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So I've toyed with buying a dryer, but I never really understood a good workflow. Do you dry a spool right before you start printing with it?
What about storing spools? Is it sensible to leave them in "regular" storage before going into the dryer? Or should I be looking at having multiple dryers to keep more spools from getting wet. And at that point should I just be looking to make a more practical storage solution for many spools?
I still don't understand how those cheap filament dryers work: they fully enclose the spool and heat up the air for a few hours. But where does the moist air go? It's still trapped in there with the filament. It makes no sense!
I always leave the filament dryer a bit open so the warm air can escape, taking the moisture to a better place (far away from the filament)
You're supposed to put some type of desiccant like silica gel beads that will pull that moisture out of the air.
Leaving the box open will just let humid air in. You can't let air out without also letting air in unless you have some sort of vacuum pump.