Bambu X1C IKEA Malm Poop Chute by PhaseworksCA

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Description

Please note, this modification involves making a permanent modification to a furniture item by drilling a hole in it. I accept no liability for unintentional damage caused by the user in the application of this modification.

Requirements

Ikea Malm 2 drawer chest
Battery powered drill
2 inch hole saw
2 x short wood screws

Introduction

I didn't really like any of the existing poop chute solutions, especially because they take up space at the side of the printer, or require you to print a whole drawer assembly. I was already using my X1C on top of an IKEA Malm side table, so I decided to create this modification to make a poop chute that goes directly into the top drawer of the Malm.

This allowed me to fit two X1Cs side by side inside one of my closets:

Side by side X1Cs in a closet, thanks to no real estate taken up by poop chutes at the sides of the printers

Drilling a hole

Drill a pilot hole

There is a pilot hole position guide included in the print file, which makes it easier to drill a pilot hole in the correct place on the malm to properly align with the other parts.

The pilot hole guide aligns with the corner of the IKEA Malm to allow the proper placement of a pilot hole, which will act as the center of the hole to be drilled by a hole saw.

Use a regular drill bit to drill a pilot hole through the center of the guide crosshair.

Drill a 2 inch hole

You will need a way to drill a 2inch hole into the IKEA Malm. I personally used a 2 inch hole saw, like the one pictured below:

You simply insert this into your drill of choice, and line up the central drill using the pilot hole you created in the previous step.

Assembly

Once your 2 inch hole is completed, the assembly of the remaining parts is very simple

Insert the duct adapter into the hole, with the pipe facing towards the front of the IKEA Malm, into the drawer.
Slot the chute down on top of the duct adapter
Secure the chute to the IKEA Malm using two small woodscrews

Printer Placement

The curved corner of the X1C aligns with the curved corner attached to the chute, which allows for alignment if you cannot see the back of the printer (as in my case with the closet). When the printer is flush with the printed part, the waste chute on the printer should be aligned with the printed chute.

Poop Management

You can either place a box at the back of the drawer to catch the waste filament, or let it fall directly into the drawer. In future I may update this project with a magnetically aligning box if I'm feeling motivated!

Happy printing, and let me know if you have any feedback. I might be able to make minor modifications but I can't promise it will neccessarily be in a timely manner - depends on free time! :)

Comment & Rating (14)

@OzDruiD

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@PhaseworksCA I just got a 3 drawer, 800mm wide malm, 2nd hand and love this idea off using a hidden poop drawer. However, its close to me \ my desk etc - so I prefer the concrete paver under as well to reduce vibees, i may have to extend the rear tube up a bit or will your design cater for that? The concrete pavers I havve already are 400(WIDE)x600(DEEP)x40(HIGH) - so they overhang a MALM ttop is 48cm. If I replace with 400x400x40 slabs, that will leave thte 8cm at the rear - which your template will fit in.

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@PhaseworksCA

The rear chute might need to be slightly taller to account for the thickness of the paver I think. It might be okay but probably a slight risk that the filament waste could miss the chute because the guide would be lower down.

@OzDruiD

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Replying to @PhaseworksCA :

Thanks for reply @PhaseworksCA - have now tweaked it a little in Fusion360 with help from a friend, also changed the curved corner to square to account for the square corner of the concrete slab- or that would also push the printer forward and right about 5mm or so in each direction again offsetting the chute from the printer. Will see how it goes. How do you find your printer vibes without a stone? If this works, I wont post it \ remix it officially thou - unless you want to see it.

@PhaseworksCA

Replying to @OzDruiD :

Nice, I could possibly upload the fusion 360 file if it would be of any use to you. My printer definitely shakes the Malm a bit but I havent noticed any obvious artifacts or decline in print quality - I think the bambus are pretty good at compensating for vibration :) I dont mind if you post / remix this particular model so go ahead if you feel like it!

@OzDruiD

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Perfect for tight spot and Ikea Malm furniture. I have a concrete slab 40mm thick so had to modify it slightly and thus the protyping with the blue tape but still perfect solution to a challenging spot.

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@PhaseworksCA

Nice work adapting it to your setup!

@OzDruiD

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Replying to @PhaseworksCA :

No, thank you for the hard work - boosted :P

@Ninso

Very cool Design!

@gameornoughtmin

Out of interest, are you doing anything to secure the X1C to the top of the Malm? thinking of doing something similar with a P1P but worried it'll shake itself off!

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@PhaseworksCA

Currently no, its not been a problem for me, I had an X1C on top of the Malm for a year or so before this modification with no issue / obvious movement. Not sure if the P1P has any feet differences that might make it more prone to movement. Simple solution might be to made some brackets to screw onto the top of the Malm that line up with the feet of the printer

@Ninso

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Worked very well

@OzDruiD

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Thank you for all the help and design that really fixed my setup.

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