Comment on How crispy do you want your PETG filament?

• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is an air fryer cheaper than a filament dryer?

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  • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe from ALDI but certainly not a ninja brand. Food dehydrator might be cheaper, especially from some place like ALDI.

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    • Damage@feddit.it ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I have one of those round dehydrators I bought and modified for exclusive filament use… it takes up more space than purpose-made dryers, but it’s also quite powerful, only my Sunlu S4 can rival it.

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  • shininghero@pawb.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Probably not, but the goal is the convenience of multi-purpose. I can dry a filament for an hour, then wipe down the inside, load the dried filament, and cook dinner while I print.

    Also banking on the air fryers capacity to blow larger volumes of hot air at the target temp, given that… Well, it’s designed to mainly cook food. Some of the cheaper filament dryers just do not have enough airflow. Or any airflow.

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    • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My questions was referencing this:

      Do you want that leaching chemicals into your convection oven?

      In which case, you really don’t want it to be multi-purpose.

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      • SchadeMarmelade@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I have heard about the pet peeve about “single purpose” devices, especially with kitchen appliances. But once you start putting non-food things in your for-food devices, maybe rethink your multi-purpose approach.

        You wouldn’t use your table saw to slice bread either.

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    A ten-second Google search yields a cheap filament dryer for $35, and a cheap air fryer for $25.

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