What to do with samples and short ends?
Prusa now sells 25 grams samples of their filament. Very convenient, but when you unpack these small rolls they jump open into a loose coil that is difficult to manage and no way to get them back in the bag, let alone be neatly stored somewhere.
Similar problems with the last few meters of a spool. Sure the filament will come to use some day. Throwing it away would be a waste of filament, but keeping it on a near-empty spool on the shelf is a waste of space.
How do you people go with this? Someone must have come up with some clever storage system?
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Yes, that would be a solution for the runout ends, provided you have a new reel of same filament or you are happy with a rainbow print. I was more looking for a solution that keeps the parts available separately, labelled in some way, so I can use when needed. Tieing it up in a small roll held by ties, like the Prusa samples come, is an option but laborious to unpack and repack.
There must be some way to respool on something compact.
RE: What to do with samples and short ends?
I would just buy a load of 10-15cm zip lock bags and stick them in there
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RE: What to do with samples and short ends?
Print small spools.
RE: What to do with samples and short ends?
Thank you for the replies.
@JP Guitars: Plastic bag for sure is a good way to work with. I am thinking in that direction now.
@Diem: Good suggestion, but not sure if youngster's 3D pens take anything else than PLA, which I hardly ever use.
@ MichaelK: I have been thinking about that, and of course it would be feasible, but before I start reinventing the miniwheel(spool) I thought it worth-while to ask around about existing solutions.
Any other good suggestions anyone?
RE: What to do with samples and short ends?
Plastic bag and use it for first layer calibration or super tiny test prints.
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