I have an Ender 5 Plus with some upgrades (“Old” MicroSwiss Direct Drive, Exoslide XY, custom shroud) and I occasionally have the issue in which the Cables for the Print head as well as the Filament Feeding Tube interfere or get caught on something on the printer.

The most recent example was when I printed (or wanted to print) something and in the middle of the night I woke up and checked up on it and it had a layer shift. Turns out that the filament feeding tube got caught in the X belt of the exoslide and prevented it from moving properly.

I already printed some brackets for the cables on the backside to the print head but the tube is still fairly unstable and flopping over after some time. The same with the filament feeding tube, since they are delivered in a spiral they are fairly fixed in that position and while I could and now have oriented it into a position that it wouldn’t get caught, I need a more permanent solution.

What I am looking for is something to keep the cables upright, maybe even some “boom arm” that has some clips on it that pull/hold the cables up but also not as tight so that it interferes with anything…

Here is an image of my Printer. which pretty much shows the issue.

  • @over_clox
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    11 year ago

    Disclaimer: I have zero experience with 3D printing.

    With that said, I’d think better cable management and zip ties in the right places might help.

    Other than that, I’m not sure if anyone can give you good solid advice without seeing photos/video of your current setup.

    • @FribbtasticOP
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      11 year ago

      Thanks, I added an image link to the original post.

      • @over_clox
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        11 year ago

        As awesomely helpful as that should be, the image isn’t loading for me. I dunno, might just be a thing on my end… 🤷‍♂️

        Anyways, best of luck there, I see someone else suggested a cable chain setup that just might do the trick.