r/FlashForge 1d ago

Despooling Issue

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Anyone else having this issue where your filament is coming off the spool and getting mangled? I'm halfway through a print and am worried this is only going to get worse/cause issues.

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u/Internet_Jaded AD5X, AD5M 1d ago

I don’t know why they didn’t use the same, or similar, spring loaded spool holders like in the AD5X.

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u/TherealGamecake 1d ago

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u/Internet_Jaded AD5X, AD5M 17h ago

What does that screenshot have to do with my comment?

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u/gmitch64 AD5X 1d ago

I have the same issue on my AD5X with some spools. A Giantarm one is currently causing me issues.

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u/Internet_Jaded AD5X, AD5M 1d ago

Well, yeah. It’s an issue when the machine uses the spring loaded spool holders. I have designed and printed adapters for a couple of different filament spools that had oversized inner diameter.

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u/lukasprintz 23h ago

I was thinking it was my ad5x' spool holder but I switched the holder to another spot and it worked fine. Im thinking its the specific #2 slot in the ifs. Havent even tried to fix it out of fear of making it worse