PVC Filament Rack

The pictured design supports 2 PVC pipes. This lets easily store filament, which is a lot more efficient use of the space. Also another plus of this design is that you can print directly from the storge rack.

• Materials
  • 3/4in PVC- desired length of shelf x 2
  • Drywall screws x 12
  • Drywall anchors x 12-used because of the amount of weight the rack has to support
  • printed brackets
• Printing
  • I printed them in PLA, but PETG is also perfectly fine
  • Print out the “Bracket” file 
    • I recommend printing out 3 so that you can have two on the ends of the pipe and one in the middle for added support. 
    • Printed at 15% infill and 0.3 Layer height
• Installation
  • Take your PVC pipe and attach the brackets 
    • If you using 3 brackets try to get 1 bracket roughly in the middle
  • Using a level line up the rack against the wall at the desired install location
  • take a pen or pencil and mark each of the holes, ensure the rack is level and straight when you do this
  • remove the rack from the wall
  • drill holes using a drill-bit sized according to your drywall anchors. 
  • Screw each bracket in to the anchors. I recommend doing the outermost holes first. 
  • Lastly ensure everything is tight, then add your filament. 

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