Has anybody used one of these mini “dehumidifiers” to dry out filament as a substitute for buying a bunch of the desiccant beads? My filament seems OK, but I could do better to keep it dry.

  • Feath3rblade@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    I’ve used these in a drybox to keep filament dry, and they work really well for that, but to actually dry filament I use what amounts to a modified food dehydrator. You really need heat and airflow to get moisture out of already wet filament. If you don’t have a food dehydrator you can use, you can also try an oven, but be careful of temperature fluctuations which could cause it to get too hot and melt your filament.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve used up my filament fast enough to not have to dry it, but if you’re storing it in a decently sealed box with this thing or desiccant, what happens that the filament would need to be dried in a dehydrator?

      Edit: fixed formatting error