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Found a spool of filament I had stored somehow got cracked. Filament itself is still good, but I should probably move it to a different spool. Problem is the only types of spool transfer/winders I can find are:
1. Too simple. Nothing more than a way to attach a spool to a drill, which would work, but likely messy.
2. Too large/complex. Takes up way too much space and/or uses tons of extra hardware I'd have to order and then I'd have to find a place to store it.
I'd first dry that filament before you do any more spooling.
Check out the V-Spooler. Make sure to re-spool twice tho, otherwise you'll end up with more rolls of exploded filament.
@fribbledom v-spooler is one I looked at, took too much hardware I didn't already have on hand.
Filament was already in the dryer before I posted. It was OK, though. It was stored in a zipper bag in an air-tight container with desiccant, plus was still bendy and not brittle, but I wasn't taking chances.
I have several empty spools so re-spooling twice is no problem, plus I plan on doing it straight out of the dryer so it will still be slightly warm/pliable
@jimp In what manner is the spool cracked? If the center core is cracked, see if you have something that will fit inside and can act like a bushing, which would help it roll on a peg better. If it's the outside edge and needs to roll on that edge, glue a disc to the outside to smooth out the rolling.
@sgsax It's along the side, goes from an edge and down at an angle and around but doesn't reach the center (yet). I put some tape on it to stabilize it for now. I don't trust the spool, though, I'd rather transfer it than patch it.
@jimp
Honestly, attaching a spool to a drill isn't messy IMO. I've despoiled 3 2.5kg Spools and no problems so far. It may not yield pretty results, but I never had a tangle on them. As it seems to be a one-off, I'd just go for the drill attachment.
@Mawoka After reading more, that's the way I am going. It's a shame because this filament is perfectly wound from the factory (much neater than lots of my other spools), was hoping to keep it that nice but functionality is more important.
This is the one I'm trying first: https://www.printables.com/model/161343-spool-winder-for-drill
From what I've read as long as I don't go too fast the receiving spool should roughly mirror the original winding it's just not perfect.
@Mawoka I saw that one but I was worried about it wanting to print vertically, I was afraid it might separate along layer lines.
If the one I've already started printing doesn't work out I may give it a shot, though.
@jimp
Strength wise, it's rock solid as I also printed it with a 0.8mm nozzle.
@jimp I printed this one:
https://www.printables.com/model/466883-pastamatic-filament-spool-winder-for-bambu-lab-x1c
It comes apart for storage but yes, does require some barrings. That said once it is done it works well.
@derek That was the closest one I found yesterday but it still needed more bearings than I had left and I didn't feel like trying to figure out how to do it with less at the time. If the drill method bombs I may revisit that one, though.