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Filament Dryers
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this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2023
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With all the rain we've been getting the past month I'll probably need a dryer too... I heard an oven works pretty well in a pinch.
The number of photos I’ve seen of completely melted filament rolls, due to either poor oven thermostats or inattentive users … I cannot endorse this technique.
If you’re on a budget, probably better to just power up your heated bed, with a box over top, and dry your spool inside there.
Repurposed food dehydrators seem to rate highly, if you can find a used one for cheap.
I ended up biting the $40 bullet and grabbing a Filadryer S2 when it was on sale.
That, and if your filament has anything toxic that can off-gas when you heat it, you probably don't want it in your oven (if you use your oven for cooking food).
I'm not sure which filaments are or are not going to have any additives that might be problematic, but since almost nobody actually says what's in their filaments, it's probably a good idea to just assume it's all not good for you and keep it away from your oven.