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Portable Overhead Filament Spool Holder and Guide

Remixes, creating travel-friendly filament management. Details on this project and original designer credits in desc.
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Note: I'm posting this as an original model - ONLY  because Printables won't let  me give credit to more than one designer in one model. This design is based to two separate designers' models. I'll never take credit for other designers' works.

Because I travel with my printer, I modified and combined a couple designs - along with adding some assembly-friendly (tool-free) pieces.

The spool holder, originally shared on Printables here: https://www.printables.com/model/669879-top-spool-holder-for-anycubic-kobra-2-neo/comments , was modified by increasing its height, rotating it 90 degrees, and adding a slide-in mount for tool-free removal.

I then integrated a filament guide - which I also found on Printables here: https://www.printables.com/model/811966-anycubic-kobra-neo-2-top-filament-guide . I modified the guide by increasing its height by 25mm and adding a base that works with the slide-in mount and interlocks with the spool holder's mount.

All models mentioned above, among other modiications, were split, so they could be printed in ideal orientations for strength,  ideal quality, and minimal supports. They can be either screwed together, using #6 flat head (phillips drive -  see pic for clarification) screws - ¾" length for the guide head and up to 1½" length for the bases - and/or glued, if you prefer. Drive the screws in by hand to avoid stripping the holes out. Make sure the screws get tightened enough so the screw heads seat in the countersinks and they don't interfere with the movement of the interlocking faces.

Finally, I designed a “lift” block for prints over 200mm tall. This was an after-thought, required due to the fact that I'm using the Anycubic Cable Spine that I found here (the filament guide was too low for the spine to clear): https://www.printables.com/model/728016-anycubic-spine-cable-chain-for-kobra-2-series-prin . I modified this as well (I guess it's just something I do lol) to accomodate the relocated filament sensor's extension cable. Note: my original print (lift block) proved to be a bit too tight and difficult install/uninstall, so I added 0.30mm extra clearance. This proved to be a little looser than I prefer. I took 0.15mm clearance back and that's the file I'm sharing here (I haven't printed it myself yet). If there are any fitment problems, please let me know and I'll make necessary adjustments. The slide mounts are intended to fit relatively snug, to  avoid vibrations working them out. DO NOT FORCE THE MOUNTS TOGETHER!  Depending on the material you choose to print with, some lubricant can be applied to the slides. Due to lack of options combined with my wanting to not wait, I used Pam cooking spray, wiping off the excess. It works great and shouldn't cause issues with the plastic (PETG in my case). I also filed the corners to get rid of any overextrusions that typically occur with my printer. While not easy to see, they did cause fitment issues. Just  a couple quick (light) passes with a file and they were good to go. I basically just ran the file flat across the faces until the corners were dulled down and the dulling was fadng into the rest of  the face. Unless all other filing fails to permit easy assembly, DO NOT file inside the gaps. this shouldn't be necessary and will quickly cause your fit to be extremely loose!

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