Looks like something from Alien!
Looks like something from Alien!
Thats what I was thinking...Facehugger anyone.Looks like something from Alien!
Oooff. That's the worst.
@John Kemker Check out this video. From what I've been reading/seeing is that desiccant will help keep filament dry but won't remove the moisture from the filament, hence filament dryers.I'm just storing mine in somewhat airtight tubs with desiccant pods in with them.
I use the filament dryer to regenerate the desiccant. After about 2 to 3 hours I place the desiccant back in my air tight container. I typically have 6 filaments in one container. After 24 hours the content is back ca. 15% humidity. This is how I extract the moisture or keep the filament moist free as much as possible. I have solved problem filaments in this manner.@John Kemker Check out this video. From what I've been reading/seeing is that desiccant will help keep filament dry but won't remove the moisture from the filament, hence filament dryers.
@rharshberger I'm thinking about making a two spool unit like this. I'm pretty limited in desktop space in the room I have my printer. Do you have any urls for the Thingiverse items? Thanks.Printed some Covid cloth mask "filter" filter holders and two 29mm motor retainers (one smooth and one ribbed). The filter holders are 3 part, the two threaded parts are from Thingiverse and the clamp washer (washer with ridge in it) is my design, my wife makes the cloth masks for me and puts the holes for the filter holders in them.
The other two photos are my filament dry box, the drybox is a Sterilite gasket container from WalMart that cost about $8 or so, I then printed some bearing type spool holders and adapted several Thingiverse parts for the drybox (all parts that bolted through the plastic are from several Thingiverse objects). The filament ports use the M10 bowden tube push fittings to hold a short section of tube, about 12 to 18" of filament are exposed at anytime to air not dried via dessicants. The two white rectangular boxes in the bottom of the drybox are dessicant boxes one a Thingiverse design (meh, but not good enough that I didn't design my own) and the other my design (not very good, it works just fiddly). The axle stops and spool carriers are my own design and the spool carriers using 608 bearings almost allow the spools to rotate too freely. Since using this drybox I have had zero moisture related issues, filaments come out of their factory packaging and go directly into this drybox or another one thats just for storage of partial spools (it doesn't have all the fittings).
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@John Kemker Check out this video. From what I've been reading/seeing is that desiccant will help keep filament dry but won't remove the moisture from the filament, hence filament dryers.
If I dont I can list the designers.@rharshberger I'm thinking about making a two spool unit like this. I'm pretty limited in desktop space in the room I have my printer. Do you have any urls for the Thingiverse items? Thanks.
Chuck, I don't nearly do as much printing as you do & I probably never will, so my DIY filament drier should do me well. Plus now that I'm retired money is tight so I have to do more DIY than when I was working.I would highly recommend you put your filament in a storage container between printing and regularly dehydrate it in a dehydrator.
To store filament, I buy cereal storage containers or dry food storage containers. They tent to fit most spools. I put a small desiccant pack in with the spool. They will not dry the filament but will keep it dry between use.
For a dehydrator:
I bought a cheap Presto Dehydrator at a local surplus store (link is from Amazon). It works ok. I replaced it with the Print Dry filament dehydrator. I prefer the Magic Mill which I bought later because it has steel racks. If I had it to do over again, I would buy the new Print Dry system and the Magic Mill.
Chuck, I don't nearly do as much printing as you do & I probably never will, so my DIY filament drier should do me well. Plus now that I'm retired money is tight so I have to do more DIY than when I was working.
Is there a 3D Printers Anonymous in your area? Hi, I'm Chuck and I print a lot...Understood. You are probably right. I have printed 547 KM on a single printer. I have 8.
Is there a 3D Printers Anonymous in your area? Hi, I'm Chuck and I print a lot...
My Ender 3 V2 showed via UPS yesterday afternoon. I had it mostly assembled last night but I ran into a snag. When I went to level the bed I ran out of spring to push the bed up to where it needed to be.
@Kelly I had it all the way down. It has a little tab on the inside that stops when it gets to the lower frame.Doesn't that just mean that you have the z-limit switch set too high? On my Ender 3 (I don't think it's V2) the limit switch attaches to an upright rail. If it's attached too high, the nozzle will auto-zero in a high position, and then you'll need to push the bed way up high to get it leveled. Try just sliding the switch down a bit.
An update on my filament dryer. I dried 2 rolls in it one roll at a time, purple & yellow. Both filaments were eSun. The purple PLA printed perfectly, great results. So yesterday I tried the yellow filament which had been kept in an airtight cereal container with desiccant beads. The yellow printed horribly. I'll run it through the dehydrator another time to see if that will improve it, if not it goes into the trash.
Has anyone every purchased a role of filament that came out of the box bad? Any recommended brands?
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