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10-23-2016, 03:42 PM #11
DaveB is correct and I think you are missing the point. The dry box can be smaller than the printer and decrease load times/spooling issues substantially when setup properly. The bend is easy to manipulate with a dry box as long as you route the feed tube properly, I enjoy mine as it takes me less than 5 minutes to swap to a new spool.
My dry box has the feed exits out of the top (http://www.thingiverse.com/make:215673) and it works great compared to the stock setup. You will need to print something similar to these (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:886002) in order to hold the spool centered on the dry box rod.
I do the filament unload to get the filament feed tube out of the extruder, move the box, change the filament, and reload. I do have to run the filament through the feed tube again before reloading, but it's really easy when on the spool.
Hope that provides some more information on why a drybox would be recommended for the problems you outlined.
Please explain to me how to...
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