Sunlu Refill on Bambu Spool Adapter

Sunlu Refill on Bambu Spool Adapter

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0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill
0.2mm layer, 3 walls, 15% infill
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Sunlu Filament Refill Adapter to use Bambu Spool. I have only tested this on the WHITE Bambu spools though it may work on the others, I don't have any other style Bambu Spools to test fit. NOTE(s): I discovered one of my Bambu Spools has a very slightly larger bore than the rest so I added a file with Extra Bore Clearance in case you run into the same… v9 is the tighter bore and v11 is the looser bore. Then I found a couple of Sunlu refills I just received are even NARROWER so I updated the thickness accordingly in v12. Also Worth Noting, you can stack these together to make them thicker if you have some thin refills.

 

The Sunlu Refill sets that include one “Sunlu Master Spool” and several refills wrapped in velcro are a moderately inexpensive way to get decent filament, especially when on sale. The problem is that the Sunlu Master Spool is a sloppy fit and has some feed and retraction issues in the Bambu AMS (possibly even pulling as a single on the external holder) because there is too much slop between both the sides and the spindle. Making a spacer for the side of those Sunlu spools would be very thin because the fit is “almost good” BUT when using these refills on the Bambu spool the center spindle fit is better but the slop to the side plate is MUCH worse. This Adapter Spacer fills that side gap and allows the Sunlu Refill to feed perfectly on the Bambu Spools, far better than it does on the Sunlu “Master Spool”.

 

This may work with other refills that are normally too narrow for the Bambu spool however I have not tested any other brand refill. If you test it on another brand and it works, please comment with the info. For the Original v9, Print time is approximately 90 to 120 minutes and ~49 grams of filament depending on your walls, infill, etc. I do 3 walls with 4 top and bottom layers and 15% Gyroid and they are strong and work perfectly. I have printed in PLA Tough and PETG and surprisingly the PLA Tough version survives my filament dryer but your mileage in your dryer may vary.

 

Print this with the TEXT UP and the smooth side to the plate, no supports, no brim.

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Worked well. I printed the smaller bore version but would go for the larger next time. I combined this with a re-used RFID tag and had to file out a little notch to get it all to fit on the spool. One quick note - the circle design on the side looks cool but I think it may add to the printing time, the print head spent a lot of time going around filling in tiny little areas around the circles. I'd love to see a version with more of a wagon wheel / spoke shape.
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Thank you for the input on the circle vs spokes. I may add that design if enough people ask for it but, the reason I chose the holes was because the Bambu spools have holes so I figured it would be easier to remember which spacer went with which spool... I have some wagon wheel spools for which I will use wagon wheel style spacers, etc.
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Fonctionne super bien.
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Hello, your adapter works great, my only question is how did you get the refill filament to not spin on the spool when the AMS is trying to retract the filament ?
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If it is still spinning, you can pull the inner piece of filament through a side hole. I do this and remove the sticker that Sumlu puts on the start AND end of the roll!!! That sticker will wreak havoc in the AMS if it gets pulled in (ask me how I know). In some cases I either used the thicker of the spacers that I uploaded or doubled them up in a combination of 2 thinner or a thin and a thick depending on how "narrow" the refill is compared to the Bambu spool I have.
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It Works!!!
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