I finally got a filament drying box and I’m using it prior to and during prints. It seems to be helping. I’m a bit of a color queen, so I keep a pretty big backlog of different filaments. I’ve been storing them in vacuum bags but the vacuum bags often seem to lose some of their vacuum after a few months; the whole process is a bit of a pain. Is this really worthwhile or as long as I’m using the drying box can I forgoe the vacuum storage? If vacuum storage is still a good idea, are there better bags I should be looking for that don’t lose some of the vacuum after a few months or is that pretty standard?

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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    2 months ago

    How long do these beads last before you need to dehydrate the beads?

    I don’t live in a humid environment at all.

    I would still keep everything bagged of course, but would be nice to not have to vacuum them each time and then re vacuum after a few weeks when the seal is failing.

    • SzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      They have some that change colors letting you know when it’s time but it’s months. Especially if you’re in a dry climate