Please do! This stuff is mined. It has always bothered me that we just throw this out. Especially since it can be reused an unlimited number of times. Also, you can just leave them in the packages they come in, but the accumulate quickly. So this lets you consolidate and keep larger things like bins of filament dry.
I recycle these silica gel packets and keep them in my filament storage boxes, usually in the opened bag with the spools that they come packaged in. Question though: if you vacuum seal the silica gel inside the center of the spool, doesn't that seal the gel in there and isolate it from the filament, thereby not allowing it to dry the filament? Unless there's slots inside the spool tube, which I don't think most spools have. I could be mistaken.
@@KapmansBasementWorkshop or at least, if you don't vacuum all of the air out and leave enough so it can pull moisture from any remaining air and the filament. That should work well.
I knew saving all my gel packs might pay off some day... Thanks, gonna give it a try.
Please do! This stuff is mined. It has always bothered me that we just throw this out. Especially since it can be reused an unlimited number of times. Also, you can just leave them in the packages they come in, but the accumulate quickly. So this lets you consolidate and keep larger things like bins of filament dry.
I work on copiers and I have pounds of these I collected from toner on a big rollout of machines we did.
There are STL files for even larger containers at the link I posted in the description. It's cool that you didn't throw them out!
Many thanks, just warming up the printer...
I'm glad the video was helpful. Thank you!
i’ve been saving silica for years, all different types lol
I have been as well! But now I place these all over in bins, filament packs, etc. Those packs accumulate quickly!
I recycle these silica gel packets and keep them in my filament storage boxes, usually in the opened bag with the spools that they come packaged in. Question though: if you vacuum seal the silica gel inside the center of the spool, doesn't that seal the gel in there and isolate it from the filament, thereby not allowing it to dry the filament? Unless there's slots inside the spool tube, which I don't think most spools have. I could be mistaken.
I think you are correct. Someone else pointed that out to me as well. I need to place them differently.
@@KapmansBasementWorkshop or at least, if you don't vacuum all of the air out and leave enough so it can pull moisture from any remaining air and the filament. That should work well.
@@JohnKlopp, I'm going to give it a try. Thank you!
Wonderful!
Many thanks!