String Spool Holder

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This project was conceived with several key objectives in mind. First and foremost, minimizing material usage was crucial; therefore, string is used as part of the support between the two printed components. Accessibility to individual spools is another essential consideration, as I wanted the ability to easily add or remove unused spools without having to displace more than one spool at a time. To prevent unused spools from unwinding randomly, a mechanism was needed; this mechanism prevents unwinding and makes storage more manageable. Additionally, I had in mind the ability to store spools tightly packed together, as I have 15 filament spools stacked on my living room floor in three or four piles. A primary goal of this design is to move them off my floor... To ensure the stability and sturdiness of the assembled unit, the components were printed with a 50% fill and a 2mm shell thickness, along with a raft; this process took approximately 4 hours per piece. The final result came out significantly stronger than expected. Regarding materials, I could not find my kite string so instead used thin-gauge decorative wire and a twisty-tie to serve the same purpose.