Are These EXPENSIVE Filament Dryers Worth It?
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
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Explore the top-tier filament dryer boxes with our comprehensive video guide. Discover the features and advantages of the Theta HexLabs, Sunlu S2, FixDry 2 Spool, GratKit Firefly, and EIBOS Polyhemus, and see why they're the best and most costly options in the market 🔧✨
0:00 Introduction
0:43 Theta HexLabs
3:06 Sunlu S2
5:52 FixDry 2 Spool
12:10 GratKit Firefly
15:18 EIBOS Polyhemus
20:07 Closing
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I love your shows, but I'm not going to buy multiple dryers just because I don't want to push a button a few times. It's way cheaper to make a chart for drying temps and times for different filament, print that out, and tape it to the front of the dryer.
Thank you very much! And 100% I definitely dont recommend everyone do that. That would only be for the "power users" that are regularly printing in multiple different materials :D
Good reviews. Which clip did you use for the EiBos??
Though I was gonna save some money and go with the cheaper fixdry over eibos, but you mentioning how loud it was steered me away, I wasn't even thinking of the volume of these when researching to see which was better. Thank you
Of course, that's what I'm here for!! I do think the fixdry has value, but the volume for me is a problem as well :/
I have the Eibois Easdry and for drying it seems to work very well, but the one thing it lacks is the one thing that drives me NUTS on ALL these dryers- loading. The placement of the holes is always either on the hinged lid, where it tugs and slacks when you open and close the lid, or on the body at the back making feeding tough or impossible, or on a removable lid which is just insane to imagine loading two spools at a time. I propose loading up front, like on the AMS, and simply route the tube under the dryer and out the back. IMO loading should take one hand. I wish these companies spent time with their designs in actual use to see that the loading is just terrible across the board.
What about how easy the rollers spin and how well placed the holes are for feeding filament when printing from the boxes?
Yeah, that's what I'm looking at. If I have a "printing dryer box" I really don't have to worry about keeping all my other filament kept dry.
I've got 2x S2s and agree they are great (although not convinced the humidity reading is right), the Eibos Polyphemus which I love and an S4 on pre-order which I'm fairly excited for (well as much as anyone can be for a dryer!)
I dont think the humidity on any box is going to be perfect. The boxes are fully sealed the the position of the sensor is typically at the bottom of the box and the humidity will rise because it is hot
Is Eibos still shipping the Polyphemus? Ordered mine months ago and haven’t even received a courtesy message for the lack of a shipping update
@@RCshowmen it is their brand new product, so maybe there's a delay standing up the assembly line. I would usually demand a refund and put my money elsewhere, but in this case it is the best dryer I think the market has to offer, so I would genuinely say to just stick it out and wait. Maybe email them though
Love the Eibos, and honestly I end up using it and the Sunlu S4 mosly
Yeah the eibos has been my go to recently. My S4 arrives soon. I think it'll be my go to business dryer because it can do 4 rolls at once, and I'm usually drying 4 rolls of PETG at a time.
Can I get someone’s opinion . I’ve been stuck on a filament dryer for cf nylon for a long time, if I use the sunlu v2 and put it on 70c for 99 hours or more. How well do you think it will dry? I’m not really worried abt time I just want a fully dry spool of nylon. Would appreciate any feedback
What seems to me to be the ideal way to use a dry box is to use it with the printer at the time. You take a spool of old filament that might have water in it stick it in the dry box until the filament is dry and then run the filament out of the dry box which has bearings the spool rotates on into your printer. Then you keep the dry box that runs off a humidistat connected to your printer. That way you only need one dry box per printer. I'm looking at the Polymaker Polydryer. It seems to be the best for that purpose. Are any other dry boxes suited for this purpose? (The PolyDryer is sold out)
The FixDry, in the manual, even states the thing doesn't have a temperature sensor. So, it's running a programmed loop that can get up to 70C (or more based on testing others have done), destroying your filament. But, call me kooky, I read the manual 🤓 Yet, you advise buying multiple with your convenient sales affiliate link
Thank you for a lot of good (I guess) information on the interfaces of filament dryers. Is there going to be a part 2 where you are going to discuss what makes a filament dryer actually 'worth' it: their ability to dry filament, maybe set off against time and energy use?
I actually have a part 2 coming soon, but it was intended to showcase the other high end dryers I missed here. I will do a separate video where I talk about what you mention :)
@@ThePrintHouse Super, looking forward to it!
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you!
I notice a lot of people asking/making statements about the feed holes on the dryers. I was looking for the same thing as I've been shopping. But, since these are just plastic, could we not just drill a small hole wherever we want the feed to be..? Lol
A lot of these boxes have sensitive electronics and hardware which make drilling your own hole very difficult. Glad this video was helpful!!! :)
@@ThePrintHouse for sure! I was thinking more like through the plastic lids.
