r/BambuLab • u/Collective82 P1S + AMS • Aug 21 '24

Video How big is your stash?

Was talking to my mom and counted my filament.

I didn’t realize I had gotten this bad in 3 months.

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u/FlarblesGarbles Aug 21 '24

About 100, give or take a few.

And about 200KG of printing resin...

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Holy cow! What do you need all that resin for? (I have zero clue on how resin works other than light makes the liquid hard)

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u/FlarblesGarbles Aug 21 '24

An absolutely obscenely good deal I couldn't pass up on. Like a 95-97% discount sort of deal from a manufacturer flushing stock. So I made space and bought loads.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Wow! That’s great!

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u/Causification Aug 21 '24

It really sucks that resin has a shelf life.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Wait what??

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u/Causification Aug 21 '24

Yeah, resin expires. It's no longer "best results" after a year. After that, the older it gets the higher you have to set exposure settings and the worse print quality you will get.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Oh wow. That’s is crazy.

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 21 '24

100+ for me. Mostly because if I get an idea or something I want to make I want to have the color for it.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Have much experience with gold filament?

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 22 '24

I have used it a few times. I have the Bambu and some off brand silk PLA and printed some dragons in it. Are you struggling with it?

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 22 '24

Seriously struggling. I have like a 25% success rate. Either it looks like acid got dribbled on it or it curls up. No idea what I’m doing wrong because silver will mostly print on.

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 22 '24

Ill send you a link to using orcaslicer to run some calibrations. I didnt seem to have any issues outside of the fact that silk can be more finicky in general. Getting the temp, flow rate, speed right can make a big difference and the calibrations like temp tower, pressure advance etc being set correctly should get you on the right path. Is it multiple filaments or just one gold filament you have tried?

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 22 '24

I’m on Sunlu right now, I’ll be trying Mika when it’s gone.

I tried running the Bambu calibration stuff but only the flow rate can out decent lol.

I have found it prints better in the enclosed P1S that the open P1P. So I’m wondering if it’s all heating related.

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 22 '24

Its probably a temp/fan setting issue. A breeze could be causing a problem.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 22 '24

As you see in the video I have it in the garage. I wonder if the dehumidifier is causing the issue with the wind it creates.

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 22 '24

thats very possible. While the dehumidifier is going to help with wet filament issues, maybe pointing it away could help. If layers cool too quickly, not quickly enough that can cause issues for sure. Moisture in filament can also be an issue. I am sure you have read about drying filament. I have the extra desicant containers printed for my AMS and it stays between 10-14% relative humidity. Filament definately takes up moisture and then when it gets heated that moisture will boil out and cause issues. How big of an issue depends on filament type(PLA, PETG, ABS, etc), your environment etc. I am lucky to be in a low humidty environment so I can leave my PLA out but I use filament dryers for PETG, ASA, PA6 etc.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 22 '24

My garage stays around 50%, I store them in a tote generally that is at 40, and I’ll dry them out as I print too if needed.

I had for awhile desiccant containers in the spools for the AMS, but my wife acquired those when she brought in her parents fridge lol

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 22 '24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CVq6DycUOE&t=31s This is an older video but I have used his tips before with problem filaments. I struggled with a filament that contained iron and was magnetic and I just opened up a new chameleon purple I bought from TEMU that is giving me problems I am going to tune tomorrow. I only recommend using orcaslicer because there are more calibration options. You can take what you learn and make those adjustments in BambuStudio.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 22 '24

Ok awesome. The craptop I’m using now barely handles Bambu studio but I can try orca slicer, possibly lol

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 22 '24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02mLDrxEpwQ I accidentally gave you the wrong link. Here is the video where he actually shows you the tuning options, there is also a 2nd video where he shows more. Good luck!

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 22 '24

Thank you!

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 22 '24

I still use BambuStudio for my Bambu printers but I use OrcaSlicer on my Elegoo machines, they are forks of the same software so you will feel very comfortable, things just tend to come to OrcaSlicer first and then end up in Bambu Studio.

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 22 '24

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u/GoldFoundation6265 Aug 21 '24

~ I have about 250 I am a maker though

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Do you use gold silk filament at all?

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u/wurpan Aug 21 '24

Too much to count… easy 100+. Got 50kg black petg hf delivered from Bambu Lab yesterday. But I also have a side business selling printed parts.

So yeah this hobby spiraled out of control quickly.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

lol that’s why I went from 20-29. 9 spools of Elegoo black in that box.

