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Matt Boyer
(@matt-boyer)
Estimable Member
Double spool holder

As MANY people do when they first get a printer, I know I want/need a fancy spool holder.  As you do.  I knocked up a triangle type design initially, but after doing more research I'm leaning toward something like this:

Imagine two of those knocked up to attach to the stock Prusa filament holder post.

I could replicate the connection at the T and have two rolling spindle spuds sticking out instead of the static sticks.

Which brings me to my question.  Does anyone have a STP or STEP model for the stock Prusa double holder?  I know it's injection molded so it likely won't be a printable part model they provide.  As luck would have it, I design parts and their molds for an injection molding company so I could possibly mold the spud.  Of course I'd have to have other people interested in the idea before I made a mold, but that's getting ahead of myself.  I could reverse engineer the parts when they get here (kit is ordered), but I was hoping to get a jump on the design work.

Posted : 21/04/2020 6:11 pm
keith.g5
(@keith-g5)
Eminent Member
RE: Double spool holder

I have also designed and built/printed a ball bearing spool support. I can post the dimensions of the gantry frame and molded support that you need, if you like. There is a .stl of a printable support 0 the main website. Download that and open it your modeling software. So as a side question; As  a 45 year  journyman, design, build, mostly prototypical scientific stuff. I am very familiar with PTC Creo and MasterCam.

What CAD program do you use?

 

 

 

Posted : 21/04/2020 11:57 pm
3dprintingrookie
(@3dprintingrookie)
Trusted Member
RE: Double spool holder

Did you manage to find the 3D model of this? I really want to make a custom addon for it

Posted : 03/10/2020 2:31 pm
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