@@cbiser12 well most of them have holes in the lids, and for example the sunlu S2 even has electronics throughout the entire lid because it is 360 degree heating
Saw the thumbnail for this video right after I bought the Sunlu and thought, "Ah crap." But I'm glad I made a good choice!
Have they fixed the incorrect humidity meter?
The eibos melts my filament by the heating element when my spool gets low. Printing PA-CF I need to print from the dryer. I wish I could find a dryer that goes to 90c and applies heat evenly.
The Polyphemus spool rotation and vents not aiming at the spool is designed for that. Testers have found it heats the spool evenly and avoids hot spotting and melting.
Hey, I went for the GratKit Firefly as my first dryer and it's...underwhelming. Temperature is always off (about 10°C to high, which is an issue for some filaments), the one filament hole at the back is a stupid design and flaw and it is so damn flimsy. Is the S2 (without fan, I would add some holes instead) better? It actually doesn't need to get to 70°C, if it does 60 I'm fine. I only want to dry one spool before and during prints.
Are you deaf from that awful beeping? They sent me a "beta unit" that barely hits 54C after an hour. And the filament output hole was in a bad spot. Just....junk.
Rotating a filament spool is a feature needed in every filament dryer. Those without it end up getting hot spots, so one area of the spool ends up dryer, and sometimes damaged, while the other side ends up untouched. This is why the Eibos rotates, even drying, and why the heat vents don't aim directly at the spool itself, to avoid hotspots.
I can't remember exactly what I said about the eibos, but I suspect it was that I don't think the rotation is necessary. With the heat deflectors, I'd think that is enough, but I certainly do love the rotating spool for the extra comfort of no hot spots.
I have the fixdry and it is great so far but it is funny how these things have fans. Fans make noise,
Whats the name of that song at 14:27?
I also got a hex dryer and i couldn't agree with you more, nothing good to say about it...i passrd on getting the firefly, just didn't seem worth it...have you tried sunlus new filadryer? I really like my filadryer.
I so badly what to try that new sunlu dryer, but I dont know if I can justify it long term. I suspect it will cost significantly more electricity and typically I only dry 1 or 2 rolls at a time. Sometimes I use all 5 of the S2 dryers but that is usually only once every 2 or 3 months.
@ThePrintHouse i got it for when i do 4 color abs prints and want to dry all the spool together. I will look into the elctricity and get back with you but i do not believe it is using much more than a single.
Any thoughts on the sunlu s4?
Sadly I have no had the opportunity to test it out, but I really like the idea of it. I think it will likely cost more electricity to run, so I dont see the value in it unless youre constantly drying 3+ rolls at a time. It seems more of a small business type of product.
Sunlu S2 is my first dryer and very cheap one for only 42USD (converted).
I'll be buying 2 Fixdry NT2 for 35USD each during their sale in Lazada.
Wow that's honestly an amazing price!! Good deal!
"just asking" but why do you store your filament out in the air, not in vac sealed bags?
haha no worries. partly because I have a youtube set that I want to uphold for the viewer, partly because I use so many rolls and never know what I need when (opening the bags is a hassle and they make a lot of mess when I have 30+ bags laying around at any given time), and partly because I use filament so quickly it rarely has time to go bad...especially PLA it can usually be printed fairly well even after a couple weeks laying out. There are some more reasons, but I agree if it can be stored better then I would recommend. I would definitely call this more of a do as I say not as I do kind of thing hahaaha
What do you think of the S2 plus?
Honestly I diddnt even know that existed. It seems like they added a better screen and a fan. It seems unnecessary because my box dries well and I dont know how loud the fan actually is. The screen looks nice .
@@ThePrintHouse yea, looks like they did the same thing as with the S1 plus, did the upgrade, but told no one. Makes it really hard to find any info or reviews.
What about the Sunlu S4 dryer
I have a video coming in 1 - 2 weeks with the S4! I already recorded it some of it. Just editing :D
I went through two of these fixdry dryers and in my experience they suck big time. Biggest complaint is the display flickering randomly - I have seen it in on your sample as well. Second one is the time this thing take to get to the set temperature. The first one took an hour to get to 55C from approximately 20C ambient. The second one did not even reach 50C within an hour. This made me send both units back. I will most likely stay away from this brand...
Zoinks wow that's some good insight. I think the price is attractive for a double spool design that's feels like it's built well, but it's your user experice is definitely not the best. Thanks for the insight!!
Eibos motor is only rated for 1500 hours. They include a spare, but they don't yet list the motor for sale. They alao say to refer to instructions that come with the motor...but wasn't. They include 4 o rings, i think to replace the ones that drive the rollers, but i can find no instructions on how to install them, i think it's a full teardown. So, assembly was simple, step by step in the docs. Operation is alao well explained. But docs lack maintenance items, and they need to list the parts, especially the motor, on the website. Hopefully that will be solved sooner than later.
