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Favorite Spool Finishers?

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What are your favorite prints when you have too little filament left on a spool for anything interesting and you just need to finish it off?

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ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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The garbage bin…I’m not wasting storage space keeping a few grams of material, nor am I wasting time on useless models that I’ll eventually throw out anyway.

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PlasticExistence@lemmy.world
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You don’t make shivs out of the excess? I feel so confused.

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ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I have plenty excess shivs already, I’m trying not to and up a hoarder.

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PlasticExistence@lemmy.world
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Thanks for clearing that up.

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morbidcactus@lemmy.ca
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I’ve had tailouts catch in the reverse Bowden tube a few times, I’ll run as far as I can and then scrap the remainder, can cause issues even with one of those encoder filament sensors. I do try to collect it, want to start recycling material myself at some point.

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fufu@feddit.org
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I simply attach it to other filament leftovers and print stuff with it where color does not matter.

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spitfire@lemmy.world
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How do you attach it?

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fufu@feddit.org
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Im using a filament fuser 3d printed. Try looking for filament fuser/welder/connector on thingi or any other page. There are also professional solutions on the market but diy cheap printed thing works flawlessly for me.

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Longpork3@lemmy.nz
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I save all of my end of life spools for prints that I’m going to be on hand to supervise, then just spend the day hopping up to swap filaments every half hour or so as each one runs out.

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GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.eeM
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AKA Last meters! I have a collection on Printables just for last meters projects. Here’s a contest that Printables ran. https://www.printables.com/contest/70-last-meters

This one is my favorite. I print a bunch and give them away at the office. https://www.printables.com/model/59453-bookmark-basic

My favorite spool clip https://www.printables.com/model/581033-grandmas-double-sided-filament-clip

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Apepollo11@lemmy.world
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I mostly print stuff for DnD and wargaming, so I just run off a few 25mm bases - I can always use them!

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Cyv_@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I remember a chip clip model, but I can’t for the life of me find it >.<

That and just printing parts where multiple colors don’t matter.

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