Anycubic Filament Spool Holder Brace V1.5

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**Updated To V1.5, See Version Updates Section - Model Is Now Customizable** Since I Got My Anycubic Kossel Delta (Pulley Version) Recently, The Need For Quite A Few Upgrades Came Up. I Loved The Fact The Anycubic Added A Nicely Designed **Acrylic Spool Holder** To The Kit But It Has A Caveat That Needs To Be Adressed: The Metal Rod To Hold The Spool In The Holder Is Too Small Versus The Inside Spool Diameter So That The Spool Sits On Top Of The Rod. When The Extruder Tries To Pull Some Filament, It Pulls As Far As It Can Until The Spool Gives Way A Few Centimeters And The Process Repeats Which Results In Uneven Extrusion. Hence The Idea To Design A Brace To Insert Into Both Sides Of The Spool With Centered Bearings (Standard Skateboard Issue Bearing). I Added The **Scad** File For Your Convenience :). The Print Uses About 12G (0.42Oz) / 3.96M (12.99Ft) Of Filament Per Brace And According To Cura The Print Takes About 52 Minutes With The Print Settings Mentioned Below But Realistically Will Be More Like 40 Minutes. For **Assembly** You Would Need: * *2X Standard Skateboard Bearings* (Z608 I Believe) * 2X The Above Mentioned *Amounts Of Filament* * A *Rod Of Some Kind* (8Mm / 0.315In Or Less Thick, At Least 13.2Cm / ~5.2 In Long, Better 1-2Cm / 0.4-0.8In Longer), Wood, Plastic, Metal Etc. - Ideally 8Mm To Fit Nicely Into The Bearing But Smaller Should Do Also Since The Spool Is Now Nearly Centered And Should Unroll More Easily - Initially I Used A Chopstick Because I Did Not Have A Fitting Rod Yet, Worked Fine I Made The Opening On The Back Of The Brace A Bit Bigger So That The Bearing Can Be Pushed Out More Easily (With The Back Of A Pen Etc.) In Case One Wants To Reuse The Bearing. This Is A **Work In Progress** And There Will Be *Follow Up Versions* But It Can Be Printed As Is And Already Provides An Improvement. **Planned Updates** For **Version #2** I Will Add: * *Small Braces* To Hold The Rod In Place In The Holder * *Spacers* For The Spool To Keep It Centered In The Holder (The Holder Is Designed To Hold Bigger Spools Also So It Would Be Good To Keep The 1Kg Spool In Place Somehow) * I Might Try To Add *Small Tabs* Where The Bearing Goes That Press Agains The Bearing So That The Bearing Stays In Place Even If It Is Removed A Few Times And The Fit Gets Less Snug * See If I Can Reduce The Material Demand Even More (Even Though 12G Is Not Too Much To Begin With I Think) Maybe **Version #3**: * Make A Lying Down Version, For That I Would Have To Reverse The Position Of The Bearing Holder And Would Need Some Kind Of Stand Or Holder To Put It On Top Of The Printer But I Worry About The Filament Twisting Too Much Because Of The Odd Position Towards The Extruder Let Me Know In The Comments If Anything Is Missing Or If You Have Improvement Ideas.

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