Phelps3D Filament Spool Holder

This design was made to accompany a small 3D printer that came with a spool holder way too weak to be used with 1kg spools. Normally I am all about function over form, but who says you can't have both?

I initially recycled a couple of used v-slot wheel from my Creality Ender 3 after I replaced all of its wheels. Thus there is a 5mm hole in the original, but I also decided to make a version that has a hole for an 8mm rod in case you find it easier to source some 608ZZ style bearings (most common in 3D printing and roller skates).

I used:
2 v-slot wheels
4 M5 Nuts
2 M5x30mm bolts
4 1/2 inch wood screws
6 M3x50mm screws
6 M3 Nuts

I would line up the inside parts with their corresponding outside legs and then push the 3mm screws into the bottom to help line things up before I screwed the 1/2 inch screws into the two top holes. The three bottom braces are actually designed so they are each different so it should not be difficult to figure out where they go. I ended up screwing them into one side and then using the spool block slid into the notches to assist when placing the other leg on. I then rotated the entire thing so I could reach the inside bottom braces to put the nuts on. Once all parts are correctly aligned and tightened up you should be able to just rotate it to stand it up. If parts are not correctly aligned the holder may wobble on the desk. Loosen and adjust things to get it flat.

I printed all the parts at 0.2 mm layer height with 25% infill. I printed the leg parts and spool block without supports I did use a small amount of supports on the braces just in the middle of the arches.