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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.
@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.