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Hey everyone!

So I've got my dual extruder going, and I've noticed that sometimes (when only running the left extruder for some reason) the filament will break right at the filament guide as the print head moves.

Is there a better way to guide the filament so it's maybe a little further from the printer so that it doesn't bend at such a weird angle as the print head moves?

I know of and am going to print this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:63487 for the normal left side, but is there something similar for the right side?

Thanks

edit - found this which im going to try: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:932145

I'll leave this up though in case others want to see it

I run both filaments from the left side through this block. STL is attached.

I have removed the right side spool holder and printed one of these to hold the spool. You can place it anywhere under the guide to relieve the strain on the filament.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1019044

(And you can take the two supports off of the base if you get a really wide or narrow spool.)

Thanks all!

@zemlin - what do you use to hold both spools?

@jules - I've seen a few of those before and I may give them a try when I move the printer to a different table.

crazyg0od33 wrote:@zemlin - what do you use to hold both spools?

i'm going to use a setup like Jules, once I make the parts.

I think I know what I'm going to do - I'll use the filament guide that zemlin uploaded (thank you again) and then I'm going to buy this / these: http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00RC0M8Q0 and mount two under my new table (IKEA Lack) and just feed the filament from under the table, up through zemlin's guide, and to the printer.

Then I'll have no obstructions on the table, just the printer, and it should still be easy to swap out filament when I need to