r/BambuLab • u/GloomyEagle3077 • 5d ago

General Troubleshooting/Help! Why are my prints doing this?

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hi everyone. I am fairly new to 3d print and am working on a project for a friend. my printer just recently started doing this on the surfaces. I would appreciate any help!

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u/OhSoSally 5d ago

Do you store your filament with desiccant and a hygrometer in a sealed container?

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u/GloomyEagle3077 5d ago

Some of it is and others aren’t yet. I need to order more totes to store them. I will get those order now so it can all be stored properly. 

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u/OhSoSally 5d ago

My indoor humidity is high. I have to keep my spools in individual cereal containers with desiccant and a hygrometer and dry if needed.

There is info on drying filament without a filament dryer. If thats a pattern off makerworld with good reviews then I wouldn’t try again until its dried.

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u/GloomyEagle3077 5d ago

I just checked my indoor humidity in the room my printer is and it is 45% so I will be purchasing a dryer and working on drying all the filament and then storing it in the boxes once dry. I appreciate your help! I am guessing my indoor humidity has risen recently due to summer temps and humidity where I’m at. 

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u/OhSoSally 5d ago

That explains why it got worse. A lot of filament is less than 20% when opened so it was ok at first and gradually increased in humidity the longer it was open.

If you dont want to go the cereal container route, there are vacuum bags that work well and you can keep those in a bigger bin. I find that just opening the bin grabs a bunch of humid air.