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We recently have designed some parts that make using a MakerBot large spool even easier on a Replicator 2. When using a large spool some people have the occasional issue with the spool catching on protruding pieces on the back of the printer. To help with this we have made a simple spacer that will fit over the standard spool holder and provide some extra clearance between the spool and anything that may catch on it as it prints. A second issue that is more apparent after installing the spacer is the filament taking a sharp turn into the guide tubes. This should be corrected in order to reduce the force required to pull the filament through the extruder. For this we have designed a tube holder/spacer that simply slides into the previous tube holders and creates a less sharp bend for the filament to feed along. This has the … Read more