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This new hobby is getting expensive!

This new hobby is getting expensive!
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[–] • 2 pts (edited )

"Some".

I mostly use hatchbox but part of that is it was what I bought a long time ago and got used to it. Any particular reason for your brand choice?

Oh, also, one of these comes in handy to keep things dry. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C2XZ7T31/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8

Extra bags: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09GFJFPM9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8

You should also probably buy some extra silica packs to toss into the bags before you seal and vac them. That's what I do anyway and I don't live in a very humid climate. I just have to run a humidifier in the house this time of the year.

[–] • 1 pt

Whoa, I looked at hatchbox. They are pretty proud of their shit. 26 bucks for plain white PLA. The Bambu labs is 20 bucks for a refill. (I print my own spools and buy refills mostly.) 23 bucks for it on a reusable spool but they have bulk discounts so if you buy 4 rolls it's 15 bucks and if you use a lot and buy 8 it's only 13. That's pretty good. I'm not ordering that kind of quantity but it's a much better price.

[–] • 1 pt

I don't know what hatchbox is but I will look it up. I use this brand because it comes on reusable spools so I can just buy reloads when I need it and also it is RFID chipped so I just put it in there and it auto loads and the machine knows exactly what it is, material and color wise. Streamlines the process. I never have to configure anything.

I got into the whole keeping the filament dry routine right off the bat since I am going to be moving to TX where it is very humid. The AMS unit has Desiccant pods internally and I also made more that fit into the empty spaces in the unit. I also print out spool cores that hold more desiccant and the AMS unit is nearly airtight so the humidity level stays very low in there. I have hygrometers inside and outside the AMS unit to monitor the humidity level. Outside the unit right now is 41% and inside is 20%.

When I am storing the spools I use the vacuum bags you're talking about and I have the spool cores full of desiccant in them.

[–] • 1 pt

Nice, sounds like you have it all sorted already then =) Should start some monthly posts of "Shit you should already know but might not". Maybe ill try to do that too.

[–] • 1 pt

The bambu ams does the rfid to assign profiles for the various filament, then tracks the amounts used to tell you costs and so forth.