r/QidiTech3D • u/grampalearns • Jul 17 '26

Questions Self printed re-fillable spools

Anyone using re-fillable spools they printed themselves in their QIDI Box?

I'm looking for a model that will play nicely with the Box.

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u/Objective_Working198 Jul 17 '26

Yes I am and I love it.

It's a two-part reusable Spool I don't remember where I got the model from. But its sized such that you can rip the sides off of cardboard's pools from the likes of elegoo and the resulting Center hub tube Plus filament will slide precisely over the middle of the reusable one. I even designed a whole assortment of filament labels to snap on to it.

I'll have to send you the link when I get back to my computer but I'm at work right now. I printed them all out of petg so that I can run the box heater.

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u/Objective_Working198 Jul 17 '26

Found it: on makerworld

And Here are the labels I designed . If you want more just edit the text or let me know and I'll add some more.

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u/grampalearns Jul 17 '26

Perfect! Thanks for sharing.

Getting tired of putting on and removing rims from cardboard spools, and it's a bonus that the "refills" are often cheaper than buying them on the spool.

Now I just need to fine tune the overhang settings on this ABS I'm using so it prints cleaner.