micro cord spool

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I'd rather gnaw on tin foil and staples than untangle cords! Unless you're one of those people who enjoys standing around snapping themselves with rubber bands, I'm sure we both feel the same way. When I venture into the wilderness for a hike, I hang my food bag to keep bears, raccoons, and mice out of my pack. This compact spool was designed to coil up and store half a roll of micro cord in my backpack (it can hold a bit more, approximately 70 feet). That should be enough to hoist the hanging rope as high as I can throw it. You could also use this for packing small cords for emergencies or other purposes. It's suitable for fishing line, spare fly line, snare wire, clothesline, seizing twine, or snare wire. Instead of adding a knob or peg for winding, which would likely get broken off, I inserted a small hole in the spool base. Just poke a tiny stick in and wind away. For ultralight backpackers, this weighs only 27 grams without the cordage (1.0 oz for those using imperial measurements), making it slightly lighter than the bundle of paracord I currently use to hang my bear bag. Assembly I printed the parts in ABS for durability and temperature stability with .30 mm layers and 30% infill. The spool base and guide will require a bit of support material, though. Print and deburr the parts. Glue the spool base and spool top together using solvent glue or a bit of 5-minute epoxy. Typically, I like to run a drill bit by hand through the bolt holes to smooth them out. Swing by the hardware store and pick up an M4 15 mm (or similar-sized) bolt washers and nut. Try to find a Nylock nut and save yourself some hassle. Spool on some cord and head into the woods.