Ultimate Ender 3 side mounted spool holder! No extra hardware needed!

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Ultimate Creality Ender 3 spool holder! No extra hardware for mounting needed! Just slide it into the side extrusion and use the original filament holder screws and T-nuts to secure the original holder to it! (might need to remove extrusion endcap before to slide it in!) Designed using extra washers printed seperatly to add strength to the screw attachment point. Easy to print, no supports needed! Tested it to 5 kg of weight with no cracks or deformations so it should be plenty strong even for bigger rolls! (used quite generic and cheap PLA to print it) Goes well with an upgraded spool holder: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4740594 The main frame is printed laying flat on the bed, no supports needed! Used 0.2 mm layer height and 20% infill with infill lines connected to the walls on Cura slicer settings for extra strength! The washers were printed seperatly, laying down in 0.16mm layer height and no infill (shouldnt even come up because theyre so thin) for extra strength! For assembly just put the T-nuts onto the washers and slide them in short side first, should be a nice snug fit. Then attach the holder with the screws and slide the whole assembly onto the rail! The holder should point forwards on the printer for more room and direct filament flow to the extruder. (see pictures below!) Side mounted filament spool gives more direct and easier filament flow to the extruder and decreases X and Z axis wobble on Ender 3 printers.