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Horizontal spool holder

by knabo
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I wanted a spool holder that had smoother motion than the one that came with my printer. There are so many designs out there. I really liked the Creative Tools version. I did not trust my printer could produce parts that would result in smooth motion. So I found a small rotating platform made by Tamiya. It is made for painting models and the kit comes with two rotating bases:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00080DIWE?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

Using this as a base I made a spindle. I used the same centering cone as Creative Tools (download the cone model from their link)

The loose filament spool was also on my list of things to print. Because I was not using their filament guide, the loose spool did not work so well for me. After a couple of tries I came up with the model shown. This one does great for a horizontal pulling extruder. I like to use paperclips to extend its capabilities. You can use filament, but after a while the filament ver
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Why?
significant post-processing
Single piece
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 2/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
PLA
Post-processing
Painting, Sanding
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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