Spooltower - A Center-Mount Standalone Filament Spool Holder

Spooltower - A Center-Mount Standalone Filament Spool Holder

If your (Voron) printer can no longer hold its own filament, the Spooltower offers an easily printed, stable solution to secure your plastic. Instead of relying on specific spool dimensions or complex BOMs, the reliable Voron spool_holder is repurposed for standalone usage.

Utilizes the Voron spool_holder here (re-distributed here for your convenience).

How Stable Are We Talking?

While the broad footprint provided by the Spooltower minimizes the chances of a fall, particularly shaky surfaces can still cause the holder to slide. The base is designed to accommodate both tape (through the holes in the bottom) and double-sided adhesives (to the broad beams on the floor) to prevent excess movement.

Currently, the Spooltower has been utilized on a table adjacent to a Voron V2 - despite the table shaking enough to move across the floor, the mount has yet to fall or slide when used in conjunction with these methods.

Usage

Once the spooltower is printed, insert the spool_holder through the hole (and your filament!) to the cutout on the other side of the tower.

A short length (~65mm/2.5in) of 4mm PTFE (large hole on the left) or 1.75mm filament (small hole on the right) should be inserted across the rear of the spool_holder to secure the completed assembly.

No spool_holder?

spool_holder is prepared by first printing spool_holder. Subsequently, 4mm OD PTFE is inserted through from the large end of the component and must be exposed throughout the length of the holder. Cut the tube flush to the end of the spool_holder. Repeat for the second hole.

BOM (Parts & Prints Required):

1. Complete Voron spool_holder assembly.
   This requires the following components:
   1. Printed spool_holder
   2. 2x 90mm/3.5in lengths of 4mm OD PTFE tube
       
2. Printed Spooltower

Note that a small piece (minimum 65mm/2.5in) of 1.75mm filament or PTFE tube is also required.

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IMPORTANT:

Please be sure to use all relevant PPE when working with your filaments.

This design is provided “AS IS” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

No ownership or copyright is claimed over spool_holder.stl - this is redistributed for your convenience under the terms of the GNU GPLv3.