I mainly use the spoolholders hanging on the side of my printers. On UM3/S5 I never place 2 spools at the back, think that's a silly setup. I mostly have one on the left and one on the back.
- 2 weeks later...
I was lazy the last days, but could finally finish my upgrade project.
Thanks again to @ultiarjan for his great idea and for his mount. I modified the holder and cut off the parts that are not needed for the UM2GO and it works great. I can access the feeder easily and could load and change material without any problems.
Additionally, I want to have to spool holder also on the side, because of the better handling and the "natural" way the filament is bent. And I found this great holder which has a normal UM connector and fits the UM holder or whatever I want.
Currently, the original UM2GO spool holder is used, but I will modify this spool holder a little bit to have it shorter, that the spool is nearer to the case, but that's more cosmetic than functional.
These are the parts I used:
Bondtech Holder by @ultiarjan
https://www.youmagine.com/designs/bondtech-qr-high-bracket-for-ultimaker2
Spool Holder with UM connector by connyg:
https://www.youmagine.com/designs/um2-filament-spool-side-hanger-with-um-connector
To hide the holes of the old spool mount (by EldRick)
https://www.youmagine.com/designs/ultimaker-2-spool-holder-plug
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ultiarjan 1,223
I have a bondtech on a UM2 and a Ultimaker+ feeder on a GO (clone).
The bondtech looks similar to your setup, I mounted it higher, think this is a perfect position as you can hold the spool either at the left or at the back.
For the GO I made a custom spoolmount that i placed off-center, to make space for the feeder.
Here's my mount for the UM2
https://www.youmagine.com/designs/bondtech-qr-high-bracket-for-ultimaker2
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Smithy 1,141
Thanks for your help and for giving new ideas.
I like your mount, much easier to load and I also thought that I will mount it higher because in the default position it is quite low and hard to load. Additionally the filament bends too much in this low position.
A new spool holder is the next thing I have to check, currently I have a spare holder from my UM3 which is longer, but not perfect.
I will print your holder, mount the feeder also on the other side, because it is easier for me to load.
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