Looking for design suggestions - SMT component reel holder

[curious aardvark]

grommets will wear.
you just need some tensioned arms pushing up on the base of the reels rims.
Or on the top pushing down.

just because we want to know. What printer are you using ?

[mstockwell]

grommets will wear.
you just need some tensioned arms pushing up on the base of the reels rims.
Or on the top pushing down.

just because we want to know. What printer are you using ?

Thank you for your replies!

So we have 21 Ultimaker 3's available for use in our shop, all of which has their own "personality" if you may lol. To answer the other posters question, yes the weight of the parts causes the spool to wind out very rapidly if you pull more than about 12" of tape from the reel. At this point, I am just trying to figure out how I might incorporate something like a tension arm into my current design. If thats not possible, any suggestions for a redesign would be fantastic!

Thank you all and regards,

Michael