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Ender 5 Swivel Spool (608zz bearing) by klackygears
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Last crawled date: 5 years, 5 months ago
This is a swivel mount for filament spools on direct drive Ender 5 printers. It moves the filament roll on the top housing but, swivels to prevent the filament from binding when the print head is close to the back. The filament guide keeps the spool aligned so it doesn't flip all the way around. When on the bearing it moves freely.
Video of it in action:https://youtu.be/yIYpLOBSmMs
The filament guide is compatible with the original spool holder and some modified ones like the one below:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4267650
I've included two different versions of the base. One can be installed on top of the Y axis stepper. The other has added "arms" to give it a little more support if you want and should not hit the Y axis shaft.
Also, there are two different filament guides in these files. One that's just an open oval. (I have not tested this one!) The other is a small hole that will hold the original bowden tube.
It uses a lot of small hardware I had laying around:
1- 608zz bearing
1- M5 screw about 22mm (acts as central shaft for bearing, re-purposed from Ender 5 electronics box)
1- M5 T nut (for mounting bearing in base)
4- M4 nuts about 20mm (for mounting base on 2020 extrusion)
4- M4 T nuts (for mounting base on 2020 extrusion)
6- M3 screws 16mm (for bearing assembly)
6- M3 nuts (for bearing assembly)
3- M3 screws about 5mm (for filament guide assembly)
1- Bowden tube section, optional (for filament guide)
2- M4 screws (replace the 5mm ones on the spool arm)
2- M4 nuts (captured in the 608zz plate to hold the spool arm on)
The stl files should print in the orientation they are in without supports but, use your best judgement.
Below are a couple of quick exploded view animations to show how the parts go together. You should put the whole swivel base together before mounting it on the printer.
Base assembly:https://youtu.be/GX9ss8V46fU
Filament guide assembly:https://youtu.be/GbSODe-SKPU
Buy me a coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/os85iXz
Amazon parts links:
M4 screws & nuts:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0722NYQL2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
M3 screws & nuts:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078V3YCF6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
T nuts:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z4YH6NP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Video of it in action:https://youtu.be/yIYpLOBSmMs
The filament guide is compatible with the original spool holder and some modified ones like the one below:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4267650
I've included two different versions of the base. One can be installed on top of the Y axis stepper. The other has added "arms" to give it a little more support if you want and should not hit the Y axis shaft.
Also, there are two different filament guides in these files. One that's just an open oval. (I have not tested this one!) The other is a small hole that will hold the original bowden tube.
It uses a lot of small hardware I had laying around:
1- 608zz bearing
1- M5 screw about 22mm (acts as central shaft for bearing, re-purposed from Ender 5 electronics box)
1- M5 T nut (for mounting bearing in base)
4- M4 nuts about 20mm (for mounting base on 2020 extrusion)
4- M4 T nuts (for mounting base on 2020 extrusion)
6- M3 screws 16mm (for bearing assembly)
6- M3 nuts (for bearing assembly)
3- M3 screws about 5mm (for filament guide assembly)
1- Bowden tube section, optional (for filament guide)
2- M4 screws (replace the 5mm ones on the spool arm)
2- M4 nuts (captured in the 608zz plate to hold the spool arm on)
The stl files should print in the orientation they are in without supports but, use your best judgement.
Below are a couple of quick exploded view animations to show how the parts go together. You should put the whole swivel base together before mounting it on the printer.
Base assembly:https://youtu.be/GX9ss8V46fU
Filament guide assembly:https://youtu.be/GbSODe-SKPU
Buy me a coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/os85iXz
Amazon parts links:
M4 screws & nuts:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0722NYQL2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
M3 screws & nuts:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078V3YCF6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
T nuts:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z4YH6NP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1