I got tired of fumbling around with the paper towel roll at my 3D printer while wearing resin-covered gloves. I whipped up a quick roll holder with some clear acrylic and, a piece of three-quarter inch dowel I had on-hand. I glued a couple discs of Draftboard to the ends of the dowel to keep it from sliding out.
This drops into the top of the wire cart I use as a 3D printing station but, I put some holes in the top in case someone wanted to mount it somewhere like the underside of a cabinet.
I’m sharing the design files in case it is useful to someone else as it is or, as a starting point for something better.
I am still trying to improve my video-making skills. So, here is a video of me putting this together: