Overture filament cardboard spool roller insert

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Overture has replaced its plastic spools with cardboard. This works well for a standard spool holder. To reduce friction, the standard spool holder was replaced on my printer with this spool holder: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3646853. The new Overture spool cannot glide on the rollers, so this press-fit spool was developed to provide an internal spool rolling surface which can be printed once, but recycled for use on any similar spool. The end caps are friction fit and must be printed with support. The inner roller fits into the end caps and has a 5 mm gap to enable a friction fit. There are two versions of the roller: one with a simple 5 mm gap and the other with thin spacers to be removed at the end of the print. Three additional custom supports were added from the build plate to the top (not shown) as well as a wide brim at the base to prevent the cylinder from tipping over during the print.