Replacement Spool Holder for Qidi Tech Plus 4

Looks like I'm back, yo! This is a little project I had in mind before I even got the printer. The included spool support does work, but right away I knew it could be better. I had a spool of filament running on it and kept hearing a low, pulsed vibration. Turned out to be friction between the spool and the holder. This not only remedies that problem; it allows you to more closely match the spool you're using. If you're using a spool with the common 50mm+ hole diameter, you can use my 50mm diameter sleeve and gain a nice match to hole diameter and a nice bearing effect between support, sleeve and spool, for much less friction in rotation. If you're using an oddball spool with a smaller hole, you can use the bare support or the included 30mm diameter sleeve and maintain a good match while again gaining low friction rotation. Friction is especially reduced if you print this in a slippery filament like PETG or Nylon. I'm using Elegoo Rapid clear PETG in mine and it works great.

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