Prusa Filament Dryer excellent addition  

RE: Prusa Filament Dryer excellent addition

Posted by: @rjb2222

I bought a Plolymaker dryer set up. I love the tool so far. I plan to dry my filiment and move it to a sealed unit with dessicant for the duration of the roll. I havent done any nylon yet so I am unsure if my plan will work with that material but I can get a dedicated set up for Nylon later.

I had the PolyDryer briefly. It's not bad for PLA/PETG/TPU but (in my opinion) not suitable for Nylon. Problem is it doesn't get hot enough. It's advertised for 70° but when I measured mine on the highest setting it only got up to 55° toward the top of the spool. Also, since it's recirculating the air I'm not even sure it works effectively.

I have the Creality Space Pi 4 which reaches 85°. Even then for Nylon (depending on the type) you need to dry it for 6-8 hrs and also if you have a long print (more than a 5-6 hours) then you need to print it while it is drying. This really depends though on where you live. If you live in a very dry climate then you don't need to be as strict. Still with Nylon I always dry it before a print. Even stored in a dry box I've had bad prints after only a few days if I didn't dry it first. 

RE: Prusa Filament Dryer excellent addition

Posted by: @rjb2222

I bought a Plolymaker dryer set up. I love the tool so far. I plan to dry my filiment and move it to a sealed unit with dessicant for the duration of the roll. I havent done any nylon yet so I am unsure if my plan will work with that material but I can get a dedicated set up for Nylon later.

I had the PolyDryer briefly. It's not bad for PLA/PETG/TPU but (in my opinion) not suitable for Nylon. Problem is it doesn't get hot enough. It's advertised for 70° but when I measured mine on the highest setting it only got up to 55° toward the top of the spool. Also, since it's recirculating the air I'm not even sure it works effectively.

I have the Creality Space Pi 4 which reaches 85°. Even then for Nylon (depending on the type) you need to dry it for 6-8 hrs and also if you have a long print (more than a 5-6 hours) then you need to print it while it is drying. This really depends though on where you live. If you live in a very dry climate then you don't need to be as strict. Still with Nylon I always dry it before a print. Even stored in a dry box I've had bad prints after only a few days if I didn't dry it first. 

RE: Prusa Filament Dryer excellent addition

Posted by: @rjb2222

I bought a Plolymaker dryer set up. I love the tool so far. I plan to dry my filiment and move it to a sealed unit with dessicant for the duration of the roll. I havent done any nylon yet so I am unsure if my plan will work with that material but I can get a dedicated set up for Nylon later.

I had the PolyDryer briefly. It's not bad for PLA/PETG/TPU but (in my opinion) not suitable for Nylon. Problem is it doesn't get hot enough. It's advertised for 70° but when I measured mine on the highest setting it only got up to 55° toward the top of the spool. Also, since it's recirculating the air I'm not even sure it works effectively.

I have the Creality Space Pi 4 which reaches 85°. Even then for Nylon (depending on the type) you need to dry it for 6-8 hrs and also if you have a long print (more than a 5-6 hours) then you need to print it while it is drying. This really depends though on where you live. If you live in a very dry climate then you don't need to be as strict. Still with Nylon I always dry it before a print. Even stored in a dry box I've had bad prints after only a few days if I didn't dry it first. 

RE: Prusa Filament Dryer excellent addition

Thanks for your video.  

Posted by: @iftibashir

Expensive, but really nice boxes IMO! They seal closed really well!