Low friction UM2 spoolholder

A replacement spoolholder for the UM2 which offers very little resistance when unspooling.

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Update: Added parts for 608 bearings and associated hardware.
Update2: hreedjik has created a mount for the UM1: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:251409
Print, screw together, mount and keep printing. Not much to it really.

Materials and methods

In addition to the printed parts you will need:

- 2x 626 bearings (cheap on Ebay)

- 1x 6mm threaded rod, 95+mm long

- 3x M6 nuts

OR for the "608" parts:

- 2x 608 bearings

- 1x 8mm threaded rod, 95+mm long (better to cut after assembling to make sure)

- 3x M8 nuts

Please note that I haven't printed and tested the 608 parts as I don't have the hardware for those at the moment.

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acidking added this to the impresora collection over 1 year ago

Arayel added this to the Ultimaker 2 collection almost 2 years ago

Felipe Ayub added this to the Peças collection about 2 years ago

Jason Hines added this to the Tools collection about 2 years ago

Theo added this to the UM2 collection over 2 years ago

Bantha added this to the Collection collection almost 3 years ago

yee379 added this to the ultimaker collection about 3 years ago

jjbalboa added this to the UM2 Parts collection over 3 years ago

simongdavies added this to the Ultimaker 2 collection over 3 years ago

TENDRKRISP added this to the Projects For 3D Store collection over 3 years ago

ThomasBe added this to the printer collection over 3 years ago

Dreamss printed this over 3 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: I printed the 608 version and it turn out great.

mistertomer added this to the printer upgrades collection over 3 years ago

David F. added this to the UM2+ collection over 3 years ago

SgtCryser added this to the ToPrint collection almost 4 years ago

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Pedro Pinnola added this to the Pa printear collection over 4 years ago

Ray Capararo commented almost 5 years ago

Very clever design, I have been trying to work out a simple way to make a bearing spool holder. Fresh idea's are great when your stuck with your own idea's. Thank you.

nube negra added this to the IMPRIMIR 3D collection almost 5 years ago

Smithy added this to the Ultimaker Upgrades collection almost 5 years ago

marco torelli added this to the mycollection collection almost 5 years ago

Timur Koshel added this to the ulti collection about 5 years ago

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Oleg Dutko added this to the printer parts collection over 5 years ago

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hugoboc added this to the UM2 collection over 5 years ago

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Xander added this to the UM2+ upgrades collection over 5 years ago

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ch0ptank added this to the UM2 collection almost 6 years ago

VivaSentenza added this to the UMO+ Upgrades collection almost 6 years ago

Phoenix_86 added this to the UMO collection almost 6 years ago

Phoenix_86 added this to the UMO2 collection almost 6 years ago

bortek commented almost 6 years ago

Is it possible to make Mount part (the one that attaches to the case of the printer) thinner therefore making the whole filament spool closer to the case of the printer?

Holden added this to the Ultimaker 2+ Add Ons collection about 6 years ago

Kari m added this to the Ultimaker collection about 6 years ago

pknueven added this to the Ultimaker2flexmods collection about 6 years ago

osbock printed this about 6 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker 2
Result:: Excellent. I chose some 100mm m6 rod that was only threaded on the ends, and I could have used perhaps 2 more millimeters of thread.
Feedback:: I was a little confused by the assembly, but figured it out. Retraction boogers on the inside of Core1 made it difficult to get the bearing all the way in.

Nico Paris added this to the Ultimaker collection about 6 years ago

Anool Mahidharia commented about 6 years ago

Funny I can't edit comments. I missed mentioning I printed the 608 version.

Anool Mahidharia printed this about 6 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Awesome design. All parts fit perfectly. I used the longer 90mm Core 2 and had to print an additional approx. 38mm long inner spacer.
Feedback:: Well done, and thanks for sharing.

YCheez added this to the Printer collection over 6 years ago

Jason Stokes added this to the printer upgrades collection over 6 years ago

Kraeuterbonbon added this to the UM2 collection over 6 years ago

Right2Make commented over 6 years ago

Now only if wheel of fortune spun that good. It could be a 3 hour show! Or whats that show that has the showcase showdown... Oh yea the price is right.

