FormFutura demo showing their v2 of master spool

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨3dprinting@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJENahtH0I

Filament is wound around a cardboard core and secured with straps. This allows the reuse of the spool sides, reducing waste.

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sylver_dragon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Neat, but it seems like a “good enough” solution shows up near the end of the video right next to the new solution: cardboard spools. But hey, the more options the better, so good on them for offering this.

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- PlasticExistence@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  My experience with cardboard spools is that they deform a lot more easily than plastic. This is a problem for me as I vacuum seal my spools for storage since I live in a swampy area. Once deformed, they don’t roll as smoothly (and they already don’t roll as smoothly as plastic even without deformation). They also shed a lot of dust.
  
  I prefer not throwing away plastic spools, so I still mostly prefer cardboard, but a solution like this one is the sweet spot IMHO.
  
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  - romkube@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Print a plastic hub and insert before you vacuumed seal, easy to reuse and makes the cardboard rolls easy
    
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  - Carighan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    To be fair, never had a problem with cardboard spools so far. But I also have a reusable spool from Sunlu I’m using for most of my “normal” filament where color doesn’t matter.
    
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Moonrise2473@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Nice idea

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NiyaShy@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Definitely better than the usual full plastic spool, but IMHO a step back from "true" masterspool refills. I've already printed my MS spools, switching in a new refill is easy enough, and I never bother to store an already opened refill without a spool since I store all of my filament in a drybox anyway.

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