[Alec Richter] had a good idea on how he could convert the leftover filament spindles from his 3D printer into multi-compartment storage ... With multiple spools rotating on a central axle ...

Most 3D printers come with a pretty basic filament holder — often little more than a bar to hang the spool on. [Ivan Miranda]’s 3D printers run bigger spools than most, though, so he had to ...

Every good 3D print starts with plastic, usually in the form of colorful strands wound neatly on spools. Though the 3D ...

But one of our test samples (the CubeX) used a filament spool that costs $100 and weighs about 1.36 pounds. Each 3D printer comes with software that prepares your 3D design for printing.