#BRITTLE PLA

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old spindle
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Hi, I have four spools of filaments for about two years now that I use time to time. I recently started to print and found all my filament break off just by tapping them using my bare fingers. I live in a very humid environment and I looked up on the internet that humidity creates such problems and dry boxes are a good solution. I don’t know if I should by a dry box and which one as well as if there are any more solutions.

languid meadowBOT
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AI Help

It's possible that the humidity in your environment has caused your filament to absorb moisture, leading to it becoming brittle and breaking easily. A dry box can indeed be a good solution for storing your filaments to prevent this issue. There are various types of dry boxes available on the market, ranging from DIY options to commercially available ones.

You can create a simple DIY dry box using a sealed container, desiccant packs, and a hygrometer to monitor the humidity level. Alternatively, you can purchase a dedicated filament dry box that is designed specifically for 3D printing filaments.

Before investing in a dry box, you may want to try a temporary solution by drying your filaments using a filament dryer or placing them in a sealed container with desiccant packs to see if it helps improve their quality. If the issue persists, consider purchasing a dry box to store your filaments long-term.

Keep in mind that different filaments may have different moisture absorption rates...

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ionic sluice
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You should buy a filament dryer like n sunlu S1/2 and than keep the filament in a drybox

old spindle
ionic sluice
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Filament dryer? No drybox yes

past galleon
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I've heard people suggest a food dehydrator and a container for a dryer. You really need a temperature control though, or you risk melting the filament instead of just drying it.

ionic sluice
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You can theoretically diy it by putting a cardboard box over the filament on the heated bed and leave it like that for a couple of hours

languid meadowBOT
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Drying Wet Filament
• 3D Printing Specific Filament Dryer - These typically hold 1-2 spools and allow you directly print out of it. Refer to this, Some of have poor airflow, such as the Sunlu S2.
• Food Dehydrator - This is the cheapest option you can purchase. Some cheaper options do not get high enough temperatures to dry anything above ABS.
• Air fryer - This is a good option if you want to print exotics such as nylon. (ninja brand is common)

Do not use the same equipment that you use for food to dry filament.

After drying store the filament in order to keep your filament dry. Dry boxes can help with this by creating a dry environment for the filament to be stored in. Dryboxes such as the ikea samla can be affordable and store many spools at a time or cereal containers that hold exactly 1 spool.

?drying requested by: bdx.#0
past galleon
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I've done that, with the box the filament came in, actually

worldly frost
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I myself use a cookie oven off 30L.

past galleon
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it's a bit of pain because you don't get to use the printer while it's being a dryer, but that's a possibility.

old spindle
worldly frost
past galleon
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That can help, but it's not required in my experience

old spindle
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I only use PLA so extreme temperatures are not needed for now

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By the time I will be printing anything but pla I will upgrade my setup and such so that’s really far away

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Right now I just put the filaments under the sun because of how sunny here it is to see if anything changes

past galleon
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For a dry box, you need a box that will form something resembling an airtight seal, and you need to put dessicant in it. Silica gel beads can be dried and re-used many many times, and you can get ones that change colour as they soak up water so you know when they need drying again.

past galleon
old spindle
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Alright removing it right away

past galleon
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it takes a long time to go bad from that.

ionic sluice
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Yeah pla doesn't like UV

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The only filament that's ok with UV is ASA

old spindle
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I want to print ABS but I need to add fume extracted and all for my ender 3 pro

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Will a food dehydrator work?

ionic hound
old spindle
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I saw the ones from creality how are they for the price?

past galleon
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I pointed out that food dehydrators are commonly suggested way back here: #1224654580764250194 message

old spindle
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Yes, I’m asking if it’s better than the filament dryers

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Both seems to be ranging from $40 - $60 bucks

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topaz veldt
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PLA also gets permanently damaged by humidity

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