Spool Dispenser System

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This is a tote that can hold up to 7 spools of filament. It dispenses the spools to the printer and keeps your filament dry with the desiccant that is in the bottom. You can set the tote above your printer as shown in the picture, or it can be placed beside, below or anywhere so long as your boden tube will reach and have enough slack when your z axis raises. You can save on how much boden tube that you need by using short pieces for the spools that are not being used and swap the longer tube over when you change to another color or type of filament. What you need to print: RodHolder_M30 - You should print 2 of these and mount them on each end of the tote to support a 1 inch dowel. H7Spool_AB - 2 parts. You should print 2 of these to get a total of 4 parts. If your printer can print a 440mm long part then you should instead print the H7Spool_Full stl file. H7Spool_Full - You should print 2 of these, but only if your printer is capable of printing a 440mm long part. You will need: 1 inch diameter dowel rod, or something equivalent. A broom handle would probably work well. Cut this to the length of your tote. A tote, mine is 16.25 inches wide X 23.5 inches deep X 13.5 inches high. Some bulk desiccant. 14 - PC4-M10 PTFE Quick Fittings 28 - M5 X 8 button head bolts 8 - M5 X 16 button head bolts 36 - M5 Hex Nuts 25 feet or more of boden tube You could probably get by without using the M5 X 8 button head bolts and just let the PTFE quick fittings hold things up. Of course if you do then you only need to drill holes in your tote for the quick fittings. You will also need a quick fitting to receive the boden tube before it enters the extruder on your printer. If you have a CR-10 you can print the filament sensor mount that I uploaded, thing:2826970.