Polydryer In-Lid Desiccant Container

This desiccant container will friction fit directly into the lid of the Polymaker Polydryer dry boxes.

This lets you use significantly more desiccant than the stock containers that come with the Polydryer boxes. The small stock desiccant containers just don't really keep up with the humidity in the boxes very well.

Additionally, I've included some snap-in funnels and spouts to make it easy to fill and empty the container without ending up with a mess of silica beads everywhere.

If you also want to automatically rewind the filament back into the polydryer box without opening up the box every time, check out Polydryer Auto-Rewinder - Complete Solution which should be compatible with this desiccant holder when using most spools.

Important Notes:

• Ensure you print this with filament that has similar or higher melting temperatures than the filament you will be drying. 

  • If you print this in PLA, but are drying ABS, you will end up melting this container.

• This print requires in-slicer modifier blocks with per-object settings

  • Using the supplied .3MF file with Orca Slicer, these settings should be automatically loaded for you

  • If you're unable to use the .3MF or your slicer doesn't import the settings properly, you'll need to follow the directions below to manually apply the needed settings

Assembly:

1. Slide one of the inserts into the horizontal grooves until it clicks into place

   

   

2. Insert the grill into the arced groove, then push it through until it meets the insert from the previous step

   

   

3. Insert the funnel into the horizontal groove on the remaining side and pour in your desiccant

   

   

4. Replace the funnel with the normal insert

   

5. If your desiccant is too large to make it through the narrowest part of the arch, repeat the funnel process using the funnel designed for the other side.

6. Once filled, make sure the outlet hole in the lid is aligned with the pass-through hole in the container and push it firmly into place

   

   

Manually Applying Modifier Blocks and Settings:

If using the .3MF file these settings should be pre-applied and you can skip these steps.

In order to get the effect of an airflow grill, while staying optimized for quickest printing, this design utilizes modifier blocks and slicer settings. This allows you to quickly print the grill as a sparse infill pattern. Modelling the grill directly with tons of tiny holes makes the slicer attempt to put walls around all those tiny hole shapes which makes things slow and much more failure prone. 

1. Import the shapes from the "Container Pieces" folder as you would for any typical piece

2. Go to Process > Objects

   

3. Right click a piece, in the context menu select: Add Modifier > Load

   

4. Your file browser will open, select the matching modifier block from the Modifiers folder, then click open

5. You should see the modifier block load in as a sub-object, centered on it's parent, and it'll display as slightly translucent

   

6. Select the modifier in the object list, then go to the Strength tab and make the following changes:

   1. Top Shell Layers: 0

   2. Bottom Shell Layers: 0

   3. Sparse Infill Density: 65

   4. Fill Multiline: 2

   5. Sparse Infill pattern: Triangle

7. Repeat for the other parts that require modifiers