<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Found: Surplus power spoolers with two spools for $8 each]]> 2014-01-05T16:15:21Z PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/topic/5077/found-surplus-power-spoolers-with-two-spools-for-8-each/ <![CDATA[Found: Surplus power spoolers with two spools for $8 each]]> At American Science and Surplus, I found these power spooler sets for $7.95 each.  It comes with two empty 7-1/2 x 6 3/4 spools.   It looks like one would need to drill out the ends of the spool or make an adapter to fit them onto a normal printer, but even then the price just for the spools isn't so bad, but you get a battery-operated spooler/screwdriver too.  I ordered a couple to check them out, and perhaps experiment with creating some sort of ghetto filament winder setup.

http://www.sciplus.com/p/POWER-CORD-SPOOLER_49235

http://www.sciplus.com/productImages/photo/250x350/49235.jpg

Here are some videos of it in action in its intended purpose (winding xmas lights):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMjRrS44D_Q

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