Artillery Spool Holder

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<p>The Artillery Sidewinder X1 came with a poorly designed spool holder that mounts on the top extrusion. There are quite a few modifications available and I have been using one of them for over a year now, but it has a problem.</p><p>More than once I've had a print fail because the extruder couldn't pull the filament free from a wedged strand along the edge. It doesn't happen often, but it's ruined a couple of prints, so time for an upgrade.</p><p>The design came from a user of the Pyramid A1.1, a pretty good printer, very similar in design to the Sidewinder. I made a very small modification to the original design, it needed a cutout on the back to avoid rubbing against the top linkage belt. (The Pyramid version is printed in red, Artillery with cutout in green.)</p><p>I almost forgot, he has another design posted that will hold the filament sensor, but you will have to create your own cut out for the belt. I use Octoprint and the filament sensor on the Sidewinder doesn't work with it. I just disconnected the sensor and left the wire hanging.</p><p>This requires two T-slot nuts and two screws. I used M5 x 12mm.</p><h3>Print Settings</h3><p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p><p>Creality</p><p> </p><p><strong>Printer: </strong></p><p>Ender 3 Pro</p><p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p><p> </p><p>No</p><p> </p><p><strong>Supports: </strong></p><p>No</p><p><strong>Resolution:</strong></p><p> </p><p>0.3mm</p><p> </p><p><strong>Infill: </strong></p><p>50%</p><p><br/><strong>Filament:</strong><br/><br/>IIIDMax PLA+ Green <br/> </p><p><strong>Notes: </strong></p><p>I've printed this in PLA/PLA+ a few times. I went with 5 perimeters, 5 bottom and 5 top layers, and 50% infill because PLA will bend over time with applied pressure and this needs to hold a kg of filament for long periods of time.</p><p>My original 3 perimeter PLA version was sagging from heavy use.  I would recommend PETG, it won't distort over time the way PLA does.  However, the 5 perimeter version is holding up quite well in PLA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Category: 3D Printer Accessories</p>