FT-5 CANOPY FRAME AND SPOOL MOUNT

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A Protective Enclosure, or Roof System, for Folgertech FT-5 3D Printer. My main intention was to eliminate the cable chains and create a space for the wire loom to drop in from around the center. I also hoped to make it easier to fully enclose the machine to run ABS. Then I designed the arm brackets that turned into multi-purpose spool holders. The spool holder brackets can be used in various ways. You can simply insert a 5/16 threaded rod across them. You can add 608 bearings to the threaded rod and press them into the cutouts. You can also just hang the spool directly from the arms. In a few attached pics, I used Ramon's universal spool holders on the 5/16 threaded rod. You do not need to print with any supports. However, you will need a few items. BOM (Bill of Materials): 24 - 5mm x 10mm screws 24 - 5mm Twist N Lock nuts 4 - 9" long pieces of 2020 extrusion 2 - 5" long pieces of 2020 extrusion 2 - 6.875" long pieces of 2020 extrusion Spool Rod: 1- 16" long 5/16-18 threaded rod 2 - 5/16 - 18 nylock nuts 2 - 608 bearings (drop into the spool holders recess) All my files come in rotated, but I assure you that nothing needs supports if you have decent cooling. The 2020 does fit relatively tight, but I had them a bit too loose on the first go-around, so you may need to press in the connections. When assembling, create the top rectangle first and fit the lid over the extrusions so you have the spacing exactly right. Then add the angled 2020 and attach it to the top of the machine. If you like the D-Link camera mounts, I use a design that is available here for 2020 extrusion and works excellently for the FT-5: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2440785 7/19/17 - UPDATE: Added another set of brackets called Lid Parts 2. These have flanges built into them and a hole in each to be able to mount solid panels easily into the openings. These are untested. Once they are tested, I will upload the flat panel sizes needed to enclose the entire top. 7/25/17 - UPDATE: I used my actual files to print a set of the flanged version and they were tight this time. Go ahead and scale the parts by 102%. It went much smoother. 10/2/17 - I found these are the best spool holders for the canopy. I didn't design them, but they work great. Can fit 5 spools on a canopy and they don't unwind on their own. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2449362