No wonder the filament turned into shit in this room so quickly. Hopefully those Elegoo vacuum bags work as advertised, the old printer works overtime printing all those small silica containers. Can't keep drying every spool I want to use first. 🫠 #3DPrinting
@Omega Oh, es geht mehr um die Luftfeuchtigkeit. 😅 Die höhere Temperatur ist fürs Filament kein Problem. Aber danke, ich hoffe auch das es hier noch ordentlich abkühlt.^^
the short version is that only active drying (heat and letting some(!) of the hot air escape) really works against moisture in the filament. It's standard in any commercial/professional setting for a reason
@RichiH Yeah, ince it's in the material you have to use a dryer. I hope those bags with the silica keep the spools dry once they come out of the dryer though.
they kinda do, but not really. Unless you are using mylar bags they let moisture through (which is why mylar exists). I use vacuum bags, but kinda stopped as it's easier to just dry before & while printing
if you keep them in a closed container like a small plastic storage box with the silica gels when it is not in use, it does. it even dries out the spools if you put enough of it, over time.
I have extra silica on my printer's spool enclosure. I live in a place that is above 50% humidity and it works wonders. you might need to redry/ refresh silica every few months though.
btw this is for pla. I havent tried it for tpu and other problem filaments yet. but I imagine it will still help. as some of the pla this solution managed to dry and make usable was years old xD
@eylul @RichiH I did store Wood-PLA with a lot of silica in a plastic bag once (just chugged it in there, it was messy 😅). It apparently worked and holy shit was there a lot of moisture in that stuff. Haven't used it since then though, so I can't tell if it kept it dry.
@RichiH depends on how much you put in there, how much free air there was, and how long it has been. might be worth throwing that humidity/temp sensor in there and letting it sit for 24 hours, which might give some indication potentially?
*is not a 3D printing pro. just a person who needs to occasionally print things, and live in a very humid place.* xD
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if you keep them in a closed container like a small plastic storage box with the silica gels when it is not in use, it does. it even dries out the spools if you put enough of it, over time.
I have extra silica on my printer's spool enclosure. I live in a place that is above 50% humidity and it works wonders. you might need to redry/ refresh silica every few months though.
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btw this is for pla. I havent tried it for tpu and other problem filaments yet. but I imagine it will still help. as some of the pla this solution managed to dry and make usable was years old xD
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*is not a 3D printing pro. just a person who needs to occasionally print things, and live in a very humid place.* xD
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