Reel Holder

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So I stumbled upon a major issue with filament reels having this huge gap on either side and no way to secure it to anything. Figured out that adding a reel holder down the center of the filament reel would make sense, similar to how we use them with toilet rolls. Made perfect sense to me at least. Now I use this setup for all my printing. I created a stand for myself and when loading a roll, stick this through the middle and pop it onto the holder. Spins smoothly and freely without ever jamming up from this setup. I've glued the central piece to one side so that it sort of clips in the middle from either side of the filament reel. The center pins are also glued in place because my print shrunk, but if you print correctly they should fit snugly into place. Share, modify, and have fun with this design! Designed using Autodesk Inventor Software.