Vacuum VS Dehydrator! What's the best way to dry filament?

Video Description

Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial. Get 1 audiobook and unlimited Audible Original monthly downloads absolutely free. Visit http://www.audible.com/cnckitchen or text cnckitchen to 500 500. I can highly recommend "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline. Website article with graphs: http://cnckitchen.com/blog/cyo43tzz88uqge65xgwz0wv8yvv3rs I recently bought myself a vacuum chamber for a couple of upcoming projects. Since it can boil water at room temperature in around a minute, I wondered if it can also be used to dry 3D printing filament. For this reason I ran a huge test over several months to find out, which methods work to dry filament. I investigated vacuum drying, a food dehydrator, a circulation oven, a huge amount of desiccant, and a couple of combinations. Let me show you what worked and what didn't! 💚 Support me 💚 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cnckitchen Join as a YouTube member! Original CNC Kitchen Threaded Inserts: https://geni.us/CNCKInsertsChoice Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/cnckitchen Buy an Original Prusa i3 printer: https://geni.us/CNCKPrusa PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/CNCKitchen Shop at Matterhackers(US): http://www.matterhackers.com/?aff=7479 Shop at 3DJake(EU): https://geni.us/zHvnB 🤑 Get the tools: Desiccant (Silica Gel) WITHOUT indicator (aff): https://geni.us/MoMX Vacuum Pump & Chamber (aff): https://geni.us/aYdR 2000 x 0.1g scale for weighing filament (aff): https://geni.us/t114PP Dehydrator for filament drying (aff): https://geni.us/MW7Sxco Hygrometer (aff): https://geni.us/imrT 🎙Check out my PODCAST with Tom Sanladerer https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzUgJrG-w_KQexroYkJR9XQ 🎥 Related videos: Why filament drying is important: https://youtu.be/FAXUjZZER5E How to build a filament dry box: https://youtu.be/WEFtUKGAd7k Printing PLA at high temperatures: https://youtu.be/mwS_2R2mIvo ⚙ My gear (Affiliate Links): 🎥 CAMERAS & LENSES Panasonic GH5 - Professional 4k60 camera: https://geni.us/LMN0CmS Panasonic GX80/GX85 - Great value system camera: https://geni.us/M2Sm 30mm f2.8 macro - Great Macro Lense (80% of my videos): https://geni.us/vEwqD 10-25mm f1.7 - Awesome Lense: https://geni.us/ZTBH 12-35mm f2.6 - Great Allround Lense: https://geni.us/S9GOsr 14-140mm f3.5-5.6 - My go-to travel lense: https://geni.us/fSAyKo 25mm f1.4 - Nice prime for photoraphy: https://geni.us/mqWM 🎙AUDIO Rode Video Mic Pro - Shotgun mic: https://geni.us/6JFRdJ Rode Film Maker Kit - Wireless mic: https://geni.us/XMD2N Rode NT-USB - Studio Mic: https://geni.us/YVONvy 🔴 LIVE STREAMING Elgatoo Stream Deck: https://geni.us/ppIiAL Elgatoo HDMI USB Capture Card: https://geni.us/imhD Logitech C920 - Overhead camera: https://geni.us/ViVgB Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnc_kitchen Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnckitchenyt/ DISCLAIMER: This video was sponsored by Audible.