INGENIOUS FILAMENT SPOOL HOLDER keeps YOUR 3D PRINTER printing

If you have a 3D printer, possibilities are, the business you purchased it from skimped out on the style of their filament holder. It’s okay though, it’s not like having a toilet roll holder for your spool will result in failed prints… oh wait…

We don’t normally share jobs such as this because, gasp, it’s not truly a hack, however this totally 3D printed filament spool holder by [Creative Tools] is really rather amazing. It’s been developed to in shape quite much any type of type of spool of filament you can imagine, in addition to no spool at all. however what impresses us many is exactly how the entire thing is 3D printed or makes utilize of 3D printer filament. No fasteners, no nothing.

Stuff like utilizing rubber filament instead of grippy foot pads, as well as difficult filament as the axles with 3D printed wheels for the quasi-thrust bearing utilized to support as well as rotate the spool.

All the parts are offered over at Thingiverse.com — even if you don’t have a 3D printer, you may want to see the complying with video for some inspiring style suggestions on exactly how to make such a clean as well as polished 3D printed montaż.

Did we mention it likewise cleans as well as lubricates your filament as it is fed? You might likewise make a spool holder utilizing skateboard bearings, however then you’d have to buy the skateboard bearings…

[Thanks Andrew!]