Things of the Week: Spindles
Is your plastic filament a mess? If you just leave it sitting around you probably have had your fair share of knots and tangles. Don’t despair, Thingiverse has solutions!
Check out this laser printed filament spool:
It should be noted that this is a derivative of Erik’s and CidVilas’ work. Taking a design and making it better and custom FTW.
There’s also a spindle design that FDM (fused deposition modeling) type machines like the RepRap and Makerbot can produce. This one is by tbfleming:
All those rods and connectors are sort of remind me of tinker toys.
No 3D printer at all? No Problemo!
Pax has an excellent design which only needs a knife and some cardboard!









