Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Filament drying is one of the most overlooked parts of 3D printing — and wet filament can cause stringing, popping, poor surface quality and failed prints.
In this video, I explain why filament absorbs moisture, which materials actually need drying, and the correct drying temperatures and times for popular filaments including PLA, PLA Silk+, PETG, ABS and TPU.
We’ll cover:
✅ Why wet filament causes print problems
✅ How to tell if your filament needs drying
✅ PLA drying settings
✅ PETG drying settings
✅ ABS drying settings
✅ TPU drying settings
✅ How I use filament dryers in my 3D printing workflow
Whether you are using Bambu Lab, FlashForge, Creality, Qidi, Anycubic or another 3D printer, properly dried filament can make a huge difference to print quality.
Let me know in the comments — do you dry every spool, or only when you have problems?
#3DPrinting #FilamentDryer #bambulab
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0:00 Intro
0:15 Why
5:35 What Happens
9:12 How
Filament drying is one of the most overlooked parts of 3D printing — and wet filament can cause stringing, popping, poor surface quality and failed prints.
In this video, I explain why filament absorbs moisture, which materials actually need drying, and the correct drying temperatures and times for popular filaments including PLA, PLA Silk+, PETG, ABS and TPU.
We’ll cover:
✅ Why wet filament causes print problems
✅ How to tell if your filament needs drying
✅ PLA drying settings
✅ PETG drying settings
✅ ABS drying settings
✅ TPU drying settings
✅ How I use filament dryers in my 3D printing workflow
Whether you are using Bambu Lab, FlashForge, Creality, Qidi, Anycubic or another 3D printer, properly dried filament can make a huge difference to print quality.
Let me know in the comments — do you dry every spool, or only when you have problems?
#3DPrinting #FilamentDryer #bambulab
Sunlu S4 Pro : amzn.to/3RTQL8K
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My Tubs setup : youtu.be/eNmzb1khBYs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Where to buy all my kit :
4L Cereal Tub : geni.us/eCBOFcA
Hygrometer : geni.us/VlKofB
Fanttik Rotary Tool/Sander : geni.us/WKdsDw
Shelving : amzn.to/40rWVxu
Toolkit : amzn.to/3P5WtlR
Snippers : amzn.to/4r0NVtQ
KraftProtz Glue : geni.us/TAwXM
Desiccant : amzn.to/3OF4vC7
USB Stick : amzn.to/4tYENIR
Build Plates :
Yoopai : amzn.to/4kYfORO
Glacier Pro : amzn.to/4tUkexv
Fanttik V10 Duster : amzn.to/3NKiHd2
Fanttik Measure : amzn.to/4sMPNIg
Magnets : amzn.to/4dvo0WC
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0:00 Intro
0:15 Why
5:35 What Happens
9:12 How
