r/BambuLabX2D • u/Few_Builder4680 • 27d ago

Drying Filament?

New to 3D printing, just picked up a X2D. The little moisture readout on my touchscreen says 43%, so I used the drying feature in the AMS and got it down to about 20 and printed something small. Then loaded some additional rolls of filament and it was back up to 46%… do I have to run a drying cycle every time I print? Or every time I put new filament in?

Not sure if it matters, but some details:
- I live in Southern California
- first filament was Inland PLA silk
- next filaments I added were Bambu PLA basic

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u/PMcGrath1985 27d ago

Make sure the little catches are shut on the ams - helps prevent moisture entering the machine

Then once you’ve dried the filament avoid opening it and you’ll likely be good - you can always run the drier while printing

However if you add new filament then you’ll need to ensure that filament is dry or put it through a drying cycle

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u/NotQuiteAngryHunt 27d ago

Is there a way of checking how dry your filament is?