This is why we don't buy unspooled filament. My cat had fun watching me try to unravel that mess. I think I'm ready to give up. :X https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,276748#msg-276748 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:13:49 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,288804#msg-288804 Re: This is why we don't buy unspooled filament. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,288804#msg-288804 garyhlucas Reprappers Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:13:12 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,288287#msg-288287 Re: This is why we don't buy unspooled filament. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,288287#msg-288287 Also for some reason quite quickly after starting that spool the spot went into underlying layers in the spool, making it often so tight fit that i cannot pull it out by hand, sometimes snapping it.
As a result -> Huge failure rate due to spool tangles :(

I must admit -> Who ever spooled that had to be brilliant to find a way to spool it like that, with all the knots and coming from underlying layers etc.!
I've been trying to find another end thinking i must have somehow managed to start it from the wrong end, but nope, nothing]]> PulsedMedia Reprappers Fri, 03 Jan 2014 02:29:47 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,276788#msg-276788 Re: This is why we don't buy unspooled filament. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,276788#msg-276788
Yvan: Your idea of sectioning off filament sounds good. I think I'll try that next time so I'm not (effectively) dealing with such a large amount of filament. I thought I had the whole thing untangled, but then I couldn't find the beginning and it went downhill from there!]]> sheck626 Reprappers Sat, 07 Dec 2013 00:42:24 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,276756#msg-276756 Re: This is why we don't buy unspooled filament. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,276756#msg-276756 Maxx Mayhem Reprappers Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:59:26 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,276751#msg-276751 Re: This is why we don't buy unspooled filament. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,276751#msg-276751
Don't move fast. It's more like a chess game. The faster you move the worst it gets. ;)]]> Yvan Reprappers Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:33:13 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,276748#msg-276748 This is why we don't buy unspooled filament. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,276748,276748#msg-276748 sheck626 Reprappers Fri, 06 Dec 2013 19:52:16 -0500