The Long Road - Part 3b - Testing Longer Drying Times and Cover Insulation

3D Printing + The Long Road

I used my printed drying cover to heat two spools over a longer period of time, and the results weren't impressive, so I decided to try to improve it...

1. By printing it with thicker walls, and

2. by adding some heat reflecting material.

Those two steps did the job!

The Long Road - Part 3 - Drying Cover for the Heating Bed - X1C / P1S / P2S / X2D

3D Printing + The Long Road

I own an AMS-HT, but not all rolls / spools fit. You can, however, also dry your filament inside your printer, using the heated printer bed. It may be slower and less efficient, it looks less sexy and it blocks you from actually using your printer for printing, but hey! It works.

The Long Road - Part 2 - (Stacked) Peltier Elements

3D Printing + The Long Road

Peltiers are interesting things. Inefficient interesting things.

The Long Road - Part 1 - Modifying an old 123-3D Spool Holder

3D Printing + The Long Road

"I love it when a plan comes together."

Yeah, so do I. But sometimes... It doesn't.

So, here's the challenge I set myself: design and build my own filament dryer.

Now what does that have to do with a 123-3D Spool Holder?!?