Universal Cantilevered Spool Holder for 3D printers

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Hanging a filament spool on a horizontal axis is the most common way to attach material to a 3D printer, and we've designed this spool holder to be compatible with as many different 3D printer models as possible. All 3D files for the main spool holder parts can be 3D-printed flat on the build plate without the need for support structures, and we've also designed several accessories and adaptors to make this spool holder work with various 3D printer models. The spool holder axle consists of two symmetrical halves that are held together in the front by a lock fitting, and in the rear via the butterfly joint used in our 3DCastlePlayset.creativetools.se design. This project was created by Tim Wahlström in cooperation with the 3D-team at CreativeTools.se in Sweden. If you have a 3D printer with a 3D print volume of 150 mm or larger, you can print the file 01-MAIN__COMPLETE_BUILDPLATE, which contains all the main parts for the spool holder. The files named 01-MAIN... are individual spool holder parts, and all the remaining files are accessories. The advantages of this spool holder include easy printing, a narrow design that fits many 3D printers, two-step attachment depth for thin- or thick-gauged printer cases, symmetrical halves for supportless printing, and adapters for mounting on arbitrary vertical or horizontal surfaces. Please refer to the following video for assembly instructions. If this spool holder does not fit onto your 3D printer model, please write a comment to let us know - your feedback is highly appreciated.