Parametric Desiccant Container

Yes, it's yet another desiccant container. But this one is parametric!

Motivation

One thing I have been struggling with is silica dust. I have printed other desiccant containers, but as I reactivate my silica beads, some start breaking with time, and some dust start to fall off the containers and spread through the filament spools.

And that's why I made this one. Only the lid has a venting grid, where you can easily cut a little circle of a coffee filter and place in between the lid and the container itself. And voilà! No more silica dust! ✨

The internal container wall has baffles to increase desiccant circulation, to compensate the air ventilation reduction.

The default print profiles contains a 50×30mm container, but you can also customize your own.

Printing a custom size? Use these print settings

Unfortunately, the customizer doesn't allow us to provide print settings, so here are my recommendations:

(Alternatively, you can use one of the available print profiles, replace the model in Bambu Studio, and adjust the affected layer ranges.)

Global:

• Quality
  • Seam position: Random
• Strength
  • Top surface pattern: Concentric
  • Bottom surface pattern: Concentric

Objects

• Container
  • Layer Range: 1.80 – 2.00 mm (the top layer of the part's inner bottom)
    • Strength
      • Top surface pattern: Archimedean Chords
• Lid
  • Layer Range: 1.80 – 2.00 mm (the top layer of the part's inner bottom)
    • Quality
      • Top surface: 0.5 mm
    • Strength
      • Top surface pattern: Archimedean Chords

If you want a textured finish, use these additional settings:

Global

• Others
  • Fuzzy Skin: Contour
  • Fuzzy skin point distance: 0.2 mm
  • Fuzzy skin thickness: 0.4 mm

Objects

• Container
  • Layer Range: the top 4.00 mm of the part, which is the thread (Example: For a 30 mm tall model, the container would be 27.80 mm, so the range would be 23.80 – 27.80 mm)
    • Fuzzy Skin: None
• Lid
  • Layer Range: 5.80 – 6.00 mm (The top layer)
    • Fuzzy Skin: None

Thanks! Enjoy

This also goes well with my Hygrometer Case.