Oh and to keep the filament dry get the bulk orange desiccant. The white activated alumina is technically better but the orange is much easier to know when it’s ready to be dried in the oven. (I tried microwave and damaged the orange color change from over heating. Oven at low temp for drying desiccant is fool proof.)
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clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoThat’s fantastic! Is that to control the temperature or humidity of the filament?
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 days ago
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Appreciate it. I never would have thought of this.
imjustjealous@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Humidity. Wet filament is notorious for failed prints. There are ways and devices to dry filament again, but it’s just better to keep it dry from the beginning!
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Makes perfect sense. Thanks!