Spool Holder for Z8XM2 / 2040 V Slot Extrusion
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Updated! I'Ve Since Found That Some Spools Are Narrower Than Others. The Original Spool Holders Would Not Push Close Enough Together To Hold Those Spools. Being Plastic, I Just Cut Off The Excess Material To Make The Original Work. I'Ve Finally Updated The Model To Be More Narrow To Allow For Those Spools. The Endcap Is The Same, Simply Print The Narrow Main Body Instead. These Are About As Narrow As They Can Be Without Modifying The Endcap. The Original Spool Holder That Came With My Zonestar Z8Xm2 Was Well... Lacking. First Of All, The Standoffs Were Not Long Enough To Fit My Spools And I First Modified Them To Hold A Spool. However, I Still Did Not Like Them. So I Decided To Search Thingiverse For A Spool Holder. The Closest One I Found That I Liked Was The [Spool Roller For Folger Tech 2020 I3](Https://Www.Thingiverse.Com/Thing:1409186). Unfortunately, This Was For 2020 Extrusion. My Printer'S Horizontal Piece On Top Is 2040 Extrusion. So I Set Off To Design My Own Based Upon Quadbert'S Design. (Thanks For Putting That Out There!) What You See Is What I Designed. The Width Is Adjustable By Simply Sliding One Of The Holders. They Can Be Locked In Place With An M5 Screw, 6Mm I Believe, And A T-Nut. (Or As Zonestar Calls Them, A Boat Nut, Lol) The Bearings Are Standard 608Zz Bearings And You'Ll Need (4) Per Spool Holder Set. To Hold The 'Cap' Onto The Main Body, You'Ll Need (4) M3 Screws Around 6 To 8 Or 10Mm. The Holes Are Designed So The Screw Threads Into The Plastic. Obviously You Don'T Want To Crank Down On Them, They Just Need To Hold The Cap Onto The Main Body. This Runs Much Better Than The Factory Spool Holder. I'Ve Been Very Happy With Them. I Also Included The Fusion 360 File In Case You Want To Modify It. Hopefully This Helps. If It Does, Feel Free To Leave A Tip! Enjoy!
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