Quick load Spool Holder

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I designed this to take away the rockin' filament roll sometimes experienced during prints with lots of retractions. With a perfectly sized spool holder, the spool can't rock just roll. This can go in conjunction with the custom spool holder I made for my cheap HICTOP printer. One can easily lift from shelf and place on printer with no fiddling around. If you are interested, check out the models for my printer mounted spool holder which accepts these spools. If the correct size spool you need is not here, you can use the SolidWorks file to create the size you need. If you don't have access to such software, just leave a comment stating the filament brand and exact hole size and I will be happy to upload. 18-05-08 - Added new spool tube version. New version greatly decreases used plastic, reduces print time, contains less parts and in my opinion, looks nicer. I have included the .step file of the tube so you can modify to suit your spool size.