{"id":1757,"date":"2026-03-13T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paulcarbone.com\/blog\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2026-03-13T06:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:19:00","slug":"din-rail-cable-spool-holder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paulcarbone.com\/blog\/din-rail-cable-spool-holder\/","title":{"rendered":"DIN rail cable spool holder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I started working on this 10 years ago when I got the $300 monorpice 3D printer that had just come out. It kind of sucked, so I printed a few things then it sat on the shelf before I just gave it away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast forward 10 years and I was given an old Ultimaker 2. It’s finicky, but it mostly works. With my new basement shop space nearing completion, I figured I’d give these another go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far I’ve made 2 different sizes – one a ‘standard'(?) for many of the cable spools I have, and a bigger one for a magnet wire spool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unfortunately I can’t find the source of the original DIN clip & latch profile to give proper credit, but there appear to be a number of remixes on Thingiverse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, here’s the file<\/a> if it’s useful to anyone, licensed under my ‘Don’t be a cunt’ license, which I’ve yet to write. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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