Malolo's Silica Gel / Desiccant Containers

prusaprinters

I designed this silica gel container mostly for two reasons: I looked at several different silica gel containers and even printed a few but always found something I was not entirely happy with (I most likely didn't look at every single option there is though). Designing stuff is just so much fun (something I actually didn't expect before I purchased my 3D printer) These are the things I tried to achieve: The silica gel I bought consists of rather small pieces (especially when the pieces are broken). Therefore the gaps in the walls should be pretty narrow but still let a lot of air in. Slots seem to fit this requirement better than holes. To let even more air in I added a hole at the bottom that contains air slots as well. Opening it should be be quick and easy but it should be more or less impossible to be opened by accident. Something with a screwable lid seems the best choice for this. It should fit inside a filament spool. It should be easy to print and and don't require supports. It should be reasonably sturdy but don't waste too much filament. There are three different variants (best seen in the second picture): NoCore - Regular container without hole in center HalfCore - Container with hole in center half way through FullCore - Container with hole in center all the way through (including lid) Each variant comes in four different sizes. All have a diameter of 50mm. There heights (including the lid) are: 30mm 50mm 75mm 100mm The lid is the same for all sizes. The FullCore variants have their own lid with a hole in the center. To aid filling the FullCore variants with silica gel there also is a center plug and a screw on funnel.