Which is to say, not very far on this at all but I think I have a good idea on how have my cake and eat it too for desiccant for my spools.

I am finding I can’t get the humidity below about 50% in my AMS and the silica I am using needs constant refreshing.

Well it seems there is stuff called activated alumina that is pretty good and honestly about the same costs as silica beads, but I need to be able to put it in the oven to refresh it. Which doesn’t work well with my 3d printed desiccant holders.

Insert, cheap tea strainers.
It seems I can get ones that are 4cm in width by 6cm in height that are made out of stainless steel that I can actually put straight in the oven.

So, I am working on getting the parts and items but was wondering if anyone else has done this or have any suggestions before I start grabbing stuff?

  • KrauerkingOPEnglish
    21·
    1 month ago

    Probably got a wet filament but they are all new and I have tried to give them a quick run through the dehydrator I have which is part of the goal of getting a better desiccant.

    Also it’s like 80% humidity where it prints so at 45% it’s not a small amount reduced.

    Also, silica is fine but there are other desiccants. Holding onto the past cause it’s good enough never explores if there is something better.

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      22·
      1 month ago

      Thought you were joking with the title but if you’re really a Trump type thinker go for it.

      Quick run through is no way to dry out a wet filament. Try all the new stuff you want and report back but doing things properly still works better.

      Fuck Trump

      • j4k3@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        32·
        1 month ago

        Speaking as a Mod: What is the deal with the Trump comment? That seems uncalled for and random IMO but perhaps I do not understand. I have no issue with your opinion of Trump. I’m wondering why you are accusing someone else of being a “Trump like thinker” that is a pretty hot jab to wield randomly without context.

          • KrauerkingOPEnglish
            22·
            1 month ago

            Sure and we all used covfefe as a meme for a while too.

            If we don’t laugh we will cry.

            But still an absolute insult to jump to just cause I don’t do things how you want them to be.

      • KrauerkingOPEnglish
        21·
        1 month ago

        I was joking. I have barely started on this and thought it was funny. Why rush to insult for nothing?

        And I don’t care to share any of my findings with you if you downvote conversation and jump to insults.

        • j4k3@lemmy.worldMEnglish
          21·
          1 month ago

          Don’t get discouraged. I get where you’re coming from. I don’t follow the news or care about Trump. I see a satirical replying comment, or enough doubt to see it as such, in a situation where text is hard to convey emotional meaning from both people involved.

          Personally, I had a crushing failure with a project from around a week ago. I know how it can be rough sometimes. We can all be friends here. And when we can’t, there’s always the block user feature to navigate to a more friendly part of our digital social room on Lemmy.

          As a mod, I’m only the lowly janitor. I don’t paint the walls or fix the floors.

          As a user, I understand and sympathize.