Vinyl Roll Holder

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I designed a holder for my school's vinyl-cutter that simplifies the process of holding and rotating rolls of vinyl during long prints. Using threaded rod and old caster wheels, I created a simple yet effective solution to this common problem. The brackets used to secure the caster wheels can be pressure-fit in place, but if your available caster wheels are too small, you can use a clamp that requires a 10-24 machine screw to tighten. This clamp is attached to a 1/4" MDF rib using two 1/4-20 bolts. The threaded rod used in this design has a diameter of 3/8 inches. The caster wheels I used have a diameter of 1.25 inches, while the truncated conical nub that secures the brackets measures 0.35" at its top and 0.38" at its bottom, with a height of 1/2 inch. This design was created using Rhinoceros 5 software. To produce the ribs for this holder, I cut 1/4" MDF on a 40-watt Epilog Laser. The brackets were then printed on a Makerbot Replicator 2 at a setting of 5% infill with two shells.