Completed Project Ender 3 Pro no hands filament clamp opener

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Wendy

Joined Mar 24, 2008
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People on this site probably already know how much I love to 3D print. Changing the filament spool out has always been a major problem, what with me only having one working hand. So I finally got tired of it and designed a hands-free clamp opener. The screw holes are already tap ready and are part of the print. Metal screws will tap themselves just fine into plastic.I used #6-32 screws and added a wing nut glued to a countersunk #6 screw as shown. The plastic screw I had kicking around from a previous project (Amazon never sells just one). If using a plastic screw you will need to tap the hole first. Here is the clamp with these screws installed:

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And it installs just like this:

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Since it doesn't affect the normal operation of the printer , I would just leave it installed until I need it. It's a good place as any to store it.
 
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