Filament Guide tube clip replacement

[gsissala]

I've broken one of the filament guide tube clips on the back of my powerspec 3D pro which is made by Flashforge and is the same as a Creator Pro. Can anyone point me to where I can buy a replacement or an stl fil to use to print a new one the same as the ones already there?

Thanks in advance.

[jdg56]

There are a few .stl files published on thingiverse. If you search for 'flashforge creator filament tube', you'll get quite a few hits. This one looks pretty nice: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:619098

You might also want to print one of these: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:416889
It's a clip that holds the extruder wiring harness up and aligned with the filament tubes, to keep it from flopping around on the top of the printer. I found it to work well.

UPDATE: On review, I think I misread your question. If you've broken the actual clamping bit that's built into the back, these tube holders probably won't help. I don't recall seeing any printable things to replace the clamps themselves. Sorry for my confusion.

Cheers,

John

[gsissala]

John,

Thanks for the reply and suggestions. You're right, I did break the clip but using http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:619098 with the remaining 3 clips will do the job while looking for a replacement clip.

[jfkansas]

Yep, I was thinking the same thing, I have yet to print that piece out but I intend to. And you can also just zip tie that 4th leg on, the clips are held on by zip ties anyway.

John,

Thanks for the reply and suggestions. You're right, I did break the clip but using http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:619098 with the remaining 3 clips will do the job while looking for a replacement clip.

[jdg56]

Some time back, some psychology-minded folks identified a phenomenon known as the 'baader-meinhof phenomenon', which sounds worse than it it. It refers to how you tend to see things more often once you start to think about them, like, you decide you want to buy a certain car, and all of a sudden you see rafts of them driving around on all your commonly-travelled roads.

I guess that may explain why http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:756080 just appeared. It's a filament clip setup that looks like it completely replaces the original clips, therefore bypassing that messy zip-tie nonsense.

Amazin' ain't it?

Cheers,

John

[jfkansas]

Ya, but it isn't good to leave those big holes in the back like that. I have an idea that is better, will work on it today.

[jdg56]

I would do what I did with the spool mounting holes (I use a spool holder that sits on a shelf under the printer). Stick a bit of blue painters tape over them.

Cheers,

John