Thank you! The videos are a constant work in progress, but I am hopefully making at least some sense with what I’m trying to do! Really appreciate the kind words!
This is a briliant design. So much stronger and smarter than many others. I designed something very close to the slider piece you showed with a larger dovetail, but your design is superior in both it's elegance and it's usefulness. Self centering ftw! And very low friction for rolling as well. Brilliant!!!
I am downloading and printing this right away. I was using the same bearings in my own previous design and this is just better. So at least I already had the hardware.
Thank you! With your Fusion360 help, I was able to make a singular roller design for my filament dryer from scratch. Thank you so much for sharing your design process.
I was about to re-spool a 2Kg spool of filament that I had received instead of the two 1Kg spools I had ordered when I found your Filament Holder on Printables. I printed it immediately. Such a great design, very well thought out and it printed perfectly. Nice video too. Thanks for your efforts and sharing it with everyone. Just had to Subscribe.
it would be support free if it were printed that way. it is beyond me why these would be printed by developer so that it would have overhangs :(. There is also a bit of the problem if you get to more advanced and stiffer filaments like CF - having such low friction will make these rolls to roll filament off potentially making a mess while doing so. This should not be a problem mostly thou.
The printed parts for the Delack enclosure fit absolutely perfectly! The filament holder doesn't go together quite as smoothly. Either the rollers are a bit too long or the bearings need to be inset more. When assembled, my frame had a gap between the halves. I'm printing out another set of spools and will grind off 1/16" on each end. But terrific products overall! Edit: Grinding off a bit of the narrow end of the roller halves worked.
Have you looked into trying a convex instead of a concave curve? In belt drives they need to be convex because otherwise the belt gets pulled to the side. I imagine similar would happen with the spool wanting to slide towards the lowest part as it turns.
It can be done either way - convex would require it to be farther away from the baseplate, which moves the center of gravity upwards and could make the roll easier to flip due to vibrations/etc. This design works for me. Feel free to replicate it with a convex design if you’d like!
@@pkchutrainer I think convex would work too though. The design I was going for just worked better with concave. But it would be interesting to compare the two and see if there’s any noticeable difference
Nice design. Going to prop this kind of filament holder design up and buy a few heater mats to lay underneath it. Then I will make an enclosure for larger spools and add a thermostat for regulating the temperature, that way I can keep my filaments dry for my new Comgrow t500. Come to think of it I think I have seen heater matts for sale online with temperature controls attached to them already.
I just got my first enclosure for my Prusa mini. The thing I was not prepared for was doing maintenance inside the enclosure. I don’t like to move the stock mini around once it’s all trimmed in. Having side access is huge. I only have a small 4.5” x 4.5” hole on the side, other than the main door, but it makes a difference. Would love to have and even larger opening.
@@madebyjwillis I had to remove the extruder to clear a jam. My first time ever taking it off and it was in the enclosure. So a interesting first time.
In my opinion it would be way easier to print the two halves of the roller the other way around, the base is barely smaller, but at least you wouldn't need complex bridging. Or otherwise a single 45° or even 60° chamfer could be used both as a stop for the outer part of the bearing and free space for the inner to spin freely. you could even cut the inner hexagon all the way trough to avoid bridging altogether! In any case it's a nice design, I love how the parts all snap together without needing glue or screws! I am refining my own design for a roller made to fit inside a cereal drybox, I think I will take some of your design cues even if it will be a radically different design, with just one bearing per roller (one at the middle of each) so that I can extend it all the way trough without having the bearings take extra width space inside the box (and it will be a little cheaper that is never bad!)
Are you sure that's the right direction of curvature to be self centering? It's the opposite of, for example, train wheels, but maybe there's some inverse relationship when you flip which part is moving and which is stationary..?
This is awesome. Sorry if you mentioned this, but have you tested this with a wide 2kg spool? Great video, I just subscribed - can't wait to see what you're working on next!!
@@madebyjwillis I'm in the process of printing one at the moment, but at first glance it seems like it may not be wide enough for a Prusament 2kg spool
Really appreciate the compliments! Thanks! The self-centering is important because as the spool unrolls, it tends to drift to the side of the roller, which can cause it to fall over. The self-centering aspect this helps correct that!
I hate to say it the only thing which would make this really hard to use is if the cardboard is bent that's the only problem I see otherwise good design.
ruclips.net/video/ljiYYKsMp5s/видео.html this idea with overhangs did not work so well... I think that it would be much easier to make a cone there and this is it. F360 model will be simpler also.
