Buying Tips 3D Printing

Tips specifically aimed at 3D printing. I myself use a Bambulab X1c, but I am also familiar with various Ender models. Incidentally, many tips apply to 3D printing in general.
The prices mentioned are indications; I try to update this regularly, but unfortunately I have no influence on this.

Price indication: €19,00 EUR

eSun PLA+

eSun PLA+ is a filament with an excellent price/quality ratio.
This PLA prints excellently on an Ender, but also on a Bambulab (tip; use the standard settings for Bambulab PLA tough)
Please note that products printed in PLA may deform when exposed to temperatures above 50°; for example, a car phone holder is not suitable for printing in PLA.

Please note, this item is very often on sale for the given price indication, so please take this into account when purchasing.

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Price indication: €18,50 EUR

Filament Storage Box

These 4 liter boxes are just big enough to store a roll of filament in an airtight container.
Very suitable, but I prefer to use vacuum bags, given my large stock of different filament.

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Price indication: €22,00 EUR

Vacuum storage bags plus pump

Besides storage boxes, you can of course store your filament in a vacuum bag.
The point is that you press the closure firmly over the entire line and if the pump has difficulty creating a vacuum, you run a wet finger over the connection.
I prefer using these bags over the boxes for more flexibility.

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Price indication: €1,99 EUR

Silica gel

Silica gel is extremely useful for keeping moisture out of your filament during storage or in your AMS.
Note; silica gel will pull moisture out of the air so it doesn't get into your filament, but it will pull almost no moisture out of your filament itself. See another tip for that.

Silica gel is available in different types and prices, but these car dehumidifier bags at Action are extremely cheap and work well.

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Price indication: €40,00 EUR

Filament dryer

To remove moisture from your filament you need a dryer. Manufacturers even recommend drying new filament out of the package for 8 hours or more.
Yes, you can put it in the oven, or sometimes even on your print bed to dry, but a dedicated dryer is really more practical. The advantage of this dryer is that it also functions as a coil so that you can print directly from the dryer. For example with Nylon that is very handy.

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Price indication: €30,00 EUR

Silicagel Grootverpakking

Wanneer je veel silicagel wil hebben en wat betere indicatie of het 'vol' zit met vocht, kijk dan naar deze pot van Trustleaf. Deze oranje kleurige bolletjes veranderen naar groen wanneer ze vol met vocht zitten. 2 uur in de oven op 100° of 10 minuten op de ontdooistand in de magnetron en ze zijn weer klaar voor gebruik. Ik gebruik deze in mijn AMS.

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Price indication: €140,00 EUR

SUNLU Box S4 Filament droger

Voor als je echt geen omkijken meer wil hebben naar het drogen van je filament; de Sunlu S4 Filamentdroger voor 4 rollen tegelijk, plus dat hij automatisch aan kan gaan als de luchtvochtigheid in de box te groot wordt. Zorgeloos printen dus!

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