Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Wet filament can creep up on you when you 3D print. If you see your print quality drop, have jams with previously good filament, or see sudden under extrusion or feed issues, the filament may be too damp to print.
I was trying to print a batch of magnets in ColorFabb PLA Economy when I hit ongoing issues with both black and GlowFill PLA. Looking at the spools, they were both from 2020, and just now it looks like the humidity finally got to them.
I may re-spool them in the future to look nice, I'll have to look at the re-creator 3D system to see what they have.
Wet filament can creep up on you when you 3D print. If you see your print quality drop, have jams with previously good filament, or see sudden under extrusion or feed issues, the filament may be too damp to print.
I was trying to print a batch of magnets in ColorFabb PLA Economy when I hit ongoing issues with both black and GlowFill PLA. Looking at the spools, they were both from 2020, and just now it looks like the humidity finally got to them.
I may re-spool them in the future to look nice, I'll have to look at the re-creator 3D system to see what they have.
