Garolite Mounting Question

[curious aardvark]

65c is too high to dry filament.
For dehydrating purposes you want to be down around 40c.
It's the airflow more than the heat that does the dehydrating.

With a roll of filament you need to bear in mind that it's just the outer layers of filament that are exposed to moisture in th atmosphere.
The inner filament stays dry.
If you 'dry' it at 65-70c all you are doing is raising the core temp to the point where it will begin to soften. As its wrapped really tight, you are quite likely to deform the filament which will cause more problems with your printing than the actual moisture.

Don't use the really cheap flying saucer dehydrators you get in the states (alas we only get the decent ones over here) go for an excalibur type - one with a thermostat and temperature control.

drying is NOT cooking.
To be honest a sealed bag with some silicon dehumidifier sachets is a better option anyway and use the dehydrator to re-condition the sachets.


As far as damaging the print surface. I use printbite on my delta - a form of PEI.
worst stick i had was with mymat (italian company) nylon.
I ended up using a metal chisel and hammer to remove the test print.
The printbite was completely unscathed. I've been using the same sheet for about 4 years now and it's as good as the day i got it.
It's expensive stuff - but worth every penny.

On my sapphire pro I went the other way, and bought the cheapest self adhesive sheet of PEI I could find.
Works really well - not quite as good at releasing as the printbite - but as long as you get your print settings right I have had no problems removing things.

But where chemistry goes - listen to gambo, he genuinely knows what he's talking about ;-)