1. Got a question or need help troubleshooting? Post to the troubleshooting forum or Search the forums!

Filament box

Discussion in 'General Questions' started by Kyler Williams, Sep 19, 2015.

  1. Kyler Williams

    Kyler Williams Member

    Joined:
    Sep 9, 2015
    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    5
    What does everyone store their filament in? I'm thinking of making a dry storage box but I'm trying to get some ideas. Do you just store your filament in it? Do you print from the storage box? Just trying to get some ideas for mine.

    Please include pics if you can.

    Thanks,
     
    #1 Kyler Williams, Sep 19, 2015
  2. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,915
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    Spool holder.jpg I have one printer on either side.
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, Sep 19, 2015
  3. Kyler Williams

    Kyler Williams Member

    Joined:
    Sep 9, 2015
    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    5
    Do you not have a dry box or anything for your filament? Or do you not have humidity issues?
     
    #3 Kyler Williams, Sep 19, 2015
  4. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,915
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    That is a trip to HomeDepot and 20 bucks in parts. 10 minutes to assemble.

    Of course I have humidity issues -- I live in Fla.
    They are not as bad as you might have heard.
     
    #4 mark tomlinson, Sep 19, 2015
  5. Kyler Williams

    Kyler Williams Member

    Joined:
    Sep 9, 2015
    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    5
    So you don't dry out your filament or keep it in a dry place?
     
    #5 Kyler Williams, Sep 19, 2015
  6. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,915
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    Only nylon.
    I keep it in ziplock bags with desiccant.

    The other stuff (ABS, PLA, PET, PETG, etc.) has never been a major issue.
    Even nylon is not a disaster wet, but it is more problematic.
     
    #6 mark tomlinson, Sep 19, 2015
  7. Ozzie Alarcon

    Ozzie Alarcon Member

    Joined:
    Aug 7, 2015
    Messages:
    105
    Likes Received:
    7
    Good to know. I was about to start working on some sort of airtight storage to keep different spools of PLA when I'm not using them. Your post makes me think twice about going through the hassle.

    My indoor humidity levels are always under 40% humidity so maybe I'm in the clear?
     
    #7 Ozzie Alarcon, Sep 19, 2015
  8. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,915
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    You are fine. If you keep and use the filament in an air conditioned space then the humidity is likely never going to be an issue except for the 'special' ones like nylon (and PC, PVA). Nylon is just far easier to print with reliably dry. PC is a royal pain in the rear if it is wet ... I'll take @Printed Solid word on PVA. I have some, but have not used it extensively.
     
    #8 mark tomlinson, Sep 19, 2015
  9. Kyler Williams

    Kyler Williams Member

    Joined:
    Sep 9, 2015
    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    5
    Oh wow. Yeah if it's not really needed then I'm not going to even mess with it.

    Sent from my Zenfone 2 using Tapatalk
     
    #9 Kyler Williams, Sep 19, 2015
  10. mark tomlinson

    mark tomlinson ༼ つ ◕_ ◕ ༽つ
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2013
    Messages:
    23,915
    Likes Received:
    7,338
    It won't hurt, but if you can live with the visual imperfections the steam bubbles add to normal filaments then <shrug> why go through the effort? As I said for Nylon (and PVA if I ever get into that) I use desiccant in a sealed bag with the spool until I am ready to print with it. That is more than enough to keep it usable.
     
    #10 mark tomlinson, Sep 20, 2015
  11. Mike Kelly

    Mike Kelly Volunteer

    Joined:
    Mar 11, 2013
    Messages:
    6,967
    Likes Received:
    2,277
    image.jpg I use Sterilite air tight bins available from target
     
    #11 Mike Kelly, Sep 20, 2015

Share This Page