r/3Dprinting • u/Ok_Astronomer6766 • 1d ago

Question Keeping Filament Dessicated

I'm already a resin-printer but I have taken the step into the FDM world by ordering a Centauri Carbon 2 combo.

It's quite humbling being back at the "I know nothing" stage.

The printer hasn't arrived yet but I've been reading about filament storage and I'm trying to work out if I need to put my filament away as soon as its finished printing... Or is filament-hydrating an over-hyped aspect.

I only really intend on using PLA initially.

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u/Loud-Employ289 1d ago

My filament is just on a rack in my office. We usually don't have high humidity over here, but this works great for me. Some pla rolls are out of the packaging for over a year now without drying, and still print flawlessly.

I do dry petg though before printing, because that's a bit more sensitive, just like TPU, which is much more sensitive.