Printed Filament Spindle (obsolete)

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Introducing my homemade MakerBot spindle design, created to solve the filament untwisting issue during printing! Although it's a work in progress and not yet perfected, I decided to release it early hoping it would still be useful. Features on my to-do list include tying the legs together and preventing unspooling when not in use. The STL and GCODE files are available, but adjustments may be required depending on your printer. The spindle requires 2 skate bearings, 2 M3x16 screws, 2 M3 nuts, 12 radial dowels (adjustable length), 6 filament support dowels (adjustable length), and 4 leg dowels (longer than the radial dowels). Follow the assembly instructions provided to connect all parts. For those interested, I used FreeCAD for CAD design and created a generation script for part adjustments. Happy printing!