This week’s selection is the AMS PRIME by MakerWorld contributor Glue.
This is quite an unusual design, and it will require some work to complete. What is it? It’s a replacement for the AMS Lite system on a Bambu Lab A1 (or A1 mini) 3D printer.
Hold on, why would you want to replace the AMS Lite? Isn’t it a competent system that works well? Yes, that’s true, but there are a couple of circumstances where it falls down:
In humid environments the spools must be enclosed, and that’s not possible with the open-style AMS Lite design
In tight spaces, the footprint of the A1/AMS Lite is quite large and the system may not fit
Both of these issues are solved with the AMS PRIME.
How does it work? Well, it works almost identically to the original AMS Lite, and that’s because it basically IS the AMS Lite: you must disassemble the AMS Lite and reassemble its components into the AMS PRIME.
Essentially, the AMS PRIME relocates the motherboard and motors of the AMS Lite into a more convenient location. You can see the black case that holds the motherboard in the images, and the familiar motors, which push and pull the filament.
Once the AMS PRIME is set up, it’s possible to do something like this:
Note that the spools in the image are each in dry boxes, solving the humidity problem.
It’s also possible to place the dry boxes (or spool holders) above the A1 system on a shelf or rod. This solves the footprint problem by using vertical space instead of table space.
Aside from the effort required to build the AMS PRIME, there is one key side effect: because the original spool hubs are removed and not used in the AMS PRIME, we lose the RFID reader. This means that Bambu Lab spools mounted on the AMS PRIME system are not automatically detected. You’ll have to manually identify your materials to the A1 3D printer, even if they are from Bambu Lab.
For some, that could be a showstopper limitation. On the other hand, if you don’t have table space or need dry spools, perhaps the AMS PRIME is something you should investigate.
Via MakerWorld
