Bambu Spool Supports for Vacuum Bags by GreySpaceAlien

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X1 Carbon

P1S

P1P

X1E

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

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2.3 h

1 plate

4.9(8)

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Description

These spool edge supports snap in nicely to the Bambulab spools and keep the edges from deforming when being vacuum sealed. They index nicely into the filament holes in the side of the spools. You need four left and four right supports to fully surround a spool.

Bill of Materials

Bambu Filaments

Ivory White

A01-W2-1.75-1000-SPLFREE

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Comment & Rating (18)

@Treyne

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Works great. My vacuum sealer won't work unless I use a support, just destroys the spool. Many thanks!

The designer has replied

@gsalien

I am happy to hear they are useful to you. Please let me know if you have any issue with the fingers breaking. This is my third iteration, and I have not had a problem with this version yet, but it will be interesting to see how they work for different vacuum sealers.

@Treyne

Replying to @gsalien :

Will do!

@my4rn3r

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

printed in Asa with no issues

@KeredG

I think the vacuum bag will not be able to extract all the air with these supports especially with a half used spool of filament like in your last photo, I prefer like how most spools come from the manufacturer almost completely airless other than the hole in the middle

The designer has replied

@gsalien

Hi @KeredG , I understand your concern, it looks like there is a lot of air in there, but what you are really looking at is a vacuum which has a very low concentration of air. The total amount of actual air is similar to what would be present in a sealed bag from the factory. If the supports were to disappear, the bag would instantly collapse in to fill the space you are seeing. There may be a slight amount of additional "air" in there as compared to a factory sealed bag, but not enough to cause any appreciable harm to the filament. None the less, I understand your desire to do something different and I can respect that. I am more concerned with the damage that the vacuum bags are doing to my spools than the trivial amount of extra air that may remain from using these supports.

@gsalien

Replying to @gsalien :

In fact, as I was developing these, the first version had tiny fingers around the outer edge that ended up breaking as I was vacuum sealing a spool. When the fingers broke from the external pressure introduced by the vacuum, the bag instantly collapsed to be tight against the filament. It sadly also broke the spool. So I am confident that a strong vacuum is still being formed.

@ProGramd

Great Print on my P1S. The flex on the spool is gone. Just toss some desiccant in there. Relaxed spool, dry filament, and sound sleep for months, years, maybe decades of storage.

The designer has replied

@gsalien

Really glad it is giving you sound sleep! I will add the "sleep aid" tag next time I update the listing. ;) Thanks for the feedback!

@blessedsilence

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

This was something I didn't know I needed until I printed it.

The designer has replied

@gsalien

I'm glad you see the value. They also have the advantage of keeping my spools from rolling off the table as they provide a flat spot on the edge. Happy printing!

@user_621694182

Excellent, I had a similar product in mind; I'll print it tomorrow

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@gsalien

Great, let me know your thoughts. I am happy to make any changes you might identify.

@Fossil28

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Great Print

@user_2336211353

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

@user_1701122060

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

@Thingie

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