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DIY Filament Dehydrator Oven
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Why buy a dehydrator and spend time modifying it if you already own everything needed to build your own [ fancy / overkill / g-code driven ] filament dehydrator oven ?
Needed parts :
- 1 x arduino mega 2560 r3 board
- 1 x ramps 1.4 board
- 1 x 2004 LCD with encoder and SD card slot
- 2 x 40 mm 12V fans
- 1 x 500W ATX power supply
- two pairs of mini tamyia connectors with 10mm silicone wire
- two pin dupont connector with 20cm of red/black wire - for powering fans
- three pin dupont connector with 20cm of red/back/yellow wire - for controlling the ATX power supply
- 1 x 100k NTC thermistor
- 1 x MK2Y 220mm round 12V PCB heated bed
- 3 x M3x10 bolts - for securing the heatbed
- 3 x M3 nuts - for securing the heatbed
- 6 x M3 washers - for securing the heatbed
- 4 x countersunk wood screws for the ramps case lid
- 4 x countersunk wood screws for the lcd case
- 1 x FAT32 formatted SD card - for running g-code
- 1 x 3D printed case for arduino + ramps
- 1 x 3D printed lcd case (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:35438)
- 1 x round cookie box (big enough to fit the 220 mm heatbed and one spool of filament)
- 1m of 12 AWG wire
- 1 x self tightening electrical connector (heat resistant)
Needed tools & materials:
- wire strippers
- wire insulation
- soldering tool
- soldering wire
- 2 mm thick cork sheet
- glue
- drilling machine
Needed skills:
- basic electronics understanding
- basic soldering skills
- time and patience
Programming :
- arduino 1.8 (https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software)
- the firmware (https://www.thingiverse.com/download:4089572)
Assembly :
- This is more or less 3D printer hardware and if you ever assembled a kit you know already what needs to be done.
- Pay attention to electrical wiring / soldering and also for good performance to insulation of the cookie box. Please do not solder wires that will be tighten down with screws ! Also use the mini tamyia connector pairs inverse one from another so you don't accidentally mismatch the thermistor with the 12V heating power.
- The firmware is a little bit modified for aesthetics reasons, but otherwise a standard Repetier v 0.92.9 which i've chosen over Marlin for ease of web configuration.
- Don't forget to PID calibrate the heatbed which is done on Repetier firmware with : "M303 P1 S70 R8" for 8 cycles at 70 degrees.
- On the file section you will find also a zip file (https://www.thingiverse.com/download:3913246) with a demo 1m g-code sample and also 1h 2h 4h g-code samples to dry your filament at 70 degrees Celsius.
Power draw :
- min : idle ATX power supply off, fans off : 1.5W
- max : heating up at full power : 100W (the first 2-3 minutes)
- med : PID controller stabilized heating : ~ 40W (the rest of the process)
Results :
- initial ambient humidity : 40%
- 4h for one spool of ABS : 15% humidity
- 8h for one spool of ABS : 10% humidity
Humidity was monitored with an arduino connected to 2 x DHT11 + 2 x DHT22 sensors.