Basic Dry Box

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Basic Filament Dry Box Not really posting a thing but rather a build list and collection of things. I wanted to build a very basic heated filament dry box using as little purchased material as possible. It needed to house 4+ spools, desiccant, a heater, and be able to swap between spools on my printer without opening the boxy. This is merely a collection of the files I used to build this, provided by the fine members of the 3D printing community, as well as my basic process: Purchased 1. 32 qt sealed tote (Walmart, with blue gasket, 2 latches on each long end, different sizes) 2. 3.7 lb color changing desiccant (Amazon, can probably use less) 3. Adjustable reptile heater pad (Amazon, 12x8) Stuff I found around the house: 1. PVC Pipe (roughly the diameter of the hole in your spool) 2. PC4-M10 fittings (1 for each roll) 3. PTFE tube (to go from box to printer) Printed: 1. PVC hangers (Scaled to fit PVC and then chopped some thickness out, all in Prusa) 2. Flathead, washer and wing nut (scaled these all in Prusa) 3. PC4-M10 pass through fitting, nut and washer (scaled washer in Prusa) 4. PC4 Plug/Filament Clip 5. Standoff for heater to sit above desiccant and below filament rolls And that's it! I printed/assembled it in a day or two, and it works great. Yes, there are lots of things that can be done to improve this design, all of them will be in my next box. But for a stupid simple filament box to hold 5 rolls, dried and heated, with the ability to easily swap between them on your printer, for very little money, this was a no brainer. I will upload pics and all the .stl files (and credits) later. Just wanted to get this out there!