I recently bought some colored 3D Printer filament for my projects. The filament spool did not fit on the MakerBot Replicator that I have access to, so I built a spool stand using PVC pipe. This design holds the spool at a height that allows the filament to come off the spool easily and go up into the Makerbot's tubing that guides the filament into the extruder.
Construction is easy: it just requires cutting some PVC pipe into specific lengths and assembling the pieces as shown in the third and fourth photos. Best of all, the cost is minimal: all of the parts required cost $6.
I made this at TechShop.
Construction is easy: it just requires cutting some PVC pipe into specific lengths and assembling the pieces as shown in the third and fourth photos. Best of all, the cost is minimal: all of the parts required cost $6.
I made this at TechShop.
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To construct the 3D Printer Filament Spool Stand, the following parts and tools are required:
Parts:
Parts:
- 25" of 3/4" PVC Pipe (not pictured)
- Two 3/4" PVC "T" connectors
- Two 3/4" PVC 90 degree elbows
- Four 3/4" PVC End caps
- PVC pipe cutter (I used a Ridgid PC-1250 Plastic Pipe & Tubing Cutter, available at Home Depot)
- Ruler
- Pen or pencil to mark cuts
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Dec 23, 2012. 2:03 PMReplyThis looks quite sturdy for how simple it is to make, well done.
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