@@madebyjwillis on the left side part is does not look as good as right one, so this bridging trick dod not worked so well. you can make a 45 degrees cone surface that can be printed without supports. (cylinder that holds bearing should end up with cone)
@@MichaelKondrashin haha that one was the one where I accidentally printed it without the bridging method - check the other one to see what is looks like with the method I described
казалось бы хорошо... но не то что бы основание хлипкое, не понятно ради чего этот холдер. ради красоты? красиво. ради экономии? не экономно. ради практичности? выше среднего. почему бы не использовать палочки для суши в базе? и не нужно было бы печатать плоское дно как минимум. а вот ролики действительно получились красивыми
I don't recommend using these. If the filament gets a little stuck within the spool it will yank the spool off of there. If the spool is in the right/wrong spot, like up on a shelf, the spool can be damaged as it plummets to the floor, or worse, when it crashes down onto the printer. (Been there, done that). It's especially exciting when it's 4am and you have your back to the machine when it happens.
Showing your modeling and desining process is really imformative and inspiring! Quality Content.
Thank you! The videos are a constant work in progress, but I am hopefully making at least some sense with what I’m trying to do! Really appreciate the kind words!
This is a briliant design. So much stronger and smarter than many others. I designed something very close to the slider piece you showed with a larger dovetail, but your design is superior in both it's elegance and it's usefulness. Self centering ftw! And very low friction for rolling as well. Brilliant!!!
This made my day! Really appreciate the kind comments! Thanks for watching!
I am downloading and printing this right away. I was using the same bearings in my own previous design and this is just better. So at least I already had the hardware.
Thank you! With your Fusion360 help, I was able to make a singular roller design for my filament dryer from scratch. Thank you so much for sharing your design process.
That’s great! Appreciate the support!
I was about to re-spool a 2Kg spool of filament that I had received instead of the two 1Kg spools I had ordered when I found your Filament Holder on Printables. I printed it immediately. Such a great design, very well thought out and it printed perfectly. Nice video too. Thanks for your efforts and sharing it with everyone. Just had to Subscribe.
Support-free, easy to print, and versatile. Very dope man, design is super clean👍
Thank you! Appreciate the support and feedback!
it would be support free if it were printed that way. it is beyond me why these would be printed by developer so that it would have overhangs :(. There is also a bit of the problem if you get to more advanced and stiffer filaments like CF - having such low friction will make these rolls to roll filament off potentially making a mess while doing so. This should not be a problem mostly thou.
The printed parts for the Delack enclosure fit absolutely perfectly!
The filament holder doesn't go together quite as smoothly. Either the rollers are a bit too long or the bearings need to be inset more. When assembled, my frame had a gap between the halves. I'm printing out another set of spools and will grind off 1/16" on each end.
But terrific products overall!
Edit: Grinding off a bit of the narrow end of the roller halves worked.
Great, well thought out design. It printed and went together very nicely. THANKYOU. 👍
Have you looked into trying a convex instead of a concave curve? In belt drives they need to be convex because otherwise the belt gets pulled to the side. I imagine similar would happen with the spool wanting to slide towards the lowest part as it turns.
It can be done either way - convex would require it to be farther away from the baseplate, which moves the center of gravity upwards and could make the roll easier to flip due to vibrations/etc. This design works for me. Feel free to replicate it with a convex design if you’d like!
Nevemind, I'm dumb. I forgot center of mass is a thing.
@@pkchutrainer I think convex would work too though. The design I was going for just worked better with concave. But it would be interesting to compare the two and see if there’s any noticeable difference
That is very nice when the spool is full and heavy. Next to the end jumps of
Nice design. Going to prop this kind of filament holder design up and buy a few heater mats to lay underneath it. Then I will make an enclosure for larger spools and add a thermostat for regulating the temperature, that way I can keep my filaments dry for my new Comgrow t500. Come to think of it I think I have seen heater matts for sale online with temperature controls attached to them already.
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
I really like your design process of thinking it though, the assembly with the center piece is good.
Nice work
Another awesome design I’ll be printing one. Thanks for the Fusion 360 info
Sweet! Thanks for the support!
I would like to see it working.
It’s honestly pretty boring in action, but I’ll try to record a timelapse at some point!
nice work. do you find the ridges stop the spool from over spinning when the head yanks on the filament?
I just got my first enclosure for my Prusa mini. The thing I was not prepared for was doing maintenance inside the enclosure. I don’t like to move the stock mini around once it’s all trimmed in. Having side access is huge. I only have a small 4.5” x 4.5” hole on the side, other than the main door, but it makes a difference. Would love to have and even larger opening.
We offer a USB extension for the Mini so you don’t have to access the side as much. We’ll be giving a big discount on that when purchasing the DELACK
3D SOURCERER Prusa Mini USB & Power Switch Extension Cable Kit by levendig | dsgn a.co/d/4D4O6jQ
@@madebyjwillis I had to remove the extruder to clear a jam. My first time ever taking it off and it was in the enclosure. So a interesting first time.
Does the top not come off of the enclosure?
@@madebyjwillis nope. It’s a printedsolid nextgen enclosure. Someone did a mod for the top panel to come off but I haven’t tried to modify it yet.
Cool design brotha thank you for sharing the files 👌🏼
Appreciate it!
