Low-friction Tom's easy spool holder for Prusa i3 Mk2/Mk3
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This is an upgrade to Tom's simple spool holder. I've added two 608 skateboard/fidget-spinner bearings to allow the spool to spin more freely around the 8mm rod. This reduces resistance applied to the extruder and may improve the accuracy of high-acceleration x-axis movements. The drawback with this approach is that if the bearings spin too freely, the spool can unwind several turns if the x-axis movement is too fast. You can fine-tune the behavior using washers to apply slight clamping pressure on the bearing. Four alternate spools are provided that will work with 99% of filament brands out there: - 50mm with a 3-degree draft angle to keep the spool centered - 50mm with no draft angle - 30mm with a 3-degree draft angle - 30mm with no draft angle z-height of the spools is 96mm which will fit a variety of filaments and is the ideal size when combining Tom's spool holder with the [top-mounted LCD holder](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2508467). Full assembly requires: - 2 Holder01.stl prints OR 2 spools_combined_TomMartin.stl prints - 1 spool print - 2 608 bearings - 8mm threaded rod (130mm or longer) - 2 washers - 2 or 4 8mm nuts (4 recommended to use as jam nuts to prevent vibration from loosening things up over time.
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