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Re: filiment tangle (any suggestions)

null@example.com (HelmutK) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:01:21 +0000

For filament spools prone to tangling I use this by lawsy...
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:31317

Re: filiment tangle (any suggestions)

null@example.com (Arcadenut) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:24:43 +0000

I took a lower tech way of doing it.

I used wire loops.

Re: filiment tangle (any suggestions)

null@example.com (nickythegreek) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:35:49 +0000

I had this issue with my octave in the normal mounted position. I made a derivative of cmetzel's design that you are using to stop it for me.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:42587

Re: filiment tangle (any suggestions)

null@example.com (supraflyer) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:52:51 +0000

I have had similar problems with tightly wound filament. I used a piece of wire, wound on each axle and over the top of the reel to act as a bail to hold the filament in place. Worked great....

filiment tangle (any suggestions)

null@example.com (dubbsd) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:22:57 +0000

this is the 3rd toll from Octave and and they keep tangling
I am thinking of cutting 12" diameter lexan disk for each side.
does anyone have a better way.