Cable Spool from Prusa Spool Upcycling

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<p>With some additional parts you can make a perfect cable spool of a empty Prusament spool. It is made with bearings and rock solid. For example capable of holding 30m patch cable or what ever you like!</p><h3>Print instructions</h3><p><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"></p><p> </p><h4>Printing</h4><p>I propose printing with a 0.6mm nozzle. Beacause of print speed. The print is tested with this values:</p><p>Material – Prusament Prusa Orange</p><p>Nozzle 0.6mm</p><p>First layer 0.25mm, Layer hight 0.25mm</p><p>Middle Part, End Pieces and Angles,: 4 perimeters, brim, 20% infill</p><p>Conus: 3 perimeters, 15% infill no brim</p><p>Crank Grip and Back: 2 perimeters, 15% infill no brim</p><h3> </h3><h4>BOM - Bill of material</h4><p><br> </p><h4>Printed Parts</h4><p>1x Middle Part</p><p>3x Angle</p><p>3x Endpiece</p><p>1x Crank Grip</p><p>1x Crank Back</p><p><br> </p><h4>Metall parts:</h4><p><br> </p><p>1x Threaded Rod M8 x 130mm</p><p>1x Drive in nut M8 ISO 6930, 11mm height</p><p>2x Nut M8 DIN 934</p><p>1x Cap Nut DIN 1587 or a normal nut and some screw glue</p><p>1x Spacer M8 DIN 9021</p><p><br> </p><p>1x Screw M3 x 15 or 3,5mm Chipboard Screw</p><p>2x Bearing 608 2RS (8x22x7 mm)</p><p><br> </p><p>1x Aluminium Tube 8mm x 130mm (Middle part to handle)</p><p>2x Aluminium Tube 8mm x 120mm (Middle part to foot angle)</p><p>2x Aluminium Tube 8mm x 90mm (foot angle to foot end)</p><p>1x Aluminium Tube 8mm x 70mm (handle)</p><p>13x Screw M3 x 10 or 3,5mm Chipboard Screw</p><p><br> </p><h4>Assembly Instructions:</h4><p><br> </p><p>Follow simply the pictures. The numbers of the pictures give the order of assembly. I have also written comments for most of the steps:</p><p><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_02</h4><p>You can cut the aluminium tube with a tube cutter</p><p><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_08 and Cable_Spool_Instructions_09</h4><p>Place the Crank Back. The plate only fit at some place!</p><p><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_10 and Cable_Spool_Instructions_11</h4><p><br> </p><p>Remove one side of the filament spool and use the Crank Back as a stencil for drilling. Drill a hole depending on your screw. Something between 3mm and 4mm is possible</p><p><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_16</h4><p>Align the printed parts and drill a hole through one half of the tube</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_17</h4><p>Fix all tubes with screws. Save the End Pieces for the next step. Take the screw you like. M3 x 10 and drill a thread in the tubes or quick and dirty some 3,5mm – 4mm Chipboard screws. Chipboard screws are harded and they cut easy an alumium tube</p><p><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_18</h4><p>Align the End Piece</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_23</h4><p>Assemble the handle like the feet. Adjust the handle and drill the hole for the screws.</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_26</h4><p>Place the drive-in nut over the openings</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_27</h4><p>Place the threaded rod in the drive-in nut. Put first the plate on the rod and then two nuts on the other side of the rod. The turn both nuts against each other.</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_28 and Cable_Spool_Instructions_28</h4><p>Now you are able to drive the drive-in nut in the middle part.</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_30</h4><p>Losen the two nuts and leave one nut on the rod.</p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_31</h4><p>Adjust the rod and tighten the remaining nut a little.</p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_31 and Cable_Spool_Instructions_33</h4><p>Place the second nut on driv-in nut side and tighten the system now.</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_34 and Cable_Spool_Instructions_35</h4><p>Place the bearing and then the assembly on the threaded rod</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_36</h4><p>Place the Prusament Spool on the Conus</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_40</h4><p>Fix the spool with the second Conus</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_41</h4><p>… and the second bearing goes into place</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_42</h4><p>Fix the the system with a cap nut</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_43</h4><p>May you need a hole for one end of the cable</p><p><br><br> </p><h4>Cable_Spool_Instructions_46</h4><p>Finish !</p>

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