Swappable Spool Holder 3D model preview
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This design is very loosely based on the concept of the great Parametric customisable one from shaunp. What I missed was how with the official makerbot spool holders you can click on a spool and it can't fall off (even when tilting your bot)... and how nice the holder clips onto the back of my Replicator 1. This Holder comes in two parts... a clip that slots onto your Replicator, and a shaft that slots into the clip... on this you can mount your spool. I made two versions of the shaft.. the 5cm one works for official makerbot spools, and those with a similar size hole. There's also a 3cm one for smaller spools. The shaft has a ridge that should hold the spool on securely. It also has a lip on the outside of the ridge that you can use to squeeze the shaft so the lip can pass through the spool.