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Flux Delta external filament spool holder by freddotu
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Last crawled date: 4 years ago
Flux Delta printers have a recess for smaller spools, but a one kg spool won't fit. This spool holder is designed more-or-less on the fly to hold larger spools. It clips over the front (relative to the cover hinge) and is slightly sloped on the back side to prevent interference with the extruder carriage. The back side of the clip fits precisely over the cover latch and is sized to fit equally well on the top of the printer. There is very little movement or play in the clip portion. I suspect that one could add a layer of masking tape to make a firmer fit.
The SCAD files are included, but be warned.
I am not a programmer. I will never say I know what I'm doing. I've been learning OpenSCAD with each model I construct and I try to implement common accepted practices in my code.
There may be duplication of code in these files. There are certainly references from one part to the other and there's no automation to ensure that when a value is changed in one that it will be adjusted in the other. I can assure that such changes will not happen.
This model has been created to fit my printer and my printer settings. To get this far, I frequently chopped off portions of the model in OpenSCAD to print and test fit. Three or four partial prints for the top clip, two partial prints for the "socket" for the spindle and three prints to ensure that the spindle would fit the scrap aluminum I have in my scrap pile.
I cut the tubing to six inches long to allow me to drill holes for clips or pins to retain the spool. The tubing in this model is 1.125 inches diameter, although the code will not reflect that figure. This is a result of the test print. I used a lot of TLAR to make this model.
I suspect that one could make some modifications to the model to use with other printers. The design is far from optimal, but it looks like it's going to work. If not, I'll change something and build a variation.
I can see in the published version that the preview portion of OpenSCAD is showing artifacts where none exist. I did not use the common "fudge" figure to make larger the difference actions, so there are "shadows" in the photos here that have no impact on the print, nor on the rendered model in OpenSCAD.
It's my first contribution to Thingiverse and I hope others will make good use of it.
The SCAD files are included, but be warned.
I am not a programmer. I will never say I know what I'm doing. I've been learning OpenSCAD with each model I construct and I try to implement common accepted practices in my code.
There may be duplication of code in these files. There are certainly references from one part to the other and there's no automation to ensure that when a value is changed in one that it will be adjusted in the other. I can assure that such changes will not happen.
This model has been created to fit my printer and my printer settings. To get this far, I frequently chopped off portions of the model in OpenSCAD to print and test fit. Three or four partial prints for the top clip, two partial prints for the "socket" for the spindle and three prints to ensure that the spindle would fit the scrap aluminum I have in my scrap pile.
I cut the tubing to six inches long to allow me to drill holes for clips or pins to retain the spool. The tubing in this model is 1.125 inches diameter, although the code will not reflect that figure. This is a result of the test print. I used a lot of TLAR to make this model.
I suspect that one could make some modifications to the model to use with other printers. The design is far from optimal, but it looks like it's going to work. If not, I'll change something and build a variation.
I can see in the published version that the preview portion of OpenSCAD is showing artifacts where none exist. I did not use the common "fudge" figure to make larger the difference actions, so there are "shadows" in the photos here that have no impact on the print, nor on the rendered model in OpenSCAD.
It's my first contribution to Thingiverse and I hope others will make good use of it.