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Prusa MK3S Spool Holder Mod

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I found that some filament spools, particularly ones without a raised inner lip, would catch on the standard T-shaped Prusa MK3S spool holder.

This was a 2 hour project to quickly improve the situation.

#Goals

* Reduce friction in the system
* Use the existing base (cut down on waste)
* Keep one arm unmodded (works fine for most of the filament I use)
* Use hardware I happened to have on hand

#Required Hardware

* 2 x 4mm x 86mm (length) smooth rod
* 4 x 3mm nut
* 4 x 3mm x 14mm (length) bolt
* 2 x 4mm (hole) x 8mm (outer diameter) bearing

#Misc

A few things that can easily be improved:
* Trim down the rod to the exact length needed (I left it at 100mm)
* Experiment with using only a single smooth rod or 3 smooth rods
* I decided to glue the spacers onto the rod to prevent any horizontal movement. Alternatively, the spacers could be resized to cover the full length of the rod.
Source
Thingiverse
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Why?
significant post-processing
Single piece Hardware needed
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 3/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
Est. print time
2 h
Post-processing
Sanding, Gluing, Hardware
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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