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tubbadu@lemmy.kde.social 10 months agoThanks for the super exhaustive answer! The silica gel that comes packed with the filament isn’t enough to keep it dry?
Comment on Newbie questions
tubbadu@lemmy.kde.social 10 months agoThanks for the super exhaustive answer! The silica gel that comes packed with the filament isn’t enough to keep it dry?
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It kind of depends on where you are. if you’re someplace dry, you may not even need that much.
for PLA, I’ve found a session in the dehydrator (and recharge the packs at the same time!) is enough to keep it just fine… in a gallon size ziplock. and many PLA brands don’t necessarily need to be dried (oh, you’ll get zitting, for sure. And it can be brittle from the steam getting forced out if it’s been open for a while.)
PETG and TPU need more, because they’ll soak up any moisture they can.