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Re: Received my Solidoodle 4. How important are the missing pieces?

2014-07-29T03:48:51Z

DarrellS wrote:

Thanks for the help everyone. I will have to put together one of those PVC stands. I ended up cutting two holes in a cardboard box and running a wood dowel through them and the spool. I did have several instance of the filament springing off of the roll and getting tangled. Does the PVC holder fix that problem?

I haven't with that model. Some folks have run into the filament jumping off of the spool when it is new. I think the only reason I haven't is that my holder gives the spool enough room to pivot when it needs to?

Re: Received my Solidoodle 4. How important are the missing pieces?

2014-07-28T13:36:32Z

I use my SD4 spool holder every day and the tool kit is very handy. If I were you I'd ask them to send you everything you paid for. I'm sure they'd be happy to do so.

Re: Received my Solidoodle 4. How important are the missing pieces?

2014-07-28T12:20:09Z

Thanks for the help everyone. I will have to put together one of those PVC stands. I ended up cutting two holes in a cardboard box and running a wood dowel through them and the spool. I did have several instance of the filament springing off of the roll and getting tangled. Does the PVC holder fix that problem?

Re: Received my Solidoodle 4. How important are the missing pieces?

2014-07-27T20:14:40Z

Agree with the poster above me, the filament holder on my SD2 literally broke in the first 24 hours and even before it broke I had to prop up the spool. You dont even need a holder tbh I used mine for almost a year before printing a basic stand. I used the foam holders from shipping to lean the spool against the printer.

Re: Received my Solidoodle 4. How important are the missing pieces?

2014-07-27T02:51:42Z

Pretty sure the majority of us have come up with different ways to hold the spool. On the 2nd and 3rd generation they were kind of a joke. Here's one I made using pvc from the local hardware store. You should be able to use any usb cable that fits. The toolkit is nice, but not necessary.

Re: Received my Solidoodle 4. How important are the missing pieces?

2014-07-27T01:13:16Z

Notify SD about the spools and the holder. The tools, as I last recall, are upon availability and/or purchase through the SD webstore. They are closed over the weekend naturally, but they should respond by Tuesday at the latest. If mortified, PM Solijohn here on the forum. He will see it 9am EST.

You can assemble a spool holder from a hardware store using PVC and joints if the holder comes before the filament.
In the meantime, the filament provided could be used to help calibrate your printer. http://www.soliwiki.com/Main_Page#Calibrations will help you if your are new to this technology, and this forum is jam packed with helpful users

Received my Solidoodle 4. How important are the missing pieces?

2014-07-27T00:46:22Z

I received my Solidoodle 4 and according to the description these items were included in the box:

Solidoodle 3D printer, 4th generation (assembled)
Filament sample
Power supply
USB cable
Tool kit
Snap-on filament spool holder

Of these items all I received was the assembled printer and the power supply.

I don't know what is included in the tool kit I didn't receive. I purchased a couple spools of filament so that doesn't bother me, but I have no holder for the filament.