Bambu Lab A1 Mini, Vertical mount for your AMS "Lite" to save bench space.

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Just had to test a vertical mount for the AMS unit as I have limited bench space but plenty of height space.
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@GoldFus1on 10 ай бұрын

I just had a thought of this yesterday, nice it works functionally

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

It is not pretty but it works.

@dosdont 10 ай бұрын

The whole reason I haven't bought one is the horizontal space they take up. You solved that in a clever way, nice work.

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

There are stl files to print new AMS mounts brackets That you can find online that make it take up less depth as well. I have just installed them on mine, saves about 6 inches in desk top depth.

@TJK0ng 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I'm glad I'm not the only one who had this idea and that I was able to see it works before I make a similar leap. I have the A1 Mini on pre-order now just waiting for it to ship. I've been tinkering with the idea of making a plexi enclosed shelf above mine to house both the AMS and room for storage of 8 or so more spools as a dry box for filament storage and run the bowden tubes out the bottom. I've previously used a large plastic storage container similarly with both a small peltier dehumidifier and silica desiccant that keeps humidity consistently at under 30%, so I'm looking forward to freeing up some room in the shop and keeping the spools on the AMS dry at the same time. Now I just need to get a working poop chute to a trash can below sorted out for it.

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

The poop seems to fly all over so good luck catching it all. I ordered a send cable for the AMS and will experiment with extending it so that the AMS can be right side up when mounted above the A1 Mini.

@RandallSchwed 10 ай бұрын

I would love to see a Big Loo robot printed in a walking model. the original was the best Christmas present I ever received. Ten bucks was a lot of money back then and I was sure I wouldn't get it.

@sparker602 10 ай бұрын

AWESOME! I have one on order and have been planning to try exactly this as soon as I get mine. Great to see that it will work.

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

I ordered a replacement cable for the AMS, that I can then modify to be longer so the unit can be rotated. That will make the spool numbers easyer to read.

@oljobo 10 ай бұрын

Fabulous! ❤. Now I know it's possible. Thanks

@Trust_me_I_am_an_Engineer 10 ай бұрын

Very good solution! Brilliant! Every other reviewer points out that it takes up more 'floorspace' than an X1 with the AMS-Lite next to the printer. By the fourth reviewer I got so fed up that I told him "Mount it above the printer : the spools are locked on their spindles! Are you a maker or just a printer ?" OK, you already know this, but the filament tangle detection will detect a tangle when the hub is pulled down to the printer because the filament is harder to pull into the printhead : a magnet inside the hub will then come closer to a sensor and detect the tangle (it's in the starter manual online) so you do need to keep bends in the tubes.

@mrwoodandmrtin 10 ай бұрын

Yup. Looks nice. Big fan of going vertical for storage. You know if you cut that cable mid-section you could add any sort of plugs to extend it. Or, staggering the joins, you could do an almost invisible soldering joint using heat shrink. If you want, I'll do a video demo to show you how, but you probably already know how to do it.

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

Yes, cutting and extending the cable was my first thought as well. But since it works as is I may hold off incase someone comes up with the actual connectors that were used or a extension cable.

@mytubeview 10 ай бұрын

@@Robothut it seem they are using the same 4 pin CPU power cable as per another similar mod maker from Makerworld.

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

Now to find the name of the part or cable .@@mytubeview

@guesswhatteapots 10 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@Brocollipy 10 ай бұрын

Great idea. Thanks for sharing 👍

@oleurgast730 10 ай бұрын

Great solution. I thought of setting the AMS behind the A1 (my table has 80cm) but this is so much better. Also an enclosure would be more easy to build (I have some acrilic panels from an old shower cabins door, so small but long). Quite sad the maximum temperature of the bed is only 80°C, because with this modification and an enclosure, the printer would be nice for ABS else.

