Great information about filament
Originally shared by John Logajan
As a future Rigidbot Big owner I thought I’d post here a link to the little youtube video I just produced that explains in detail how to and why you should dry your 3D plastic filament material – and keep it dry. All the major 3D printer manufacturers take pains to keep their filament dry, but yet in the amateur 3D enthusiast community the practice seems either extremely rare or unheard of. Almost all photos of amateur printers show the plastic filament spools mounted out in the open. This video will show that after even a few hours of exposure the filament will reach moisture equilibrium with the room air!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3LpN7WA0pw
Thank you Marvin for this repost. I watched it and I am not too surprised. But I am wondering about the devil. If you place a spool of plastic (ABS or PLA?) in a convection or toaster oven what happens to the spool itself. And how much does it coast to run the oven at 250 F. for 24 hrs.?
What about the storage cabinet? If the cabinet were big enough to seal in an old food dehydrator as well as a few spools of plastic ( like maybe half a dozen mixed ABS & PLA) and a new canister of moisture absorbent, would that be a reasonable precaution?
What would one use? Where would they get all of that? What is too little to bother with and what is on the verge of overkill?
@John_Logajan : Awesome video - really gave a good understanding! PLEASE use your own voice the next time though. It can’t be worse than this robotic voice 
@John_Logajan , one more thing: Where do I get one of those roll containers? It looked very suitable!