Where did you get the info on the 1500 hours motor, was it in the manual??? Thats a huge turn off for me that I didnt know.
@@ThePrintHouseyes, in the manual. Kit includes a spare motor, but I can't find others. Emailed support for more info. Just got it last week.
I personally like the Eibos cyclops. Has a single switch to turn off and on and a dual for temperature. A bit fiddly to load but a great box.
Yeah the EIBOS is definitely the king here
The Fixdry sucks. I’ve purchased 2 of them and they do not reach 70° C the most I could get out of it is 60° and the humidity percentage is off by 15%. Also the plastic part that holds the rollers down showed up broken on 1 of them. Returned both.
What are tools you using to measure the moisture content and temperature?
@@ThePrintHouse I used the Govee Temp and humidity monitor from Amazon. It will graph it on your phone as well. Side note I tested it on the Gratkit I also purchased and it was reading accurately and reached 70°c.
Stay away from the Gratkit dryer. I bought one for Black Friday and ended up returning it. The buttons on the front are massively confusing (long press, double press, etc) and I had to constantly go to the WiFi app to control it. The LCD panel doesn't turn off...ever. Also, the filament hole is in a HORRIBLE spot which makes it unusable. I also had the dryer lose it's connection to the Tuya smart app, probably because I kept unplugging it because the LCD screen turn off, and it was a major pain to get it reconnected.
Their guts are good, and they have a solid core dryer and fan, but they have a LONG way to go for the fit and finish on the product.
I think the gratkit is good, but I agree the controls are awful. Gratkit must be used with the app to control it
Hey, what did you get instead? I went for the GratKit Firefly as my first dryer and it's...underwhelming. Temperature is always off (about 10°C to high, which is an issue for some filaments), the one filament hole at the back is a stupid design and flaw and it is so damn flimsy. It will likely go back and I'm thinking of getting a Sunlu S2 (hopefully without fan) and add 2-3 holes.
@@frool76 I got the SUNLU S2 with the added fan for circulation. I manually rotate the roll 1/2 way through drying but probably don't have to. It works great.
@@hotfix7387 Ty for the quick answer! Just ordered a S2 as well (was even 5€ cheaper than the Firefly) and see how that one compares.
Where is Sunlu S4?
Sadly I have not had the opportunity to try it out!!! :/
Just get a Sunlu S4
I have another video soon where I test the S4 and a few other dryers :D
allready have bad alligned threaded inserts , socket loose on the body of the machine , motor that came with it burned after 5min of operating , powered rollers slip on the orings , and so on... i'm sending it back sucks after 2months+ of waiting for this.
you say you don't hear it?...
how about the motor whining when 360 rotating? , the blower is'nt silent aswell.
Oh jeeze I'm sorry you have had a bad experience!! Man I love the thing :/
why you removed my comment? :( just want to see print quality comparison with our shxt box!
Hey!! Good to see you here! So sorry for not liking the product as much as I was hoping to! I think some upgraded instructions and higher build quality will go a long way, and if that happens I would love to try out an updated version :D By the way, I did not remove your comment. I saw it in my email inbox and tried to reply, but I did not see it in comments. I thought you removed it for some reason.
@@ThePrintHouse our comments keep getting deleted. is there anyway to reach you
You can find me in discord and in Instagram with the links in the video bio :)
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$135 is way too much! Especially for the competition. I won't even consider it.
Complaining about assembly, when you are clearly a tech nerd too, shows that you didn't enjoy Lego as a kid.
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To be fair, I was a Lincoln log guy😂
Just buy a comgrow or sovol for $50.
I saw the Eibos for $150 and closed the ad. Absolutely ridiculous.
All you need is a steady temp, something to absorb or remove the moisture.
Filament dryers are one of those things where a common $50 dryer will work, but for someone that prints regularly, I think an advanced box has value. The $150 eibos actually is a decent value when you see it can try 2 rolls at once. For a common no frills $50 box that price is $100 when you consider needing 2 of them to equal 1 eibos. But I do see where you're coming from. At the end of the day, I really think everyone needs something, regardless of what it is.
@@ThePrintHouse I just got a comgrow. It holds two spools and has what seems to be similar interface to the fixdry. I would highly recommend checking it out!
@@ThePrintHouse comgrow and sovol both hold two spools at $50 each.
sunlu s2 is junk! no need for fancy touch screen and this has been an issue not turning on! just a simple switch is needed but its fancy has ruined it right outta the box!
Never heard of this guy or the channel, but stopped watching after he said buy multiple FixDry boxes because he doesn’t like the settings. What? I’m out….