around-the-corner filament guide

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<p>This is a simple tube-type filament guide designed to clip onto the edge of my Prusa i3's frame, to direct the filament from a spool at the front, to the side and up the back to my extruder motor. There is no mounting hole on the part, rather I figured you'd just attach it with a drop or two of superglue.</p> <p>This one is for the right side of the printer; the photo is of a mirrored/left-sided version generated by the slicer I use.</p> <p>This will need some reasonably well-tuned cooling, as it has lots of overhangs (by way of round cross-sections). It needs to be printed with supports, preferably with the fork sticking up (either way would work, but that orientation will take less time to print).</p> <p>The forks are spaced 5.8 mm apart, and the tube has a nominal inner diameter of about 4.3 mm.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><h3>Licence: Creative Commons - Attribution Category: 3D Printer Parts Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong> RepRap</p> <p><strong>Printer:</strong> Prusa i3</p> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong> No</p> <p><strong>Supports:</strong> Yes</p> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong> 0.2 mm</p> <p><strong>Infill:</strong> 25%</p> <p><strong>Notes:</strong></p> <p>Make sure your slicer supports the bottom well, but make sure it also does not put support inside the tube. :-)</p>