Comment on WTF why my filament exploded?
Shadow@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Was it left open + maybe in a humid area? Brittle usually means wet filament.
Comment on WTF why my filament exploded?
Shadow@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
Was it left open + maybe in a humid area? Brittle usually means wet filament.
Moonrise2473@feddit.it 10 months ago
I bought it before COVID but I opened the box just one week ago. It was wet (lots of stringing) but after a quick drying session it printed ok (photos coming soon). Then I put it back in my IKEA dry box
roofuskit@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You didn’t dry it enough. You only dried the outside, the inside was still wet and brittle. Once you used up the dry stuff it broke.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 months ago
How quick is quick? I have a heated dry box, so all new filament gets at least a 24 hour spa treatment. If I know it’s wet, it lives in it until color indicating silica gel no longer changes, then another day for good measure.
Ulrich@feddit.org 10 months ago
Was it in an air-tight bag in that box?
Moonrise2473@feddit.it 10 months ago
They used heat shrink packaging, which doesn’t look very airtight
roofuskit@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Even the thick plastic bags are semi permeable. Eventually every sealed filament will soak up moisture.
Ulrich@feddit.org 10 months ago
Heat shrink packaging is typical and should be fine. Strange.