Universial wooden dowel spool holder

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I quickly cobbled this together in Tinkercad. For basic usage (one "average" spool) it requires four 14cm segments of 1/2 inch square wood dowel. Such segments are usually discarded when cut from the larger retail/store-bought pieces.It's Universial: The setup can be extended to accommodate multiple spools if a longer horizontal dowel is mounted between two assembled "stands". Alternatively, any size spool can be fitted so long as the wood dowels are cut to appropriate sizes.It's Scalable: As a bonus, the entire design is scalable to suit almost any size of square dowel/tubing. Currently the holes are set to exactly 13mm, scaling to 77% will give you joints suitable for 10mm dowel. Scaling to 147% will give you joints suitable for 3/4inch square tubing/dowel.It's Simple: Enough said. Edit: Changed "13cm" to "14cm" to accommodate an even wider range of spools. #FilamentChallenge Instructions For holding a standard spool, cut four 14cm pieces of 1/2 inch (13mm) square wood dowel. It may be necessary to sand down all four sides of the last 15mm or so of each piece. A tight fit in each joint is desired. If a joint is found to be too loose, apply some painters tape to the end of the dowel and try fitting again. Also, apply three rubber bumpons below the assembled stand if necessary.