Filament Guide for 1/4OD Tubing

cults3d

I live in Florida where the relative humidity outside is like 99% for most of the year. Filament and humidity do not play well together. I store my filament in a water-tight sealed file box with a desiccant dehumidfier unit inside. I wanted a way to store the active filament in that container too and not have to unload/store it every time I was done printing. Used off the shelf 1/4OD pex water tubing and a 1/4ODx1/8MIP sharkbite, I tapped the side of my box (3/8 drillbit and screwed fitting on) and put a filament roller inside the box. Filament is sealed all the way to the extruder. Remixed the guide from @hamsteyr to replace filament guide with mount to secure the 1/4OD tube right up to the extruder. Had issues with breaking the eyelits from screw pressure from original design, so made it "clip" over the existing screws so they can stay tight to the Z-guide. Now the only exposure to humid air is in the extruder itself. Next project is to design a cap for the extruder body. EDIT: Finished the extruder cap. Check it out: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4790714