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I dried my filament, and it printed a lot better (self.3dprinting)

submitted 1 year ago by zipsglacier to c/3dprinting

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If only there was some way I could have known to try this sooner! /s

Story: I wanted to try printing with petg, since I've read how much easier it is. But with a new roll I just had a really hard time. Lots of stringing, poor adhesion, and it just seemed like no amount of my usual fiddling would really make it better.

Somewhere I read that even new filament can benefit from drying, because maybe it wasn't stored in the best way, or maybe it's older than you think. I also read about putting the roll on the print bed, heating it up and covering it for a long time, since I don't have a filament dryer. I did that for about half a day, and then sealed the roll in a ziptop bag with a silica packet because I needed a break from it. A week later and, it seems much better!?

Either the drying, the break, or something else seems to have helped a lot! Happy printing everyone.

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[–] Drudge 2 points 1 year ago

I had the same experience...someone on the BK Discord shared this link, which I found pretty interesting https://fillamentum.com/pages/drying-filaments-before-processing/

Key take-away: cooling the filament after drying needs to be done in a controlled environment, i.e. put it in a zip lock bag with desiccant immediately after its taken out of the heat.

I have used my oven on the lowest temp but it really stinks up the house. I just realized that my food dehydrator basically does the same thing...worked out awesome