
Maty
Fully 3D printable Spool Holder with four 3D printed Planetary Gear Bearings
Updated: Jun 16, 2020
Fully 3D printable four bearings Spool Holder for 3D printer enclosure. This spool holder is optimized for easy spool change (no screwing / unscrewing needed).

First things first
Download the Spool Holder from Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4458183
How to print:
All parts can be printed without support, brim or raft.
Print with 0.4mm nozzle.
1x Base - print with 0.3 layer height and 10% to 20% infill
2x Shafts - print with 0.3 layer height and 10% to 20% infill
4x Guide Wheels - print with 0.2 or 0.3 layer height and 10% to 20% infill
4x Gear Bearings - print with 0.2 layer height and 0% infill
I created two version of the bearings. One version with 0.3mm clearance and one with 0.5mm clearance.
Use the 0.5mm version only if your printer can't handle the 0.3mm version.
Elements:

Assembled:

With a spool on it:

How to assemble
The spool Holder in Action
Why I created this Spool Holder?
This is my old model fully 3D printable spool holder:
Find on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3893905
This spool holder works really great but has one problem. Spool changing requires multiple actions:
unlock the bearings
unscrew the nuts
get the spool out
put the new spool in
screw the nut
lock the bearings again
To simplify this process I decided to make a new spool where you can put the spool on it with one simple move.
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