IKEA Container SAMLA Spool Holder / Storage

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<p>As I saw the video from Thomas Sanladerer I loved his idea of an filament storage which also serves as a spool holder so much, that I've build my own version based on IKEA container SAMLA.</p> <p>You can find the original video from Thomas here: <a href="https://youtu.be/OY5n9q-wS7k">https://youtu.be/OY5n9q-wS7k</a> and his site here: <a href="https://goo.gl/UU7dnV">https://goo.gl/UU7dnV</a></p> <p>I used some contact cement (<a href="https://goo.gl/7FtFvY">https://goo.gl/7FtFvY</a>) to glue both spool holters to the inside of the container. The mounting helper did a great deal to keep them at the same height. As an axis I used DN50 (sewage?) pipes like this (<a href="https://goo.gl/2rWFvj">https://goo.gl/2rWFvj</a>). Mine was with 50.25mm slightly thicker the 50mm but worked perfectly for rigid ink PLA, ASA 1kg spools and PLA from Das Filament (0.8kg spools). For Prusa filament spools I had to sand away a tiny bit from the pipe but now it works, too.</p> <p>I've used some pneumatic connectors (<a href="https://goo.gl/HSrQXJ">https://goo.gl/HSrQXJ</a>) and PTFE pipes (<a href="https://goo.gl/ddFPgf">https://goo.gl/ddFPgf</a>) to feed the filament to the printer. The connectors and pipes should have an 2 mm inner diameter and a 4 mm outer diameter.</p> <p>To keep everything dry I've added Silica Gel granules (<a href="https://goo.gl/ddB1sd">https://goo.gl/ddB1sd</a> ).</p> <p>To seal the container I've used rubber seals for windows like this <a href="https://goo.gl/g6DkH3">https://goo.gl/g6DkH3</a> . Together with my clamps it seals well enough from my use case.</p> <p>I can't upload Fusion 360 files here, but you can download those from my Thingiverse page: <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2458336">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2458336</a></p> <p>IKEA box SAMLA cover clamps: <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2943-ikea-container-samla-cover-clamps">https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2943-ikea-container-samla-cover-clamps</a><br/> IKEA box SAMLA Spool holder with mounting helper: <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2944-ikea-container-samla-spool-holder-storage">https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2944-ikea-container-samla-spool-holder-storage</a><br/> IKEA box SAMLA Spool holder spacer: <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2942-ikea-box-samla-spool-holder-spacer">https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2942-ikea-box-samla-spool-holder-spacer</a><br/> PTFE tube caps with filament catch: <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2940-ptfe-tube-cap-with-filament-catch">https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2940-ptfe-tube-cap-with-filament-catch</a><br/> PTFE tube organizer: <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2462-ptfe-tube-organizer">https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2462-ptfe-tube-organizer</a><br/> PTFE tube mount: <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2458-ptfe-tube-mount-replacement-for-pneumatic-connecto">https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/2458-ptfe-tube-mount-replacement-for-pneumatic-connecto</a></p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>Resolution: 0.2mm<br/> Infill: 30%<br/> Supports, Rafts: No</p>