FORMM added this to the UM2GO MODS collection over 6 years ago

Mickey86 added this to the Ultimaker upgrades collection over 6 years ago

nilrog added this to the Ultimaker extras collection over 6 years ago

Grisworks printed this over 6 years ago

Printed on:: ultimaker 2
Result:: Very good!

lanternfish added this to the Stuff collection over 6 years ago

connyg printed this over 6 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2

LastMuel added this to the 3D Printing collection over 6 years ago

Ryan Shuck added this to the UM2 collection over 6 years ago

Sprcreate3d added this to the Ultimaker 2+ collection over 6 years ago

brhamburg added this to the UM2 collection over 6 years ago

Rico79 added this to the Ultimaker collection almost 7 years ago

cENz0R added this to the UM2 collection almost 7 years ago

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3DRay added this to the Ultimaker 2 collection almost 7 years ago

schneuwly added this to the UM2_Upgrade collection almost 7 years ago

Eghia Hay added this to the 1 collection almost 7 years ago

Thomas Beck added this to the UM Original updates collection about 7 years ago

rowiac added this to the UMO Mods collection about 7 years ago

Dkcsn added this to the Um2 collection about 7 years ago

Stephen Wood added this to the 3D Printer Parts collection about 7 years ago

Christopher Settle added this to the Ultimaker 2+ parts collection about 7 years ago

jly625 added this to the um2+ collection about 7 years ago

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sciiyx added this to the Fablab collection about 7 years ago

Chris Branson added this to the Printer Parts collection about 7 years ago

Marcus Wolschon commented about 7 years ago

I find it hard to find anything to grab that doesn't rotate when I want to take the empty spool off and replace it.

Also the "608 nut" adds a lot of depth. I don't know how to modify it yet to solve both issues.

Marcus Wolschon commented about 7 years ago

I have a modified version of 608-mount that includes a load cell for meassuring the weight of the remaining filament on the spool.

Do you want your logo removed?

Obviously I'll give proper attribution in the description and share it with the same license when it's done.

Sepio printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker 2+ Extended
Result:: Very usefull. I used the extra long 608 core from thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1274248). There is also a extra long 626 core. https://www.youmagine.com/designs/lowfriction-spoolholder-modification (Instead of what the maker says it is really for the 626 6mm bearing. )

Marcus Wolschon commented over 7 years ago

Works very well! "608 Nut" adds a lot of depth. I'll have to find a way to make is slimmer, so the machine still fits into the case I had custom made for it.

Izzy added this to the Enhancments collection over 7 years ago

Marcus Wolschon printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2

justingb added this to the Things to Print collection over 7 years ago

Marcus Wolschon commented over 7 years ago

What's the maximum spool diameter that fits? (I'm using Colorfabb 2.2Kg spools.)

xile6 added this to the ultimaker collection over 7 years ago

Slowprop printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Printed on Ultimaker 2+ Layer 0.1 mm PLA Infill 25% Love this thing ;-)

Slowprop added this to the Druckerteile collection over 7 years ago

Pwuts added this to the UM2 parts collection over 7 years ago

Sepio printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker 2+ Extended
Result:: Quality: Normal Infill: 100% 626 Version

Sepio printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker 2+ Extended
Result:: Quality: Normal Infill: 100% 626 Version

Sepio printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker 2+ Extended
Result:: Quality: Normal Infill: 100% 626 Version

Sepio added this to the Made collection over 7 years ago

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mSquared added this to the Ultimaker collection over 7 years ago

Abcopp added this to the 3D Printers (and parts) collection over 7 years ago

butchblades commented over 7 years ago

This is the greatest...I used the 626 bearings.

vegasracer added this to the Other stuff collection over 7 years ago

dmende added this to the Ultimaker2+ collection over 7 years ago

marcaine printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Printed great with a little tweeking. Printed in ABS at 0.16 layer height and 15% infill
Feedback:: Built with 626 bearing. Needed to add some internal dimensions to spacer to tight of a fit with 6mm threaded rod. Spacer had to be extended in Z - Axis only, to use with longer core. Directions confusing but end product works great.

cassidys added this to the Upgrades collection over 7 years ago

alexchally commented over 7 years ago

I made this with Tricki's 74mm core and the 608 bearings, and it works very nicely. I didn't have any M8 threaded rod, so I used some 5/16-18 rod I had laying around, and that worked just fine.

