MEET FiBo - The Filament Box!

 
FiBo - Filament Box:

Designed to carry filament spools with 20cm maximum diamenter. The base version is for 55mm spools. They fit well for my "Das Filament" spools and also for the smaller original Dremel spools.

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FiBo BigBox version available: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5182644

Features:

• 6 ball bearings to hold the spools (4 in Base, 2 in Lid to prevent spool movement)
• a groove to insert a 1mm thick rubber thread/cord to seal the box
• PTFE coupler in the front for filament guidance
• a slot on the front face to insert a small filament sample (FiBo Sample Card)
• fits perfectly on the FiBo Pipe Shelf!
• the base can be filled with silicagel to keep the filament dry
• Filament Plug (now in two versions)
• Rubber Cord Spool (to store your loose rubber cord)
• FiBo - Assembly Station (stores parts to build 6 FiBos)
• Available for different spool sizes and in different lengths

Filament Plug:

Depending on the printer, the printed plugs may not fit on the ends of your filament, so the filament does not get pulled out together with the plug.

To solve this, there is also a Plug V2.
For successfully printing the Plugs V2 with my 0.4mm nozzle, I had to set the Simplify3D advanced setting "External Thin Wall Type" to "Allow single extrusion walls"!

FiBo - Pipe Shelf Mount:

Wall mount for 25mm (3/4") pipies to store your FiBo boxes.

Required parts for one box:

• FiBo - Base (choose your size)
• FiBo - Lid (choose your size)
• FiBo - Clips (2x)
• FiBo - Filament Plug
• 6x Ball Bearings (inner diameter 8mm, outer diameter 22mm)
  (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00EPNN62M)
• 4x M6x25 Screw + Stop Nuts
• ca. 60cm NBR rubber cord with 1mm diameter
  (https://www.top-industrieteile.de/gummirundschnur-nbr-1-mm-meterware.html)
• 1 M10 PTFE coupler
  (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07SKX5P9P)
• ca. 8cm of PTFE tube
  (https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B072KJ2VXH)

(the links contain the materials I use.buy wherever you want)

Required parts for the pipe shelf:

• FiBo - Pipel Shelf Mounts (as many as you need)
• 4x 6mm screws for each mount (and matching dowels, if required)
• 2x 25mm (3/4") aluminum pipe

 
Small inspiration: use different colors for each material type. I'm using:
PLA: white box with anthracite clips
PETG: antracite box with white clips

Additional sizes for thicker spools can be added by request. Diameter is fixed to 20cm

... the rubber cord spool is also available here without FiBo branding:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4717420

Also, don't miss the awesome add-ons by AlwaysTinkering: https://www.thingiverse.com/alwaystinkering/designs

• FiBo Small Box Clip in Platforms: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4779615
• FiBo Width Adapter System: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4779527
• FiBo Dynamic Raised Text Cards and Accessories: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4779633
• ...and more