3D Printing Hacks That Will Make Your Day

Everybody loves hacks, but what about 3D printing hacks? Well here is your definitive list of some of the best 3D printing hacks I know. 1. Rubbing Alcohol

Bed adhesion problems are hated by every single 3d printer-head in the world. If it just isn't sticking well, I may have a solution for you. Step 1: Make sure your bed cools all the way down.

Note: It still works if your bed is hot but it works much better when its cool. Step 2: Grab some household rubbing alcohol and apply a decent amount to a paper towel.

Note: The higher percentage the more bacteria and oil it cleans. If you don't own any rubbing alcohol you can buy some here. Step 3: Lightly apply the paper towel to the bed and wait for the rubbing alcohol to completely dry And you're done! You may now enjoy great bed adhesion, although I recommend repeating these steps every 5-10 prints.

2. Ziploc Bags

When I heard how few people knew about this, I was shocked. Most people don't know about how filament can collect moisture over time and, if not properly stored it can severely affect print quality. If you didn't know anything about this, you might want to consider reading this carefully. 1. First start by placing your PLA filament into a food dehydrator and leave it drying at 45C(113F) for 3-5 hours. If you don't have a food dehydrator you can use an oven with the same settings + 1 hour.

Note: If you cannot do either of these, skip this step. 2. Now, grab a sealable plastic bag big enough to hold your filament roll. 3. Finally get some desiccant packs like the ones you find in beef jerky and place them into the bag with the filament and seal it up. If you don't know what desiccant packs look like or you need to buy some, you can get them here.

Note: If you skipped step one, you can wait two days and the filament will have dried in the plastic bag due to the desiccant packs. And you're done! Now that your filament is dry you should try to make it common practice to store your filament in desiccant packed plastics bags when its not being used.

Final thoughts I hope these hacks helped you and thank you for reading all the way through.