Super 8, Standard 8mm, and 16mm Film Reel Generator

cults3d

This is a tool for creating film reels for Super 8, standard 8mm, and 16mm film reels. I've also included a set of three standard sizes for each version as STL files. The reels come with three inserts for the films in the core, making it easy to fit the film onto the spool. The tool is fully customizable, so you can change the exact specifications in any way you want. It's also easy to control how narrow the center hole for the spool is and how tight the fitting of the two halves should be. In the .scad file, there is documentation on all the variables you can set, along with some suggestions for standard sizes that I used to generate the included set. You can use this tool with the customizer from Thingiverse. The reels consist of a bottom and top part, which should be printed separately and fit together nicely when in the correct orientation. I've personally printed the Super 8 ones myself, and they work very well if printed correctly!