I’m thinking of making a dry box for my printer, however I have some questions:

  1. Will using PVC pipe as a “roller” (if that’s the right word) that I’ll place my filament spools on be good enough? Or do the spools need to go on something more concave? Maybe I can cut some grooves for the spools to sit in? I know there are dry boxes that use like holders that you screw in, but I want to limit the amount of holes in the box.

  2. Does filament have to be spaced or can I put the spools in the box to where there is no gaps but they can still move freely?

  3. Does it matter if I use M6 or M10 pneumatic couplers to feed the filmanet through or is it just personal preference?

  • 8bittech@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Just my 2 cents, but don’t waste your time. Just get a good sealable tote and pull out the roll to print then put it back. I printed spacers to fit each roll to fit on a 1.5 pvc. Moisture would still wick up the filament and get brittle and break. So I’d have to take it apart to feed the filament and every time a roll ran out, I’d have to take it all apart again. It just all became more work than it was worth. I now use a sealable tote or when I can find them cheap enough Tupperware cake holders.