EvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHey can someone help with print quality this looks really stingy and sloppylemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkHey can someone help with print quality this looks really stingy and sloppylemmy.worldEvolvedTurtle@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarej4k3@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoWet filament can do that. Even new filament can be wet some times, especially with rarer colors that sit around in storage for much longer.
minus-squareEvolvedTurtle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoOh I didn’t even consider this I’ma try this first This filament has been sitting out for a while so this seems very possible
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoToss it in a box with dessicant packs for a few days. If it’s not flexible and breaks easily, it’s too moist.
minus-square🇦🇺𝕄𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕕𝕚𝕝𝕖@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoPut it in the oven on a really low heat (like really low) should dry it out in like an hour or so.
minus-squareHootinNHollerin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoCan look up tables of temperatures and times for using an oven to dry various filaments. Putting in sealed container with desiccant could work but will take much longer
minus-squarehalf_built_pyramids@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months ago+1 Dry that shit always, super easy to eliminate that variable
Wet filament can do that. Even new filament can be wet some times, especially with rarer colors that sit around in storage for much longer.
Oh I didn’t even consider this I’ma try this first
This filament has been sitting out for a while so this seems very possible
Toss it in a box with dessicant packs for a few days. If it’s not flexible and breaks easily, it’s too moist.
Put it in the oven on a really low heat (like really low) should dry it out in like an hour or so.
Can look up tables of temperatures and times for using an oven to dry various filaments. Putting in sealed container with desiccant could work but will take much longer
+1
Dry that shit always, super easy to eliminate that variable