Split Base for Stand-Alone Auto-Rewinder

This Split (2-part) Base for Stand-Alone Auto-Rewinder allows printing the Base on small bed (180mm width x 180mm depth) printers such as the Bambu Lab A1 mini or the Prusa MINI.

The two Split Base parts slide together for a tight fit, but you can use glue to connect them together permanently if you wish.

The following render shows the two split base parts ready to be joined together to make one Split Base:

The following render shows the two split base parts joined together to make one Split Base:

The following photo shows the two split base parts joined together to make one Split Base with one of two saddles attached:

The following photo shows a Stand-Alone Auto-Rewinder with a Split Base - ready for a spool of filament:

Please refer to the Stand-Alone Auto-Rewinder design on which this Split Base is based if you need further details on how to assemble the Drum and Spring Assemblies, the Axle Assembly, or any other part that isn't new with this design.

To allow modifications, I have provided a STEP (.stp) file for the new Split Base.

3MF files have been provided for the new Split Base AND for all Stand-Alone Auto-Rewinder parts except for the optional TPU sleeve and the optional clamps - to allow a complete Stand-Alone Auto-Rewinder to be printed without you having to download the original model!

None of the parts should require supports or brims. All parts are designed for a 0.4mm nozzle at 0.2mm layer height. Default settings for walls and infill should be fine - no special values for these settings are required. I used 10% gyroid infill in these 3MF files, but the default infill percent (15%) and type (grid) are fine too.

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Created a Split (2-part) Base for Stand-Alone Auto-Rewinder to allow printing on small bed (180mm width x 180mm depth) printers such as the Bambu Lab A1 mini or the Prusa MINI