5 kg Spool Holder - Fully 3D Printed (Remix)

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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: Bearing_wheel (x6)Centering_and_locking_cone__narrow_Spool_spindle_200mm_tallTripod_baseFollow the assembly instructions from the original model.Another good addition is this sleeve (credit: jimwooly) to keep the wheel pins from falling out.