FT-5 No More Tears Anti-Tangle Chip Brush Filament Guide
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During A Large Print My New Spool Of Filament Started To Unravel And Tangle. Rather Than Risk Waking Up The Next Morning To A Failed Print, I Macguyvered A Makeshift Solution Using A 1" Chip Brush And Some Zip Ties. This Thing Is A More Elegant Version Of The Same Idea. The Filament Is Guided Through The Brush'S Bristles, Giving It Just Enough Resistance That It Can Be Easily Pulled Out As The Printers Extruder Requires, But Doesn'T Allow The Filament To Get Pushed Back Out Towards The Spool Causing The Dreaded Tangle. This Was Designed To Fit A Folgertech Ft-5, But May Also Work For Other Printers Built From 2020 Extrusion. It Gets Mounted To The Top Of The Printer Using An 8Mm M3 Screw And T-Nut From The Under-Side. A Standard 1" Chip Brush Head Should Fit Into The Opening, And Can Be Secured Using Another 8Mm M3 Screw Or Two. Filament Should Exit Your Spool From Under The Arm, Run Through The Brush Bristles, Through The Two Loops And Then Into Your Extruder.
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