3d Printer Filament Holder Diy

Follow along as i build a dry box for my 3d printing filament which keeps my pla nice and fresh.

3d printer filament holder diy. An introduction to diy filament extrusion and extruders 3d printing for beginners. Anet a8 prusa i3 simple filament guide horizontal. Updated 2014 10 31 details at the end of this section this spool holder design has a rectangular peripheral frame supporting a filament spools flanges on bearings or 3d printed rollers. The design should not interfere with any filament which is below the height of the spool flanges.

The main spindle of the holder rotates on its own rollers for smooth unspooling. A few spare chunks of wood and a bolt is all you need to put together. Universal stand alone filament spool holder fully 3d printable by creativetools oct 20 2014. Most of our regular readers are probably familiar with my first article regarding 3d printing filament storage and the problems of humidity in 3d printer filament which i wrote in january 2015.

Universal filament holder. This is an entirely 3d printed spool holder that can accommodate almost any size filament spool from 16 to 62 mm in shaft diameter. In this video learn how i made a custom spool holder for filaments and how it helped with 3d printing on the ultimaker. It is for use upright on a horizontal surface with a filament spool having intact rigid circular flanges.

Nowadays one of the biggest drawbacks in 3d printing is the relative high cost of filament ie. The 3d printer thermo plastic the consumable for your 3d printer. There are several kit depending of the frame thickness. If thats not universal enough it will take spool less filament coils too.

This is very useful while working with multi filament 3d printers. It has a rotating spool holder that allows you to load your filament and feed it directly to your 3d printer. I didnt see this as a major benefit so it seems you can get very similar if not exactly the same performance for less with a diy option. External spool holder for flashforge finder inventor ii 3d printer.

At 99 the printdry really only offers one benefit over modifying your own. In it i explain why humidity is bad for your filament that it can lead to a lot of 3d printing problems that certain filament types are more. Open the description for more info tutorial. The kit consists of two m8 nuts two 608zz bearings a 20cm m8 threaded rod two 3d printed brackets two caps and a set of acrylic arms with spacers.