks for your rating and comment!!
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@guategeek
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Great design, makes it so I can use eSun filament which is all that available in my country. Printed in ABS with a color change for the layers with text.
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@f1dude
Thank you so much for your comment and Boost!!!
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@greg.whistler
Having grown tired of various core inserts, side rings, etc, I thought I'd give a few "universal spools" a try. Yours was the first. It seemed a little over-engineered at first, until I put it all together and understood how all the parts worked. Now that I have it loaded up, I quite like the engineering that went into it to make sure it was both universal and kept a good grip on the cardboard core. And while it seems a little more work than ripping off the sides and dropping in a core, the fact is that most cores don't fit *that* well--either being slightly too loose (or too tight), so require finagling anyway. And it's way faster than re-spooling with a Pastamatic. I'll be running this eSun white through the printer some time today, and if all goes well, I won't bother trying my second option I downloaded. I'm confident it'll be fine...everything feels nice and secure. Your default profiles printed nicely, though I did rearrange the plates to make everything print on 2 plates instead of 3.
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@f1dude
Wow! Thank you, Greg, for such a detailed explanation of why you chose to give it a go after trying all the other alternatives (my exact same story). I hope you have a good experience using to as I have for a couple of months now. Thanks again for your comments!
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@Conchulio
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passt perfekt
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@f1dude
Vielen Dank für Ihr Foto und Ihr Feedback!
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@bryan.cabrera
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0.2mm layer, 10 walls, 15% Gyroid infill
Plates were printed on my Ender 5 and all other parts on my X1 Carbon using Sunlu black PLA. Clamp nut was a very tight fit and I had to apply a lot of force to work it in but once I did this a few times it loosed up. I also reprinted the clamp nut in PETG and it was tight but a better fit. Overall a very impressive and clever design. Thank you for sharing.
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@f1dude
Hello Bryan. It is interesting to learn that PLA bolt with PETG nut is a combination that works. Thank you so much for your feedback and review. I really appreciate it!!
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@Bman__
I have been searching for something like this and you nailed it and made it easy to label as part of the process. The sides are really thin but seem to be holding up. Thank you very much for the share. This rocks!
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@f1dude
Thank you so much for your comments @Bman. I kept the walls thin on the entire plate so the print time stayed fast. The ribs were strong enough to carry the refill load and also because, when combined with the flat, thin, and solid surface, they provided enough stiffness to take the torque motions coming to from the AMS. I'm glad you like it as much as I did!
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@bomas_ulz
Replying to @f1dude :
I will try that for my next spool. But thin walls are sometimes nit that good as some filaments tend to push it outwards. Had some spools which didn’t fit into AMS then.
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@f1dude
Replying to @bomas_ulz :
Hello bomas_ulz. I just wanted to let you know that I've just released a new print profile with the option to print plates with thicker walls. Thanks again for your feedback!!!
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@TheFixItCollect
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So far, this is my absolute favorite solution for cardboard spools in the AMS. I have tried a number of the ones that go around the edges of the cardboard spools, but they all seem to last for only one use. The delicate edges tear apart when trying to take them off the spool to transfer to another. In addition, they all seem to make the height of the spool too big to where the spool rubs against the top of the AMS. This is a much more solid solution. After I printed one of the sides, I thought the plate was too thin as many had mentioned. I printed another and modified the z scale from 5.0mm to 6.0mm and it made it a little more substantial without making the overall spool width much larger.
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@f1dude
Hello TheFixItCollective. Thank you for your review and feedback; I really appreciate it! I have seen that some users would like the plate walls to be thicker, and I'm glad you found an easy way to make them wider. I'm obsessed with designing solutions that use as little material as possible and print fast, and when I was deciding how thick those walls should be, I chose to keep them thin because there is no real mechanical benefit to having them thicker. Thanks again for your review!
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@TheFixItCollect
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Replying to @f1dude :
Hey f1.dude, I really think it is a great design. I only made mine thicker because I was worried I would end up breaking through the layer after continued use. I don't know my own strength sometimes. Seriously though, I love the innovation with your design and the ability to select both a manufacturer and a filament type. The installation in a cardboard spool was so easy. I am printing the Pastamatic respooler using your spool design and I can already tell that it is far superior to the other designs I've used. I look forward to seeing what else you come up with.
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@f1dude
Replying to @TheFixItCollect :
Hello TheFixItCollective. I just wanted to let you know that I've just released a new print profile with the option to print plates with thicker walls. Thanks again for your feedback!!!
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