The heated filament dryers available all seem to suffer from one defect or another – mostly uneven heating in the box. What solutions do you use to dry and print hydroscopic filaments?
Thanks!
The heated filament dryers available all seem to suffer from one defect or another – mostly uneven heating in the box. What solutions do you use to dry and print hydroscopic filaments?
Thanks!
I use a cheap Amazon food dehydrator.
I’m using this food dehydrator it will hold 2 rolls of filament. I had a Sovol dryer that lasted one use and shorted out. So I went with the food dehydrator instead.
That looks like 1 of the dehydrators where you have to cut out the center part of each layer.
It is but that isn’t that hard of a job. I ordered a cabinet type but it was to small to hold a roll of filament but the price was right I didn’t want to spend over $100 for one.
I have 2 flip-top type dryers that hold the spools vertically.
This just came up in my YT feed. Built a sealed cabinet to store his filament and then took a mini frog and made it into a dehumidifier.
ah, a mini fridge. I was wondering how a frog could do that Anyway, interesting project. My vacuum tubs with silica gel seem to be able to get down to 10%. I’m happy with that.
How much silica are you using in each container. According to Dry & Dry for 4L you would need about 2.5 grams which doesn’t seem to be very much at all.
I think I previously linked you to the thread where I posted about them, but this is the container I use:
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They’re 40mm diameter, 80mm tall. I fill them with silica gel. I’ve never measured the weight. I’m using orange-to-dark-green/blue gel. I keep fresh gel in 1 mason jar and dump stale gel into another. I bake stale gel for 1 hour on a cookie sheet in a 230F/110C oven to refresh it.
I did see those when you linked them before and also checked out the thread where you talked about them. Size wish I figured your spool containers were close to the same size as the ones I just bought. Mine are 4L or 135 oz. I started to use the loose silica gel but decided to use the packets for Dry & Dry it’s the same gel you use but in little see through packets. they are 5 gram packets I’ll probably start with 2 in each container and see how it goes. Got some small round hydrometer to put in each container.
Is anyone concerned about becoming a little bit anal about 3d printing?
I believe it is as much an art as a science. Just like Vax.
I build my own filament dryer:
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I don’t really think so. I don’t fuss over my procedure. I got the tubs, bought the silica gel, designed and printed the containers. Now, I just use them. Once in a while I bake some stale gel in the oven. It really doesn’t take up much time or impose on my procedure significantly.