3D printing projects don’t need to be epoch-making or revolutionary inventive constructions. Actually, they can also be useful, functional and save you a sum of money. And from a certain point of view, nothing is more convenient and useful than printing parts for a 3D printer, and printing a 3D printer filament spool holder is one of them. This article selects a handful of spool holder models for you to print your own 3D filament spool holder and enhance your 3D printing experience.
1. Universal Auto-Rewind Spool Holder
(Source: Thingiverse / thing:3338467, designed by Vincent Groenhuis)
This auto-rewind spool holder is designed by Dutch 3D maker and engineer Vincent Groenhuis on Thingiverse. The spool holder keeps filament on the spool during unloading, up to four full revolutions. It is one size fits almost all spools up to 1KG with inner diameter at 30-75mm, maximum outer diameter at 200mm and maximum width at 88mm. This auto-rewind spool holder won’t have filament load/unload issues and doesn’t occupy too much space. What’s more, there is also a spool stand for 3KG spools available on Thingiverse.
2. Universal Stand-Alone Filament Spool Holder
(Source: Thingiverse / thing:508896, designed by CreativeTools)
This 3D filament spool holder model is designed by Swedish 3D printing web store – CreativeTools. It is a universal filament holder which is convenient, easy-to-make and one-size-fits-all filament spool. All parts of this spool holder are easily 3D printable, and it has also been designed to easily snap together without the need for fasteners like nuts, screws, shafts, glue or whatever. The spindle of the spool holder is shaped to fit the great majority of commonly used filament spools with shaft holes ranging from 16mm to 62mm in diameter. It is compatible with spool-less filament coils as well. The spindle that holds the spool’s weight turns on its own roller wheels, making it rotate effortlessly.
3. Mega Anti-Tangle Spool Holder
(Source: Thingiverse / thing:2479238, designed by Graham Watson)
Designed by UK freelance design engineer Graham Watson / graham01 on Thingiverse, this filament spool holder is designed for total ease of use and compatibility with many sizes of filament spools. It has been designed and tested to work with spools in the range of 145mm to 210mm in diameter, and anywhere up to 94mm in width. The spool holder utilizes the spool’s weight to clamp around it at 4 points, making it almost impossible for a rogue coil to spring off and cause you troubles. Moreover, designed to be 3D printer friendly, none of the parts require supports, and you can just print as already instructed in the STL files.
4. SpannerHands Wall-Mounted Spool Holder
(Source: Thingiverse / thing:2119644, designed by SpannerHands)
This 3D filament spool holder is designed by SpannerHands on Thingiverse and its main strength is that it can be mounted on the wall. It is a completely enclosed spool holder with a dust cover and a pocket holding a sachet of desiccant to keep the filament clean and dry. By the way, using the spool holder free or unmounted is possible as well.
5. Self-Centering Filament Spool Holder
(Source: Thingiverse / thing:32204, designed by TheKre8Group)
This functional self-centering filament spool holder is designed by Singapore TheKre8Group on Thingiverse. TheKre8Group designed this spool holder to gain 30cm of desk space and to facilitate filament change. It is a simple self-centering spool holder that is pretty easy to print and holds the spindle firmly in place by the filament’s weight. Moreover, TheKre8Group has specially added a clip to hold the spindle in place when the filament is almost all consumed and the motor pull becomes stronger than the spindle’s weight.
Hope all of you will enjoy our list of 5 best models of 3D filament spool holder. Don’t hesitate to heat up your 3D printer and print your own spool holder to hold our TIANSE 3D printer filament. Save a small amount of money, make your 3D printing experience more convenient and get rid of some clutter with one simple project – print your own 3D filament spool holder. So what are you waiting for?
Post time: May-17-2019