Skadis Holder: Solder Spool Rail (uses heat set inserts)

October 2, 2022
Description
Simple Skadis holder for solder and desoldering wick spools with 18mm+ internal diameter.
This model requires M2.5 heat-set inserts, M2.5 screws, and printed hooks.
Required Parts
- Printed hooks
- See linked project for more details
- M2.5 heat-set inserts
- CNC Kitchen “M2.5 Standard” (ø 4.6mm, depth 4.0mm)
- Prusa Eshop ($11.99, 100 pcs)
- CNC Kitchen Store (€9.99, 100 pcs)
- CNC Kitchen “M2.5 Standard” (ø 4.6mm, depth 4.0mm)
- M2.5 screws
- McMaster Carr 92000A105 (8mm, $4.74, 100 pcs)
Printing Notes
This model has two parts, a body and a rail that fits between its arms. These two are basically friction-fit. This works fine for my use case but admittedly it could be improved quite a bit, so feel free to remix it into something more resilient. :)
For printing any heat-set insert project on a FFF/FDM printer its a good idea to use 4+ perimeters to make sure that there's enough surface for the inserts to bite into.
My test and final prints were done on a stock Prusa MINI+ with Prusament PETG. PLA and other materials should work fine though.