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Cereal box - Dry box - Spool and Desiccant Holder

Started by Chris Savage, May 29, 2026, 02:44 PM

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granz

Quote from: granz on Jun 24, 2026, 05:19 PMOne of the holders is currently printing - about an hour and forty five minutes remaining.
That one turned out pretty nice - the only trouble it that I have not been able to open the desiccant box. Any ideas, @Chris Savage?

It looks good, so I duplicated it, and was able to get two more onto the bed. That is printing now, and it should take another six-and-a-half hours. So, I should have all four tomorrow morning. The rest of my order should be here by the end of the week.

Chris Savage

Quote from: granz on Jun 24, 2026, 07:46 PMThat one turned out pretty nice - the only trouble it that I have not been able to open the desiccant box. Any ideas?

I'm confused...if you're printing the boxes I made, you don't open them, you close them. The lid slides on via grooves. What desiccant box are you trying to open?

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granz

Quote from: Chris Savage on Jun 24, 2026, 09:03 PMI'm confused...if you're printing the boxes I made, you don't open them, you close them. The lid slides on via grooves. What desiccant box are you trying to open?
I went to the MakerWorld link that you posted, and downloaded the .STL files (for some reason, I cannot open the files directly in the Bambu Studio program from the web site page. :( ) I believe that it is the "CerealBoxOriginal.stl" file that I printed. I can verify that tomorrow.

It's a box at the back of the spool holder. It printed with the slide door (lid) closed, and I cannot get it to slide open.

I'm already getting ready for bed, so I'll take a picture and post it tomorrow.

Chris Savage

Quote from: granz on Jun 24, 2026, 09:26 PMI went to the MakerWorld link that you posted, and downloaded the .STL files (for some reason, I cannot open the files directly in the Bambu Studio program from the web site page. :( ) I believe that it is the "CerealBoxOriginal.stl" file that I printed. I can verify that tomorrow. It's a box at the back of the spool holder. It printed with the slide door (lid) closed, and I cannot get it to slide open.

Hmmm, well, I now understand your issue, however, I don't know why you're having it. Everything I have printed has either been opened within the App on my Smart Phone, or imported into Bambu Studio. I never had an issue doing this, and that's important, because when you preview the primary profile, this is what you see:

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As you can see, the cover for the desiccant box prints separately. I have never used an STL file with a Bambu Printer. I only ever used them on the Creality printers. On Bambu, everything is auto-sliced and downloaded to the printer automatically. I've never had to interact with an STL file.

If you look at the first post, I show a photo of the plate with all the parts printed on it. The box is open and the lid is next to it on the plate, along with the other parts.

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granz

That is strange. I do print directly from Bambu Studio, it' just that when I am in Maker World web site, and click on the "Open in Bambu Studio" button nothing happens. This is the same whether I have Bambu Studio opened, or not. I need to download the .STL files and then manually open them in Bambu Studio. Here is the preview of the "CerealBoxOriginal.stl" file:


Actually, I have opened every one of the .STL files in the download area, and none of them look like what you showed. Apparently when you "Open in Bambu Studio" it loads a different file. I need to figure out why my Studio doesn't open from the web page.

Chris Savage

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Very, very weird! There are numerous Print Profiles for that model on the linked page. I looked at a preview for ALL of them, and none of them looked like what you show. Most look like my preview, though some are combined or have other modifications. From the website you can preview the models. You have to select a profile before clicking the preview button since the photos never change. I've never had an issue with Bambu Studio opening on Windows 10 / 11. But to be honest, I only open in Studio if I am going to make changes, such as removing a part, changing the scaling or cloning the model. I typically print from the Bambu Handy app on my phone.

I almost forgot, I also use Bambu Studio for custom projects, such as the Acrylic LED Sign Shim. As far as I know, you can't use the app for custom projects, unless they're uploaded to MakerWorld.

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granz

Moved the discussion about the troubles that I have been having with Bambu Studio to my A1 thread: https://savagechats.com/index.php?msg=4998

granz

Quote from: Chris Savage on May 29, 2026, 02:50 PMI printed these filament clips that are designed for the Bambu Lab filament / spools.

I went ahead and found one for the Bambu filament, downloaded it, and am printing it on my Monoprice Voxel (while the A1 is printing a toolbox for my A1 accessories.) I like having multiple printers. 8)

granz

Quote from: granz on Jun 29, 2026, 03:17 PMI went ahead and found one for the Bambu filament, downloaded it, and am printing it on my Monoprice Voxel (while the A1 is printing a toolbox for my A1 accessories.) I like having multiple printers. 8)

I know that it is kind of difficult to see (black print on black bed, :-\ ) but you can see a bit of stringy garbage next to the clip.


I do not know why the designer would design it laying flat, rather than up on one edge. But you can see that there is a lot of stringing (for its size,) inside.

@Chris Savage do you have the link for the clip that you showed? The Sunlu filament comes with clips for each spool, but not the Bambu filament. Although, the Bambu does come with the AMS RFID tags, and is actually cheaper, so there is that... And the clips are pretty simple and easy to print.

Chris Savage

Quote from: granz on Jun 29, 2026, 04:02 PM@Chris Savage do you have the link for the clip that you showed? The Sunlu filament comes with clips for each spool, but not the Bambu filament. Although, the Bambu does come with the AMS RFID tags, and is actually cheaper, so there is that... And the clips are pretty simple and easy to print.

This is the clip I printed 20 of...Please note that there are many profiles. I printed the first plate from the first profile, but duplicated it so there were 10. If I were you, I would try one to start.

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granz

Quote from: Chris Savage on Jun 29, 2026, 09:47 PMThis is the clip
Thank you.

Quote from: Chris Savage on Jun 29, 2026, 09:47 PMI printed 20 of...Please note that there are many profiles. I printed the first plate from the first profile, but duplicated it so there were 10. If I were you, I would try one to start.
That is my intention.  printed a single clip from the project that I found, and was really glad that I did it that way. In my looking for this clip, I found one for the Sunlu filament that I use for my Monoprice printer. I duplicated that, and was just about to print when I remembered that the Sunlu spools come with clips, and that I wanted the clips for the Bambu spools. :P Glad that I noticed, and decided not to print those clips. ;)

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