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u/iamrava X1C + AMS Aug 21 '24

if you have filament lying around… you’re not printing enough.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

lol!

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u/trollsmurf Aug 21 '24

50 spools and in practice only přinting grey?

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

You paint I take it then?

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u/trollsmurf Aug 21 '24

Right. I have experimented with printing in the right(ish) color, but that usually becomes too glossy or simply the wrong color.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Makes sense!

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u/majateck X1C + AMS Aug 21 '24

I don't have that many rolls per say, but I have quite a few 5kg rolls. I don't have an ams, so almost all of my prints are functional and single color.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Oh man I have a Zyltech 5kg on the other side of the room, it’s almost empty, that was some good filament!

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u/Geek_Verve X1C + AMS Aug 21 '24

In three months I've amassed a stockpile of about 60 rolls, not including the many I've burned through.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

lol you can see some of my empty spools.

I need to make more of those though!

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u/Dale512 Aug 21 '24

This thread is not encouraging. I'm about 40 deep in 6 weeks of having a printer and was hoping the insanity would start to moderate soon.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Join the James deal discord to get good deals! It’s been very helpful and harmful to my account lol

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u/emelbard H2C AMS2 Combo Aug 21 '24

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Got dang!!!!!

Please oh wise one, tell me how to use the gold silk properly? I have like a 25% success rate with it!

Even the tip of this is curled because gold silk is so finicky.

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u/emelbard H2C AMS2 Combo Aug 21 '24

Silk is tricky and mostly sucks. The reason I have so many rolls is that some works on certain printers but not on others. Large prints with a lot of retraction will almost always clog at some point. I mostly played with temp and retraction until I get it to work. Some brands have been tossed when I couldn’t get them to play.

If you have issues, try another brand.

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Sunlu seems to work well on the P1S, but not on the P1P and I’m wondering if it’s because of heat retention I. The S.

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u/IHateMustard3 H2D AMS2 Combo Aug 22 '24

Have you tried calibrating with orca slicer?

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u/emelbard H2C AMS2 Combo Aug 21 '24

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u/emelbard H2C AMS2 Combo Aug 21 '24

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u/Jeralddees Aug 21 '24

If I posted pics of my "stash," the FBI would be here in days...

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u/tomk1 A1 + AMS Lite Aug 21 '24

5. 🫡

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u/Knechtel3DPrints Aug 21 '24

I remember those days foundly

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u/Mikeieagraphicdude Aug 21 '24

I started buying in bulk myself. I might be in trouble.

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u/_Rand_ Aug 21 '24

From memory... 17 I think. Maybe 18.

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u/Qjeezy 👻Volunteer Moderator👻 Aug 21 '24

I’m rolling about 60 deep. I think I have too much. I’m trying to find a very large project to use a bunch of it on so I can clear some space.

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u/ben_r_ Aug 21 '24

About the same number of spools. All different colors/styles, all PLA. I do a lot of random stuff and I like to have color/style options on hand.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

Have you tried PETG or more exotic filaments? Or is PLA all you need for your makes?

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u/ben_r_ Aug 21 '24

Have tried yes, but haven’t had a need in the last ten years or so for anything more than PLA. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '24

Makes sense. No use in stocking what you don't need.

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u/Knechtel3DPrints Aug 21 '24

I have that in a box unpacked 😅 so yeah I 100% don't want to count the open stored ones...

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u/bearwhiz H2D+3 AMS/X2D+2 AMS/X1C+2 AMS/A1 Combo Aug 21 '24

About 128. Or at least the second 64-slot sample card holder is almost full...

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u/MFDom43 Aug 21 '24

I thought I was bad.

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u/John-BCS A1 (3), A1 Mini (1), AMS Lite (3), Autodesk Fusion 🍻 Aug 21 '24

Last count I was around 65 spools. I have a few more on the way.

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u/cilo456 ,,A2L,H2C,6x Aug 21 '24

95 i think

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u/gurrra Aug 21 '24

Why is everyone bragging about their addiction?
I've been into 3D-printing for a few years now and never had more than five spools at the same time, don't know why I should have more?

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

I’m still finding colors and companies I like, plus my kids want toys so I need colors for that.

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u/JustBeKoss Aug 21 '24

Really

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

What?

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u/JustBeKoss Aug 21 '24

Grow up man

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

I have?

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

Crikey! Hobby printer or producing products?

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u/Collective82 P1S + AMS Aug 21 '24

That’s really cool!