In my opinion it would be way easier to print the two halves of the roller the other way around, the base is barely smaller, but at least you wouldn't need complex bridging. Or otherwise a single 45° or even 60° chamfer could be used both as a stop for the outer part of the bearing and free space for the inner to spin freely. you could even cut the inner hexagon all the way trough to avoid bridging altogether! In any case it's a nice design, I love how the parts all snap together without needing glue or screws!
I am refining my own design for a roller made to fit inside a cereal drybox, I think I will take some of your design cues even if it will be a radically different design, with just one bearing per roller (one at the middle of each) so that I can extend it all the way trough without having the bearings take extra width space inside the box (and it will be a little cheaper that is never bad!)
Cool - best of luck
Amazing design!
Does it fit a 3kg spool?
Are you sure that's the right direction of curvature to be self centering? It's the opposite of, for example, train wheels, but maybe there's some inverse relationship when you flip which part is moving and which is stationary..?
It works either way depending on the application
This is awesome. Sorry if you mentioned this, but have you tested this with a wide 2kg spool? Great video, I just subscribed - can't wait to see what you're working on next!!
I don’t have any 2kg rolls around, but whenever I do, I’ll test it out. If it doesn’t work, I’ll consider making a larger version whenever I have time
And thanks for the sub! Glad to have you following along!
@@madebyjwillis I'm in the process of printing one at the moment, but at first glance it seems like it may not be wide enough for a Prusament 2kg spool
@@christianm4205 uploading larger ones soon
Just added XL & XXL versions of the roller if you still need one!
this is an excellent design.
Thank you! Cheers!
Can the enclosure be made bigger to fit other printers?
Right now we are only launching in the size shown but we’ll considering making a larger one if sells are strong
Loved the fusion 360 walkthrough, the pipe extrude was genius. I have to ask, why is the "self centering" important?
Really appreciate the compliments! Thanks! The self-centering is important because as the spool unrolls, it tends to drift to the side of the roller, which can cause it to fall over. The self-centering aspect this helps correct that!
Very nice! Pumped to try it out!
Appreciate it!
With pursa slicer any tips for getting prints smooth?
The slicer is probably not the problem - you probably need to tune your printer if you’re having issues on the default settings with good filament
@@madebyjwillis I'm going to try your fillement devise to to rule out drag on my cardboard spools lol 😂 hate them lol
Prusa has a pretty good troubleshooting guide about common issues like layer shifts, partial clogs, etc
@@madebyjwillis I have just changed to pursa slicer thank you just new to it came from cura haha
Yeah I usually just use Prusament default for everything and it works well usually
Subscription added, thanks for the great content.
Appreciate it!!
Hey just printed it and assembled it with recommended bearings, it doesn’t turn smooth any tips?
no bearing in my disain. ruclips.net/user/shortsX2S8ZtrdBN8
Nice video, what cad software do you use
if you want to save some money by not having to purchase the 608 bearings there's a print in place design for them on Printables, by J Lake 3D
It’s possible but not recommended
Very cool. thanks
Thanks for watching!
genius! thanks for sharing
nice design!
Thank you!
Awesome JW
I hate to say it the only thing which would make this really hard to use is if the cardboard is bent that's the only problem I see otherwise good design.
Thanks! Haven’t had any issues yet!
"Pink-ish" is called purple!
I’m color blind so thanks!
ruclips.net/video/ljiYYKsMp5s/видео.html this idea with overhangs did not work so well... I think that it would be much easier to make a cone there and this is it. F360 model will be simpler also.
Hmmm not sure what you’re referring to
@@madebyjwillis on the left side part is does not look as good as right one, so this bridging trick dod not worked so well. you can make a 45 degrees cone surface that can be printed without supports. (cylinder that holds bearing should end up with cone)
@@MichaelKondrashin haha that one was the one where I accidentally printed it without the bridging method - check the other one to see what is looks like with the method I described
@@madebyjwillis Got your point. Thanks!
@@MichaelKondrashin I actually had a clip where I mentioned that it was the wrong version but ended up taking it out of the final video haha
At first i thought it's pewdiepie 🤣
Haha is that good or bad?
казалось бы хорошо... но не то что бы
основание хлипкое, не понятно ради чего этот холдер. ради красоты? красиво. ради экономии? не экономно. ради практичности? выше среднего.
почему бы не использовать палочки для суши в базе? и не нужно было бы печатать плоское дно как минимум.
а вот ролики действительно получились красивыми
I don't recommend using these. If the filament gets a little stuck within the spool it will yank the spool off of there. If the spool is in the right/wrong spot, like up on a shelf, the spool can be damaged as it plummets to the floor, or worse, when it crashes down onto the printer. (Been there, done that). It's especially exciting when it's 4am and you have your back to the machine when it happens.
Hmm haven’t had that issue! Thanks for watching!
perfect ... ill be printing many of these