Filament Stackers v4
Many of us don't have horizontal wall space for a RepRack or shelves to hold our filament. We need to think vertically.
That's where the Filament Stackers come in. You can expand your stack according to your space and need. Make one tall stack, or lots of short ones. Print out a new Filament Stacker as your collection grows. The large rear bumps hold everything together, and the short ones near the front help keep everything aligned.
It's easy to see, and access what you've got on hand. It has no problem with spools that have been bagged to protect against humidity. Be sure to put the opening facing away so that you can see the filament color more easily.
Bonus:
The holes are finger friendly, so you can grab four or more at a time if you need to move your stack to a new home.
Styles:
This is a single piece model that you can easily color in your slicer by "painting" layer ranges and having your printer swap filament accordingly. There are two variants provided: one with the fancy cutouts and one with solid walls. Note that the "shallow" variant is the only one that currently fits on a Prusa MK4 and that's currently only available with solid walls.
Dimensions:
The footprints of all of these models are 220mm square. You can print them on a Bambu X1 Carbon, but it is too large to print it on a smaller printer like the A1 Mini (180mmΒ³).
- Filament Stacker:
This fits standard 1kg spools, and smaller.
If you keep yours in a Ziploc bag with some desiccant they'll fit in here fine.
The inner dimensions are 205mm wide x 212.5mm deep x 78mm high.
- Filament Stacker medium
This fits standard 1kg spools, and smaller, but has a little additional headroom for people who use something like the EIBOS 3D Vacuum Bag System with its screw cap on the top.
The inner dimensions are 205mm wide x 205mm deep x 88mm high.
- Filament Stacker tall
This fits standard 1kg spools, and stands 30mm taller than the regular Stacker.
The inner dimensions are 205mm wide x 205mm deep x 108mm high.
- Filament Stacker Shallow
NOTE this is NOT stackable with the non-shallow versions, but it will fit on a Prusa MK4's print bed.
The inner dimensions are 220mm wide x 210mm deep x 88mm high.
- Stackable Shims
If your needs change after printing, & you find you need to give a shelf a little extra height are 3 different Stackable "Shims".
The shims come in 2cm, 3cm, and 4cm height. This height does NOT include the pegs on the top.
Print Times & Filament Usage:
All time estimates are based on calculations for the Bambu X1 Carbon.
0.6mm nozzle times assume a 0.3mm layer height.
0.4mm nozzle times assume a 0.2mm layer height.
Filament weight is calculated with 0.6mm because that'll use more.
- Filament Stacker - with cutouts
filament: 193g
time: ~4 hours with a 0.6mm nozzle
~5 hours with a 0.4mm nozzle
- Filament Stacker - without cutouts
filament: 335g
time: ~4 hours and 20 minutes with a 0.6mm nozzle
~5 hours with a 0.4mm nozzle
- Filament Stacker Medium - with cutouts
filament: 244g
time: ~4 hours with a 0.6mm nozzle
~5.5 hours with a 0.4mm nozzle
- Filament Stacker Medium - without cutouts
filament: 362g
time: ~4 hours and 40 minutes with a 0.6mm nozzle
~5.5 hours with a 0.4mm nozzle
- Filament Stacker Tall - with cutouts
filament: 260g
time: ~5 hours with a 0.6mm nozzle
~6 hours 40 minutes with a 0.4mm nozzle
- Filament Stacker Tall - without cutouts
filament: 362g
time: ~4 hours and 40 minutes with a 0.6mm nozzle
~6 hours and 15 minutes with a 0.4mm nozzle
- 2cm Shim
filament: 67g
time: ~1 hour with a 0.6mm nozzle
~1 hour 10 minutes with a 0.4mm nozzle
- 3cm Shim
filament: 94g
time: ~1 hour 20 minutes with a 0.6mm nozzle
~1.5 hours with a 0.4mm nozzle
- 4cm Shim
filament: 122g
time: ~1 hour 40 minutes with a 0.6mm nozzle
~2 hours with a 0.4mm nozzle
SHALLOW VARIANT
Note that the "shallow" files are not compatible with any of the non-shallow files.
- Filament Stacker Shallow - without cutouts
filament: 333g
time: ~4 hours 40 minutes with 0.6mm nozzle
~5 hours 30 minutes with 0.4mm nozzle
- Shallow 3cm Shim
filament: 87g
time: ~1 hour 20 minutes with 0.6mm nozzle
~1 hour 37 minutes with 0.6mm nozzle