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Basically title, the top mount broke so I screwed the mount to a bench. Only seems to be happening with this filament though as I've been running this setup for at least 6 months.

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[–] Pmmeyourtoaster 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think this can be caused by a filament that requires dehumidification .

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Yup, looks like filament that took on moisture. Stick it in a bag with some silic get packs or a food dehydrator

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I third this. Though, I recommend being careful with the food dehydrator, sometimes, they don't go low enough heat wise. Sometimes, the thermostats say one temp and it goes above at the top of the stack. generally, it should be tried at a little less than half the printing temperature (technically, below the glass transition temperature.).

also, it should be kept in there for some time to allow the moisture to equalize out. I usually put desiccant packs in the top to recharge them and store them with the filament.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

oven with the door slightly open works too

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

*on warm, don't melt the filament lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yeah don't accidentally a filament donut

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You won't believe this 3D printing hack: How to print a 2kg donut in 20 minutes with solid infill!!!

[–] FartsWithAnAccent 3 points 2 years ago

Yup, looks like filament that took on moisture

[–] Anticorp 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think that filament is very wet and needs to be dried immediately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'm surprised this filament isn't a liquid at this point

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Some filaments absorb moisture and are more susceptible than moisture problems than others, sometimes it's worse from color to color and brand to brand.

Store filament in a dry box to prevent this, and use a food dehydrator to fix this

Don't put your filament in the oven you will ruin both the roll and your oven!