Do You ACTUALLY Need To Dry Your Filament? (Probably Not)

In this video we test to see which 3D Printer filaments ACTUALLY need Drying. Brought to you by Sunlu—check out the presale discount on the new E2 Filament Dryer here: https://jle.vi/sunlu.

From the moment I entered the world of 3D printing, I couldn’t escape the endless talk of wet filament. Scroll through Reddit or Facebook groups, and you’ll see it blamed for every 3D print quality issue imaginable. Warping? Wet filament. Stringing? Definitely wet filament. Naturally, one of my first accessory purchases was a stack of vacuum bags and a USB vacuum pump... even though my five lonely rolls of filament weren’t even hygroscopic.

Here’s the thing: while all filament absorbs moisture, not all filaments are equally affected. Some types soak it up faster, and some print just fine even if they’ve been sitting out. My experience hasn’t always matched the internet’s claims, so I decided to tackle the big question: Which filaments actually NEED drying, and which ones are a waste of your time, energy, and electricity?

To keep things legit, I’m taking my findings straight to Stefan from CNC Kitchen (   / cnckitchen)—the   master of 3D Print strength testing. Let’s see if my work passes the ultimate test.

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🎥 IN THIS VIDEO: 🎥
00:00 Introduction
01:34 Methodology
06:09 Print Quality Comparison
08:46 Strength Test Results
18:51 Summarizing Our Results
19:51 Surprising Lessons
21:18 Submitting My Work to Stefan of CNC Kitchen

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👉 Robert Cowan's Simple Tensile Strength Tester Design:    • Simple Tensile Strength Tester - Easy to B...  
👉 Digital Force Gauge (Upgrade for Tester): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_opY...
👉 Sunlu Filament: https://jle.vi/sunlu
👉 Polymaker Filament: https://jle.vi/polymaker
👉 SliceWorx Filament: https://www.sliceworx.com/?ref=JONATH...
👉 Kexcelled Filament: https://www.kexcelled3d.com/
👉 Inslogic Filament: https://www.inslogic3d.com/
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