Description of the “Front Vertical Controller Housing” that follow the Bambu enclosure box style

One of the things I noticed immediately after placing the P1S on the workstation is that the control terminal remains placed at an odd height given its orientation provided by the original parent stand. With the printer on a table, while remaining seated one can comfortably access the printer chamber but to perform operations with the terminal one has to get up to reach it and read it easily.

Below I report the solution I adopted to place the small control terminal directly in front of the machine and in a style in my opinion decidedly P1S-like, and apart from aesthetics which remains a matter of personal liking, I now find myself much more comfortable operating the terminal which is much more accessible and readable.

It sits and stays flush with the front panel, creating no possibility of stumbling into the panel.

Idea and implementation

You will find both the ".3mf" file and the ".stl" file of the FVCH monoblock, I warn all readers that those who eventually want to print it will have to arm themselves with patience and calmness because it took me a long time to carry out the cleaning of the part from the support material which in my case was the same material used for the part, i.e. generic PLA.

However, being a novice regarding the 3D world, I hope someone knows of ways to make it easier or improve both the appearance and functionality of what is presented here.

Sending the file to the printer, the steps you should get are best indicated by the following images

Having printed the piece and detached it from the excellent construction plate, it should look as shown below, with the supports almost wrapping around it.

Here begins the delicate task of cleanup i.e., removal of the building supports, which I found not particularly smooth but certainly I will not have set to the best some of the many parameters provided by the Bambu Studio environment, I would precisely recommend calmness and patience in the removal task!

You have to get to clear every detail and wall that constitutes the frame

The next step is to free the printer control terminal and make it pluggable into the FVCH holder, in detail:

> Turn off the printer, pull the terminal with its holder off the front of the printer (remember that a short length of wire is connected behind the terminal).

> Slip the wire terminal off the control board, beware that the connector employed has a holding hook, so absolutely do not pull before you are sure you understand its release mechanism. This in my opinion is a very good solution compared to others encountered where connectors are normally held in place with application of copious amounts of hot glue.

> The control terminal now freed of the cable consists of a front shell, the components and the rear shell that also acts as a support and slide attachment to the front of the machine. It is necessary to unscrew the two screws on the side shown and carefully remove the rear plastic shell without exerting excessive force or using actions that would compromise the integrity of the however delicate front display or keypad. Stow the back support along with the P1S's accompanying materials for possible reuse in the future. Avoid touching the electronic circuit parts and move the front shell and its boards as little as possible; store the two screws together.

> Take the terminal and FVCH shell, orient it as in the figure and lower it from the front of the molded part so that it becomes its new frame. Make sure it stays well in place without having to press it into place. Tighten the two screws previously removed, screw them in fully but without applying excessive force, just enough to make the screws hold the terminal in place preventing it from being free to be pulled out from the front of the frame once in place.

> The control terminal is ready to be reassembled on the front panel with its new holder. First check that the front cable coming out of the machine is well connected in the connector visible from the slot on the front panel, then reconnect the cable to the terminal by orienting it correctly and without putting pressure directly on the display area, hold the device from the edges. Once the cable is engaged prepare the attachment to the front panel with proper positioning of the path of the connecting cable, it should make a bend as shown in the figures knowing that the pins of the new holder will then have to be inserted into the four receptacles on the panel, with pressure, again making sure that the cable is arranged as intended in the correct way, otherwise orient the path of the cable as best you can and reposition to retry the engagement.

> See below the detail of the retaining pins on the back of the FVCH holder, they must be aligned properly with the slots before inserting and pressing the frame into place while simultaneously taking care of the alignment of the cable as previously described. Make a few trials of pressing toward the front panel until the pins go in almost simultaneously and the frame locks to the front panel. Again, do not push directly on the display or keypad area to avoid risking damage to these parts. The terminal should stay firmly in place as can be seen in the following photos. Turn on the printer and test the display and keypad..

> Once engaged and tested, slide the new frame to the right to align the left side of the frame with the flush of the P1S panel column.