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Topic: filiment tangle (any suggestions)

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.

http://www.dubbs-genealogy.com/sd3/tangle.jpg

Ultimaker S3.

2 Reply by supraflyer

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Re: filiment tangle (any suggestions)

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....

3 Reply by nickythegreek

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Re: filiment tangle (any suggestions)

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

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Re: filiment tangle (any suggestions)

I took a lower tech way of doing it.

I used wire loops.

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5 Reply by HelmutK

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Re: filiment tangle (any suggestions)

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