Vice – A Simple PCB Workstation from a Bambu Spool

Ever looked at an empty Bambu Lab filament spool and thought:
"This could be something more..."?

Introducing Vice! A minimal, modular PCB workstation built from a recycled Bambu Lab spool and a set of 3D-printable components. It’s designed for quick, non-destructive probing and development, especially with tools like the Bus Pirate.

🔩 Features

• Recycled Bambu Lab Spool Base
  The spool acts as a sturdy, perforated workbench — perfect for mounting with standard screws.
• Two Modular Mount Types
  • PCB Holders – Snap-in mounts to hold your PCB securely without tape or clamps.
  • Probe Arms – Designed to hold acupuncture needles (or pogo pins) under light spring pressure, allowing you to probe test points, headers, and IC pins without soldering.
• Compatible with Bus Pirate & Debug Tools
  Just hook up with Dupont wires and start sniffing I²C, SPI, UART, or anything else.
• Non-destructive & Adjustable
  No clips, no glue — just precision probing and a stable mount.

🛠️ What You’ll Need

• 1x empty Bambu Lab filament spool
• A 3D printer
• M2/M3 bolts, washers, and nuts
• Acupuncture needles (or pogo pins if you want to adapt this model)
• Dupont jumper wires
• Debug tools (Bus Pirate, FTDI adapter, logic analyzer, etc.)

💬 Remix-Friendly

Need longer arms? Want to mount a logic analyzer holder? Go ahead.
Vice is designed to be hacked, extended, and shared.