@glensmith-or1bp 10 ай бұрын

I just recently added my A1 mini through the Bambu Slicer that way when I send the file through a phone hot spot that is one way if you have a decent internet connection. You mentioned you did not have a phone to run off of my Iphone would not let me register the new printer. That is why I tried to go through the Bambu Slicer. You can find it under Device tab above and go from there. Once I did that my Bambu Handy was finally able to see the printer. Not sure why it did not work but now it does. I have never connected through the LAN method. Ohh one more thing I am going to order me a replacement 4 plug cord and then cut and extend it. Also there is a person who posted on his version of the mount via the wall the 4 pin connectors off of Amazon. I do not know if they will work but I did order a set I guess I will give that a try too but thats going to be a few weeks off since I will have to wait for the parts. Let me find the link and post. Thank you for your video.

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

Yes post a video of your progress and links to the 4 pin connector if you can.

@mytubeview 10 ай бұрын

Nice idea, i might put it closer to wall and had a wall hang.

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

The wife would not let me do the wall hang. I got to stay portable. As it is I am right up against the wall.

@MegaRockfever 5 ай бұрын

loved it...

@bettydaltonnewbold2019 10 ай бұрын

Nice video. Thanks. BTW, where'd you get the SD card adapter from? That's a really GREAT add-on!

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

I bought it so many years ago now. But I bet it was Amazon.

@jayducharme 10 ай бұрын

That's a lot of Bowden tube!

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

The tubes just direct the flow of filament, it is a direct drive extruder in the hot end.

@jayducharme 10 ай бұрын

@@Robothut Wow. That’s even more impressive!

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

Yes there just there to keep the filaments from tangling up with each other.@@jayducharme

@rick_100 10 ай бұрын

I've been thinking about buying this printer because of the speed. I am curious how it prints functional parts. I watched a review video on a channel called 247printing where they printed a very tall part in vase mode. He showed the Z axis movement while printing at the top of the part. It showed considerable movement up and down. He measured it as one millimeter. This leads me to believe any unevenness in the bed will be repeated all through the printed part. That might be a problem on larger functional parts. I've only had printers with manual bed leveling so I'm not sure how the mesh bed leveling works. Thanks, Rick

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

I am working on a speed / quality test video right now. I have printed 30 mechanical parts for a robot project and so far the parts are perfect and print in 1/3 the time of my PRUSA MK3s with the same 0.2 layer height setting.

@rick_100 10 ай бұрын

@@Robothut That's very encouraging. I really want a faster printer. I would probably get the multi-color add on since it's only available as a package now. You can't buy just the printer alone at this time. Most of the 3d printer reviews seem to aimed at people who use their printers for non mechanical prints. Looking forward to your test video. Thanks, Rick

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

Video will go up tomorrow. Just to let you know all the parts are perfect fit and the quality is better than the Prusa MK3s and 3 times faster. it is amazing.@@rick_100

@bryanfoster362 10 ай бұрын

I was curious if you could just use longer PTFE tubing and mount it on a shelf above the a1?

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

Yes, but you would have to make a new ANS cable extender or lengthen the one that is there.

@walterguske9715 10 ай бұрын

Cool solution but isnt it recommended by bambulab to not hang it on wall and let it side by side with printer? Would love this on wall if its ok

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

Seems to have no problem working in the vertical position. I do not see any post anywhere from Bambu saying it will not work this way.

@PeterAgostiniJdcap26 10 ай бұрын

What did that rig cost ? Thanks John the robot 🤖 man . 😎👍🏻

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

The A1 Mini printer is $300.00 with the AMS 4 color unit it is around $450.00 plus shipping. The Printer prints 3 times faster than standard printers and at a higher quality.

@PeterAgostiniJdcap26 10 ай бұрын

@@Robothut thanks for info John , much appreciated

@PeterAgostiniJdcap26 10 ай бұрын

@@Robothut I think I found this on Amazon not sure 🤔

@Robothut 10 ай бұрын

Buy it from BambuLab.com for the best price. They warehouse in USA so shipping is fast as long as they are not sold out. bambulab.com/en-us/a1-mini @@PeterAgostiniJdcap26