8 Kg Filament

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At 3djake.ch I had ordered an 8 kg roll of filament and found out that the extruder's power was not enough to move it. Also, not with the Spool Roller https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2250077 did I succeed. Sure, I could have flushed it through instead. I had bought some geared motors at 24 volts without a use for them previously. But if the Spool Scooter had a motor, that would probably work just fine. However, the motor also needs to be shifted into gear. Another version of this sensor https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3319350 can measure the filament's tension and is the solution. Now the 8 kg roll is half empty and the solution works wonderfully.