December 3, 2023
Description
Based on the Universal stand-alone filament spool holder by CreativeTools.
The "Universal stand-alone filament spool holder" is the best 5 kg spool holder I have ever used. Operation is very smooth even with a full spool. It even beats the rollers based on ball bearings because those ones assume the outer rims of the spool are perfectly smooth. The 5 kg spools from Polymaker have seams on the rims, which catch and cause extrusion issues. I have made the guide tube taller to better accommodate 5 kg spools. It reduces the tension on the filament as it is pulled.In addition to the modified tube holder, use the following parts from the original source:
Another good addition is this sleeve (credit: jimwooly) to keep the wheel pins from falling out.
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution