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This is a prototype IR sensor and alarm which detects the direction and speed of your filament spool. This sensor will sound an alarm when your spool stops due to filament-jamming, nozzle-clogging, extruder-grinding, motor-stalling, or out-of-filament.

This second version is a stronger and easier-to-build version. However it has larger parts that can only be printed on larger 3D printers. Without the PCB, you can use this item like a regular low-friction filament roller. This roller can hold spools that are 5-12cm in width.

Required parts: 608 ball bearings (4 ea) M3 x 12mm screws (14 ea) M3 x 18mm screws (2 ea) M3 nuts (16 ea) M3 x 30mm screws (4 ea) M5 washers (4 ea) M5 nuts (4 ea)

Optional parts: Filament Roller control board (1 ea) Small rubber bands (16 ea) Large rubber bands (4 ea)

Printed Parts: Base(2-piece)-12x16cm (2 ea) AND Base(2-piece)-Connector OR Base(single)-22x16cm (1 ea)

Pylon(PCB) (1 ea) Pylon(PCB-spacer) (1 ea) Pylon(No-PCB) (3 ea) PylonFooter (4 ea)

Roller (4 ea) SpoolTensioner (1 ea)

Note: Special thanks to user projectstew for suggestions on improvements to the first model.