Filament Travel Indicator

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<p>Simple mechanical Filament Travel Indicator<br/> Requires<br/> Axle:<br/> 2 mm round steel rod ~ 70 mm long<br/> Tyre:<br/> 4 mm of Rubberized Insulation as used on hi current multi stranded power cables<br/> (shown in red on diagram) fine surgical rubber or silicon tubing may also work<br/> Spring:<br/> A small amount of form rubber cut into a cross shape<br/> (shown in white on diagram)<br/> Filament guide:<br/> PTFE tubing</p> <p>Use the back plate screws and spring thickness to create a gentle pressure for the Tyre on the passing filament so as not to load the filament path (if you move the filament by turning the axle it's too tight)</p> <p>Sliced in Cura 0.4 nozzle Fine quality</p> <h3> Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p><p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong> <div><p>No</p></div><strong>Resolution:</strong></p> <p>200</p> <p><p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong> <div><p>20</p></div><br/> <strong>Filament:</strong><br/> [</p> <h3>](http://www.amazon.com/s?url=search-alias&amp;field-keywords=PolyMaker+PLA%2B&amp;tag=thingiverse09-20)[ PolyMaker](https://www.amazon.com/PolyLite-Printer-Filament-PLA-2-2lb/dp/B01IAVQIWE?dchild=1&amp;keywords=polymaker+filament&amp;qid=1618268031&amp;sr=8-3&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=thingiverse09-20&amp;linkId=4324f80ce0a8d9e2bed8c93f7135c03f&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl) PLA+ Custom Section</h3> </p></p> Category: 3D Printer Accessories