Thingiverse Blog » Widget http://blog.thingiverse.com Exploring the Universe of Things Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:59:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Things of the Week: Spindles http://blog.thingiverse.com/2010/02/04/things-of-the-week-spindles/ http://blog.thingiverse.com/2010/02/04/things-of-the-week-spindles/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:09:19 +0000 Widget http://blog.thingiverse.com/?p=856 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:

Filament Spindle v0.4 by builttospec

Filament Spindle v0.4 by builttospec

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 3d printing machines like the RepRap and Makerbot can produce. This one is by tbfleming:

Printed Filament Spindle by tbfleming

Printed Filament Spindle by tbfleming

All those rods and connectors are sort of remind me of tinker toys.

No 3D printer at all?   No Problemo!

Cardboard Spool by charlespax

Cardboard Spool by charlespax

Pax has an excellent design which only needs a knife and some cardboard!

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