Artillery Sidewinder X1 Spoolholder (Ball Bearing) with Filament Sensor Guide

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I designed an alternative spoolholder for the Artillery Sidewinder X1 and created a simple guide for the filament sensor to ensure it moves with the position of the filament on any spool used, keeping the path to the hotend as direct as possible. I prefer using different thickness filament rolls without adjusting the original spool holder's screws, moving the frame and then retightening it, so I created this one instead. I chose 608 2RS 8x22x7 mm ball bearings for the spool holder. There is a small gap between the roll hole and the ball bearing diameter, so I recommend gluing the ball bearing into the roll. The counter piece (plug) is press fit and doesn't need to be glued in. It's recommended not to screw the original screws all the way in to attach the spool holder on the original frame, allowing for any tolerances from the glueing process that may hinder the roll off process. The Sensor Guide is optional; simply print two guides and use a 1.75 mm piece of filament about 14,5 cm long between them. The filament acts as a guide for the sensor, fixed using an M4 grub screw. Then, attach it to the original frame with an M3 screw. I printed all pieces without supports, tolerating some filament threads inside the roll that can be removed after printing. Last update: 31/05/2019 (Revised design of counterpart; added Filament Sensor Guide)