First, the display is WAY bigger and better, alternately displaying Temperature/Humidity and Time Remaining. Of course, the reason why we chose to purchase this dryer even though we have two that we like quite well was its ability to handle wide spools of filament.īut, what we did NOT know when we ordered it was that the Sovol Filament Dryer has some features that set it apart from our previous dryers. The Features That Make the Sovol 3D SH01 Dryer my Favorite I am certainly happy that I immediately ordered one because they quickly sold out the first batch. It was capable of holding two Polymaker spools or one FilamentPM spools. Sovol had just begun offering their WIDE SH01 filament dryer/Storage box on Amazon for $59. The spools of FilamentPM PLA are too wide to fit into either the eSun or Sunlu dryers! The timing of of search was fortunate. But, what really made us make another search for a third solution was that our friends at IMade3D, right here in Virginia, began importing and marketing excellent filament from the Czech Republic, FilamentPM through their web site. But, the reason we needed two for each printer was that we have dual nozzle printers. To solve this we turned to two excellent active filament dryers from Sunlu and eSun.īoth brands have served us well for the Polymaker Polymax filament that we have preferred for so long. Nor were they convenient for short-term storage between prints over weekends, etc. While these worked well for pre-print drying and storage, they did not provide a good solution for continuous use while printing. For storage, we turned to five gallon paint buckets with sealed tops in combination with rechargeable desiccant canisters. Firstly, it could not be used while printing and secondly, it was not suitable for storage. This served us well over the years but, it had two limitations. Our first dryer was a DIY modification of a food dehydrator that we used with both Cube2 and Cube3 cartridges. Over the years we have tried various devices for drying and storing filament. While this is true of PLA, it is even more true for water-soluble support materials and nylon.
If there is any group of people that appreciate the critical role that quality filament plays in the success or failure of a 3D printer to deliver it is those who own(ed) the Cube series printers from 3D Systems.Īnd, one of the factors in maintaining filament quality that we, as users, can control is making sure that our filament is dry. Sovol SH01 Filament Drying/Storage System This article is about a new dual-spool filament drying system from Sovol that has extra features that also make it useful for safe storage of filament between prints.