Filament Clip
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Published on October 14, 2011
This thing was Featured on October 14, 2011
Description
Filament clip for 1.75mm filament for plastic spools.
(EDIT : Added 3mm filament version, with 3.3mm hole. The 1.75mm version has a 2mm hole.)
Just bought a whole batch of different coloured ABS and wanted to try out the various colours without using a full spool. Just anticipated that unraveling spools will be a nightmare so came up with this super simple clip to hold onto the filament.
Didn't like the idea of tape or 'sliding it under'.
The flat side is deliberately on the inside as I've found the spools I have have the inside smooth (makes sense) and the outside rim is thicker than the inside.
madox.net
(EDIT : Added 3mm filament version, with 3.3mm hole. The 1.75mm version has a 2mm hole.)
Just bought a whole batch of different coloured ABS and wanted to try out the various colours without using a full spool. Just anticipated that unraveling spools will be a nightmare so came up with this super simple clip to hold onto the filament.
Didn't like the idea of tape or 'sliding it under'.
The flat side is deliberately on the inside as I've found the spools I have have the inside smooth (makes sense) and the outside rim is thicker than the inside.
madox.net
Instructions
1)Print
2)Insert loose filament end into the hole
3)Clip onto the plastic spool
4)Profit from not having to deal with unraveling spools
2)Insert loose filament end into the hole
3)Clip onto the plastic spool
4)Profit from not having to deal with unraveling spools
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scotty1024
on
October 21, 2012
said:
Thank you for this design!
In addition to clipping filament ends to spools I've discovered other uses.
It's my favorite thing to test print new filament with (and nets a handy clip printed in that plastic to put it back on the shelf with).
It makes a great Y end stop adjuster for a PrintrBot! You clip it on to the Y rod and if you need more adjustment than that provides (I usually don't) you can put a 3mm screw through the filament hole! :-)
benglish
on
December 1, 2011
said:
I printed out a bunch and they are working well. Thanks! Stacking is a little difficult, but that's a challenge for another day.
RonG
on
October 19, 2011
said:
Perfect. If I hadn't found this I would have had to design one myself.
License
Filament Clip by Madox is licensed under the Attribution - Non-Commercial - Creative Commons license.
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I think my slicer settings may have been off because I ended up having to drill out the hole a bit so the 1.75 filament would fit, but worked great after that. Thanks!
I had the same problem, could be cause by a close build plate but I found they worked fine when I just stuck the filament inside the clip.