Richard J. Toften commented over 7 years ago

Extended 74mm core and spacer for 608 bearings can now be found here:

https://www.youmagine.com/designs/74-mm-core-for-iroberti-spoolholder

Thanks for an awesome spoolholder iRoberti :)

alexchally added this to the Printer Upgrades collection over 7 years ago

Chris added this to the UM2 Parts collection over 7 years ago

Mad_Max added this to the UM2 Upgrade collection over 7 years ago

luukakkerman added this to the Ultimaker2 parts collection over 7 years ago

Richard J. Toften printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Excellent
Feedback:: I printed the 608 and can confirm it's working out perfect. Just thinking the core could be 70 mm long by default to fit UM spools + up to 20 mm wider spools with some threads left. The big nut threads past the end of the core anyway, so maybe I'll print the 90 mm core and just use that.

thraxis added this to the Ultimaker 2 collection over 7 years ago

Todd Curtis added this to the Alternative UM2 Feeder collection over 7 years ago

Todd Curtis added this to the Low friction UM2 spoolholder collection over 7 years ago

Max Winterstein added this to the Things to make collection over 7 years ago

Josh Yaganeh added this to the Ultimaker Parts collection over 7 years ago

Martin Ferguson commented over 7 years ago

I found the slot into the Ultimaker 2 a little sloppy, other than that it was great!

Any chance you can make a thinner spool (utilising most of the same parts). I have some spools that are 32mm and wont fit on this.

Tommy Napier printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: ultimaker 2

mjakubo added this to the ulubione collection over 7 years ago

Marco Kaiser added this to the UM2 collection over 7 years ago

ashishraj added this to the my collection over 7 years ago

jaddesa added this to the Ultimaker 2 collection over 7 years ago

garymo added this to the Print collection over 7 years ago

Jens Hausherr added this to the Ultimaker2 collection over 7 years ago

Jens Hausherr printed this over 7 years ago

Printed on:: ultimaker 2
Result:: Worked out great!
Feedback:: There is no matching spacer for the extended core. Maybe add a core for the longer core or add scaling instructions to the documentation.

printermaster added this to the Meta collection almost 8 years ago

Sergey Fedorov added this to the Ultimaker 2 Upgrade collection almost 8 years ago

Сергей К. added this to the Ultimaker and Crafter collection almost 8 years ago

codemercenary added this to the To Print collection almost 8 years ago

lab added this to the UM 2 Updates collection almost 8 years ago

Bjørn Lien added this to the Ultimaker parts collection almost 8 years ago

Neil Watts added this to the Ultimaker² collection almost 8 years ago

Balslev added this to the Samling collection almost 8 years ago

Ralph Gerdemann added this to the UM2 upgrade collection almost 8 years ago

Da6oN added this to the Ultimaker collection almost 8 years ago

Dimitar Solakov added this to the useful collection almost 8 years ago

JAT.MN added this to the Ultimaker Mods collection almost 8 years ago

stylewarz commented almost 8 years ago

I love this holder. Would it be possible to get the Core 2 in a 100mm version. Some of my 1KG spools are a lot deeper and therefore don't fit on the 80mm core.

stylewarz added this to the ultimaker collection almost 8 years ago

entomophile printed this almost 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Printed great in PLA at 0.1 mm.
Feedback:: Great design. No more worries about the spool snagging or that annoying squeak of the spindle.

Moblife added this to the Um2 collection almost 8 years ago

Daedalos added this to the UM2 parts collection almost 8 years ago

Bert-Jan Walker commented almost 8 years ago

@jeex, no worries, I've also printed this great add-on in Colorfab PLA over a year ago and had no issues with the strength of that particular piece. It works like a charm and has never failed

jeex commented almost 8 years ago

Just printed it in Colorfabb PLA. Works great. Although i keep my doubts at the part that goes into the UM2. It's all hanging at e thin piece of PLA. The original UM2 broke down at that very spot.

Think i'll print that part out of PETG (Hestay.nl) which is really strong, but does not smell as bad as ABS.

