Filament dryer extension for Elechomes Dehydrator
by tinfoilsoldier · via Printables
| Format | STL |
| Category | Home |
| License | CC BY |
| Triangles | 1.2k |
| Uploaded | Jan 13, 2021 |
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Description
This is an extension for the Elechomes 6 tray food dehydrator from Amazon so that filament spools can be dried without breaking the oem trays. I changed Haprog's Fusion360 file to shrink it to the size of my dehydrator, and parameterized it some to make it easier to adjust. Outer diameter of lower ring: 268mm Outer diameter of upper ring: 263mm Width of rings: 2.2mm I printed it with the existing lower lip height of 10mm, but bumped the upper lip to 16mm. I think I will bump lower_lip_height to 15mm if I print it again but a perfect seal isn't really required. Two 1KG spools fit if they are "regular" width(<68mm), so there shouldn't be any problems with even the widest of spools to at least get 1 in there. The extension meshes well with the Elechomes trays, so they should stack nicely as well. 4 identical pieces slide together to make a hoop, with a lower ring to fit into the base or tray, and a smaller top ring to lock into the lid or tray above it. I might be using it upside-down from its original design, but it works perfectly for the Elechomes with the smaller "ring" on top, which is also the orientation for printing. Print instructions I also recommend printing with a brim, I used 8mm because it made a solid brim between the 4 parts. Using transparent PETG I could see some release from the print bed 1-2mm out from the ends of the part, but it stayed securely in place and was easy to clean up with a deburring tool You should print 2 of the test pieces to make sure your printer/filament settings let them slide together correctly, if not you can increase the "slot_clearance" parameter, but I didn't need to. Haprog's connector design is great, and the slide pin works fine without support, it started in mid-air but came together fine on all 4 for me without needing cleanup. Here are the most relevant PrusaSlicer settings that I used, but Layer height: 0.3 mm First layer height: 0.2 mm Perimeters: 2 Solid layers top: 6 Solid layers bottom: 3 Detect thin walls: enabled Fill density: 15% Fill pattern: Retcilinear Skirt loops: 0 Brim width: 8 mm Supports: no Extrusion width: 0.42 mm (all) Speeds: Perimeters: 80 Small perimeters: 25 External perimeters: 45 Infill: 80 Solid infill: 80 Top solid infill: 50 Gap fill: 50 Travel: 180 First layer speed: 20 Extrusion Widths: 0.4mm nozzle Default Extrusion Width: 0.5mm First Layer: 0.42mm Perimeters: 0.5mm External Perimeters: 0.45mm Infill: 0.6mm Infill/Perimeters Overlap: 30% Filament Settings: Nozzle: 240C Bed: First Layer 85C, Other 90C Max Volumetric Speed: 6mm3/s
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