Filament Spool SyStem

THERE IS NOW A VERSION 4 - SEE THING 6711754

Filament Spool SyStem V2 has been published.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2858676

This project was inspired by Henry Arnolds great thing #1332650 "airtight filament canister."
I made serveral modifcations mainly because the orginal Prusha M2 likes to be feed from the top.

I have inverted the Rubbermaid container and added a holder for bagged dessicant. The dead air space is small very small threfore only a small amount of dessicant is needed.

The opening for the filament is small and can be sealed when not in use. The object of the project is to creat a container that is loaded once and kept airtight until the spool is finished. You need one container for each filament spool.

You need to drill 3, 0.5 inch holes, which is best done with a special stepper drill (see attached picture). These bits are cheep at Harbor Freight.

It is best to load the dessicant bags into the holder before attaching it to the container.