Vanrook added this to the Printer collection almost 8 years ago

Ralph Gerdemann printed this almost 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Best

Andrew printed this almost 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Excellent print. I printed the M6 version with the longer 80mm core. I used the settings in the instructions apart from speeding it up a little to help things along. As someone else has found, the 80mm core and the nut were a very close fit and I also used toothpaste to grind it to in! No washers needed anywhere, just a little loc-tite on the ends. If you also choose to print the 80mm core, you will need to make the spacer longer. I extended it by 27.5mm in the end to get a perfect fit (started at +30mm and then shaved it down as required. Oh and if it helps, my nuts were 5mm and that meant I needed 121mm of M6 threaded bar.

Eddy added this to the ideas collection almost 8 years ago

Greg added this to the Ultimaker collection almost 8 years ago

Johnny Long printed this almost 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: The result was outstanding! Printing in Uganda East Africa! If I can print it here, you can print it anywhere! I used the 626 bearing setup and found all the parts in local hardware stores. I had to go to several hardware stores, because, well, there are no “Home Depots” here! The result was amazing! Fantastic! Works much better than I ever imagined! No more tangles, stalls, friction, headaches!
Feedback:: Robert, you are AMAZING, dude. Seriously. Well designed. Fabulous! THANK YOU SO MUCH ROBERT!

drofnas added this to the Printer Upgrades collection almost 8 years ago

Neil McNeight added this to the UM2 collection almost 8 years ago

erikgj added this to the UM2 Upgrades collection almost 8 years ago

dougw added this to the Printer accessories collection almost 8 years ago

lions3 added this to the print me collection almost 8 years ago

Mike DuPre' added this to the UM2 collection almost 8 years ago

Christer Stenman added this to the UM2 collection almost 8 years ago

Dennis Ward added this to the Printing projects collection about 8 years ago

Vegard Stien printed this about 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker 2 Extended
Result:: Perfect

RowanC printed this about 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker 2
Result:: The thread of the core 2 and the nut was a little tight but I got it working well after using a little lapping compound (IE toothpaste). To be honest I am happy with it and am working on a redesign of the spoolholder core 1 so I can use some older spools that have a 70mm core.

Mdekato printed this about 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker 2
Result:: Using 'normal' settings and UM PLA, I printed per the recommendations and had wonderful results. This is not just a "low friction" design, it's "virtually no friction"!

Nilan printed this over 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Nice design

D.M printed this over 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Pretty nice result and it works great! Thanks for that amazing stuff!
Feedback:: Printed with Multec white PLA 0,1mm layer hight and 20% infill. tooks complete about 12 hours to print.

Marcel Klapwijk printed this over 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2

MATT architecture printed this over 8 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Great!
Feedback:: In combination with the printer stands, see photos, allowing the filament to rest in air and with set of 2 ball bearing filament guide wheels the print results are amazing. There is literally no friction before the filament enters the feeder mechanism. The under extrusion now happens only when lying down the first layer, we believe this is due to the leveling of the print plate. As soon as the printer goes to the second layer all is fine. After which we print at average 130% of standard speed with no errors so far. The printers are running almost all the time. Also we use 235 degrees temperature for the PLA, as we noticed with the standard temperature the under extrusion was occurring despite the improvements. The second wheel guide (under the feeder) is important as it prevents the filament to push against the white element in the feeder and effectively lowering the pressure against the motor spindle.

Hieronymus! printed this almost 9 years ago

Printed on:: Ultimaker - The Ultimaker 2
Result:: Printed Perfectly in Ultimaker Blue PLA. 0,1mm Layers, 25% Infill (Except for the mount, increased to 50%). Printed the 608 version and used a M8 10cm bolt. Spacer was 2mm too long, so I non-uniformly lowered the Z-scale by 2mm in Cura. Provides a low-friction option of mounting your filament spools on UM2 so I no longer have to increase the 'slack' in the filament every 3 hours or so. If you can get hold of the bearings I very much recommend this upgrade.

IRobertI published this design over 9 years ago

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Low friction UM2 spoolholder

A replacement spoolholder for the UM2 which offers very little resistance when unspooling.

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