The Virtual Foundry The Virtual Foundry Spool Holder and Hub

THE VIRTUAL FOUNDRY SPOOL HOLDER AND HUB

The Virtual Foundry Spool Holder and Hub kit includes all the pieces needed to build a spool holder. Assembly is simple and is completed in about one minute. This spool holder can hold spools up to 15” diameter by 3.5” wide. Perfect for Filamet spools, which are 12” in diameter and 2.2“ wide.

Here are some of the Top Spool Holder and Hub Features:

• Quick assembly

• Designed for Filamet Filament spools

• Pairs perfectly with the Virtual Foundry FilaWarmer

HOW TO USE THE VIRTUAL FOUNDRY SPOOL HOLDER AND HUB

Spool Placement

• Place the spool so that pull and friction are reduced as much as possible. The filament should come off the spool straight into the feeder. For Direct Drive, this means you simply hang the spool right above the printer. For Bowden fed printers, this means placing the spool next to or under the feeder.
• Use a Filawarmer to ease the path from spool to printer.
  • The metal particles in Filamet are surrounded by PLA. This plastic keeps the memory of its shape on the spool. As Filamet passes through the warmer, the memory of the Filamet is reset and prints with ease. This effect lasts for about 24 hours.
  • Caution! Heating the entire spool at once will cause the filament to become extremely brittle. It’s important to heat only the single strand as it goes into the printer.

SETTING UP YOUR FILAWARMER

The FilaWarmer warms, strengthens, relaxes, and anneals the filament as it comes off the spool. It comes pre-programmed to the perfect temperature.

Hang the Filawarmer so that the top of the warming tube is at the same level as the spool center hole.