Ender 3 Angled Spool Coverter Bracket

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I watched Chuck Hellebuyck's video on Filament Friday and printed the file he shared. The issue on my mind was that, although the spool is aligned with the extruder, it causes my Ender 3 to be too wide for the table and interferes with space needed for my CR-10s. So I decided to solve the problem by angling the spool horizontally at a 45-degree angle. This solution does two things: it allows the filament to enter the extruder at an angle not as steep as required by the top-mounted spool holder, and it allows the filament to be mounted on the spool holder without the crazy movements needed to get certain spools onto the holder by avoiding the Z-axis stepper motor.