Side Spool Holder for Anycubic 4Max Pro

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Stock spool holder problems The Anycubic 4MAX Pro stock spool holder is on the back which is not a good solution in my opinion: * makes swapping out filament very inconvenient * increases the effective printer's depth making it hard to fit in constrainted spaces * the printer cannot be leaned against the back wall to improve stabilization * the stock spool handle is too short for thicker filament spools This holder attempts to solve all of the above problems by allowing to hang a filament spool on any / each of the printer's side walls. Just print, no drilling into your printer necessary This accessory requires no modification of the printer's case because it just hangs by latching onto the inner edge of the top hole of the printer's case. Despite this it should be very stable due to being additionally supported by the printer's handle recess that is present on both side walls. ⚠️ The holder cannot be hanged if the top cover is installed. If you need the top cover because you print ABS then I suppose you could cut a small horizontal hole for the holder in the cover. Filament guide The holder includes filament guide hole in case you want to skip the filament runout sensor and feed the extruder from the side. The hole accepts 4mm PTFE from the top but is slightly larger due to print tolerance being low when printing hole on the side. You may need to widen it a bit after print. The idea is that it should firmly hold the tube so cannot be too large. Model Flavors Thanks to OpenSCAD being a computational modeler multiple model flavors are provided for you to choose according to your use-case and liking. A basic solid model that is 4.6mm thick. Basic version thickened to 6mm just in case - the standard thickness shall be more than enough considering that it's supported by the side case wall and other planes. Basic version shortertened by 30mm and with the case handle support protrustion removed - might be somewhat less stable, but you can use it if you have a smaller print bed. A 6mm thick version of the shorter flavor.