Modified Dehydrator For Drying Wet / Moist 3D Printer Filament - Dehumidifier

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In this thread I discuss a problem I was having with my filament.

I decided to take my 20+ year old dehydrator and modify it a bit to dry out the filament and remove moisture.

I could have just cut-up the trays, but I may want to use them someday...

So, I just took some cardboard and clear plastic (2 liter soda bottle) and made this:

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You can see the mini-roll of filament and the desiccant I dried out.

I dried the filament for 2 hours at 115 F. and it worked great! (I'll probably dry it out longer next time).
 
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Great job Nifty, might also be just the job for making sure PETG ABS etc are dry before use .
 
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I wouldn't have thought otherwise :celebrate

I know you have been wanting to keep the PETG dry so will no doubt come up with a plan ;)
 
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I'm thinking about making an air-tight box to keep my roll in, similar to this:

 
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Nifty said:
In this thread I discuss a problem I was having with my filament.

I decided to take my 20+ year old dehydrator and modify it a bit to dry out the filament and remove moisture.

I could have just cut-up the trays, but I may want to use them someday...

So, I just took some cardboard and clear plastic (2 liter soda bottle) and made this:

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You can see the mini-roll of filament and the desiccant I dried out.

I dried the filament for 2 hours at 115 F. and it worked great! (I'll probably dry it out longer next time).
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Great work, Nifty!

I need to do something like this. I've often wanted to dry a spool of filament - just to be safe, I've not had any problems so far.

I'm not allowed to use the kitchen oven for this, even though I insist it's completely safe (some of my credibility disappeared a few years ago when I was refilling a cartridge and a slight accident resulted in me and the carpet getting covered with magenta ink).

So I want to get a stand alone dehydrator. Unfortunately I'll have to buy one.

@The Hat If you do anything on this, please let us know.
 
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Nifty said:
I'm thinking about making an air-tight box to keep my roll in, similar to this:
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I like it! Much more practical than a standalone dehydrator. :thumbsup
 
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FryingSaucer said:
Great work, Nifty!
I'm not allowed to use the kitchen oven for this, even though I insist it's completely safe (some of my credibility disappeared a few years ago when I was refilling a cartridge and a slight accident resulted in me and the carpet getting covered with magenta ink).
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I bet your "significant other" goes shopping for a few hours, you just have to wait your chance :)
 
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FryingSaucer said:
@The Hat If you do anything on this, please let us know.
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Nifty said:
I'm thinking about making an air-tight box to keep my roll in
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That is the very thing I was thinking about making, I was just waiting to get to Ikea to get a seal box big enough for 3 spools, something like this.
http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/products/...s-baskets/samla-box-transparent-art-30102974/
All I need now is some excuse to go there without arousing suspicion. :hu
The Silica gel will be a lot harder to source, the prices here are way over the top...:eek:
P.S. don't be tempted to use the quick way... The Microwave... :barnie :lol:
 
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