Wall Mount for Wall Mount Spool Holder
Description
PDFAfter years of agonizing, I finally went "all in" and spent a few dollars and a few grams to make some spool holders. With a couple dual material printers and one 5 material printer.... Things were getting out of hand.
After printing out 10 sets of Loco's Wall-mount spool holders, I thought I would make my own wall mount block - I used bolts instead of threaded rod/nuts, and wanted to eliminate the lock nuts altogether.
Finally, since I need to mount multiple spools near each other, I made a 210 mm guide (with weighted bottom) since I end up needing to install a bunch of sheetrock anchors.
NOTE: I was using Ikea bolts to mount to the wall, so the holes are a little tight for #8 hardware. There's now an "ISO" version which has those holes a little looser for larger hardware, without effecting the snug fit of the main bolt.
Print Settings
Printer:
None of Your Business :-)
Rafts:
No
Supports:
No
Resolution:
any
Infill:
any
Filament:
any anynone
Notes:
Print the mounts standing up, and the guide laying down. They should load in correctly.
If you dislike the tightness of the mount, you can print with a little horizontal compensation. A fraction of a mm should make it plenty loose, but see below: It's tight on purpose.Post-Printing
Notes on Assembly/usage
Mounts:
The mounts are printed pretty tight, in order to better grip/control the bolt shaft. Mine needed a light tapping with a hammer to insert, but feel great afterwards. Note that the bolts sit just inside of the chamfer, not even with the surface, so be sure to full insert them or a spool could loosen in use.
Jig:
I'm printing this now, so it's untested. In theory, a push pin in the middle should be all you need. The guide is already 5mm clearance all around for a 200 mm spool, and it should hang vertical negating the need for a level (one could argue OCD isn't a "need").
If it's not enough, you can run an M3 bolt into the hole on the bottom to weight it further, and put a bunch of washers/nuts on the shaft for more.
Once it's hanging where you like, pen-or-pin mark the wall for the three holes, remove the jig by pulling the pin and carry on.
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Model origin
The author marked this model as their own original creation. Imported from Thingiverse.